diff --git a/docs/api_status.md b/docs/api_status.md
index 276aaa83d..cb198e1f3 100644
--- a/docs/api_status.md
+++ b/docs/api_status.md
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ with respect to Memcached and Redis APIs.
 - [X] Generic Family
   - [X] SCAN
   - [X] PEXPIREAT
-  - [ ] PEXPIRE
+  - [X] PEXPIRE
   - [x] DUMP
   - [X] EVAL
   - [X] EVALSHA
diff --git a/src/server/generic_family.cc b/src/server/generic_family.cc
index d7af80fa9..c743966a3 100644
--- a/src/server/generic_family.cc
+++ b/src/server/generic_family.cc
@@ -778,6 +778,29 @@ void GenericFamily::PexpireAt(CmdArgList args, ConnectionContext* cntx) {
   }
 }
 
+void GenericFamily::Pexpire(CmdArgList args, ConnectionContext* cntx) {
+  string_view key = ArgS(args, 1);
+  string_view msec = ArgS(args, 2);
+  int64_t int_arg;
+
+  if (!absl::SimpleAtoi(msec, &int_arg)) {
+    return (*cntx)->SendError(kInvalidIntErr);
+  }
+  int_arg = std::max(int_arg, 0L);
+  DbSlice::ExpireParams params{.value = int_arg, .unit = TimeUnit::MSEC};
+
+  auto cb = [&](Transaction* t, EngineShard* shard) {
+    return OpExpire(t->GetOpArgs(shard), key, params);
+  };
+  OpStatus status = cntx->transaction->ScheduleSingleHop(std::move(cb));
+
+  if (status == OpStatus::OUT_OF_RANGE) {
+    return (*cntx)->SendError(kExpiryOutOfRange);
+  } else {
+    (*cntx)->SendLong(status == OpStatus::OK);
+  }
+}
+
 void GenericFamily::Stick(CmdArgList args, ConnectionContext* cntx) {
   Transaction* transaction = cntx->transaction;
   VLOG(1) << "Stick " << ArgS(args, 1);
@@ -1411,6 +1434,7 @@ void GenericFamily::Register(CommandRegistry* registry) {
             << CI{"PERSIST", CO::WRITE | CO::FAST, 2, 1, 1, 1}.HFUNC(Persist)
             << CI{"KEYS", CO::READONLY, 2, 0, 0, 0}.HFUNC(Keys)
             << CI{"PEXPIREAT", CO::WRITE | CO::FAST, 3, 1, 1, 1}.HFUNC(PexpireAt)
+            << CI{"PEXPIRE", CO::WRITE | CO::FAST, 3, 1, 1, 1}.HFUNC(Pexpire)
             << CI{"RENAME", CO::WRITE, 3, 1, 2, 1}.HFUNC(Rename)
             << CI{"RENAMENX", CO::WRITE, 3, 1, 2, 1}.HFUNC(RenameNx)
             << CI{"SELECT", kSelectOpts, 2, 0, 0, 0}.HFUNC(Select)
diff --git a/src/server/generic_family.h b/src/server/generic_family.h
index 0ebc7ca54..ba0e55b76 100644
--- a/src/server/generic_family.h
+++ b/src/server/generic_family.h
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ class GenericFamily {
   static void Persist(CmdArgList args, ConnectionContext* cntx);
   static void Keys(CmdArgList args, ConnectionContext* cntx);
   static void PexpireAt(CmdArgList args, ConnectionContext* cntx);
+  static void Pexpire(CmdArgList args, ConnectionContext* cntx);
   static void Stick(CmdArgList args, ConnectionContext* cntx);
   static void Sort(CmdArgList args, ConnectionContext* cntx);
   static void Move(CmdArgList args, ConnectionContext* cntx);
diff --git a/src/server/generic_family_test.cc b/src/server/generic_family_test.cc
index 2a1fc3e01..e43d334bb 100644
--- a/src/server/generic_family_test.cc
+++ b/src/server/generic_family_test.cc
@@ -52,6 +52,23 @@ TEST_F(GenericFamilyTest, Expire) {
   AdvanceTime(1);
   resp = Run({"get", "key"});
   EXPECT_THAT(resp, ArgType(RespExpr::NIL));
+
+  // pexpire test
+  Run({"set", "key", "val"});
+  resp = Run({"pexpire", "key", absl::StrCat(2000)});
+  EXPECT_THAT(resp, IntArg(1));
+
+  // expire time override
+  resp = Run({"pexpire", "key", absl::StrCat(3000)});
+  EXPECT_THAT(resp, IntArg(1));
+
+  AdvanceTime(2999);
+  resp = Run({"get", "key"});
+  EXPECT_THAT(resp, "val");
+
+  AdvanceTime(1);
+  resp = Run({"get", "key"});
+  EXPECT_THAT(resp, ArgType(RespExpr::NIL));
 }
 
 TEST_F(GenericFamilyTest, Del) {