diff --git a/cache.go b/cache.go
index 3562543..2b274dc 100644
--- a/cache.go
+++ b/cache.go
@@ -143,6 +143,28 @@ func (c *cache) get(k string) (interface{}, bool) {
 	return item.Object, true
 }
 
+// GetWithExpiration gets an item from the cache
+// Returns the item or nil, the expiration time and a bool indicating
+// whether the key was found.
+func (c *cache) GetWithExpiration(k string) (Item, time.Time, bool) {
+	c.mu.RLock()
+	// "Inlining" of get and Expired
+	item, found := c.items[k]
+	if !found {
+		c.mu.RUnlock()
+		return Item{}, time.Time{}, false
+	}
+	if item.Expiration > 0 {
+		if time.Now().UnixNano() > item.Expiration {
+			c.mu.RUnlock()
+			return Item{}, time.Time{}, false
+		}
+	}
+	expiration := time.Unix(0, item.Expiration)
+	c.mu.RUnlock()
+	return item, expiration, true
+}
+
 // Increment an item of type int, int8, int16, int32, int64, uintptr, uint,
 // uint8, uint32, or uint64, float32 or float64 by n. Returns an error if the
 // item's value is not an integer, if it was not found, or if it is not
diff --git a/cache_test.go b/cache_test.go
index 6e81693..cd26ab7 100644
--- a/cache_test.go
+++ b/cache_test.go
@@ -77,6 +77,19 @@ func TestCacheTimes(t *testing.T) {
 	tc.Set("c", 3, 20*time.Millisecond)
 	tc.Set("d", 4, 70*time.Millisecond)
 
+	_, expiration, found := tc.GetWithExpiration("c")
+	if !found {
+		t.Error("a Item was not found while getting c")
+	}
+
+	if found && expiration.IsZero() {
+		t.Error("an Item was found but had no expiration")
+	}
+	expirationThreshold := time.Now().Add(25 * time.Second)
+	if !expiration.IsZero() && expiration.After(expirationThreshold) {
+		t.Errorf("a item.Object expiration expected to be before %s but was %s", expirationThreshold, expiration)
+	}
+
 	<-time.After(25 * time.Millisecond)
 	_, found = tc.Get("c")
 	if found {
@@ -1425,6 +1438,19 @@ func TestSerializeUnserializable(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestItems(t *testing.T) {
+	tc := New(DefaultExpiration, 0)
+
+	tc.Set("a", 1, DefaultExpiration)
+	items := tc.Items()
+
+	tc.Set("b", "b", DefaultExpiration)
+
+	if tc.ItemCount() != len(items) {
+		t.Errorf("Error items copy expected length %d but was %d", tc.ItemCount(), len(items))
+	}
+}
+
 func BenchmarkCacheGetExpiring(b *testing.B) {
 	benchmarkCacheGet(b, 5*time.Minute)
 }