diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/components/activity-column.js.es6 b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/components/activity-column.js.es6
index 5a758902136..3f17f5b427e 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/components/activity-column.js.es6
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/components/activity-column.js.es6
@@ -26,9 +26,9 @@ export default Ember.Component.extend({
     if (!bumpedAt) { return; }
     var delta = daysSinceEpoch(bumpedAt) - daysSinceEpoch(createdAt);
 
-    if (delta > 120) { return 'coldmap-high'; }
-    if (delta > 60) { return 'coldmap-med'; }
-    if (delta > 14) { return 'coldmap-low'; }
+    if (delta > Discourse.SiteSettings.cold_age_days_high) { return 'coldmap-high'; }
+    if (delta > Discourse.SiteSettings.cold_age_days_medium) { return 'coldmap-med'; }
+    if (delta > Discourse.SiteSettings.cold_age_days_low) { return 'coldmap-low'; }
   }.property('bumpedAt', 'createdAt'),
 
   title: function() {
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/helpers/cold-age-class.js.es6 b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/helpers/cold-age-class.js.es6
index a3bfaf6ea0e..d7d644a79a0 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/helpers/cold-age-class.js.es6
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/helpers/cold-age-class.js.es6
@@ -14,9 +14,10 @@ function coldAgeClass(property, options) {
   // Show heat on age
   var nowDays = daysSinceEpoch(new Date()),
       epochDays = daysSinceEpoch(new Date(dt));
-  if (nowDays - epochDays > 60) return 'age coldmap-high';
-  if (nowDays - epochDays > 30) return 'age coldmap-med';
-  if (nowDays - epochDays > 14) return 'age coldmap-low';
+
+  if (nowDays - epochDays > Discourse.SiteSettings.cold_age_days_high) return 'age coldmap-high';
+  if (nowDays - epochDays > Discourse.SiteSettings.cold_age_days_medium) return 'age coldmap-med';
+  if (nowDays - epochDays > Discourse.SiteSettings.cold_age_days_low) return 'age coldmap-low';
 
   return 'age';
 }
diff --git a/config/locales/server.en.yml b/config/locales/server.en.yml
index d76574e955c..43bd56d3bb7 100644
--- a/config/locales/server.en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/server.en.yml
@@ -890,9 +890,13 @@ en:
     topic_views_heat_medium: "After this many views, the topic is moderately highlighted."
     topic_views_heat_high: "After this many views, the topic is strongly highlighted."
 
-    topic_post_like_heat_low: "A post with this likes:post ratio is slightly highlighted."
-    topic_post_like_heat_medium: "A post with this likes:post ratio is slightly highlighted."
-    topic_post_like_heat_high: "A post with this likes:post ratio is slightly highlighted."
+    cold_age_days_low: "A topic this many days old is slightly highligted."
+    cold_age_days_medium: "A topic this many days old is slightly highligted."
+    cold_age_days_high: "A topic this many days old is slightly highligted."
+
+    topic_post_like_heat_low: "A topic with this likes:post ratio is slightly highlighted."
+    topic_post_like_heat_medium: "A topic with this likes:post ratio is slightly highlighted."
+    topic_post_like_heat_high: "A topic with this likes:post ratio is slightly highlighted."
 
     faq_url: "If you have a FAQ hosted elsewhere that you want to use, provide the full URL here."
     tos_url: "If you have a Terms of Service document hosted elsewhere that you want to use, provide the full URL here."
diff --git a/config/site_settings.yml b/config/site_settings.yml
index ed4f22cb51a..4e11f49bdd8 100644
--- a/config/site_settings.yml
+++ b/config/site_settings.yml
@@ -681,6 +681,17 @@ uncategorized:
     client: true
     default: 2.0
 
+  # Cold map thresholds
+  cold_age_days_low:
+    client: true
+    default: 14
+  cold_age_days_medium:
+    client: true
+    default: 60
+  cold_age_days_high:
+    client: true
+    default: 120
+
   # Warnings
   educate_until_posts: 2
   sequential_replies_threshold: 2