diff --git a/.changeset/curvy-colts-clap.md b/.changeset/curvy-colts-clap.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..95819fefb03
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/curvy-colts-clap.md
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+---
+"effect": patch
+---
+
+Add Config.duration
+
+This can be used to parse Duration's from environment variables:
+
+```ts
+import { Config, Effect } from "effect"
+
+Config.duration("CACHE_TTL").pipe(
+  Effect.andThen((duration) => ...)
+)
+```
diff --git a/packages/effect/src/Config.ts b/packages/effect/src/Config.ts
index 80804e4b1c4..955232fa210 100644
--- a/packages/effect/src/Config.ts
+++ b/packages/effect/src/Config.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
  */
 import type * as Chunk from "./Chunk.js"
 import type * as ConfigError from "./ConfigError.js"
+import type * as Duration from "./Duration.js"
 import type * as Effect from "./Effect.js"
 import type * as Either from "./Either.js"
 import type { LazyArg } from "./Function.js"
@@ -180,6 +181,14 @@ export const literal: <Literals extends ReadonlyArray<LiteralValue>>(...literals
  */
 export const logLevel: (name?: string) => Config<LogLevel.LogLevel> = internal.logLevel
 
+/**
+ * Constructs a config for a duration value.
+ *
+ * @since 2.5.0
+ * @category constructors
+ */
+export const duration: (name?: string) => Config<Duration.Duration> = internal.duration
+
 /**
  * This function returns `true` if the specified value is an `Config` value,
  * `false` otherwise.
diff --git a/packages/effect/src/Duration.ts b/packages/effect/src/Duration.ts
index ead36133781..96e0ad22c18 100644
--- a/packages/effect/src/Duration.ts
+++ b/packages/effect/src/Duration.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import * as Option from "./Option.js"
 import * as order from "./Order.js"
 import type { Pipeable } from "./Pipeable.js"
 import { pipeArguments } from "./Pipeable.js"
-import { hasProperty, isBigInt, isNumber } from "./Predicate.js"
+import { hasProperty, isBigInt, isNumber, isString } from "./Predicate.js"
 
 const TypeId: unique symbol = Symbol.for("effect/Duration")
 
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ export const decode = (input: DurationInput): Duration => {
     if (input.length === 2 && isNumber(input[0]) && isNumber(input[1])) {
       return nanos(BigInt(input[0]) * bigint1e9 + BigInt(input[1]))
     }
-  } else {
+  } else if (isString(input)) {
     DURATION_REGEX.lastIndex = 0 // Reset the lastIndex before each use
     const match = DURATION_REGEX.exec(input)
     if (match) {
@@ -131,6 +131,11 @@ export const decode = (input: DurationInput): Duration => {
   throw new Error("Invalid duration input")
 }
 
+/**
+ * @since 2.5.0
+ */
+export const decodeUnknown: (u: unknown) => Option.Option<Duration> = Option.liftThrowable(decode) as any
+
 const zeroValue: DurationValue = { _tag: "Millis", millis: 0 }
 const infinityValue: DurationValue = { _tag: "Infinity" }
 
diff --git a/packages/effect/src/internal/config.ts b/packages/effect/src/internal/config.ts
index 26f73182831..98d9f43fefa 100644
--- a/packages/effect/src/internal/config.ts
+++ b/packages/effect/src/internal/config.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import * as Chunk from "../Chunk.js"
 import type * as Config from "../Config.js"
 import * as ConfigError from "../ConfigError.js"
+import * as Duration from "../Duration.js"
 import * as Either from "../Either.js"
 import type { LazyArg } from "../Function.js"
 import { constTrue, dual, pipe } from "../Function.js"
@@ -288,6 +289,15 @@ export const logLevel = (name?: string): Config.Config<LogLevel.LogLevel> => {
   return name === undefined ? config : nested(config, name)
 }
 
+/** @internal */
+export const duration = (name?: string): Config.Config<Duration.Duration> => {
+  const config = mapOrFail(string(), (value) => {
+    const duration = Duration.decodeUnknown(value)
+    return Either.fromOption(duration, () => configError.InvalidData([], `Expected a duration but received ${value}`))
+  })
+  return name === undefined ? config : nested(config, name)
+}
+
 /** @internal */
 export const map = dual<
   <A, B>(f: (a: A) => B) => (self: Config.Config<A>) => Config.Config<B>,
diff --git a/packages/effect/test/Config.test.ts b/packages/effect/test/Config.test.ts
index bbbb0edfa03..6fc2849c055 100644
--- a/packages/effect/test/Config.test.ts
+++ b/packages/effect/test/Config.test.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import * as Chunk from "effect/Chunk"
 import * as Config from "effect/Config"
 import * as ConfigError from "effect/ConfigError"
 import * as ConfigProvider from "effect/ConfigProvider"
+import * as Duration from "effect/Duration"
 import * as Effect from "effect/Effect"
 import * as Equal from "effect/Equal"
 import * as Exit from "effect/Exit"
@@ -196,6 +197,26 @@ describe("Config", () => {
     })
   })
 
+  describe("duration", () => {
+    it("name = undefined", () => {
+      const config = Config.duration()
+      assertSuccess(config, [["", "10 seconds"]], Duration.decode("10 seconds"))
+
+      assertFailure(config, [["", "-"]], ConfigError.InvalidData([], "Expected a duration but received -"))
+    })
+
+    it("name != undefined", () => {
+      const config = Config.duration("DURATION")
+      assertSuccess(config, [["DURATION", "10 seconds"]], Duration.decode("10 seconds"))
+
+      assertFailure(
+        config,
+        [["DURATION", "-"]],
+        ConfigError.InvalidData(["DURATION"], "Expected a duration but received -")
+      )
+    })
+  })
+
   describe("validate", () => {
     it("should preserve the original path", () => {
       const flat = Config.number("NUMBER").pipe(
diff --git a/packages/effect/test/Duration.test.ts b/packages/effect/test/Duration.test.ts
index 7d3be1a5f23..7de8e3daf81 100644
--- a/packages/effect/test/Duration.test.ts
+++ b/packages/effect/test/Duration.test.ts
@@ -42,6 +42,44 @@ describe("Duration", () => {
     expect(Duration.decode([-500, 123456789])).toEqual(Duration.zero)
 
     expect(() => Duration.decode("1.5 secs" as any)).toThrowError(new Error("Invalid duration input"))
+    expect(() => Duration.decode(true as any)).toThrowError(new Error("Invalid duration input"))
+    expect(() => Duration.decode({} as any)).toThrowError(new Error("Invalid duration input"))
+  })
+
+  it("decodeUnknown", () => {
+    const millis100 = Duration.millis(100)
+    expect(Duration.decodeUnknown(millis100)).toEqual(Option.some(millis100))
+
+    expect(Duration.decodeUnknown(100)).toEqual(Option.some(millis100))
+
+    expect(Duration.decodeUnknown(10n)).toEqual(Option.some(Duration.nanos(10n)))
+
+    expect(Duration.decodeUnknown("1 nano")).toEqual(Option.some(Duration.nanos(1n)))
+    expect(Duration.decodeUnknown("10 nanos")).toEqual(Option.some(Duration.nanos(10n)))
+    expect(Duration.decodeUnknown("1 micro")).toEqual(Option.some(Duration.micros(1n)))
+    expect(Duration.decodeUnknown("10 micros")).toEqual(Option.some(Duration.micros(10n)))
+    expect(Duration.decodeUnknown("1 milli")).toEqual(Option.some(Duration.millis(1)))
+    expect(Duration.decodeUnknown("10 millis")).toEqual(Option.some(Duration.millis(10)))
+    expect(Duration.decodeUnknown("1 second")).toEqual(Option.some(Duration.seconds(1)))
+    expect(Duration.decodeUnknown("10 seconds")).toEqual(Option.some(Duration.seconds(10)))
+    expect(Duration.decodeUnknown("1 minute")).toEqual(Option.some(Duration.minutes(1)))
+    expect(Duration.decodeUnknown("10 minutes")).toEqual(Option.some(Duration.minutes(10)))
+    expect(Duration.decodeUnknown("1 hour")).toEqual(Option.some(Duration.hours(1)))
+    expect(Duration.decodeUnknown("10 hours")).toEqual(Option.some(Duration.hours(10)))
+    expect(Duration.decodeUnknown("1 day")).toEqual(Option.some(Duration.days(1)))
+    expect(Duration.decodeUnknown("10 days")).toEqual(Option.some(Duration.days(10)))
+    expect(Duration.decodeUnknown("1 week")).toEqual(Option.some(Duration.weeks(1)))
+    expect(Duration.decodeUnknown("10 weeks")).toEqual(Option.some(Duration.weeks(10)))
+
+    expect(Duration.decodeUnknown("1.5 seconds")).toEqual(Option.some(Duration.seconds(1.5)))
+    expect(Duration.decodeUnknown("-1.5 seconds")).toEqual(Option.some(Duration.zero))
+
+    expect(Duration.decodeUnknown([500, 123456789])).toEqual(Option.some(Duration.nanos(500123456789n)))
+    expect(Duration.decodeUnknown([-500, 123456789])).toEqual(Option.some(Duration.zero))
+
+    expect(Duration.decodeUnknown("1.5 secs")).toEqual(Option.none())
+    expect(Duration.decodeUnknown(true)).toEqual(Option.none())
+    expect(Duration.decodeUnknown({})).toEqual(Option.none())
   })
 
   it("Order", () => {