diff --git a/mautrix_telegram/commands/portal/misc.py b/mautrix_telegram/commands/portal/misc.py
index 26896094..b9720684 100644
--- a/mautrix_telegram/commands/portal/misc.py
+++ b/mautrix_telegram/commands/portal/misc.py
@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@
 #
 # You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
 # along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+from typing import Optional, List, Tuple
+from datetime import timedelta, datetime
+import re
+
 from telethon.tl.functions.channels import GetFullChannelRequest
 from telethon.tl.functions.messages import GetFullChatRequest
 from telethon.errors import (ChatAdminRequiredError, UsernameInvalidError,
@@ -80,9 +84,81 @@ async def get_id(evt: CommandEvent) -> EventID:
     await evt.reply(f"This room is bridged to Telegram chat ID `{tgid}`.")
 
 
+invite_link_usage = ("**Usage:** `$cmdprefix+sp invite-link [--uses=<amount>] [--expire=<delta>]`"
+                     "\n\n"
+                     "* `--uses`: the number of times the invite link can be used."
+                     "            Defaults to unlimited.\n"
+                     "* `--expire`: the duration after which the link will expire."
+                     "              A number suffixed with d(ay), h(our), m(inute) or s(econd)")
+
+
+def _parse_flag(args: List[str]) -> Tuple[str, str]:
+    arg = args.pop(0).lower()
+    if arg.startswith("--"):
+        value_start = arg.index("=")
+        if value_start:
+            flag = arg[2:value_start]
+            value = arg[value_start+1:]
+        else:
+            flag = arg[2:]
+            value = args.pop(0).lower()
+    elif arg.startswith("-"):
+        flag = arg[1]
+        if len(arg) > 3 and arg[2] == "=":
+            value = arg[3:]
+        else:
+            value = args.pop(0).lower()
+    else:
+        raise ValueError("invalid flag")
+    return flag, value
+
+
+delta_regex = re.compile("([0-9]+)(w(?:eek)?|d(?:ay)?|h(?:our)?|m(?:in(?:ute)?)?|s(?:ec(?:ond)?)?)")
+
+
+def _parse_delta(value: str) -> Optional[timedelta]:
+    match = delta_regex.fullmatch(value)
+    if not match:
+        return None
+    number = int(match.group(1))
+    unit = match.group(2)[0]
+    if unit == "w":
+        return timedelta(weeks=number)
+    elif unit == "d":
+        return timedelta(days=number)
+    elif unit == "h":
+        return timedelta(hours=number)
+    elif unit == "m":
+        return timedelta(minutes=number)
+    elif unit == "s":
+        return timedelta(seconds=number)
+    else:
+        return None
+
+
 @command_handler(help_section=SECTION_PORTAL_MANAGEMENT,
-                 help_text="Get a Telegram invite link to the current chat.")
+                 help_text="Get a Telegram invite link to the current chat.",
+                 help_args="[--uses=<amount>] [--expire=<time delta, e.g. 1d>]")
 async def invite_link(evt: CommandEvent) -> EventID:
+    # TODO once we switch to Python 3.9 minimum, use argparse with exit_on_error=False
+    uses = None
+    expire = None
+    while evt.args:
+        try:
+            flag, value = _parse_flag(evt.args)
+        except (ValueError, IndexError):
+            return await evt.reply(invite_link_usage)
+        if flag in ("uses", "u"):
+            try:
+                uses = int(value)
+            except ValueError:
+                await evt.reply("The number of uses must be an integer")
+        elif flag in ("expire", "e"):
+            expire_delta = _parse_delta(value)
+            if not expire_delta:
+                await evt.reply("Invalid format for expiry time delta")
+            expire = datetime.now() + expire_delta
+
     portal = po.Portal.get_by_mxid(evt.room_id)
     if not portal:
         return await evt.reply("This is not a portal room.")
@@ -91,7 +167,7 @@ async def invite_link(evt: CommandEvent) -> EventID:
         return await evt.reply("You can't invite users to private chats.")
 
     try:
-        link = await portal.get_invite_link(evt.sender)
+        link = await portal.get_invite_link(evt.sender, uses=uses, expire=expire)
         return await evt.reply(f"Invite link to {portal.title}: {link}")
     except ValueError as e:
         return await evt.reply(e.args[0])
diff --git a/mautrix_telegram/portal/base.py b/mautrix_telegram/portal/base.py
index 170562f3..0e665c1d 100644
--- a/mautrix_telegram/portal/base.py
+++ b/mautrix_telegram/portal/base.py
@@ -15,12 +15,13 @@
 # along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 from typing import Awaitable, Dict, List, Optional, Tuple, Union, Any, Set, Iterable, TYPE_CHECKING
 from abc import ABC, abstractmethod
+from datetime import datetime
 import asyncio
 import logging
 import json
 
 from telethon.tl.functions.messages import ExportChatInviteRequest
-from telethon.tl.types import (Channel, ChannelFull, Chat, ChatFull, ChatInviteEmpty, InputChannel,
+from telethon.tl.types import (Channel, ChannelFull, Chat, ChatFull, InputChannel,
                                InputPeerChannel, InputPeerChat, InputPeerUser, InputUser,
                                PeerChannel, PeerChat, PeerUser, TypeChat, TypeInputPeer, TypePeer,
                                TypeUser, TypeUserFull, User, UserFull, TypeInputChannel, Photo,
@@ -30,7 +31,7 @@ from telethon.tl.types import (Channel, ChannelFull, Chat, ChatFull, ChatInviteE
 
 from mautrix.errors import MatrixRequestError, IntentError
 from mautrix.appservice import AppService, IntentAPI
-from mautrix.types import (RoomID, RoomAlias, UserID, EventID, EventType, MessageEventContent,
+from mautrix.types import (RoomID, RoomAlias, UserID, EventID, EventType,
                            PowerLevelStateEventContent, ContentURI)
 from mautrix.util.simple_template import SimpleTemplate
 from mautrix.util.simple_lock import SimpleLock
@@ -270,14 +271,14 @@ class BasePortal(MautrixBasePortal, ABC):
                     return dialog.entity
             raise
 
-    async def get_invite_link(self, user: 'u.User') -> str:
+    async def get_invite_link(self, user: 'u.User', uses: Optional[int] = None,
+                              expire: Optional[datetime] = None) -> str:
         if self.peer_type == "user":
             raise ValueError("You can't invite users to private chats.")
         if self.username:
             return f"https://t.me/{self.username}"
-        link = await user.client(ExportChatInviteRequest(peer=await self.get_input_entity(user)))
-        if isinstance(link, ChatInviteEmpty):
-            raise ValueError("Failed to get invite link.")
+        link = await user.client(ExportChatInviteRequest(peer=await self.get_input_entity(user),
+                                                         expire_date=expire, usage_limit=uses))
         return link.link
 
     # endregion
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index e2c59d24..c61303c5 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -6,5 +6,5 @@ commonmark>=0.8,<0.10
 aiohttp>=3,<4
 yarl>=1,<2
 mautrix>=0.8.11,<0.9
-telethon>=1.18,<1.20,!=1.19.0,!=1.19.1,!=1.19.2,!=1.19.3
+telethon>=1.20,<1.21
 telethon-session-sqlalchemy>=0.2.14,<0.3