diff --git a/src/db.c b/src/db.c
index 1100c7ef..df2e50ca 100644
--- a/src/db.c
+++ b/src/db.c
@@ -743,7 +743,7 @@ void moveCommand(client *c) {
     robj *o;
     redisDb *src, *dst;
     int srcid;
-    long long dbid;
+    long long dbid, expire;
 
     if (server.cluster_enabled) {
         addReplyError(c,"MOVE is not allowed in cluster mode");
@@ -777,6 +777,7 @@ void moveCommand(client *c) {
         addReply(c,shared.czero);
         return;
     }
+    expire = getExpire(c->db,c->argv[1]);
 
     /* Return zero if the key already exists in the target DB */
     if (lookupKeyWrite(dst,c->argv[1]) != NULL) {
@@ -784,6 +785,7 @@ void moveCommand(client *c) {
         return;
     }
     dbAdd(dst,c->argv[1],o);
+    if (expire) setExpire(dst,c->argv[1],expire);
     incrRefCount(o);
 
     /* OK! key moved, free the entry in the source DB */
diff --git a/tests/unit/keyspace.tcl b/tests/unit/keyspace.tcl
index e808aaf9..b66dbb2a 100644
--- a/tests/unit/keyspace.tcl
+++ b/tests/unit/keyspace.tcl
@@ -193,6 +193,19 @@ start_server {tags {"keyspace"}} {
         set e
     } {*ERR*index out of range}
 
+    test {MOVE can move key expire metadata as well} {
+        r select 10
+        r flushdb
+        r select 9
+        r set mykey foo ex 100
+        r move mykey 10
+        assert {[r ttl mykey] == -2}
+        r select 10
+        assert {[r ttl mykey] > 0 && [r ttl mykey] <= 100}
+        assert {[r get mykey] eq "foo"}
+        r select 9
+    }
+
     test {SET/GET keys in different DBs} {
         r set a hello
         r set b world