diff --git a/src/database.cpp b/src/database.cpp
index 624fee4..dabbdf6 100644
--- a/src/database.cpp
+++ b/src/database.cpp
@@ -130,6 +130,12 @@ namespace Database {
     const static std::string PREPARED_STATEMENT_SELECT_FREELANCER_EMAIL_FROM_PASSWORD_RESET_KEY = "selectFreelancerEmailAddressFromPasswordResetKeys";
     const static std::string SQL_STATEMENT_SELECT_FREELANCER_EMAIL_FROM_PASSWORD_RESET_KEY = "select freelanceremail from passwordresetkeys where passwordresetkey = $1;";
 
+    /*
+     * Name and Statement for prepared statement to check if an reset key is expired
+     * returns 0 if key not expired
+     */
+    const static std::string PREPARED_STATEMENT_SELECT_CHECK_FREELANCER_RESET_KEY_EXPIRED = "checkFreelancerResetKeyExpired";
+    const static std::string SQL_STATEMENT_SELECT_CHECK_FREELANCER_RESET_KEY_EXPIRED = "select count(*) from passwordresetkeys where passwordresetkey = $1 and expiration <= CURRENT_TIMESTAMP;";
     /*
      * Statement to remove expired reset keys
      */
@@ -556,6 +562,21 @@ namespace Database {
         connection.unprepare(PREPARED_STATEMENT_SELECT_CHECK_FREELANCER_RESET_KEY);
         return result;
     }
+
+    /*
+     * Executes the prepared statement SELECT_CHECK_FREELANCER_RESET_KEY_EXPIRED
+     * Takes an open pqxx::connection and the password reset key
+     * returns 0 if reset key is not expired
+     */
+    pqxx::result executePreparedStatement_SELECT_CHECK_FREELANCER_RESET_KEY_EXPIRED(pqxx::connection &connection, const std::string& freelancerEmail) {
+        connection.prepare(PREPARED_STATEMENT_SELECT_CHECK_FREELANCER_RESET_KEY_EXPIRED, SQL_STATEMENT_SELECT_CHECK_FREELANCER_RESET_KEY_EXPIRED);
+        pqxx::work work(connection);
+        pqxx::result result = work.exec_prepared(PREPARED_STATEMENT_SELECT_CHECK_FREELANCER_RESET_KEY_EXPIRED, freelancerEmail);
+        work.commit();
+        connection.unprepare(PREPARED_STATEMENT_SELECT_CHECK_FREELANCER_RESET_KEY_EXPIRED);
+        return result;
+    }
+
     /*
      * Executes the prepared statement SELECT_FREELANCER_EMAIL_FROM_PASSWORD_RESET_KEY
      * Takes an open pqxx::connection and the password reset key