diff --git a/lib/req.ex b/lib/req.ex
index 0f7198f..e7b1c35 100644
--- a/lib/req.ex
+++ b/lib/req.ex
@@ -403,6 +403,9 @@ defmodule Req do
 
     * `:unix_socket` - if set, connect through the given UNIX domain socket.
 
+    * `:pool_max_idle_time` - the maximum number of milliseconds that a pool can be
+      idle before being terminated, used only by HTTP1 pools. Default to `:infinity`.
+
     * `:finch_private` - a map or keyword list of private metadata to add to the Finch request. May be useful
       for adding custom data when handling telemetry with `Finch.Telemetry`.
 
diff --git a/lib/req/finch.ex b/lib/req/finch.ex
index 4e86af3..32cfca7 100644
--- a/lib/req/finch.ex
+++ b/lib/req/finch.ex
@@ -365,6 +365,7 @@ defmodule Req.Finch do
   def pool_options(options) when is_map(options) do
     connect_options = options[:connect_options] || []
     inet6_options = options |> Map.take([:inet6]) |> Enum.to_list()
+    pool_options = options |> Map.take([:pool_max_idle_time]) |> Enum.to_list()
 
     Req.Request.validate_options(
       connect_options,
@@ -413,7 +414,8 @@ defmodule Req.Finch do
           [:http1]
       end
 
-    [protocols: protocols] ++
+    pool_options ++
+      [protocols: protocols] ++
       if conn_opts != [] do
         [conn_opts: conn_opts]
       else
diff --git a/lib/req/steps.ex b/lib/req/steps.ex
index 2cd7627..1836532 100644
--- a/lib/req/steps.ex
+++ b/lib/req/steps.ex
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ defmodule Req.Steps do
       :receive_timeout,
       :pool_timeout,
       :unix_socket,
+      :pool_max_idle_time,
 
       # TODO: Remove on Req 1.0
       :output,
@@ -750,6 +751,9 @@ defmodule Req.Steps do
 
     * `:unix_socket` - if set, connect through the given UNIX domain socket.
 
+    * `:pool_max_idle_time` - the maximum number of milliseconds that a pool can be
+      idle before being terminated, used only by HTTP1 pools. Default to `:infinity`.
+
     * `:finch_private` - a map or keyword list of private metadata to add to the Finch request.
       May be useful for adding custom data when handling telemetry with `Finch.Telemetry`.