diff --git a/surrealdb/README.md b/surrealdb/README.md
index 698ddb3f..ec32da04 100644
--- a/surrealdb/README.md
+++ b/surrealdb/README.md
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ Password:         "root",
 Access:           "full",
 Scope:            "all",
 DefaultTable:     "fiber_storage",
+GCInterval:       time.Second * 10,
 })
 ```
 
@@ -92,6 +93,9 @@ Scope string
 
 // The default table used to store key-value records
 DefaultTable string
+
+// Optional. Default is 10 * time.Second
+GCInterval time.Duration
 }
 ```
 
@@ -108,5 +112,6 @@ Password:         "root",
 Access:           "full",
 Scope:            "all",
 DefaultTable:     "fiber_storage",
+GCInterval:       time.Second * 10,
 }
 ```
diff --git a/surrealdb/config.go b/surrealdb/config.go
index 7fcf1224..7179ccbb 100644
--- a/surrealdb/config.go
+++ b/surrealdb/config.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package surrealdb
 import (
 	"log"
 	"strings"
+	"time"
 )
 
 // Config holds the configuration required to initialize and connect to a SurrealDB instance.
@@ -41,6 +42,9 @@ type Config struct {
 
 	// The default table used to store key-value records
 	DefaultTable string
+
+	// Optional. Default is 10 * time.Second
+	GCInterval time.Duration
 }
 
 var ConfigDefault = Config{
@@ -52,6 +56,7 @@ var ConfigDefault = Config{
 	Access:           "full",
 	Scope:            "all",
 	DefaultTable:     "fiber_storage",
+	GCInterval:       time.Second * 10,
 }
 
 func configDefault(config ...Config) Config {
@@ -100,5 +105,9 @@ func configDefault(config ...Config) Config {
 		log.Printf("Warning: ConnectionString %s doesn't start with ws://, wss://, http:// or https://", cfg.ConnectionString)
 	}
 
+	if int(cfg.GCInterval.Seconds()) <= 0 {
+		cfg.GCInterval = ConfigDefault.GCInterval
+	}
+
 	return cfg
 }
diff --git a/surrealdb/surrealdb.go b/surrealdb/surrealdb.go
index 5f5382fa..0d5f23a2 100644
--- a/surrealdb/surrealdb.go
+++ b/surrealdb/surrealdb.go
@@ -10,8 +10,10 @@ import (
 
 // Storage interface that is implemented by storage providers
 type Storage struct {
-	db    *surrealdb.DB
-	table string
+	db       *surrealdb.DB
+	table    string
+	stopGC   chan struct{}
+	interval time.Duration
 }
 
 // model represents a key-value storage record used in SurrealDB.
@@ -54,10 +56,15 @@ func New(config ...Config) *Storage {
 		panic(err)
 	}
 
-	return &Storage{
-		db:    db,
-		table: cfg.DefaultTable,
+	storage := &Storage{
+		db:       db,
+		table:    cfg.DefaultTable,
+		stopGC:   make(chan struct{}),
+		interval: cfg.GCInterval,
 	}
+
+	go storage.gc()
+	return storage
 }
 
 func (s *Storage) Get(key string) ([]byte, error) {
@@ -113,6 +120,7 @@ func (s *Storage) Reset() error {
 }
 
 func (s *Storage) Close() error {
+	close(s.stopGC)
 	return s.db.Close()
 }
 
@@ -139,3 +147,30 @@ func (s *Storage) List() ([]byte, error) {
 
 	return json.Marshal(data)
 }
+
+func (s *Storage) gc() {
+	ticker := time.NewTicker(s.interval)
+	defer ticker.Stop()
+
+	for {
+		select {
+		case <-ticker.C:
+			s.cleanupExpired()
+		case <-s.stopGC:
+			return
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func (s *Storage) cleanupExpired() {
+	records, err := surrealdb.Select[[]model, models.Table](s.db, models.Table(s.table))
+	if err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+	now := time.Now().Unix()
+	for _, item := range *records {
+		if item.Exp > 0 && now > item.Exp {
+			_ = s.Delete(item.Key)
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/surrealdb/surrealdb_test.go b/surrealdb/surrealdb_test.go
index 339cb3e5..7bf353b8 100644
--- a/surrealdb/surrealdb_test.go
+++ b/surrealdb/surrealdb_test.go
@@ -182,6 +182,27 @@ func Test_Surrealdb_ListSkipsExpired(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NotContains(t, result, "expired")
 }
 
+func Test_Surrealdb_GarbageCollector_RemovesExpiredKeys(t *testing.T) {
+	testStore, err := newTestStore(t)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	defer testStore.Close()
+
+	err = testStore.Set("temp_key", []byte("temp_value"), 1*time.Second)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	val, err := testStore.Get("temp_key")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.NotNil(t, val)
+
+	time.Sleep(3 * time.Second)
+
+	require.Eventually(t, func() bool {
+		val, err = testStore.Get("temp_key")
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		return val == nil
+	}, 3*time.Second, 300*time.Millisecond)
+}
+
 func Benchmark_SurrealDB_Set(b *testing.B) {
 	testStore, err := newTestStore(b)
 	require.NoError(b, err)