diff --git a/lib/openhab/dsl/items/builder.rb b/lib/openhab/dsl/items/builder.rb
index 60774d61e2..f5853fedd6 100644
--- a/lib/openhab/dsl/items/builder.rb
+++ b/lib/openhab/dsl/items/builder.rb
@@ -429,10 +429,12 @@ def channel(channel, config = {})
         end
 
         #
-        # @!method expire(command: nil, state: nil)
+        # @!method expire(command: nil, state: nil, **config)
         #
         # Configure item expiration
         #
+        # @param config [Hash] Expire supports ignoreStateUpdates and ignoreCommands.
+        #   Snake case is allowed, e.g. ignore_state_updates: true, ignore_commands: true
         # @return [void]
         #
         # @example Get the current expire setting
@@ -448,13 +450,22 @@ def channel(channel, config = {})
         #   expire 5.minutes, state: NULL
         # @example Send a command on expiration
         #   expire 5.minutes, command: OFF
-        def expire(*args, command: nil, state: nil)
+        # @example Specify the duration and command in the same string
+        #   expire "5h,command=OFF"
+        # @example Set the expire configuration
+        #   expire 5.minutes, ignore_state_updates: true
+        #
+        def expire(*args, command: nil, state: nil, **config)
+          args.flatten!
           unless (0..2).cover?(args.length)
             raise ArgumentError,
                   "wrong number of arguments (given #{args.length}, expected 0..2)"
           end
           return @expire if args.empty?
 
+          camelize = ->(str) { str.gsub(/_(.)/) { $1.upcase } }
+          config.transform_keys! { |k| camelize.call(k.to_s) }
+
           state = args.last if args.length == 2
           raise ArgumentError, "cannot provide both command and state" if command && state
 
@@ -463,9 +474,11 @@ def expire(*args, command: nil, state: nil)
 
           duration = duration.to_s[2..].downcase if duration.is_a?(Duration)
           state = "'#{state}'" if state.respond_to?(:to_str) && type == :string
-          @expire = duration
-          @expire += ",state=#{state}" if state
-          @expire += ",command=#{command}" if command
+
+          value = duration
+          value += ",state=#{state}" if state
+          value += ",command=#{command}" if command
+          @expire = [value, config]
         end
 
         # @!attribute [w] unit
diff --git a/spec/openhab/dsl/items/builder_spec.rb b/spec/openhab/dsl/items/builder_spec.rb
index c6caec23c5..d9eaeb0feb 100644
--- a/spec/openhab/dsl/items/builder_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/openhab/dsl/items/builder_spec.rb
@@ -157,6 +157,10 @@
       switch_item "MySwitch2", expire: "2h"
       switch_item "MySwitch3", expire: [3.hours, OFF]
       switch_item "MySwitch4", expire: ["4h", { command: OFF }]
+      switch_item "MySwitch5", expire: ["4h", { ignore_state_updates: true }]
+      switch_item "MySwitch6" do
+        expire "4h", ignore_state_updates: true
+      end
       string_item "MyString", expire: [5.hours, "EXPIRED"]
     end
 
@@ -164,6 +168,8 @@
     expect(MySwitch2.metadata["expire"]&.value).to eq "2h"
     expect(MySwitch3.metadata["expire"]&.value).to eq "3h,state=OFF"
     expect(MySwitch4.metadata["expire"]&.value).to eq "4h,command=OFF"
+    expect(MySwitch5.metadata["expire"]).to eq ["4h", { "ignoreStateUpdates" => true }]
+    expect(MySwitch6.metadata["expire"]).to eq ["4h", { "ignoreStateUpdates" => true }]
     expect(MyString.metadata["expire"]&.value).to eq "5h,state='EXPIRED'"
   end