diff --git a/src/client.rs b/src/client.rs
index 366804c..6a7f49a 100644
--- a/src/client.rs
+++ b/src/client.rs
@@ -198,6 +198,32 @@ impl Client {
         Ok(success)
     }
 
+    pub async fn persist(&mut self, key: &str) -> Result<bool> {
+        let mut bytes = BytesMut::new();
+        bytes.put_u16(7);
+        bytes.put_slice(b"persist");
+
+        let key_length: u16 = key
+            .len()
+            .try_into()
+            .map_err(|_| AppError::KeyLength(key.len()))?;
+
+        bytes.put_u16(key_length);
+        bytes.put_slice(key.as_bytes());
+
+        self.connection.write(bytes.into()).await?;
+
+        let mut r = self.get_response().await?;
+
+        let success = match r.try_get_u8()? {
+            1 => true,
+            0 => false,
+            _ => return Err(AppError::InvalidCommandResponse),
+        };
+
+        Ok(success)
+    }
+
     async fn get_response(&mut self) -> Result<Bytes> {
         self.connection
             .read_bytes()
diff --git a/src/commands/mod.rs b/src/commands/mod.rs
index 43cf882..9569030 100644
--- a/src/commands/mod.rs
+++ b/src/commands/mod.rs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ mod delete;
 mod expire;
 mod get;
 mod has;
+mod persist;
 mod set;
 mod ttl;
 
@@ -12,6 +13,7 @@ use delete::Delete;
 use expire::Expire;
 use get::Get;
 use has::Has;
+use persist::Persist;
 use set::Set;
 use ttl::Ttl;
 
@@ -25,6 +27,7 @@ pub enum Command {
     Has(Has),
     Ttl(Ttl),
     Expire(Expire),
+    Persist(Persist),
 }
 
 impl Command {
@@ -36,6 +39,7 @@ impl Command {
             Command::Has(has) => has.execute(db, connection).await,
             Command::Ttl(ttl) => ttl.execute(db, connection).await,
             Command::Expire(expire) => expire.execute(db, connection).await,
+            Command::Persist(persist) => persist.execute(db, connection).await,
         }
     }
 
@@ -61,6 +65,7 @@ impl Command {
             "has" => Self::Has(Has::parse(bytes)?),
             "ttl" => Self::Ttl(Ttl::parse(bytes)?),
             "expire" => Self::Expire(Expire::parse(bytes)?),
+            "persist" => Self::Persist(Persist::parse(bytes)?),
             _ => return Err(AppError::UnknownCommand(command_name)),
         };
 
diff --git a/src/commands/persist.rs b/src/commands/persist.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0288c44
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/commands/persist.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+use std::io::Cursor;
+
+use bytes::{Buf as _, Bytes};
+
+use crate::{Result, connection::Connection, database::Database, errors::AppError};
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+pub struct Persist {
+    key: String,
+}
+
+impl Persist {
+    pub async fn execute(self, db: &Database, connection: &mut Connection) -> Result<()> {
+        let value = db.persist(&self.key).await?;
+
+        connection
+            .write(Bytes::from_static(if value { &[1] } else { &[0] }))
+            .await?;
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    pub fn parse(bytes: &mut Cursor<&[u8]>) -> Result<Self> {
+        let key_length = bytes.try_get_u16()? as usize;
+
+        if bytes.remaining() < key_length {
+            return Err(AppError::IncompleteCommandBuffer);
+        }
+
+        let key = String::from_utf8(bytes.copy_to_bytes(key_length).to_vec())?;
+
+        Ok(Self { key })
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/database.rs b/src/database.rs
index 284fdbf..7b0d5e8 100644
--- a/src/database.rs
+++ b/src/database.rs
@@ -142,6 +142,8 @@ impl Database {
     pub async fn expire(&self, key: &str, seconds: u64) -> Result<bool> {
         let mut state = self.state.lock().await;
 
+        let key = Yarn::copy(key);
+
         let expiration = Instant::now() + Duration::from_secs(seconds);
 
         let notify =
@@ -153,8 +155,6 @@ impl Database {
                     next_expiration_key == &key || instant > expiration
                 });
 
-        let key = Yarn::copy(key);
-
         let Some(value) = state.entries.get_mut(&key) else {
             return Ok(false);
         };
@@ -177,6 +177,35 @@ impl Database {
         Ok(true)
     }
 
+    pub async fn persist(&self, key: &str) -> Result<bool> {
+        let mut state = self.state.lock().await;
+
+        let key = Yarn::copy(key);
+
+        let notify = state
+            .expirations
+            .iter()
+            .next()
+            .is_some_and(|&(_, ref next_expiration_key)| next_expiration_key == &key);
+
+        let Some(value) = state.entries.get_mut(&key) else {
+            return Ok(false);
+        };
+
+        match value.expiration.take() {
+            Some(expiration) => {
+                state.expirations.remove(&(expiration, key));
+            }
+            None => return Ok(false),
+        }
+
+        if notify {
+            self.notify.notify_one();
+        }
+
+        Ok(true)
+    }
+
     pub async fn shutdown(&mut self) {
         self.state.lock().await.shutdown = true;
         self.notify.notify_one();
diff --git a/src/tests.rs b/src/tests.rs
index c3e9b3d..f2d1703 100644
--- a/src/tests.rs
+++ b/src/tests.rs
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ async fn expiration() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
     let mut client = client("127.0.0.1:6171").await?;
 
     client
-        .set("test-key", "test-value".as_bytes(), Some(3))
+        .set("test-key", b"test-value", Some(3))
         .await
         .unwrap();
 
@@ -34,6 +34,15 @@ async fn expiration() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
 
     assert!(!client.expire("test-key", 10).await?);
 
+    client.set("test-key", b"test-value", Some(2)).await?;
+
+    assert_eq!(client.ttl("test-key").await?, Some(1));
+    assert!(client.persist("test-key").await?);
+
+    tokio::time::sleep(Duration::from_secs(2)).await;
+
+    assert_eq!(client.get("test-key").await?, Some("test-value".into()));
+
     shutdown_tx.send(()).unwrap();
 
     server_handle.await??;