diff --git a/components/apimgt/org.wso2.carbon.apimgt.keymgt/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/apimgt/keymgt/handlers/DefaultKeyValidationHandler.java b/components/apimgt/org.wso2.carbon.apimgt.keymgt/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/apimgt/keymgt/handlers/DefaultKeyValidationHandler.java
index 38011173f7df..95da9b98a5a7 100644
--- a/components/apimgt/org.wso2.carbon.apimgt.keymgt/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/apimgt/keymgt/handlers/DefaultKeyValidationHandler.java
+++ b/components/apimgt/org.wso2.carbon.apimgt.keymgt/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/apimgt/keymgt/handlers/DefaultKeyValidationHandler.java
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 import org.wso2.carbon.apimgt.impl.utils.APIUtil;
 import org.wso2.carbon.apimgt.keymgt.APIKeyMgtException;
 import org.wso2.carbon.apimgt.keymgt.SubscriptionDataHolder;
+import org.wso2.carbon.apimgt.keymgt.internal.ServiceReferenceHolder;
 import org.wso2.carbon.apimgt.keymgt.model.SubscriptionDataStore;
 import org.wso2.carbon.apimgt.keymgt.model.entity.API;
 import org.wso2.carbon.apimgt.keymgt.service.TokenValidationContext;
@@ -212,14 +213,53 @@ public boolean validateScopes(TokenValidationContext validationContext) throws A
         return scopesValidated;
     }
 
+    private boolean isAccessTokenExpired(long validityPeriod, long issuedTime) {
+
+        long timestampSkew =
+                ServiceReferenceHolder.getInstance().getOauthServerConfiguration().getTimeStampSkewInSeconds() * 1000;
+        long currentTime = System.currentTimeMillis();
+
+        //If the validity period is not an never expiring value
+        if (validityPeriod != Long.MAX_VALUE &&
+                // For cases where validityPeriod is closer to Long.MAX_VALUE (then issuedTime + validityPeriod would spill
+                // over and would produce a negative value)
+                (currentTime - timestampSkew) > validityPeriod) {
+            //check the validity of cached OAuth2AccessToken Response
+
+            if ((currentTime - timestampSkew) > (issuedTime + validityPeriod)) {
+                return true;
+            }
+        }
+
+        return false;
+    }
+
+
     private AccessTokenInfo getAccessTokenInfo(TokenValidationContext validationContext)
             throws APIManagementException {
 
         Object cachedAccessTokenInfo =
                 CacheProvider.createIntrospectionCache().get(validationContext.getAccessToken());
-        if (cachedAccessTokenInfo != null) {
-            log.debug("AccessToken available in introspection Cache.");
-            return (AccessTokenInfo) cachedAccessTokenInfo;
+        AccessTokenInfo cachedAccessTokenInfoObject = null;
+
+        if (cachedAccessTokenInfo instanceof AccessTokenInfo) {
+            cachedAccessTokenInfoObject = (AccessTokenInfo) cachedAccessTokenInfo;
+
+            // Since validationInfoDTO object is not passed into isAccessTokenExpired(),
+            // validation status need to be set explicitly.
+            if (isAccessTokenExpired(cachedAccessTokenInfoObject.getValidityPeriod(),
+                    cachedAccessTokenInfoObject.getIssuedTime())) {
+
+                if (log.isDebugEnabled()) {
+                    log.debug("Invalid OAuth Token in Introspect Cache : Access Token " +
+                            APIUtil.getMaskedToken(validationContext.getAccessToken()) + " has been expired.");
+                }
+                // if token is expired  remove cache entry from introspection cache
+                CacheProvider.getGatewayIntrospectCache().remove(validationContext.getAccessToken());
+                cachedAccessTokenInfoObject.setErrorcode(APIConstants.KeyValidationStatus.API_AUTH_INVALID_CREDENTIALS);
+                cachedAccessTokenInfoObject.setTokenValid(false);
+            }
+                return cachedAccessTokenInfoObject;
         }
         String electedKeyManager = null;
         // Obtaining details about the token.
diff --git a/components/apimgt/org.wso2.carbon.apimgt.keymgt/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/apimgt/keymgt/internal/APIKeyMgtServiceComponent.java b/components/apimgt/org.wso2.carbon.apimgt.keymgt/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/apimgt/keymgt/internal/APIKeyMgtServiceComponent.java
index 3426b49bb2ea..613898a37927 100644
--- a/components/apimgt/org.wso2.carbon.apimgt.keymgt/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/apimgt/keymgt/internal/APIKeyMgtServiceComponent.java
+++ b/components/apimgt/org.wso2.carbon.apimgt.keymgt/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/apimgt/keymgt/internal/APIKeyMgtServiceComponent.java
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 import org.wso2.carbon.apimgt.keymgt.service.KeyManagerDataServiceImpl;
 import org.wso2.carbon.apimgt.keymgt.util.APIKeyMgtDataHolder;
 import org.wso2.carbon.event.output.adapter.core.OutputEventAdapterService;
+import org.wso2.carbon.identity.oauth.config.OAuthServerConfiguration;
 import org.wso2.carbon.registry.core.service.RegistryService;
 import org.wso2.carbon.user.core.service.RealmService;
 
@@ -236,5 +237,25 @@ protected void removeKeyValidationHandler(KeyValidationHandler keyValidationHand
             ServiceReferenceHolder.getInstance().removeKeyValidationHandler(tenantDomain);
         }
     }
+
+    @Reference(
+            name = "oauth.config.service",
+            service = OAuthServerConfiguration.class,
+            cardinality = ReferenceCardinality.MANDATORY,
+            policy = ReferencePolicy.DYNAMIC,
+            unbind = "unsetOauthServerConfiguration")
+    protected void setOauthServerConfiguration(OAuthServerConfiguration oauthServerConfiguration) {
+        ServiceReferenceHolder.getInstance().setOauthServerConfiguration(oauthServerConfiguration);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * De-reference the Oauth Server configuration Service dependency.
+     *
+     * @param oAuthServerConfiguration
+     */
+    protected void unsetOauthServerConfiguration(OAuthServerConfiguration oAuthServerConfiguration) {
+        ServiceReferenceHolder.getInstance().setOauthServerConfiguration(null);
+    }
+
 }
 
diff --git a/components/apimgt/org.wso2.carbon.apimgt.keymgt/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/apimgt/keymgt/internal/ServiceReferenceHolder.java b/components/apimgt/org.wso2.carbon.apimgt.keymgt/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/apimgt/keymgt/internal/ServiceReferenceHolder.java
index f68bda877f74..ae07b7e569e1 100644
--- a/components/apimgt/org.wso2.carbon.apimgt.keymgt/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/apimgt/keymgt/internal/ServiceReferenceHolder.java
+++ b/components/apimgt/org.wso2.carbon.apimgt.keymgt/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/apimgt/keymgt/internal/ServiceReferenceHolder.java
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 import org.wso2.carbon.apimgt.keymgt.handlers.DefaultKeyValidationHandler;
 import org.wso2.carbon.apimgt.keymgt.handlers.KeyValidationHandler;
 import org.wso2.carbon.event.output.adapter.core.OutputEventAdapterService;
+import org.wso2.carbon.identity.oauth.config.OAuthServerConfiguration;
 import org.wso2.carbon.user.core.service.RealmService;
 
 import java.util.Map;
@@ -38,6 +39,7 @@ public class ServiceReferenceHolder {
     private OutputEventAdapterService outputEventAdapterService;
     private Map<String, KeyValidationHandler> keyValidationHandlerMap = new ConcurrentHashMap<>();
     private RealmService realmService;
+    private OAuthServerConfiguration oauthServerConfiguration;
 
     private ServiceReferenceHolder() {
 
@@ -102,4 +104,14 @@ public RealmService getRealmService() {
     public void setRealmService(RealmService realmService) {
         this.realmService = realmService;
     }
+
+    public void setOauthServerConfiguration(OAuthServerConfiguration oauthServerConfiguration) {
+        this.oauthServerConfiguration = oauthServerConfiguration;
+    }
+
+    public OAuthServerConfiguration getOauthServerConfiguration() {
+
+        return oauthServerConfiguration;
+    }
+
 }