diff --git a/zone/data_bucket.cpp b/zone/data_bucket.cpp
index 67c1e04c4..1ccb21953 100644
--- a/zone/data_bucket.cpp
+++ b/zone/data_bucket.cpp
@@ -76,6 +76,31 @@ std::string DataBucket::GetData(std::string bucket_key) {
 	return std::string(row[0]);
 }
 
+/**
+ * Retrieves data expires time via bucket_name as key
+ * @param bucket_key
+ * @return
+ */
+std::string DataBucket::GetDataExpires(std::string bucket_key) {
+	std::string query = StringFormat(
+			"SELECT `expires` from `data_buckets` WHERE `key` = '%s' AND (`expires` > %lld OR `expires` = 0)  LIMIT 1",
+			bucket_key.c_str(),
+			(long long) std::time(nullptr)
+	);
+
+	auto results = database.QueryDatabase(query);
+	if (!results.Success()) {
+		return std::string();
+	}
+
+	if (results.RowCount() != 1)
+		return std::string();
+
+	auto row = results.begin();
+
+	return std::string(row[0]);
+}
+
 /**
  * Checks for bucket existence by bucket_name key
  * @param bucket_key
diff --git a/zone/data_bucket.h b/zone/data_bucket.h
index 87d3ab0b3..88a344637 100644
--- a/zone/data_bucket.h
+++ b/zone/data_bucket.h
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ public:
 	static void SetData(std::string bucket_key, std::string bucket_value, std::string expires_time = "");
 	static bool DeleteData(std::string bucket_key);
 	static std::string GetData(std::string bucket_key);
+	static std::string GetDataExpires(std::string bucket_key);
 private:
 	static uint64 DoesBucketExist(std::string bucket_key);
 	static uint32 ParseStringTimeToInt(std::string time_string);
diff --git a/zone/embparser_api.cpp b/zone/embparser_api.cpp
index 1a251b8ec..633bcda53 100644
--- a/zone/embparser_api.cpp
+++ b/zone/embparser_api.cpp
@@ -3596,6 +3596,21 @@ XS(XS__get_data) {
 	XSRETURN(1);
 }
 
+XS(XS__get_data_expires);
+XS(XS__get_data_expires) {
+	dXSARGS;
+	if (items != 1)
+		Perl_croak(aTHX_ "Usage: quest::get_data_expires(string bucket_key)");
+
+	dXSTARG;
+	std::string key = (std::string) SvPV_nolen(ST(0));
+
+	sv_setpv(TARG, DataBucket::GetDataExpires(key).c_str());
+	XSprePUSH;
+	PUSHTARG;
+	XSRETURN(1);
+}
+
 XS(XS__set_data);
 XS(XS__set_data) {
 	dXSARGS;
diff --git a/zone/lua_general.cpp b/zone/lua_general.cpp
index 65fe2c575..955b69d5e 100644
--- a/zone/lua_general.cpp
+++ b/zone/lua_general.cpp
@@ -822,6 +822,10 @@ std::string lua_get_data(std::string bucket_key) {
 	return DataBucket::GetData(bucket_key);
 }
 
+std::string lua_get_data_expires(std::string bucket_key) {
+	return DataBucket::GetDataExpires(bucket_key);
+}
+
 void lua_set_data(std::string bucket_key, std::string bucket_value) {
 	DataBucket::SetData(bucket_key, bucket_value);
 }