diff --git a/src/database/mongo/main.js b/src/database/mongo/main.js
index 59e3f94481..67a209dfdb 100644
--- a/src/database/mongo/main.js
+++ b/src/database/mongo/main.js
@@ -134,4 +134,12 @@ module.exports = function (module) {
 		timestamp = Math.min(timestamp, 8640000000000000);
 		await module.setObjectField(key, 'expireAt', new Date(timestamp));
 	};
+
+	module.ttl = async function (key) {
+		return Math.round((await module.getObjectField(key, 'expireAt') - Date.now()) / 1000);
+	};
+
+	module.pttl = async function (key) {
+		return await module.getObjectField(key, 'expireAt') - Date.now();
+	};
 };
diff --git a/src/database/postgres/main.js b/src/database/postgres/main.js
index 37e8f695a1..e122eafc07 100644
--- a/src/database/postgres/main.js
+++ b/src/database/postgres/main.js
@@ -210,4 +210,26 @@ UPDATE "legacy_object"
 	module.pexpireAt = async function (key, timestamp) {
 		await doExpire(key, new Date(timestamp));
 	};
+
+	async function getExpire(key) {
+		const res = await module.pool.query({
+			name: 'ttl',
+			text: `
+SELECT "expireAt"::TEXT
+  FROM "legacy_object"
+ WHERE "_key" = $1::TEXT
+ LIMIT 1`,
+			values: [key],
+		});
+
+		return res.rows.length ? new Date(res.rows[0].expireAt).getTime() : null;
+	}
+
+	module.ttl = async function (key) {
+		return Math.round((await getExpire(key) - Date.now()) / 1000);
+	};
+
+	module.pttl = async function (key) {
+		return await getExpire(key) - Date.now();
+	};
 };
diff --git a/src/database/redis/main.js b/src/database/redis/main.js
index 5c5bee9428..5f31ee2da2 100644
--- a/src/database/redis/main.js
+++ b/src/database/redis/main.js
@@ -100,4 +100,12 @@ module.exports = function (module) {
 	module.pexpireAt = async function (key, timestamp) {
 		await module.client.async.pexpireat(key, timestamp);
 	};
+
+	module.ttl = async function (key) {
+		return await module.client.async.ttl(key);
+	};
+
+	module.pttl = async function (key) {
+		return await module.client.async.pttl(key);
+	};
 };
diff --git a/src/database/redis/promisify.js b/src/database/redis/promisify.js
index d768baad59..91132f484a 100644
--- a/src/database/redis/promisify.js
+++ b/src/database/redis/promisify.js
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ module.exports = function (redisClient) {
 		expireat: util.promisify(redisClient.expireat).bind(redisClient),
 		pexpire: util.promisify(redisClient.pexpire).bind(redisClient),
 		pexpireat: util.promisify(redisClient.pexpireat).bind(redisClient),
+		ttl: util.promisify(redisClient.ttl).bind(redisClient),
+		pttl: util.promisify(redisClient.pttl).bind(redisClient),
 
 		hmset: util.promisify(redisClient.hmset).bind(redisClient),
 		hset: util.promisify(redisClient.hset).bind(redisClient),
diff --git a/test/database/keys.js b/test/database/keys.js
index 7c5fe7cc25..bff084376f 100644
--- a/test/database/keys.js
+++ b/test/database/keys.js
@@ -327,5 +327,27 @@ describe('Key methods', function () {
 				});
 			});
 		});
+
+		it('should expire a key using seconds', function (done) {
+			db.expire('testKey', 86400, function (err) {
+				assert.ifError(err);
+				db.ttl('testKey', function (err, ttl) {
+					assert.ifError(err);
+					assert.equal(Math.round(86400 / 1000), Math.round(ttl / 1000));
+					done();
+				});
+			});
+		});
+
+		it('should expire a key using milliseconds', function (done) {
+			db.pexpire('testKey', 86400000, function (err) {
+				assert.ifError(err);
+				db.pttl('testKey', function (err, pttl) {
+					assert.ifError(err);
+					assert.equal(Math.round(86400000 / 1000000), Math.round(pttl / 1000000));
+					done();
+				});
+			});
+		});
 	});
 });