diff --git a/freqtrade/persistence/models.py b/freqtrade/persistence/models.py
index e803b4383..492d2b941 100644
--- a/freqtrade/persistence/models.py
+++ b/freqtrade/persistence/models.py
@@ -302,6 +302,9 @@ class Trade(_DECL_BASE):
             'close_profit_pct': round(self.close_profit * 100, 2) if self.close_profit else None,
             'close_profit_abs': self.close_profit_abs,  # Deprecated
 
+            # TODO: should this be in minutes or seconds??
+            'trade_duration': (int((self.close_date - self.open_date).total_seconds() // 60)
+                               if self.close_date else None),
             'profit_ratio': self.close_profit,
             'profit_pct': round(self.close_profit * 100, 2) if self.close_profit else None,
             'profit_abs': self.close_profit_abs,
diff --git a/tests/rpc/test_rpc.py b/tests/rpc/test_rpc.py
index 8ec356d54..69d79159a 100644
--- a/tests/rpc/test_rpc.py
+++ b/tests/rpc/test_rpc.py
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ def test_rpc_trade_status(default_conf, ticker, fee, mocker) -> None:
         'amount': 91.07468123,
         'amount_requested': 91.07468123,
         'stake_amount': 0.001,
+        'trade_duration': None,
         'close_profit': None,
         'close_profit_pct': None,
         'close_profit_abs': None,
@@ -144,6 +145,7 @@ def test_rpc_trade_status(default_conf, ticker, fee, mocker) -> None:
         'current_rate': ANY,
         'amount': 91.07468123,
         'amount_requested': 91.07468123,
+        'trade_duration': ANY,
         'stake_amount': 0.001,
         'close_profit': None,
         'close_profit_pct': None,
diff --git a/tests/test_persistence.py b/tests/test_persistence.py
index 7487b2ef5..76c6ec9f6 100644
--- a/tests/test_persistence.py
+++ b/tests/test_persistence.py
@@ -815,6 +815,7 @@ def test_to_json(default_conf, fee):
                       'amount': 123.0,
                       'amount_requested': 123.0,
                       'stake_amount': 0.001,
+                      'trade_duration': None,
                       'close_profit': None,
                       'close_profit_pct': None,
                       'close_profit_abs': None,
@@ -869,6 +870,7 @@ def test_to_json(default_conf, fee):
                       'amount': 100.0,
                       'amount_requested': 101.0,
                       'stake_amount': 0.001,
+                      'trade_duration': 60,
                       'stop_loss_abs': None,
                       'stop_loss_pct': None,
                       'stop_loss_ratio': None,