diff --git a/axes/admin.py b/axes/admin.py
index 48aa95b..7c3cfab 100644
--- a/axes/admin.py
+++ b/axes/admin.py
@@ -7,14 +7,26 @@ from axes.models import AccessAttempt, AccessLog, AccessFailureLog
 
 
 class AccessAttemptAdmin(admin.ModelAdmin):
-    list_display = (
-        "attempt_time",
-        "ip_address",
-        "user_agent",
-        "username",
-        "path_info",
-        "failures_since_start",
-    )
+    if settings.AXES_INDIVIDUAL_ATTEMPT_EXPIRY:
+         list_display = (
+            "attempt_time",
+            "expires_at",
+            "ip_address",
+            "user_agent",
+            "username",
+            "path_info",
+            "failures_since_start",
+        )
+    else:
+        list_display = (
+            "attempt_time",
+            "ip_address",
+            "user_agent",
+            "username",
+            "path_info",
+            "failures_since_start",
+        )
+
 
     list_filter = ["attempt_time", "path_info"]
 
@@ -23,7 +35,7 @@ class AccessAttemptAdmin(admin.ModelAdmin):
     date_hierarchy = "attempt_time"
 
     fieldsets = (
-        (None, {"fields": ("username", "path_info", "failures_since_start")}),
+        (None, {"fields": ("username", "path_info", "failures_since_start", "expires_at")}),
         (_("Form Data"), {"fields": ("get_data", "post_data")}),
         (_("Meta Data"), {"fields": ("user_agent", "ip_address", "http_accept")}),
     )
diff --git a/axes/attempts.py b/axes/attempts.py
index 83367f9..9d22f9c 100644
--- a/axes/attempts.py
+++ b/axes/attempts.py
@@ -24,3 +24,19 @@ def get_cool_off_threshold(request: Optional[HttpRequest] = None) -> datetime:
     if attempt_time is None:
         return now() - cool_off
     return attempt_time - cool_off
+
+def get_individual_attempt_expiry(request: Optional[HttpRequest] = None) -> datetime:
+    """
+    Get threshold for fetching access attempts from the database.
+    """
+
+    cool_off = get_cool_off(request)
+    if cool_off is None:
+        raise TypeError(
+            "Cool off threshold can not be calculated with settings.AXES_COOLOFF_TIME set to None"
+        )
+
+    attempt_time = request.axes_attempt_time
+    if attempt_time is None:
+        return now() + cool_off
+    return attempt_time + cool_off
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/axes/conf.py b/axes/conf.py
index d19a3f4..f030ca9 100644
--- a/axes/conf.py
+++ b/axes/conf.py
@@ -87,6 +87,8 @@ settings.AXES_LOCKOUT_URL = getattr(settings, "AXES_LOCKOUT_URL", None)
 
 settings.AXES_COOLOFF_TIME = getattr(settings, "AXES_COOLOFF_TIME", None)
 
+settings.AXES_INDIVIDUAL_ATTEMPT_EXPIRY = getattr(settings, "AXES_INDIVIDUAL_ATTEMPT_EXPIRY", False)
+
 settings.AXES_VERBOSE = getattr(settings, "AXES_VERBOSE", settings.AXES_ENABLED)
 
 # whitelist and blacklist
diff --git a/axes/handlers/database.py b/axes/handlers/database.py
index 64f6357..2be6ccb 100644
--- a/axes/handlers/database.py
+++ b/axes/handlers/database.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ from django.db.models.functions import Concat
 from django.http import HttpRequest
 from django.utils import timezone
 
-from axes.attempts import get_cool_off_threshold
+from axes.attempts import get_cool_off_threshold, get_individual_attempt_expiry
 from axes.conf import settings
 from axes.handlers.base import AbstractAxesHandler, AxesBaseHandler
 from axes.helpers import (
@@ -185,6 +185,12 @@ class AxesDatabaseHandler(AbstractAxesHandler, AxesBaseHandler):
                         "path_info": request.axes_path_info,
                         "failures_since_start": 1,
                         "attempt_time": request.axes_attempt_time,
+                        # Set the expiry time for the attempt based on the cool off period.
+                        "expires_at": (
+                            get_individual_attempt_expiry(request)
+                            if settings.AXES_INDIVIDUAL_ATTEMPT_EXPIRY
+                            else None
+                        ),
                     },
                 )
 
@@ -212,6 +218,8 @@ class AxesDatabaseHandler(AbstractAxesHandler, AxesBaseHandler):
                     attempt.path_info = request.axes_path_info
                     attempt.failures_since_start = F("failures_since_start") + 1
                     attempt.attempt_time = request.axes_attempt_time
+                    if settings.AXES_INDIVIDUAL_ATTEMPT_EXPIRY:
+                        attempt.expires_at = max(get_individual_attempt_expiry(request), attempt.expires_at)
                     attempt.save()
 
                     log.warning(
@@ -382,13 +390,22 @@ class AxesDatabaseHandler(AbstractAxesHandler, AxesBaseHandler):
             )
             return 0
 
-        threshold = get_cool_off_threshold(request)
-        count, _ = AccessAttempt.objects.filter(attempt_time__lt=threshold).delete()
-        log.info(
-            "AXES: Cleaned up %s expired access attempts from database that were older than %s",
-            count,
-            threshold,
-        )
+        if settings.AXES_INDIVIDUAL_ATTEMPT_EXPIRY:
+            threshold = timezone.now()
+            count, _ = AccessAttempt.objects.filter(expires_at__lt=threshold).delete()
+            log.info(
+                "AXES: Cleaned up %s expired access attempts from database that expiry were older than %s",
+                count,
+                threshold,
+            )
+        else:
+            threshold = get_cool_off_threshold(request)
+            count, _ = AccessAttempt.objects.filter(attempt_time__lt=threshold).delete()
+            log.info(
+                "AXES: Cleaned up %s expired access attempts from database that were older than %s",
+                count,
+                threshold,
+            )
         return count
 
     def reset_user_attempts(
diff --git a/axes/migrations/0010_accessattempt_expires_at.py b/axes/migrations/0010_accessattempt_expires_at.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..86af0a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/axes/migrations/0010_accessattempt_expires_at.py
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+# Generated by Django 4.2.21 on 2025-05-27 18:03
+
+from django.db import migrations, models
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ('axes', '0009_add_session_hash'),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.AddField(
+            model_name='accessattempt',
+            name='expires_at',
+            field=models.DateTimeField(blank=True, help_text='The time when this access attempt expires and is no longer valid.', null=True, verbose_name='Expires At'),
+        ),
+    ]
diff --git a/axes/models.py b/axes/models.py
index 9c8a7da..b1a7458 100644
--- a/axes/models.py
+++ b/axes/models.py
@@ -42,6 +42,13 @@ class AccessAttempt(AccessBase):
 
     failures_since_start = models.PositiveIntegerField(_("Failed Logins"))
 
+    expires_at = models.DateTimeField(
+        _("Expires At"),
+        null=True,
+        blank=True,
+        help_text=_("The time when this access attempt expires and is no longer valid."),
+    )
+
     def __str__(self):
         return f"Attempted Access: {self.attempt_time}"