diff --git a/pkg/controller/controller.go b/pkg/controller/controller.go
index aebf4370..ca95bf4f 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/controller.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/controller.go
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/tidwall/tile38/pkg/collection"
 	"github.com/tidwall/tile38/pkg/core"
 	"github.com/tidwall/tile38/pkg/endpoint"
+	"github.com/tidwall/tile38/pkg/expire"
 	"github.com/tidwall/tile38/pkg/geojson"
 	"github.com/tidwall/tile38/pkg/log"
 	"github.com/tidwall/tile38/pkg/server"
@@ -113,6 +114,7 @@ type Controller struct {
 	luapool    *lStatePool
 
 	pubsub *pubsub
+	hookex expire.List
 }
 
 // ListenAndServe starts a new tile38 server
@@ -143,6 +145,12 @@ func ListenAndServeEx(host string, port int, dir string, ln *net.Listener, http
 		http:     http,
 		pubsub:   newPubsub(),
 	}
+	c.hookex.Expired = func(item expire.Item) {
+		switch v := item.(type) {
+		case *Hook:
+			c.possiblyExpireHook(v)
+		}
+	}
 	c.epc = endpoint.NewManager(c)
 	c.luascripts = c.NewScriptMap()
 	c.luapool = c.NewPool()
diff --git a/pkg/controller/hooks.go b/pkg/controller/hooks.go
index 8ab4dced..52febce6 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/hooks.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/hooks.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"bytes"
 	"errors"
 	"sort"
+	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 	"sync"
 	"time"
@@ -65,8 +66,8 @@ func (c *Controller) cmdSetHook(msg *server.Message, chanCmd bool) (
 	var commandvs []resp.Value
 	var cmdlc string
 	var types []string
-	// var expires float64
-	// var expiresSet bool
+	var expires float64
+	var expiresSet bool
 	metaMap := make(map[string]string)
 	for {
 		commandvs = vs
@@ -88,18 +89,18 @@ func (c *Controller) cmdSetHook(msg *server.Message, chanCmd bool) (
 			}
 			metaMap[metakey] = metaval
 			continue
-		// case "ex":
-		// 	var s string
-		// 	if vs, s, ok = tokenval(vs); !ok || s == "" {
-		// 		return server.NOMessage, d, errInvalidNumberOfArguments
-		// 	}
-		// 	v, err := strconv.ParseFloat(s, 64)
-
-		// 	if err != nil {
-		// 		return server.NOMessage, d, errInvalidArgument(s)
-		// 	}
-		// 	expires = v
-		// 	expiresSet = true
+		case "ex":
+			var s string
+			if vs, s, ok = tokenval(vs); !ok || s == "" {
+				return server.NOMessage, d, errInvalidNumberOfArguments
+			}
+			v, err := strconv.ParseFloat(s, 64)
+			if err != nil {
+				return server.NOMessage, d, errInvalidArgument(s)
+			}
+			expires = v
+			expiresSet = true
+			continue
 		case "nearby":
 			types = nearbyTypes
 		case "within", "intersects":
@@ -116,7 +117,6 @@ func (c *Controller) cmdSetHook(msg *server.Message, chanCmd bool) (
 		return server.NOMessage, d, errors.New("missing FENCE argument")
 	}
 	s.cmd = cmdlc
-
 	cmsg := &server.Message{}
 	*cmsg = *msg
 	cmsg.Values = make([]resp.Value, len(commandvs))
@@ -142,10 +142,10 @@ func (c *Controller) cmdSetHook(msg *server.Message, chanCmd bool) (
 		channel:   chanCmd,
 		cond:      sync.NewCond(&sync.Mutex{}),
 	}
-	// if expiresSet {
-	// 	hook.expires =
-	// 		time.Now().Add(time.Duration(expires * float64(time.Second)))
-	// }
+	if expiresSet {
+		hook.expires =
+			time.Now().Add(time.Duration(expires * float64(time.Second)))
+	}
 	if !chanCmd {
 		hook.db = c.qdb
 	}
@@ -154,9 +154,9 @@ func (c *Controller) cmdSetHook(msg *server.Message, chanCmd bool) (
 		&wr, cmsg, s.key, s.output, s.precision, s.glob, false,
 		s.cursor, s.limit, s.wheres, s.whereins, s.whereevals, s.nofields)
 	if err != nil {
+
 		return server.NOMessage, d, err
 	}
-
 	if h, ok := c.hooks[name]; ok {
 		if h.channel != chanCmd {
 			return server.NOMessage, d,
@@ -166,6 +166,9 @@ func (c *Controller) cmdSetHook(msg *server.Message, chanCmd bool) (
 			// it was a match so we do nothing. But let's signal just
 			// for good measure.
 			h.Signal()
+			if !hook.expires.IsZero() {
+				c.hookex.Push(hook)
+			}
 			switch msg.OutputType {
 			case server.JSON:
 				return server.OKMessage(msg, start), d, nil
@@ -180,6 +183,7 @@ func (c *Controller) cmdSetHook(msg *server.Message, chanCmd bool) (
 		}
 		delete(c.hooks, h.Name)
 	}
+
 	d.updated = true
 	d.timestamp = time.Now()
 	c.hooks[name] = hook
@@ -190,6 +194,9 @@ func (c *Controller) cmdSetHook(msg *server.Message, chanCmd bool) (
 	}
 	hm[name] = hook
 	hook.Open()
+	if !hook.expires.IsZero() {
+		c.hookex.Push(hook)
+	}
 	switch msg.OutputType {
 	case server.JSON:
 		return server.OKMessage(msg, start), d, nil
@@ -278,6 +285,34 @@ func (c *Controller) cmdPDelHook(msg *server.Message, channel bool) (
 	return
 }
 
+func (c *Controller) possiblyExpireHook(h *Hook) {
+	c.mu.Lock()
+	if h, ok := c.hooks[h.Name]; ok {
+		if !h.expires.IsZero() && time.Now().After(h.expires) {
+			// purge from database
+			msg := &server.Message{}
+			if h.channel {
+				msg.Values = resp.MultiBulkValue("delchan", h.Name).Array()
+				msg.Command = "delchan"
+			} else {
+				msg.Values = resp.MultiBulkValue("delhook", h.Name).Array()
+				msg.Command = "delhook"
+			}
+			_, d, err := c.cmdDelHook(msg, h.channel)
+			if err != nil {
+				c.mu.Unlock()
+				panic(err)
+			}
+			if err := c.writeAOF(resp.ArrayValue(msg.Values), &d); err != nil {
+				c.mu.Unlock()
+				panic(err)
+			}
+			log.Debugf("purged hook %v", h.Name)
+		}
+	}
+	c.mu.Unlock()
+}
+
 func (c *Controller) cmdHooks(msg *server.Message, channel bool) (
 	res resp.Value, err error,
 ) {
@@ -396,6 +431,11 @@ type Hook struct {
 	expires    time.Time
 }
 
+// Expires returns when the hook expires. Required by the expire.Item interface.
+func (h *Hook) Expires() time.Time {
+	return h.expires
+}
+
 // Equals returns true if two hooks are equal
 func (h *Hook) Equals(hook *Hook) bool {
 	if h.Key != hook.Key ||
@@ -404,6 +444,9 @@ func (h *Hook) Equals(hook *Hook) bool {
 		len(h.Metas) != len(hook.Metas) {
 		return false
 	}
+	if !h.expires.Equal(hook.expires) {
+		return false
+	}
 	for i, endpoint := range h.Endpoints {
 		if endpoint != hook.Endpoints[i] {
 			return false
@@ -415,6 +458,7 @@ func (h *Hook) Equals(hook *Hook) bool {
 			return false
 		}
 	}
+
 	return resp.ArrayValue(h.Message.Values).Equals(
 		resp.ArrayValue(hook.Message.Values))
 }