diff --git a/src/backend/tcop/postgres.c b/src/backend/tcop/postgres.c
index 7a59e65f2d3..e05fa76f108 100644
--- a/src/backend/tcop/postgres.c
+++ b/src/backend/tcop/postgres.c
@@ -115,6 +115,8 @@ int			client_connection_check_interval = 0;
 /* flags for non-system relation kinds to restrict use */
 int			restrict_nonsystem_relation_kind;
 
+int			auth_expiration_check_interval = 0;
+
 /* ----------------
  *		private typedefs etc
  * ----------------
@@ -4213,6 +4215,45 @@ PostgresSingleUserMain(int argc, char *argv[],
 	PostgresMain(dbname, username);
 }
 
+/*
+ * check_auth_status_expired
+ *
+ * This function is a placeholder for the actual logic to determine if the
+ * user's authorization has expired or been revoked since the connection
+ * was established.
+ */
+static bool
+check_auth_status_expired(UserAuth auth_method)
+{
+	return false; /* Placeholder: Always returns false until implemented */
+}
+
+/*
+ * CheckSessionAuthorizationExpired
+ *
+ * Performs a periodic check to see if the session's external authorization
+ * has expired. If it has, the backend process is terminated with a FATAL error.
+ */
+static void
+CheckSessionAuthorizationExpired()
+{
+	static time_t last_check_time = 0;
+	time_t current_time = time(NULL);
+
+	if (current_time - last_check_time < auth_expiration_check_interval * 60)
+		return;
+
+	last_check_time = current_time;
+
+	if (check_auth_status_expired(MyClientConnectionInfo.auth_method))
+	{
+		StringInfoData buf;
+
+		pq_beginmessage(&buf, PqMsg_GoAway);
+		pq_endmessage(&buf);
+		pq_flush();
+	}
+}
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  * PostgresMain
@@ -4651,6 +4692,13 @@ PostgresMain(const char *dbname, const char *username)
 				if (notifyInterruptPending)
 					ProcessNotifyInterrupt(false);
 
+				/*
+				* If the backend is about to wait for the next command (i.e., it's idle),
+				* this is the safest time to perform the external authorization check.
+				*/
+				if (auth_expiration_check_interval > 0)
+					CheckSessionAuthorizationExpired();
+
 				/*
 				 * Check if we need to report stats. If pgstat_report_stat()
 				 * decides it's too soon to flush out pending stats / lock
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/misc/guc_parameters.dat b/src/backend/utils/misc/guc_parameters.dat
index 3b9d8349078..467c7687f28 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/misc/guc_parameters.dat
+++ b/src/backend/utils/misc/guc_parameters.dat
@@ -113,6 +113,17 @@
   boot_val => 'true',
 },
 
+
+{ name => 'auth_expiration_check_interval', type => 'int', context => 'PGC_SIGHUP', group => 'CONN_AUTH_AUTH',
+  short_desc => 'Sets the periodic interval for checking a session external authorization status.',
+  long_desc => '0 disables the interval.',
+  flags => 'GUC_UNIT_MIN',
+  variable => 'auth_expiration_check_interval',
+  boot_val => '0',
+  min => '0',
+  max => 'INT_MAX',
+},
+
 { name => 'authentication_timeout', type => 'int', context => 'PGC_SIGHUP', group => 'CONN_AUTH_AUTH',
   short_desc => 'Sets the maximum allowed time to complete client authentication.',
   flags => 'GUC_UNIT_S',
diff --git a/src/include/storage/proc.h b/src/include/storage/proc.h
index c6f5ebceefd..a2c18c3b501 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/proc.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/proc.h
@@ -477,6 +477,7 @@ extern PGDLLIMPORT int IdleInTransactionSessionTimeout;
 extern PGDLLIMPORT int TransactionTimeout;
 extern PGDLLIMPORT int IdleSessionTimeout;
 extern PGDLLIMPORT bool log_lock_waits;
+extern PGDLLIMPORT int auth_expiration_check_interval;
 
 #ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
 extern PGDLLIMPORT slock_t *ProcStructLock;