diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/tipc.h b/include/uapi/linux/tipc.h
index add01db1daef..80ea15e12113 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/tipc.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/tipc.h
@@ -254,6 +254,8 @@ static inline int tipc_aead_key_size(struct tipc_aead_key *key)
 	return sizeof(*key) + key->keylen;
 }
 
+#define TIPC_REKEYING_NOW		(~0U)
+
 /* The macros and functions below are deprecated:
  */
 
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/tipc_netlink.h b/include/uapi/linux/tipc_netlink.h
index d484baa9d365..d847dd671d79 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/tipc_netlink.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/tipc_netlink.h
@@ -166,6 +166,7 @@ enum {
 	TIPC_NLA_NODE_ID,		/* data */
 	TIPC_NLA_NODE_KEY,		/* data */
 	TIPC_NLA_NODE_KEY_MASTER,	/* flag */
+	TIPC_NLA_NODE_REKEYING,		/* u32 */
 
 	__TIPC_NLA_NODE_MAX,
 	TIPC_NLA_NODE_MAX = __TIPC_NLA_NODE_MAX - 1
diff --git a/net/tipc/crypto.c b/net/tipc/crypto.c
index d29266a9d2ee..9d4ad832572f 100644
--- a/net/tipc/crypto.c
+++ b/net/tipc/crypto.c
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
 
 #include <crypto/aead.h>
 #include <crypto/aes.h>
+#include <crypto/rng.h>
 #include "crypto.h"
 #include "msg.h"
 #include "bcast.h"
@@ -48,6 +49,8 @@
 #define TIPC_MAX_TFMS_DEF	10
 #define TIPC_MAX_TFMS_LIM	1000
 
+#define TIPC_REKEYING_INTV_DEF	(60 * 24) /* default: 1 day */
+
 /**
  * TIPC Key ids
  */
@@ -181,6 +184,7 @@ struct tipc_crypto_stats {
  * @wq: common workqueue on TX crypto
  * @work: delayed work sched for TX/RX
  * @key_distr: key distributing state
+ * @rekeying_intv: rekeying interval (in minutes)
  * @stats: the crypto statistics
  * @name: the crypto name
  * @sndnxt: the per-peer sndnxt (TX)
@@ -206,6 +210,7 @@ struct tipc_crypto {
 #define KEY_DISTR_SCHED		1
 #define KEY_DISTR_COMPL		2
 	atomic_t key_distr;
+	u32 rekeying_intv;
 
 	struct tipc_crypto_stats __percpu *stats;
 	char name[48];
@@ -294,7 +299,9 @@ static char *tipc_key_change_dump(struct tipc_key old, struct tipc_key new,
 static int tipc_crypto_key_xmit(struct net *net, struct tipc_aead_key *skey,
 				u16 gen, u8 mode, u32 dnode);
 static bool tipc_crypto_key_rcv(struct tipc_crypto *rx, struct tipc_msg *hdr);
+static void tipc_crypto_work_tx(struct work_struct *work);
 static void tipc_crypto_work_rx(struct work_struct *work);
+static int tipc_aead_key_generate(struct tipc_aead_key *skey);
 
 #define is_tx(crypto) (!(crypto)->node)
 #define is_rx(crypto) (!is_tx(crypto))
@@ -342,6 +349,27 @@ int tipc_aead_key_validate(struct tipc_aead_key *ukey)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+/**
+ * tipc_aead_key_generate - Generate new session key
+ * @skey: input/output key with new content
+ *
+ * Return: 0 in case of success, otherwise < 0
+ */
+static int tipc_aead_key_generate(struct tipc_aead_key *skey)
+{
+	int rc = 0;
+
+	/* Fill the key's content with a random value via RNG cipher */
+	rc = crypto_get_default_rng();
+	if (likely(!rc)) {
+		rc = crypto_rng_get_bytes(crypto_default_rng, skey->key,
+					  skey->keylen);
+		crypto_put_default_rng();
+	}
+
+	return rc;
+}
+
 static struct tipc_aead *tipc_aead_get(struct tipc_aead __rcu *aead)
 {
 	struct tipc_aead *tmp;
@@ -1473,6 +1501,7 @@ int tipc_crypto_start(struct tipc_crypto **crypto, struct net *net,
 	atomic64_set(&c->sndnxt, 0);
 	c->timer1 = jiffies;
 	c->timer2 = jiffies;
+	c->rekeying_intv = TIPC_REKEYING_INTV_DEF;
 	spin_lock_init(&c->lock);
 	scnprintf(c->name, 48, "%s(%s)", (is_rx(c)) ? "RX" : "TX",
 		  (is_rx(c)) ? tipc_node_get_id_str(c->node) :
@@ -1480,6 +1509,8 @@ int tipc_crypto_start(struct tipc_crypto **crypto, struct net *net,
 
 	if (is_rx(c))
 		INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&c->work, tipc_crypto_work_rx);
+	else
+		INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&c->work, tipc_crypto_work_tx);
 
 	*crypto = c;
 	return 0;
@@ -1494,8 +1525,11 @@ void tipc_crypto_stop(struct tipc_crypto **crypto)
 		return;
 
 	/* Flush any queued works & destroy wq */
-	if (is_tx(c))
+	if (is_tx(c)) {
+		c->rekeying_intv = 0;
+		cancel_delayed_work_sync(&c->work);
 		destroy_workqueue(c->wq);
+	}
 
 	/* Release AEAD keys */
 	rcu_read_lock();
@@ -2348,3 +2382,82 @@ static void tipc_crypto_work_rx(struct work_struct *work)
 
 	tipc_node_put(rx->node);
 }
+
+/**
+ * tipc_crypto_rekeying_sched - (Re)schedule rekeying w/o new interval
+ * @tx: TX crypto
+ * @changed: if the rekeying needs to be rescheduled with new interval
+ * @new_intv: new rekeying interval (when "changed" = true)
+ */
+void tipc_crypto_rekeying_sched(struct tipc_crypto *tx, bool changed,
+				u32 new_intv)
+{
+	unsigned long delay;
+	bool now = false;
+
+	if (changed) {
+		if (new_intv == TIPC_REKEYING_NOW)
+			now = true;
+		else
+			tx->rekeying_intv = new_intv;
+		cancel_delayed_work_sync(&tx->work);
+	}
+
+	if (tx->rekeying_intv || now) {
+		delay = (now) ? 0 : tx->rekeying_intv * 60 * 1000;
+		queue_delayed_work(tx->wq, &tx->work, msecs_to_jiffies(delay));
+	}
+}
+
+/**
+ * tipc_crypto_work_tx - Scheduled TX works handler
+ * @work: the struct TX work
+ *
+ * The function processes the previous scheduled work, i.e. key rekeying, by
+ * generating a new session key based on current one, then attaching it to the
+ * TX crypto and finally distributing it to peers. It also re-schedules the
+ * rekeying if needed.
+ */
+static void tipc_crypto_work_tx(struct work_struct *work)
+{
+	struct delayed_work *dwork = to_delayed_work(work);
+	struct tipc_crypto *tx = container_of(dwork, struct tipc_crypto, work);
+	struct tipc_aead_key *skey = NULL;
+	struct tipc_key key = tx->key;
+	struct tipc_aead *aead;
+	int rc = -ENOMEM;
+
+	if (unlikely(key.pending))
+		goto resched;
+
+	/* Take current key as a template */
+	rcu_read_lock();
+	aead = rcu_dereference(tx->aead[key.active ?: KEY_MASTER]);
+	if (unlikely(!aead)) {
+		rcu_read_unlock();
+		/* At least one key should exist for securing */
+		return;
+	}
+
+	/* Lets duplicate it first */
+	skey = kmemdup(aead->key, tipc_aead_key_size(aead->key), GFP_ATOMIC);
+	rcu_read_unlock();
+
+	/* Now, generate new key, initiate & distribute it */
+	if (likely(skey)) {
+		rc = tipc_aead_key_generate(skey) ?:
+		     tipc_crypto_key_init(tx, skey, PER_NODE_KEY, false);
+		if (likely(rc > 0))
+			rc = tipc_crypto_key_distr(tx, rc, NULL);
+		kzfree(skey);
+	}
+
+	if (likely(!rc))
+		pr_info("%s: rekeying has been done\n", tx->name);
+	else
+		pr_warn_ratelimited("%s: rekeying returns %d\n", tx->name, rc);
+
+resched:
+	/* Re-schedule rekeying if any */
+	tipc_crypto_rekeying_sched(tx, false, 0);
+}
diff --git a/net/tipc/crypto.h b/net/tipc/crypto.h
index 70bda3d7e174..e1f4e8fb5c10 100644
--- a/net/tipc/crypto.h
+++ b/net/tipc/crypto.h
@@ -171,6 +171,8 @@ void tipc_crypto_key_flush(struct tipc_crypto *c);
 int tipc_crypto_key_distr(struct tipc_crypto *tx, u8 key,
 			  struct tipc_node *dest);
 void tipc_crypto_msg_rcv(struct net *net, struct sk_buff *skb);
+void tipc_crypto_rekeying_sched(struct tipc_crypto *tx, bool changed,
+				u32 new_intv);
 int tipc_aead_key_validate(struct tipc_aead_key *ukey);
 bool tipc_ehdr_validate(struct sk_buff *skb);
 
diff --git a/net/tipc/netlink.c b/net/tipc/netlink.c
index 1ec00fcc26ee..c447cb5f879e 100644
--- a/net/tipc/netlink.c
+++ b/net/tipc/netlink.c
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ const struct nla_policy tipc_nl_node_policy[TIPC_NLA_NODE_MAX + 1] = {
 	[TIPC_NLA_NODE_KEY]		= { .type = NLA_BINARY,
 					    .len = TIPC_AEAD_KEY_SIZE_MAX},
 	[TIPC_NLA_NODE_KEY_MASTER]	= { .type = NLA_FLAG },
+	[TIPC_NLA_NODE_REKEYING]	= { .type = NLA_U32 },
 };
 
 /* Properties valid for media, bearer and link */
diff --git a/net/tipc/node.c b/net/tipc/node.c
index e31b367d537b..83187f2c6c81 100644
--- a/net/tipc/node.c
+++ b/net/tipc/node.c
@@ -2879,6 +2879,17 @@ static int tipc_nl_retrieve_nodeid(struct nlattr **attrs, u8 **node_id)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int tipc_nl_retrieve_rekeying(struct nlattr **attrs, u32 *intv)
+{
+	struct nlattr *attr = attrs[TIPC_NLA_NODE_REKEYING];
+
+	if (!attr)
+		return -ENODATA;
+
+	*intv = nla_get_u32(attr);
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static int __tipc_nl_node_set_key(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 {
 	struct nlattr *attrs[TIPC_NLA_NODE_MAX + 1];
@@ -2886,8 +2897,9 @@ static int __tipc_nl_node_set_key(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 	struct tipc_crypto *tx = tipc_net(net)->crypto_tx, *c = tx;
 	struct tipc_node *n = NULL;
 	struct tipc_aead_key *ukey;
-	bool master_key = false;
+	bool rekeying = true, master_key = false;
 	u8 *id, *own_id, mode;
+	u32 intv = 0;
 	int rc = 0;
 
 	if (!info->attrs[TIPC_NLA_NODE])
@@ -2903,9 +2915,17 @@ static int __tipc_nl_node_set_key(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 	if (!own_id)
 		return -EPERM;
 
+	rc = tipc_nl_retrieve_rekeying(attrs, &intv);
+	if (rc == -ENODATA)
+		rekeying = false;
+
 	rc = tipc_nl_retrieve_key(attrs, &ukey);
-	if (rc)
+	if (rc == -ENODATA && rekeying) {
+		rc = 0;
+		goto rekeying;
+	} else if (rc) {
 		return rc;
+	}
 
 	rc = tipc_aead_key_validate(ukey);
 	if (rc)
@@ -2940,6 +2960,10 @@ static int __tipc_nl_node_set_key(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 	if (!master_key)
 		tipc_crypto_key_distr(tx, rc, NULL);
 
+rekeying:
+	/* Schedule TX rekeying if needed */
+	tipc_crypto_rekeying_sched(tx, rekeying, intv);
+
 exit:
 	if (n)
 		tipc_node_put(n);
