diff --git a/src/backend/app/config.py b/src/backend/app/config.py
index 7942006a..f682bdad 100644
--- a/src/backend/app/config.py
+++ b/src/backend/app/config.py
@@ -78,7 +78,8 @@ def assemble_db_connection(cls, v: Optional[str], info: ValidationInfo) -> Any:
     S3_BUCKET_NAME: str = "dtm-data"
     S3_DOWNLOAD_ROOT: Optional[str] = None
 
-    ACCESS_TOKEN_EXPIRE_MINUTES: int = 60 * 24 * 8
+    ACCESS_TOKEN_EXPIRE_MINUTES: int = 60 * 24 * 1  # 1 day
+    REFRESH_TOKEN_EXPIRE_MINUTES: int = 60 * 24 * 8  # 8 day
 
 
 @lru_cache
diff --git a/src/backend/app/users/user_crud.py b/src/backend/app/users/user_crud.py
index 53ab5ad8..cea04bda 100644
--- a/src/backend/app/users/user_crud.py
+++ b/src/backend/app/users/user_crud.py
@@ -11,15 +11,26 @@
 
 pwd_context = CryptContext(schemes=["bcrypt"], deprecated="auto")
 
-
 ALGORITHM = "HS256"
 
 
-def create_access_token(subject: str | Any, expires_delta: timedelta) -> str:
+def create_access_token(
+    subject: str | Any, expires_delta: timedelta, refresh_token_expiry: timedelta
+):
     expire = datetime.utcnow() + expires_delta
-    to_encode = {"exp": expire, "sub": str(subject)}
-    encoded_jwt = jwt.encode(to_encode, settings.SECRET_KEY, algorithm=ALGORITHM)
-    return encoded_jwt
+    refresh_expire = datetime.utcnow() + refresh_token_expiry
+
+    to_encode_access_token = {"exp": expire, "sub": str(subject)}
+    to_encode_refresh_token = {"exp": refresh_expire, "sub": str(subject)}
+
+    access_token = jwt.encode(
+        to_encode_access_token, settings.SECRET_KEY, algorithm=ALGORITHM
+    )
+    refresh_token = jwt.encode(
+        to_encode_refresh_token, settings.SECRET_KEY, algorithm=ALGORITHM
+    )
+
+    return access_token, refresh_token
 
 
 def verify_password(plain_password: str, hashed_password: str) -> bool:
diff --git a/src/backend/app/users/user_deps.py b/src/backend/app/users/user_deps.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f81a8f3b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/backend/app/users/user_deps.py
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+import jwt
+from typing import Annotated
+
+from fastapi import Depends, HTTPException, status
+from fastapi.security import OAuth2PasswordBearer
+from jwt.exceptions import InvalidTokenError
+from pydantic import ValidationError
+from sqlalchemy.orm import Session
+from app.config import settings
+from app.db import database
+from app.users import user_crud, user_schemas
+from app.db.db_models import DbUser
+
+
+reusable_oauth2 = OAuth2PasswordBearer(tokenUrl=f"{settings.API_PREFIX}/users/login")
+
+
+SessionDep = Annotated[
+    Session,
+    Depends(database.get_db),
+]
+TokenDep = Annotated[str, Depends(reusable_oauth2)]
+
+
+def get_current_user(session: SessionDep, token: TokenDep):
+    try:
+        payload = jwt.decode(
+            token, settings.SECRET_KEY, algorithms=[user_crud.ALGORITHM]
+        )
+        token_data = user_schemas.TokenPayload(**payload)
+
+    except (InvalidTokenError, ValidationError):
+        raise HTTPException(
+            status_code=status.HTTP_403_FORBIDDEN,
+            detail="Could not validate credentials",
+        )
+
+    user = session.get(DbUser, token_data.sub)
+
+    if not user:
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=404, detail="User not found")
+    if not user.is_active:
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=400, detail="Inactive user")
+    return user
+
+
+CurrentUser = Annotated[DbUser, Depends(get_current_user)]
+
+
+def get_current_active_superuser(current_user: CurrentUser):
+    if not current_user.is_superuser:
+        raise HTTPException(
+            status_code=403, detail="The user doesn't have enough privileges"
+        )
+    return current_user
diff --git a/src/backend/app/users/user_routes.py b/src/backend/app/users/user_routes.py
index 32f857d7..0b515116 100644
--- a/src/backend/app/users/user_routes.py
+++ b/src/backend/app/users/user_routes.py
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
+from typing import Any
 from datetime import timedelta
 from fastapi import APIRouter, HTTPException, Depends
 from sqlalchemy.orm import Session
 from typing import Annotated
 from fastapi.security import OAuth2PasswordRequestForm
 from app.users.user_schemas import Token, UserPublic, UserRegister
+from app.users.user_deps import CurrentUser
 from app.config import settings
 from app.users import user_crud
 from app.db import database
@@ -31,11 +33,14 @@ def login_access_token(
     elif not user.is_active:
         raise HTTPException(status_code=400, detail="Inactive user")
     access_token_expires = timedelta(minutes=settings.ACCESS_TOKEN_EXPIRE_MINUTES)
-    return Token(
-        access_token=user_crud.create_access_token(
-            user.id, expires_delta=access_token_expires
-        )
+    refresh_token_expires = timedelta(minutes=settings.REFRESH_TOKEN_EXPIRE_MINUTES)
+
+    access_token, refresh_token = user_crud.create_access_token(
+        user.id,
+        expires_delta=access_token_expires,
+        refresh_token_expiry=refresh_token_expires,
     )
+    return Token(access_token=access_token, refresh_token=refresh_token)
 
 
 @router.post("/signup", response_model=UserPublic)
@@ -61,3 +66,24 @@ def register_user(
 
     user = user_crud.create_user(db, user_in)
     return user
+
+
+@router.get("/refresh_token")
+def update_token(current_user: CurrentUser):
+    access_token_expires = timedelta(minutes=settings.ACCESS_TOKEN_EXPIRE_MINUTES)
+    refresh_token_expires = timedelta(minutes=settings.REFRESH_TOKEN_EXPIRE_MINUTES)
+
+    access_token, refresh_token = user_crud.create_access_token(
+        current_user.id,
+        expires_delta=access_token_expires,
+        refresh_token_expiry=refresh_token_expires,
+    )
+    return Token(access_token=access_token, refresh_token=refresh_token)
+
+
+@router.get("/me", response_model=UserPublic)
+def read_user_me(current_user: CurrentUser) -> Any:
+    """
+    Get current user.
+    """
+    return current_user
diff --git a/src/backend/app/users/user_schemas.py b/src/backend/app/users/user_schemas.py
index 2da7a267..cad9dc84 100644
--- a/src/backend/app/users/user_schemas.py
+++ b/src/backend/app/users/user_schemas.py
@@ -17,8 +17,14 @@ class User(BaseModel):
     name: str
 
 
+# Contents of JWT token
+class TokenPayload(BaseModel):
+    sub: int | None = None
+
+
 class Token(BaseModel):
     access_token: str
+    refresh_token: str
     token_type: str = "bearer"