diff --git a/web/templates/new.html b/web/templates/new.html
index 48bd805..951d180 100644
--- a/web/templates/new.html
+++ b/web/templates/new.html
@@ -39,6 +39,18 @@
         <label><input type="radio" name="exp" value="24h"> 1 day</label>
         <label><input type="radio" name="exp" value="168h" checked> 1 week</label>
         <label><input type="radio" name="exp" value="720h"> 30 days</label>
+        <label><input type="radio" name="exp" value="custom"> Custom</label>
+      </div>
+      <div class="pw-row" id="customexp-row" style="display:none">
+        <input type="number" id="expnum" min="1" style="width:80px" placeholder="90"> 
+        <select id="expunit">
+          <option value="m">minutes</option>
+          <option value="h" selected>hours</option>
+          <option value="d">days</option>
+          <option value="w">weeks</option>
+          <option value="mo">months</option>
+        </select>
+        <div class="hint" id="customexp-err" style="display:none; color:var(--danger, #c0392b); margin-top:6px;"></div>
       </div>
     </div>
     <div class="float side-section">
@@ -47,6 +59,7 @@
         <label class="toggle"><input type="checkbox" id="haspw"> Password lock</label>
         <div class="pw-row" id="pwrow" style="display:none"><div class="pw-field"><input type="password" id="password" placeholder="Password" autocomplete="new-password"><button type="button" class="reveal" id="pwreveal" title="Show password" tabindex="-1"><svg viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" aria-hidden="true"><path d="M1 12s4-7 11-7 11 7 11 7-4 7-11 7-11-7-11-7z"/><circle cx="12" cy="12" r="3"/><line class="eye-slash" x1="4" y1="4" x2="20" y2="20"/></svg></button></div></div>
         <label class="toggle"><input type="checkbox" id="burn"> Burn after read</label>
+        <div class="pw-row" id="burnrow" style="display:none"><label class="hint" style="font-size:19px;">Readable <input type="number" id="burnreads" min="1" value="1" style="width:64px"> times</label></div>
         <label class="toggle"><input type="checkbox" id="unlisted"> Unlisted</label>
       </div>
     </div>
@@ -86,6 +99,43 @@ function toast(msg, kind) {
   t._h = setTimeout(() => t.classList.remove('show'), 2000);
 }
 $('haspw').addEventListener('change', e => { $('pwrow').style.display = e.target.checked ? 'block' : 'none'; });
+$('burn').addEventListener('change', e => { $('burnrow').style.display = e.target.checked ? 'block' : 'none'; });
+document.querySelectorAll('input[name="exp"]').forEach(r => r.addEventListener('change', () => {
+  $('customexp-row').style.display = document.querySelector('input[name="exp"]:checked').value === 'custom' ? 'block' : 'none';
+  $('customexp-err').style.display = 'none';
+}));
+
+// compose the expires_in Go-duration string when Custom is checked (#48).
+// Returns the string, or null with an inline error shown.
+function composeCustomExpiry() {
+  const n = parseInt($('expnum').value, 10);
+  const unit = $('expunit').value;
+  let mins = NaN;
+  if (n > 0) {
+    if (unit === 'm') mins = n;
+    else if (unit === 'h') mins = n * 60;
+    else if (unit === 'd') mins = n * 1440;
+    else if (unit === 'w') mins = n * 10080;
+    else if (unit === 'mo') mins = n * 43200; // months counted as 30 days
+  }
+  const err = $('customexp-err');
+  if (!(mins >= 1)) {
+    err.textContent = 'Enter a duration of at least 1 minute.';
+    err.style.display = 'block';
+    return null;
+  }
+  if (mins > 525600) { // more than 1 year
+    err.textContent = 'Custom expiry cannot exceed 1 year.';
+    err.style.display = 'block';
+    return null;
+  }
+  err.style.display = 'none';
+  // compose as h (+d/m remainders); Go parses '336h', '90m', '6h30m' fine
+  const hours = Math.floor(mins / 60), rem = mins % 60;
+  if (rem === 0) return hours + 'h';
+  if (hours === 0) return rem + 'm';
+  return hours + 'h' + rem + 'm';
+
 $('pwreveal').addEventListener('click', () => {
   const pw = $('password');
   const show = pw.type === 'password';
@@ -153,9 +203,16 @@ async function create() {
     custom_slug: $('custom').value || null,
     burn_after_read: $('burn').checked,
   };
+  if ($('burn').checked) body.burn_after_reads = parseInt($('burnreads').value, 10) || 1;
   if ($('haspw').checked) body.password = $('password').value;
   const exp = document.querySelector('input[name="exp"]:checked').value;
-  if (exp) body.expires_in = exp;
+  if (exp === 'custom') {
+    const dur = composeCustomExpiry();
+    if (dur === null) { toast('Check the custom expiry', 'error'); return; }
+    body.expires_in = dur;
+  } else if (exp) {
+    body.expires_in = exp;
+  }
 
   const res = await fetch('/api/pastes', {
     method: 'POST',