diff --git a/src/cc/CCinclude.h b/src/cc/CCinclude.h
index 0f0348ebb..94d8d5b2c 100644
--- a/src/cc/CCinclude.h
+++ b/src/cc/CCinclude.h
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ bool PreventCC(Eval* eval,const CTransaction &tx,int32_t preventCCvins,int32_t n
 bool Getscriptaddress(char *destaddr,const CScript &scriptPubKey);
 std::vector<uint8_t> Mypubkey();
 bool Myprivkey(uint8_t myprivkey[]);
+int64_t CCduration(uint256 txid);
 
 // CCtx
 std::string FinalizeCCTx(struct CCcontract_info *cp,CMutableTransaction &mtx,CPubKey mypk,uint64_t txfee,CScript opret);
diff --git a/src/cc/CCutils.cpp b/src/cc/CCutils.cpp
index b68d1061b..af92b69a3 100644
--- a/src/cc/CCutils.cpp
+++ b/src/cc/CCutils.cpp
@@ -268,3 +268,14 @@ bool ProcessCC(struct CCcontract_info *cp,Eval* eval, std::vector<uint8_t> param
     return(false);
 }
 
+int64_t CCduration(uint256 txid)
+{
+    CTransaction tx; uint256 hashBlock; int64_t duration = 0;
+    if ( GetTransaction(txid,tx,hashBlock,false) == 0 )
+    {
+        fprintf(stderr,"cant find duration txid\n");
+        return(0);
+    }
+    return(duration);
+}
+