diff --git a/include/mbedtls/ssl_ticket.h b/include/mbedtls/ssl_ticket.h
index 5842049..2ee1400 100644
--- a/include/mbedtls/ssl_ticket.h
+++ b/include/mbedtls/ssl_ticket.h
@@ -108,10 +108,16 @@
  *                  least as strong as the strongest ciphersuite
  *                  supported. Usually that means a 256-bit key.
  *
- * \note            The lifetime of the keys is twice the lifetime of tickets.
- *                  It is recommended to pick a reasonable lifetime so as not
+ * \note            It is recommended to pick a reasonable lifetime so as not
  *                  to negate the benefits of forward secrecy.
  *
+ * \note            The TLS 1.3 specification states that ticket lifetime must
+ *                  be smaller than seven days. If ticket lifetime has been
+ *                  set to a value greater than seven days in this module then
+ *                  if the TLS 1.3 is configured to send tickets after the
+ *                  handshake it will fail the connection when trying to send
+ *                  the first ticket.
+ *
  * \return          0 if successful,
  *                  or a specific MBEDTLS_ERR_XXX error code
  */
@@ -145,10 +151,16 @@
  * \note            \c klength must be sufficient for use by cipher specified
  *                  to \c mbedtls_ssl_ticket_setup
  *
- * \note            The lifetime of the keys is twice the lifetime of tickets.
- *                  It is recommended to pick a reasonable lifetime so as not
+ * \note            It is recommended to pick a reasonable lifetime so as not
  *                  to negate the benefits of forward secrecy.
  *
+ * \note            The TLS 1.3 specification states that ticket lifetime must
+ *                  be smaller than seven days. If ticket lifetime has been
+ *                  set to a value greater than seven days in this module then
+ *                  if the TLS 1.3 is configured to send tickets after the
+ *                  handshake it will fail the connection when trying to send
+ *                  the first ticket.
+ *
  * \return          0 if successful,
  *                  or a specific MBEDTLS_ERR_XXX error code
  */
diff --git a/library/ssl_ticket.c b/library/ssl_ticket.c
index 5da3887..6a31b0b 100644
--- a/library/ssl_ticket.c
+++ b/library/ssl_ticket.c
@@ -504,7 +504,7 @@
 #if defined(MBEDTLS_HAVE_TIME)
     mbedtls_ms_time_t ticket_creation_time, ticket_age;
     mbedtls_ms_time_t ticket_lifetime =
-        (mbedtls_ms_time_t) ctx->ticket_lifetime * 1000;
+        (mbedtls_ms_time_t) key->lifetime * 1000;
 
     ret = mbedtls_ssl_session_get_ticket_creation_time(session,
                                                        &ticket_creation_time);
diff --git a/library/ssl_tls13_client.c b/library/ssl_tls13_client.c
index bda77e4..7fcc394 100644
--- a/library/ssl_tls13_client.c
+++ b/library/ssl_tls13_client.c
@@ -2917,12 +2917,17 @@
         return ret;
     }
 
-    /* session has been updated, allow export */
-    session->exported = 0;
-
     return 0;
 }
 
+/* Non negative return values for ssl_tls13_postprocess_new_session_ticket().
+ * - POSTPROCESS_NEW_SESSION_TICKET_SIGNAL, all good, we have to signal the
+ *   application that a valid ticket has been received.
+ * - POSTPROCESS_NEW_SESSION_TICKET_DISCARD, no fatal error, we keep the
+ *   connection alive but we do not signal the ticket to the application.
+ */
+#define POSTPROCESS_NEW_SESSION_TICKET_SIGNAL 0
+#define POSTPROCESS_NEW_SESSION_TICKET_DISCARD 1
 MBEDTLS_CHECK_RETURN_CRITICAL
 static int ssl_tls13_postprocess_new_session_ticket(mbedtls_ssl_context *ssl,
                                                     unsigned char *ticket_nonce,
@@ -2934,6 +2939,10 @@
     psa_algorithm_t psa_hash_alg;
     int hash_length;
 
+    if (session->ticket_lifetime == 0) {
+        return POSTPROCESS_NEW_SESSION_TICKET_DISCARD;
+    }
+
 #if defined(MBEDTLS_HAVE_TIME)
     /* Store ticket creation time */
     session->ticket_reception_time = mbedtls_ms_time();
@@ -2990,7 +2999,7 @@
         session, ssl->conf->tls13_kex_modes);
     MBEDTLS_SSL_PRINT_TICKET_FLAGS(4, session->ticket_flags);
 
-    return 0;
+    return POSTPROCESS_NEW_SESSION_TICKET_SIGNAL;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -3011,12 +3020,37 @@
                              ssl, MBEDTLS_SSL_HS_NEW_SESSION_TICKET,
                              &buf, &buf_len));
 
+    /*
+     * We are about to update (maybe only partially) ticket data thus block
+     * any session export for the time being.
+     */
+    ssl->session->exported = 1;
+
     MBEDTLS_SSL_PROC_CHK(ssl_tls13_parse_new_session_ticket(
                              ssl, buf, buf + buf_len,
                              &ticket_nonce, &ticket_nonce_len));
 
-    MBEDTLS_SSL_PROC_CHK(ssl_tls13_postprocess_new_session_ticket(
-                             ssl, ticket_nonce, ticket_nonce_len));
+    MBEDTLS_SSL_PROC_CHK_NEG(ssl_tls13_postprocess_new_session_ticket(
+                                 ssl, ticket_nonce, ticket_nonce_len));
+
+    switch (ret) {
+        case POSTPROCESS_NEW_SESSION_TICKET_SIGNAL:
+            /*
+             * All good, we have received a new valid ticket, session data can
+             * be exported now and we signal the ticket to the application.
+             */
+            ssl->session->exported = 0;
+            ret = MBEDTLS_ERR_SSL_RECEIVED_NEW_SESSION_TICKET;
+            break;
+
+        case POSTPROCESS_NEW_SESSION_TICKET_DISCARD:
+            ret = 0;
+            MBEDTLS_SSL_DEBUG_MSG(2, ("Discard new session ticket"));
+            break;
+
+        default:
+            ret = MBEDTLS_ERR_SSL_INTERNAL_ERROR;
+    }
 
     mbedtls_ssl_handshake_set_state(ssl, MBEDTLS_SSL_HANDSHAKE_OVER);
 
@@ -3133,10 +3167,6 @@
 #if defined(MBEDTLS_SSL_SESSION_TICKETS)
         case MBEDTLS_SSL_TLS1_3_NEW_SESSION_TICKET:
             ret = ssl_tls13_process_new_session_ticket(ssl);
-            if (ret != 0) {
-                break;
-            }
-            ret = MBEDTLS_ERR_SSL_RECEIVED_NEW_SESSION_TICKET;
             break;
 #endif /* MBEDTLS_SSL_SESSION_TICKETS */
 
diff --git a/library/ssl_tls13_server.c b/library/ssl_tls13_server.c
index 887c5c6..203aa17 100644
--- a/library/ssl_tls13_server.c
+++ b/library/ssl_tls13_server.c
@@ -3266,20 +3266,21 @@
         MBEDTLS_SSL_DEBUG_RET(1, "write_ticket", ret);
         return ret;
     }
-    /* RFC 8446 4.6.1
+
+    /* RFC 8446 section 4.6.1
+     *
      *  ticket_lifetime:  Indicates the lifetime in seconds as a 32-bit
-     *      unsigned integer in network byte order from the time of ticket
-     *      issuance.  Servers MUST NOT use any value greater than
-     *      604800 seconds (7 days).  The value of zero indicates that the
-     *      ticket should be discarded immediately.  Clients MUST NOT cache
-     *      tickets for longer than 7 days, regardless of the ticket_lifetime,
-     *      and MAY delete tickets earlier based on local policy.  A server
-     *      MAY treat a ticket as valid for a shorter period of time than what
-     *      is stated in the ticket_lifetime.
+     *     unsigned integer in network byte order from the time of ticket
+     *     issuance.  Servers MUST NOT use any value greater than
+     *     604800 seconds (7 days) ...
      */
     if (ticket_lifetime > MBEDTLS_SSL_TLS1_3_MAX_ALLOWED_TICKET_LIFETIME) {
-        ticket_lifetime = MBEDTLS_SSL_TLS1_3_MAX_ALLOWED_TICKET_LIFETIME;
+        MBEDTLS_SSL_DEBUG_MSG(
+            1, ("Ticket lifetime (%u) is greater than 7 days.",
+                (unsigned int) ticket_lifetime));
+        return MBEDTLS_ERR_SSL_BAD_INPUT_DATA;
     }
+
     MBEDTLS_PUT_UINT32_BE(ticket_lifetime, p, 0);
     MBEDTLS_SSL_DEBUG_MSG(3, ("ticket_lifetime: %u",
                               (unsigned int) ticket_lifetime));
diff --git a/programs/ssl/ssl_client2.c b/programs/ssl/ssl_client2.c
index 332befd..43133d9 100644
--- a/programs/ssl/ssl_client2.c
+++ b/programs/ssl/ssl_client2.c
@@ -3072,16 +3072,16 @@
                 frags++;
                 written += ret;
             } while (written < len);
-        }
 
 end_of_early_data:
 
-        buf[written] = '\0';
-        mbedtls_printf(
-            " %" MBEDTLS_PRINTF_SIZET " bytes of early data written in %" MBEDTLS_PRINTF_SIZET " fragments\n\n%s\n",
-            written,
-            frags,
-            (char *) buf);
+            buf[written] = '\0';
+            mbedtls_printf(
+                " %" MBEDTLS_PRINTF_SIZET " bytes of early data written in %" MBEDTLS_PRINTF_SIZET " fragments\n\n%s\n",
+                written,
+                frags,
+                (char *) buf);
+        }
 #endif /* MBEDTLS_SSL_EARLY_DATA */
 
         while ((ret = mbedtls_ssl_handshake(&ssl)) != 0) {
diff --git a/tests/ssl-opt.sh b/tests/ssl-opt.sh
index f1e4f71..0e86368 100755
--- a/tests/ssl-opt.sh
+++ b/tests/ssl-opt.sh
@@ -13532,6 +13532,61 @@
             -s "key exchange mode: psk_ephemeral" \
             -s "found pre_shared_key extension"
 
+requires_all_configs_enabled MBEDTLS_SSL_PROTO_TLS1_3 \
+                             MBEDTLS_SSL_CLI_C MBEDTLS_SSL_SRV_C \
+                             MBEDTLS_SSL_SESSION_TICKETS MBEDTLS_HAVE_TIME \
+                             MBEDTLS_DEBUG_C \
+                             MBEDTLS_SSL_TLS1_3_KEY_EXCHANGE_MODE_EPHEMERAL_ENABLED
+requires_any_configs_enabled MBEDTLS_SSL_TLS1_3_KEY_EXCHANGE_MODE_PSK_ENABLED \
+                             MBEDTLS_SSL_TLS1_3_KEY_EXCHANGE_MODE_PSK_EPHEMERAL_ENABLED
+run_test    "TLS 1.3 m->m: NewSessionTicket: Ticket lifetime max value (7d)" \
+            "$P_SRV debug_level=1 crt_file=data_files/server5.crt key_file=data_files/server5.key ticket_timeout=604800 tickets=1" \
+            "$P_CLI reco_mode=1 reconnect=1" \
+            0 \
+            -c "Protocol is TLSv1.3" \
+            -c "HTTP/1.0 200 OK" \
+            -c "got new session ticket" \
+            -c "Reconnecting with saved session... ok" \
+            -s "Protocol is TLSv1.3" \
+            -S "Ticket lifetime (604800) is greater than 7 days."
+
+requires_all_configs_enabled MBEDTLS_SSL_PROTO_TLS1_3 \
+                             MBEDTLS_SSL_CLI_C MBEDTLS_SSL_SRV_C \
+                             MBEDTLS_SSL_SESSION_TICKETS MBEDTLS_HAVE_TIME \
+                             MBEDTLS_DEBUG_C \
+                             MBEDTLS_SSL_TLS1_3_KEY_EXCHANGE_MODE_EPHEMERAL_ENABLED
+requires_any_configs_enabled MBEDTLS_SSL_TLS1_3_KEY_EXCHANGE_MODE_PSK_ENABLED \
+                             MBEDTLS_SSL_TLS1_3_KEY_EXCHANGE_MODE_PSK_EPHEMERAL_ENABLED
+run_test    "TLS 1.3 m->m: NewSessionTicket: Ticket lifetime too long (7d + 1s)" \
+            "$P_SRV debug_level=1 crt_file=data_files/server5.crt key_file=data_files/server5.key ticket_timeout=604801 tickets=1" \
+            "$P_CLI reco_mode=1 reconnect=1" \
+            1 \
+            -c "Protocol is TLSv1.3" \
+            -C "HTTP/1.0 200 OK" \
+            -C "got new session ticket" \
+            -C "Reconnecting with saved session... ok" \
+            -S "Protocol is TLSv1.3" \
+            -s "Ticket lifetime (604801) is greater than 7 days."
+
+requires_all_configs_enabled MBEDTLS_SSL_PROTO_TLS1_3 \
+                             MBEDTLS_SSL_CLI_C MBEDTLS_SSL_SRV_C \
+                             MBEDTLS_SSL_SESSION_TICKETS MBEDTLS_HAVE_TIME \
+                             MBEDTLS_DEBUG_C \
+                             MBEDTLS_SSL_TLS1_3_KEY_EXCHANGE_MODE_EPHEMERAL_ENABLED
+requires_any_configs_enabled MBEDTLS_SSL_TLS1_3_KEY_EXCHANGE_MODE_PSK_ENABLED \
+                             MBEDTLS_SSL_TLS1_3_KEY_EXCHANGE_MODE_PSK_EPHEMERAL_ENABLED
+run_test    "TLS 1.3 m->m: NewSessionTicket: ticket lifetime=0" \
+            "$P_SRV debug_level=2 crt_file=data_files/server5.crt key_file=data_files/server5.key ticket_timeout=0 tickets=1" \
+            "$P_CLI debug_level=2 reco_mode=1 reconnect=1" \
+            1 \
+            -c "Protocol is TLSv1.3" \
+            -c "HTTP/1.0 200 OK" \
+            -c "Discard new session ticket" \
+            -C "got new session ticket" \
+            -c "Reconnecting with saved session... failed" \
+            -s "Protocol is TLSv1.3" \
+            -s "<= write new session ticket"
+
 requires_openssl_tls1_3_with_compatible_ephemeral
 requires_config_enabled MBEDTLS_SSL_PROTO_TLS1_2
 requires_config_enabled MBEDTLS_DEBUG_C