diff --git a/config/config.example.yml b/config/config.example.yml
index 58eb6ff33d2..7b882958f24 100644
--- a/config/config.example.yml
+++ b/config/config.example.yml
@@ -394,3 +394,8 @@ liveRegion:
   messageTimeOutDurationMs: 30000
   # The visibility of the live region. Setting this to true is only useful for debugging purposes.
   isVisible: false
+
+# Configuration for storing accessibility settings, used by the AccessibilitySettingsService
+accessibility:
+  # The duration in days after which the accessibility settings cookie expires
+  cookieExpirationDuration: 7
diff --git a/src/app/accessibility/accessibility-settings.config.ts b/src/app/accessibility/accessibility-settings.config.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1852579c3d3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/accessibility/accessibility-settings.config.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+import { Config } from '../../config/config.interface';
+
+/**
+ * Configuration interface used by the AccessibilitySettingsService
+ */
+export class AccessibilitySettingsConfig implements Config {
+  /**
+   * The duration in days after which the accessibility settings cookie expires
+   */
+  cookieExpirationDuration: number;
+}
diff --git a/src/app/accessibility/accessibility-settings.service.ts b/src/app/accessibility/accessibility-settings.service.ts
index 805d0d5a0b1..4089fd03b17 100644
--- a/src/app/accessibility/accessibility-settings.service.ts
+++ b/src/app/accessibility/accessibility-settings.service.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import { EPerson } from '../core/eperson/models/eperson.model';
 import { EPersonDataService } from '../core/eperson/eperson-data.service';
 import { getFirstCompletedRemoteData } from '../core/shared/operators';
 import cloneDeep from 'lodash/cloneDeep';
+import { environment } from '../../environments/environment';
 
 /**
  * Name of the cookie used to store the settings locally
@@ -19,11 +20,6 @@ export const ACCESSIBILITY_COOKIE = 'dsAccessibilityCookie';
  */
 export const ACCESSIBILITY_SETTINGS_METADATA_KEY = 'dspace.accessibility.settings';
 
-/**
- * The duration in days after which the accessibility settings cookie expires
- */
-export const ACCESSIBILITY_SETTINGS_COOKIE_STORAGE_DURATION = 7;
-
 /**
  * Enum containing all possible accessibility settings.
  * When adding new settings, the {@link AccessibilitySettingsService#getInputType} method and the i18n keys for the
@@ -208,7 +204,7 @@ export class AccessibilitySettingsService {
    */
   setSettingsInCookie(settings: AccessibilitySettings) {
     if (isNotEmpty(settings)) {
-      this.cookieService.set(ACCESSIBILITY_COOKIE, settings, { expires: ACCESSIBILITY_SETTINGS_COOKIE_STORAGE_DURATION });
+      this.cookieService.set(ACCESSIBILITY_COOKIE, settings, { expires: environment.accessibility.cookieExpirationDuration });
     } else {
       this.cookieService.remove(ACCESSIBILITY_COOKIE);
     }
diff --git a/src/config/app-config.interface.ts b/src/config/app-config.interface.ts
index aa3033ecec3..6cbcf782af9 100644
--- a/src/config/app-config.interface.ts
+++ b/src/config/app-config.interface.ts
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import { MarkdownConfig } from './markdown-config.interface';
 import { FilterVocabularyConfig } from './filter-vocabulary-config';
 import { DiscoverySortConfig } from './discovery-sort.config';
 import { LiveRegionConfig } from '../app/shared/live-region/live-region.config';
+import { AccessibilitySettingsConfig } from '../app/accessibility/accessibility-settings.config';
 
 interface AppConfig extends Config {
   ui: UIServerConfig;
@@ -50,6 +51,7 @@ interface AppConfig extends Config {
   vocabularies: FilterVocabularyConfig[];
   comcolSelectionSort: DiscoverySortConfig;
   liveRegion: LiveRegionConfig;
+  accessibility: AccessibilitySettingsConfig;
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/config/default-app-config.ts b/src/config/default-app-config.ts
index 1c0f88cf477..c7aac9a2d78 100644
--- a/src/config/default-app-config.ts
+++ b/src/config/default-app-config.ts
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import { MarkdownConfig } from './markdown-config.interface';
 import { FilterVocabularyConfig } from './filter-vocabulary-config';
 import { DiscoverySortConfig } from './discovery-sort.config';
 import { LiveRegionConfig } from '../app/shared/live-region/live-region.config';
+import { AccessibilitySettingsConfig } from '../app/accessibility/accessibility-settings.config';
 
 export class DefaultAppConfig implements AppConfig {
   production = false;
@@ -439,4 +440,9 @@ export class DefaultAppConfig implements AppConfig {
     messageTimeOutDurationMs: 30000,
     isVisible: false,
   };
+
+  // Accessibility settings configuration, used by the AccessibilitySettingsService
+  accessibility: AccessibilitySettingsConfig = {
+    cookieExpirationDuration: 7,
+  };
 }
diff --git a/src/environments/environment.test.ts b/src/environments/environment.test.ts
index 498799a454b..77094ada805 100644
--- a/src/environments/environment.test.ts
+++ b/src/environments/environment.test.ts
@@ -319,4 +319,8 @@ export const environment: BuildConfig = {
     messageTimeOutDurationMs: 30000,
     isVisible: false,
   },
+
+  accessibility: {
+    cookieExpirationDuration: 7,
+  },
 };