diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
index 9c7e9d99..1d439c47 100644
--- a/NEWS.md
+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 1.20.3 -- 2014-mm-dd
 --------------------
 
+New features:
+ - Allow a different cache-control max-age for layergroup responses
+
 
 1.20.2 -- 2014-10-20
 --------------------
diff --git a/config/environments/development.js.example b/config/environments/development.js.example
index 22a66806..d684cd7f 100644
--- a/config/environments/development.js.example
+++ b/config/environments/development.js.example
@@ -143,7 +143,8 @@ var config = {
         host: 'localhost',
         port: 6082,
         secret: 'xxx',
-        ttl: 86400
+        ttl: 86400,
+        layergroupTtl: 86400 // the max-age for cache-control header in layergroup responses
     }
     // If useProfiler is true every response will be served with an
     // X-Tiler-Profile header containing elapsed timing for various 
diff --git a/config/environments/production.js.example b/config/environments/production.js.example
index 2a47ea5b..54b85364 100644
--- a/config/environments/production.js.example
+++ b/config/environments/production.js.example
@@ -137,7 +137,8 @@ var config = {
         host: 'localhost',
         port: 6082,
         secret: 'xxx',
-        ttl: 86400
+        ttl: 86400,
+        layergroupTtl: 86400 // the max-age for cache-control header in layergroup responses
     }
     // If useProfiler is true every response will be served with an
     // X-Tiler-Profile header containing elapsed timing for various 
diff --git a/config/environments/staging.js.example b/config/environments/staging.js.example
index 446d5c2f..23baf426 100644
--- a/config/environments/staging.js.example
+++ b/config/environments/staging.js.example
@@ -137,7 +137,8 @@ var config = {
         host: 'localhost',
         port: 6082,
         secret: 'xxx',
-        ttl: 86400
+        ttl: 86400,
+        layergroupTtl: 86400 // the max-age for cache-control header in layergroup responses
     }
     // If useProfiler is true every response will be served with an
     // X-Tiler-Profile header containing elapsed timing for various 
diff --git a/config/environments/test.js.example b/config/environments/test.js.example
index 9fa7aca8..db807c85 100644
--- a/config/environments/test.js.example
+++ b/config/environments/test.js.example
@@ -139,7 +139,8 @@ var config = {
         host: '',
         port: null,
         secret: 'xxx',
-        ttl: 86400
+        ttl: 86400,
+        layergroupTtl: 86400 // the max-age for cache-control header in layergroup responses
     }
     // If useProfiler is true every response will be served with an
     // X-Tiler-Profile header containing elapsed timing for various 
diff --git a/lib/cartodb/server_options.js b/lib/cartodb/server_options.js
index 4ac405dd..adea9a3c 100644
--- a/lib/cartodb/server_options.js
+++ b/lib/cartodb/server_options.js
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ module.exports = function(redisPool) {
                     if ( req.query && req.query.cache_policy == 'persist' ) {
                         res.header('Cache-Control', 'public,max-age=31536000'); // 1 year
                     } else {
-                        var ttl = global.environment.varnish.ttl || 86400;
+                        var ttl = global.environment.varnish.layergroupTtl || 86400;
                         res.header('Cache-Control', 'public,max-age='+ttl+',must-revalidate');
                     }
                     res.header('Last-Modified', (new Date()).toUTCString());
diff --git a/test/acceptance/multilayer.js b/test/acceptance/multilayer.js
index ed1b1f4c..64066a39 100644
--- a/test/acceptance/multilayer.js
+++ b/test/acceptance/multilayer.js
@@ -1324,6 +1324,49 @@ suite('multilayer:postgres=' + cdbQueryTablesFromPostgresEnabledValue, function(
       );
     });
 
+    var layergroupTtlRequest = {
+        url: '/tiles/layergroup?config=' + encodeURIComponent(JSON.stringify({
+            version: '1.0.0',
+            layers: [
+                { options: {
+                    sql: 'select * from test_table limit 2',
+                    cartocss: '#layer { marker-fill:red; marker-width:32; marker-allow-overlap:true; }',
+                    cartocss_version: '2.0.1'
+                } }
+            ]
+        })),
+        method: 'GET',
+        headers: {host: 'localhost'}
+    };
+    var layergroupTtlResponseExpectation = {
+        status: 200
+    };
+
+    test("cache control for layergroup default value", function(done) {
+        global.environment.varnish.layergroupTtl = null;
+
+        assert.response(server, layergroupTtlRequest, layergroupTtlResponseExpectation,
+            function(res) {
+                assert.equal(res.headers['cache-control'], 'public,max-age=86400,must-revalidate');
+
+                done();
+            }
+        );
+    });
+
+    test("cache control for layergroup uses configuration for max-age", function(done) {
+        var layergroupTtl = 300;
+        global.environment.varnish.layergroupTtl = layergroupTtl;
+
+        assert.response(server, layergroupTtlRequest, layergroupTtlResponseExpectation,
+            function(res) {
+                assert.equal(res.headers['cache-control'], 'public,max-age=' + layergroupTtl + ',must-revalidate');
+
+                done();
+            }
+        );
+    });
+
 
     suiteTeardown(function(done) {