diff --git a/src/storage.c b/src/storage.c
index 6bbc4ef5..9bc99dd9 100644
--- a/src/storage.c
+++ b/src/storage.c
@@ -203,6 +203,32 @@ int storage_network_touch(const char *type, const char *ssid)
 	return -errno;
 }
 
+int storage_network_get_mtime(const char *type, const char *ssid,
+				struct timespec *mtim)
+{
+	char *path;
+	int ret;
+	struct stat sb;
+
+	if (ssid == NULL || type == NULL)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	path = l_strdup_printf(STORAGEDIR "/%s.%s", ssid, type);
+	ret = stat(path, &sb);
+	l_free(path);
+
+	if (ret < 0)
+		return -errno;
+
+	if (!S_ISREG(sb.st_mode))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	if (mtim)
+		memcpy(mtim, &sb.st_mtim, sizeof(struct timespec));
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 void storage_network_sync(const char *type, const char *ssid,
 				struct l_settings *settings)
 {
diff --git a/src/storage.h b/src/storage.h
index 012c10c2..3bf88d3b 100644
--- a/src/storage.h
+++ b/src/storage.h
@@ -32,5 +32,7 @@ ssize_t write_file(const void *buffer, size_t len, const char *path_fmt, ...)
 
 struct l_settings *storage_network_open(const char *type, const char *ssid);
 int storage_network_touch(const char *type, const char *ssid);
+int storage_network_get_mtime(const char *type, const char *ssid,
+				struct timespec *mtim);
 void storage_network_sync(const char *type, const char *ssid,
 				struct l_settings *settings);