diff --git a/channels/chan_sip.c b/channels/chan_sip.c
index 58db1ec4cb..4c33cc4085 100755
--- a/channels/chan_sip.c
+++ b/channels/chan_sip.c
@@ -6666,7 +6666,7 @@ static int _sip_show_peer(int type, int fd, struct mansession *s, struct message
 		ast_cli(fd, "Outgoinglimit: %d\r\n", peer->outgoinglimit);
 		ast_cli(fd, "Dynamic: %s\r\n", (ast_test_flag(peer, SIP_DYNAMIC)?"Y":"N"));
 		ast_cli(fd, "Callerid: %s\r\n", ast_callerid_merge(cbuf, sizeof(cbuf), peer->cid_name, peer->cid_num, ""));
-		ast_cli(fd, "RegExpire: %d\r\n", peer->expire);
+		ast_cli(fd, "RegExpire: %ld seconds\r\n", ast_sched_when(sched,peer->expire));
 		ast_cli(fd, "RegExpiry: %d\r\n", peer->expiry);
 		ast_cli(fd, "SIP-AuthInsecure: %s\r\n", insecure2str(ast_test_flag(peer, SIP_INSECURE)));
 		ast_cli(fd, "SIP-NatSupport: %s\r\n", nat2str(ast_test_flag(peer, SIP_NAT)));
diff --git a/include/asterisk/sched.h b/include/asterisk/sched.h
index 40cc391e6f..a97dce8d6f 100755
--- a/include/asterisk/sched.h
+++ b/include/asterisk/sched.h
@@ -102,6 +102,13 @@ extern int ast_sched_runq(struct sched_context *con);
  */
 extern void ast_sched_dump(struct sched_context *con);
 
+/*!Returns the number of seconds before an event takes place */
+/*!
+ * \param con Context to use
+ * \param id Id to dump
+ */
+extern long ast_sched_when(struct sched_context *con,int id);
+
 /*
  *! Convenience macro for objects and reference (add)
  *
diff --git a/sched.c b/sched.c
index 786a26be6e..6f5d3db6f7 100755
--- a/sched.c
+++ b/sched.c
@@ -399,3 +399,28 @@ int ast_sched_runq(struct sched_context *con)
 	ast_mutex_unlock(&con->lock);
 	return x;
 }
+
+long ast_sched_when(struct sched_context *con,int id)
+{
+	struct sched *s;
+	long secs;
+	struct timeval now;
+	DEBUG(ast_log(LOG_DEBUG, "ast_sched_when()\n"));
+
+	ast_mutex_lock(&con->lock);
+	s=con->schedq;
+	while (s!=NULL) {
+		if (s->id==id) break;
+		s=s->next;
+	}
+	secs=-1;
+	if (s!=NULL) {
+		if (gettimeofday(&now, NULL)) {
+			ast_log(LOG_NOTICE, "gettimeofday() failed!\n");
+		} else {
+			secs=s->when.tv_sec-now.tv_sec;
+		}
+	}
+	ast_mutex_unlock(&con->lock);
+	return secs;
+}