diff --git a/lib/connectors/kv-memory.js b/lib/connectors/kv-memory.js
index bd4355bb..9cdb497b 100644
--- a/lib/connectors/kv-memory.js
+++ b/lib/connectors/kv-memory.js
@@ -64,19 +64,23 @@ KeyValueMemoryConnector.prototype._getStoreForModel = function(modelName) {
   return this._store[modelName];
 };
 
-KeyValueMemoryConnector.prototype.get =
-function(modelName, key, options, callback) {
+KeyValueMemoryConnector.prototype._removeIfExpired = function(modelName, key) {
   var store = this._getStoreForModel(modelName);
   var item = store[key];
-
   if (item && item.isExpired()) {
     debug('Removing expired key', key);
     delete store[key];
     item = undefined;
   }
+};
 
+KeyValueMemoryConnector.prototype.get =
+function(modelName, key, options, callback) {
+  this._removeIfExpired(modelName, key);
+
+  var store = this._getStoreForModel(modelName);
+  var item = store[key];
   var value = item ? item.value : null;
-
   debug('GET %j %j -> %s', modelName, key, value);
 
   if (/^buffer:/.test(value)) {
@@ -127,6 +131,29 @@ function(modelName, key, ttl, options, callback) {
   process.nextTick(callback);
 };
 
+KeyValueMemoryConnector.prototype.ttl =
+function(modelName, key, options, callback) {
+  this._removeIfExpired(modelName, key);
+
+  var store = this._getStoreForModel(modelName);
+
+  // key is unknown
+  if (!(key in store)) {
+    return process.nextTick(function() {
+      var err = new Error('Cannot get TTL for unknown key ' + key);
+      err.statusCode = 404;
+      callback(err);
+    });
+  }
+
+  var ttl = store[key].getTtl();
+  debug('TTL %j %j -> %s', modelName, key, ttl);
+
+  process.nextTick(function() {
+    callback(null, ttl);
+  });
+};
+
 KeyValueMemoryConnector.prototype.disconnect = function(callback) {
   if (this._cleanupTimer)
     clearInterval(this._cleanupTimer);
@@ -150,3 +177,7 @@ StoreItem.prototype.setTtl = function(ttl) {
     this.expires = undefined;
   }
 };
+
+StoreItem.prototype.getTtl = function() {
+  return !this.expires ? undefined : this.expires - Date.now();
+};
diff --git a/lib/kvao/index.js b/lib/kvao/index.js
index 7f537b74..3305a4d3 100644
--- a/lib/kvao/index.js
+++ b/lib/kvao/index.js
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ module.exports = KeyValueAccessObject;
 KeyValueAccessObject.get = require('./get');
 KeyValueAccessObject.set = require('./set');
 KeyValueAccessObject.expire = require('./expire');
+KeyValueAccessObject.ttl = require('./ttl');
 
 KeyValueAccessObject.getConnector = function() {
   return this.getDataSource().connector;
diff --git a/lib/kvao/ttl.js b/lib/kvao/ttl.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5c2d8abf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/kvao/ttl.js
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+'use strict';
+
+var assert = require('assert');
+var utils = require('../utils');
+
+/**
+ * Get remaining expiration (TTL) for a given key.
+ *
+ * @param {String} key
+ * @param {Object} options
+ * @callback cb
+ * @param {Error} error
+ * @param {Number} ttl The remaining TTL for the given key. `undefined` if TTL
+ *   was not initially set.
+ *
+ * @header KVAO.ttl(key, cb)
+ */
+module.exports = function keyValueTtl(key, options, callback) {
+  if (callback == undefined && typeof options === 'function') {
+    callback = options;
+    options = {};
+  } else if (!options) {
+    options = {};
+  }
+
+  assert(typeof key === 'string' && key, 'key must be a non-empty string');
+  assert(typeof options === 'object', 'options must be an object');
+
+  callback = callback || utils.createPromiseCallback();
+  this.getConnector().ttl(this.modelName, key, options, callback);
+  return callback.promise;
+};
diff --git a/test/kvao/ttl.suite.js b/test/kvao/ttl.suite.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cd563a46
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/kvao/ttl.suite.js
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+'use strict';
+
+var should = require('should');
+var helpers = require('./_helpers');
+var Promise = require('bluebird');
+
+module.exports = function(dataSourceFactory, connectorCapabilities) {
+  describe('ttl', function() {
+    var CacheItem;
+    beforeEach(function unpackContext() {
+      CacheItem = helpers.givenCacheItem(dataSourceFactory);
+    });
+
+    it('returns an error when key does not exist', function() {
+      return CacheItem.ttl('key-does-not-exist').then(
+        function() { throw new Error('ttl() should have failed'); },
+        function(err) {
+          err.message.should.match(/key-does-not-exist/);
+          err.should.have.property('statusCode', 404);
+        });
+    });
+
+    it('returns `undefined` when key does not expire', function() {
+      return CacheItem.set('a-key', 'a-value')
+        .then(function() { return CacheItem.ttl('a-key'); })
+        .then(function(ttl) { should.not.exist(ttl); });
+    });
+
+    context('existing key with expire before expiration time', function() {
+      it('returns ttl - Callback API', function(done) {
+        CacheItem.set('a-key', 'a-value', 10, function(err) {
+          if (err) return done(err);
+          CacheItem.ttl('a-key', function(err, ttl) {
+            if (err) return done(err);
+            ttl.should.be.within(0, 10);
+            done();
+          });
+        });
+      });
+
+      it('returns ttl - Promise API', function() {
+        return CacheItem.set('a-key', 'a-value', 10)
+          .delay(1)
+          .then(function() { return CacheItem.ttl('a-key'); })
+          .then(function(ttl) { ttl.should.be.within(0, 10); });
+      });
+    });
+
+    context('existing key with expire after expiration time', function(done) {
+      it('returns an error', function() {
+        return CacheItem.set('key-does-not-exist', 'a-value', 10)
+          .delay(20)
+          .then(function() {
+            return CacheItem.ttl('key-does-not-exist');
+          })
+          .then(
+            function() { throw new Error('ttl() should have failed'); },
+            function(err) {
+              err.message.should.match(/key-does-not-exist/);
+              err.should.have.property('statusCode', 404);
+            });
+      });
+    });
+  });
+};