diff --git a/components/server/ee/src/prebuilds/prebuild-manager.ts b/components/server/ee/src/prebuilds/prebuild-manager.ts
index 8d161ea8546b8d..87647293b04afe 100644
--- a/components/server/ee/src/prebuilds/prebuild-manager.ts
+++ b/components/server/ee/src/prebuilds/prebuild-manager.ts
@@ -406,9 +406,9 @@ export class PrebuildManager {
 
     private async shouldSkipInactiveRepository(ctx: TraceContext, cloneURL: string): Promise<boolean> {
         const span = TraceContext.startSpan("shouldSkipInactiveRepository", ctx);
-        const { inactivityPeriodForRepos } = this.config;
-        if (!inactivityPeriodForRepos) {
-            // skipping is disabled if `inactivityPeriodForRepos` is not set
+        const { inactivityPeriodForReposInDays } = this.config;
+        if (!inactivityPeriodForReposInDays) {
+            // skipping is disabled if `inactivityPeriodForReposInDays` is not set
             span.finish();
             return false;
         }
@@ -416,7 +416,8 @@ export class PrebuildManager {
             return (
                 (await this.workspaceDB
                     .trace({ span })
-                    .getWorkspaceCountByCloneURL(cloneURL, inactivityPeriodForRepos /* in days */, "regular")) === 0
+                    .getWorkspaceCountByCloneURL(cloneURL, inactivityPeriodForReposInDays /* in days */, "regular")) ===
+                0
             );
         } catch (error) {
             log.error("cannot compute activity for repository", { cloneURL }, error);
diff --git a/components/server/src/config.ts b/components/server/src/config.ts
index d53529688a71d8..706a7e546a1e24 100644
--- a/components/server/src/config.ts
+++ b/components/server/src/config.ts
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ export type Config = Omit<
     stripeSecrets?: { publishableKey: string; secretKey: string };
     stripeConfig?: StripeConfig;
     builtinAuthProvidersConfigured: boolean;
-    inactivityPeriodForRepos?: number;
+    inactivityPeriodForReposInDays?: number;
 };
 
 export interface WorkspaceDefaults {
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ export interface ConfigSerialized {
      * If a numeric value interpreted as days is set, repositories not beeing opened with Gitpod are
      * considered inactive.
      */
-    inactivityPeriodForRepos?: number;
+    inactivityPeriodForReposInDays?: number;
 
     /**
      * Supported workspace classes
@@ -285,10 +285,10 @@ export namespace ConfigFile {
         if (licenseFile) {
             license = fs.readFileSync(filePathTelepresenceAware(licenseFile), "utf-8");
         }
-        let inactivityPeriodForRepos: number | undefined;
-        if (typeof config.inactivityPeriodForRepos === "number") {
-            if (config.inactivityPeriodForRepos >= 1) {
-                inactivityPeriodForRepos = config.inactivityPeriodForRepos;
+        let inactivityPeriodForReposInDays: number | undefined;
+        if (typeof config.inactivityPeriodForReposInDays === "number") {
+            if (config.inactivityPeriodForReposInDays >= 1) {
+                inactivityPeriodForReposInDays = config.inactivityPeriodForReposInDays;
             }
         }
 
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ export namespace ConfigFile {
                     ? new Date(config.workspaceGarbageCollection.startDate).getTime()
                     : Date.now(),
             },
-            inactivityPeriodForRepos,
+            inactivityPeriodForReposInDays,
         };
     }
 }
diff --git a/install/installer/cmd/testdata/render/aws-setup/output.golden b/install/installer/cmd/testdata/render/aws-setup/output.golden
index c7efffe5ffdd76..179ea1f9073147 100644
--- a/install/installer/cmd/testdata/render/aws-setup/output.golden
+++ b/install/installer/cmd/testdata/render/aws-setup/output.golden
@@ -4622,7 +4622,8 @@ data:
           "isDefault": true,
           "deprecated": false
         }
-      ]
+      ],
+      "inactivityPeriodForReposInDays": 0
     }
 kind: ConfigMap
 metadata:
@@ -8725,7 +8726,7 @@ spec:
   template:
     metadata:
       annotations:
-        gitpod.io/checksum_config: a745ecf007657309c326826c2afb6f0782aa50415678f1c73d45307f02acfa54
+        gitpod.io/checksum_config: fd86888d2f9c7f51bb9750b65b15cd977c82ac9b65da17c233d69e77ff81f7b6
       creationTimestamp: null
       labels:
         app: gitpod
diff --git a/install/installer/cmd/testdata/render/azure-setup/output.golden b/install/installer/cmd/testdata/render/azure-setup/output.golden
index f834a595276584..4e77af77cd9bf6 100644
--- a/install/installer/cmd/testdata/render/azure-setup/output.golden
+++ b/install/installer/cmd/testdata/render/azure-setup/output.golden
@@ -4485,7 +4485,8 @@ data:
           "isDefault": true,
           "deprecated": false
         }
-      ]
+      ],
+      "inactivityPeriodForReposInDays": 0
     }
 kind: ConfigMap
 metadata:
@@ -8576,7 +8577,7 @@ spec:
   template:
     metadata:
       annotations:
-        gitpod.io/checksum_config: a745ecf007657309c326826c2afb6f0782aa50415678f1c73d45307f02acfa54
+        gitpod.io/checksum_config: fd86888d2f9c7f51bb9750b65b15cd977c82ac9b65da17c233d69e77ff81f7b6
       creationTimestamp: null
       labels:
         app: gitpod
diff --git a/install/installer/cmd/testdata/render/customization/output.golden b/install/installer/cmd/testdata/render/customization/output.golden
index 372097fad61c72..18a10541410091 100644
--- a/install/installer/cmd/testdata/render/customization/output.golden
+++ b/install/installer/cmd/testdata/render/customization/output.golden
@@ -5432,7 +5432,8 @@ data:
           "isDefault": true,
           "deprecated": false
         }
-      ]
+      ],
+      "inactivityPeriodForReposInDays": 0
     }
 kind: ConfigMap
 metadata:
@@ -10144,7 +10145,7 @@ spec:
     metadata:
       annotations:
         gitpod.io: hello
-        gitpod.io/checksum_config: a7fdc707c129e43ce4768f9df84743a94f1232de05359df0078db77748e5a0b3
+        gitpod.io/checksum_config: adce5b1504123c4829f44704c10821db8bc7db39338458e33611c719c2ea3730
         hello: world
       creationTimestamp: null
       labels:
diff --git a/install/installer/cmd/testdata/render/external-registry/output.golden b/install/installer/cmd/testdata/render/external-registry/output.golden
index f3b91f0ad488a3..eef301723e8c63 100644
--- a/install/installer/cmd/testdata/render/external-registry/output.golden
+++ b/install/installer/cmd/testdata/render/external-registry/output.golden
@@ -4672,7 +4672,8 @@ data:
           "isDefault": true,
           "deprecated": false
         }
-      ]
+      ],
+      "inactivityPeriodForReposInDays": 0
     }
 kind: ConfigMap
 metadata:
@@ -9002,7 +9003,7 @@ spec:
   template:
     metadata:
       annotations:
-        gitpod.io/checksum_config: a4e77dfdb4f0f6103762722c99d4ba4eaf570a7c3d9fbc3e292a2d48cb17ad24
+        gitpod.io/checksum_config: 92d9e5b1395f8b3b192de00b493801b656c63073991c1bfc87a90f5205e63226
       creationTimestamp: null
       labels:
         app: gitpod
diff --git a/install/installer/cmd/testdata/render/gcp-setup/output.golden b/install/installer/cmd/testdata/render/gcp-setup/output.golden
index 1028e44fbb0932..41eb086ecd0c3a 100644
--- a/install/installer/cmd/testdata/render/gcp-setup/output.golden
+++ b/install/installer/cmd/testdata/render/gcp-setup/output.golden
@@ -4446,7 +4446,8 @@ data:
           "isDefault": true,
           "deprecated": false
         }
-      ]
+      ],
+      "inactivityPeriodForReposInDays": 0
     }
 kind: ConfigMap
 metadata:
@@ -8505,7 +8506,7 @@ spec:
   template:
     metadata:
       annotations:
-        gitpod.io/checksum_config: 6992584742d8c0130c85e9635aefdcfbb7d252a4e968a7a38f7d296f8600acc5
+        gitpod.io/checksum_config: 523af97345a32d8d9acb8801c04bad6b148943cd5d58f47cbac85d9466e892f3
       creationTimestamp: null
       labels:
         app: gitpod
diff --git a/install/installer/cmd/testdata/render/http-proxy/output.golden b/install/installer/cmd/testdata/render/http-proxy/output.golden
index 48acb5fff88f66..365d4b37617363 100644
--- a/install/installer/cmd/testdata/render/http-proxy/output.golden
+++ b/install/installer/cmd/testdata/render/http-proxy/output.golden
@@ -4895,7 +4895,8 @@ data:
           "isDefault": true,
           "deprecated": false
         }
-      ]
+      ],
+      "inactivityPeriodForReposInDays": 0
     }
 kind: ConfigMap
 metadata:
@@ -10423,7 +10424,7 @@ spec:
   template:
     metadata:
       annotations:
-        gitpod.io/checksum_config: a4e77dfdb4f0f6103762722c99d4ba4eaf570a7c3d9fbc3e292a2d48cb17ad24
+        gitpod.io/checksum_config: 92d9e5b1395f8b3b192de00b493801b656c63073991c1bfc87a90f5205e63226
       creationTimestamp: null
       labels:
         app: gitpod
diff --git a/install/installer/cmd/testdata/render/insecure-s3-setup/output.golden b/install/installer/cmd/testdata/render/insecure-s3-setup/output.golden
index bf620d00585a7b..5219f91d3708e8 100644
--- a/install/installer/cmd/testdata/render/insecure-s3-setup/output.golden
+++ b/install/installer/cmd/testdata/render/insecure-s3-setup/output.golden
@@ -4806,7 +4806,8 @@ data:
           "isDefault": true,
           "deprecated": false
         }
-      ]
+      ],
+      "inactivityPeriodForReposInDays": 0
     }
 kind: ConfigMap
 metadata:
@@ -9148,7 +9149,7 @@ spec:
   template:
     metadata:
       annotations:
-        gitpod.io/checksum_config: a4e77dfdb4f0f6103762722c99d4ba4eaf570a7c3d9fbc3e292a2d48cb17ad24
+        gitpod.io/checksum_config: 92d9e5b1395f8b3b192de00b493801b656c63073991c1bfc87a90f5205e63226
       creationTimestamp: null
       labels:
         app: gitpod
diff --git a/install/installer/cmd/testdata/render/minimal/output.golden b/install/installer/cmd/testdata/render/minimal/output.golden
index 2a265cd5f2749e..4c660a3a3149c7 100644
--- a/install/installer/cmd/testdata/render/minimal/output.golden
+++ b/install/installer/cmd/testdata/render/minimal/output.golden
@@ -4892,7 +4892,8 @@ data:
           "isDefault": true,
           "deprecated": false
         }
-      ]
+      ],
+      "inactivityPeriodForReposInDays": 0
     }
 kind: ConfigMap
 metadata:
@@ -9377,7 +9378,7 @@ spec:
   template:
     metadata:
       annotations:
-        gitpod.io/checksum_config: a4e77dfdb4f0f6103762722c99d4ba4eaf570a7c3d9fbc3e292a2d48cb17ad24
+        gitpod.io/checksum_config: 92d9e5b1395f8b3b192de00b493801b656c63073991c1bfc87a90f5205e63226
       creationTimestamp: null
       labels:
         app: gitpod
diff --git a/install/installer/cmd/testdata/render/shortname/output.golden b/install/installer/cmd/testdata/render/shortname/output.golden
index d48148a69254c5..90970e29707d5d 100644
--- a/install/installer/cmd/testdata/render/shortname/output.golden
+++ b/install/installer/cmd/testdata/render/shortname/output.golden
@@ -4892,7 +4892,8 @@ data:
           "isDefault": true,
           "deprecated": false
         }
-      ]
+      ],
+      "inactivityPeriodForReposInDays": 0
     }
 kind: ConfigMap
 metadata:
@@ -9377,7 +9378,7 @@ spec:
   template:
     metadata:
       annotations:
-        gitpod.io/checksum_config: 0593a3a8ac33ff63223473b306970682e9063d55b590448b6329a0a41df72fca
+        gitpod.io/checksum_config: 188b6e909382eb4d7a3d2b03ae08c562d87cea8e683d13f09a8e8463e4ae0536
       creationTimestamp: null
       labels:
         app: gitpod
diff --git a/install/installer/cmd/testdata/render/statefulset-customization/output.golden b/install/installer/cmd/testdata/render/statefulset-customization/output.golden
index 6e4fb1a9604142..1a9ba33dfa4fae 100644
--- a/install/installer/cmd/testdata/render/statefulset-customization/output.golden
+++ b/install/installer/cmd/testdata/render/statefulset-customization/output.golden
@@ -4904,7 +4904,8 @@ data:
           "isDefault": true,
           "deprecated": false
         }
-      ]
+      ],
+      "inactivityPeriodForReposInDays": 0
     }
 kind: ConfigMap
 metadata:
@@ -9389,7 +9390,7 @@ spec:
   template:
     metadata:
       annotations:
-        gitpod.io/checksum_config: a4e77dfdb4f0f6103762722c99d4ba4eaf570a7c3d9fbc3e292a2d48cb17ad24
+        gitpod.io/checksum_config: 92d9e5b1395f8b3b192de00b493801b656c63073991c1bfc87a90f5205e63226
       creationTimestamp: null
       labels:
         app: gitpod
diff --git a/install/installer/cmd/testdata/render/use-pod-security-policies/output.golden b/install/installer/cmd/testdata/render/use-pod-security-policies/output.golden
index 1e650e116f2a54..5f4b12e1a40065 100644
--- a/install/installer/cmd/testdata/render/use-pod-security-policies/output.golden
+++ b/install/installer/cmd/testdata/render/use-pod-security-policies/output.golden
@@ -5225,7 +5225,8 @@ data:
           "isDefault": true,
           "deprecated": false
         }
-      ]
+      ],
+      "inactivityPeriodForReposInDays": 0
     }
 kind: ConfigMap
 metadata:
@@ -9821,7 +9822,7 @@ spec:
   template:
     metadata:
       annotations:
-        gitpod.io/checksum_config: a4e77dfdb4f0f6103762722c99d4ba4eaf570a7c3d9fbc3e292a2d48cb17ad24
+        gitpod.io/checksum_config: 92d9e5b1395f8b3b192de00b493801b656c63073991c1bfc87a90f5205e63226
       creationTimestamp: null
       labels:
         app: gitpod
diff --git a/install/installer/cmd/testdata/render/workspace-requests-limits/output.golden b/install/installer/cmd/testdata/render/workspace-requests-limits/output.golden
index 693f48e5f76204..630dd392f48874 100644
--- a/install/installer/cmd/testdata/render/workspace-requests-limits/output.golden
+++ b/install/installer/cmd/testdata/render/workspace-requests-limits/output.golden
@@ -4895,7 +4895,8 @@ data:
           "isDefault": true,
           "deprecated": false
         }
-      ]
+      ],
+      "inactivityPeriodForReposInDays": 0
     }
 kind: ConfigMap
 metadata:
@@ -9380,7 +9381,7 @@ spec:
   template:
     metadata:
       annotations:
-        gitpod.io/checksum_config: a4e77dfdb4f0f6103762722c99d4ba4eaf570a7c3d9fbc3e292a2d48cb17ad24
+        gitpod.io/checksum_config: 92d9e5b1395f8b3b192de00b493801b656c63073991c1bfc87a90f5205e63226
       creationTimestamp: null
       labels:
         app: gitpod
diff --git a/install/installer/pkg/components/server/configmap.go b/install/installer/pkg/components/server/configmap.go
index 698156d181af8b..b3aac799c2b0b6 100644
--- a/install/installer/pkg/components/server/configmap.go
+++ b/install/installer/pkg/components/server/configmap.go
@@ -176,6 +176,14 @@ func configmap(ctx *common.RenderContext) ([]runtime.Object, error) {
 		return nil
 	})
 
+	inactivityPeriodForReposInDays := 0
+	_ = ctx.WithExperimental(func(cfg *experimental.Config) error {
+		if cfg.WebApp != nil && cfg.WebApp.Server != nil && cfg.WebApp.Server.InactivityPeriodForReposInDays != nil {
+			inactivityPeriodForReposInDays = *cfg.WebApp.Server.InactivityPeriodForReposInDays
+		}
+		return nil
+	})
+
 	// todo(sje): all these values are configurable
 	scfg := ConfigSerialized{
 		Version:               ctx.VersionManifest.Version,
@@ -263,7 +271,8 @@ func configmap(ctx *common.RenderContext) ([]runtime.Object, error) {
 			// default limit for all cloneURLs
 			"*": 50,
 		},
-		WorkspaceClasses: workspaceClasses,
+		WorkspaceClasses:               workspaceClasses,
+		InactivityPeriodForReposInDays: inactivityPeriodForReposInDays,
 	}
 
 	fc, err := common.ToJSONString(scfg)
diff --git a/install/installer/pkg/components/server/types.go b/install/installer/pkg/components/server/types.go
index 26d8edadd67452..3aad35e57d0d60 100644
--- a/install/installer/pkg/components/server/types.go
+++ b/install/installer/pkg/components/server/types.go
@@ -52,8 +52,9 @@ type ConfigSerialized struct {
 	CodeSync                   CodeSync                   `json:"codeSync"`
 	// PrebuildLimiter defines the number of prebuilds allowed for each cloneURL in a given 1 minute interval
 	// Key of "*" defines the default limit, unless there exists a cloneURL in the map which overrides it.
-	PrebuildLimiter  map[string]int   `json:"prebuildLimiter"`
-	WorkspaceClasses []WorkspaceClass `json:"workspaceClasses"`
+	PrebuildLimiter                map[string]int   `json:"prebuildLimiter"`
+	WorkspaceClasses               []WorkspaceClass `json:"workspaceClasses"`
+	InactivityPeriodForReposInDays int              `json:"inactivityPeriodForReposInDays"`
 }
 type CodeSyncResources struct {
 	RevLimit int32 `json:"revLimit"`
diff --git a/install/installer/pkg/config/v1/experimental/experimental.go b/install/installer/pkg/config/v1/experimental/experimental.go
index 1930e845bde405..efaef771daca7c 100644
--- a/install/installer/pkg/config/v1/experimental/experimental.go
+++ b/install/installer/pkg/config/v1/experimental/experimental.go
@@ -232,6 +232,7 @@ type ServerConfig struct {
 	EnableLocalApp                    *bool             `json:"enableLocalApp"`
 	RunDbDeleter                      *bool             `json:"runDbDeleter"`
 	DisableWorkspaceGarbageCollection bool              `json:"disableWorkspaceGarbageCollection"`
+	InactivityPeriodForReposInDays    *int              `json:"inactivityPeriodForReposInDays"`
 
 	// @deprecated use containerRegistry.privateBaseImageAllowList instead
 	DefaultBaseImageRegistryWhiteList []string `json:"defaultBaseImageRegistryWhitelist"`