diff --git a/freqtrade/persistence/models.py b/freqtrade/persistence/models.py
index 1f9a9a5b0..2621bb852 100644
--- a/freqtrade/persistence/models.py
+++ b/freqtrade/persistence/models.py
@@ -751,8 +751,11 @@ class PairLock(_DECL_BASE):
     def to_json(self) -> Dict[str, Any]:
         return {
             'pair': self.pair,
-            'lock_time': self.lock_time,
-            'lock_end_time': self.lock_end_time,
+            'lock_time': self.lock_time.strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S"),
+            'lock_timestamp': int(self.lock_time.replace(tzinfo=timezone.utc).timestamp() * 1000),
+            'lock_end_time': self.lock_end_time.strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S"),
+            'lock_end_timestamp': int(self.lock_end_time.replace(tzinfo=timezone.utc
+                                                                 ).timestamp() * 1000),
             'reason': self.reason,
             'active': self.active,
         }
diff --git a/freqtrade/rpc/api_server.py b/freqtrade/rpc/api_server.py
index f31d7b0b5..89e0f88c7 100644
--- a/freqtrade/rpc/api_server.py
+++ b/freqtrade/rpc/api_server.py
@@ -192,6 +192,7 @@ class ApiServer(RPC):
         self.app.add_url_rule(f'{BASE_URI}/balance', 'balance',
                               view_func=self._balance, methods=['GET'])
         self.app.add_url_rule(f'{BASE_URI}/count', 'count', view_func=self._count, methods=['GET'])
+        self.app.add_url_rule(f'{BASE_URI}/locks', 'locks', view_func=self._locks, methods=['GET'])
         self.app.add_url_rule(f'{BASE_URI}/daily', 'daily', view_func=self._daily, methods=['GET'])
         self.app.add_url_rule(f'{BASE_URI}/edge', 'edge', view_func=self._edge, methods=['GET'])
         self.app.add_url_rule(f'{BASE_URI}/logs', 'log', view_func=self._get_logs, methods=['GET'])
@@ -350,6 +351,15 @@ class ApiServer(RPC):
         msg = self._rpc_count()
         return jsonify(msg)
 
+    @require_login
+    @rpc_catch_errors
+    def _locks(self):
+        """
+        Handler for /locks.
+        Returns the number of trades running
+        """
+        return jsonify(self._rpc_locks())
+
     @require_login
     @rpc_catch_errors
     def _daily(self):
diff --git a/scripts/rest_client.py b/scripts/rest_client.py
index 46966d447..268e81397 100755
--- a/scripts/rest_client.py
+++ b/scripts/rest_client.py
@@ -111,6 +111,13 @@ class FtRestClient():
         """
         return self._get("count")
 
+    def locks(self):
+        """Return current locks
+
+        :return: json object
+        """
+        return self._get("locks")
+
     def daily(self, days=None):
         """Return the amount of open trades.
 
diff --git a/tests/rpc/test_rpc_apiserver.py b/tests/rpc/test_rpc_apiserver.py
index d0e5d3c37..2b4242f5a 100644
--- a/tests/rpc/test_rpc_apiserver.py
+++ b/tests/rpc/test_rpc_apiserver.py
@@ -2,8 +2,9 @@
 Unit test file for rpc/api_server.py
 """
 
-from datetime import datetime
+from datetime import datetime, timedelta
 from pathlib import Path
+from time import sleep
 from unittest.mock import ANY, MagicMock, PropertyMock
 
 import pytest
@@ -12,7 +13,7 @@ from requests.auth import _basic_auth_str
 
 from freqtrade.__init__ import __version__
 from freqtrade.loggers import setup_logging, setup_logging_pre
-from freqtrade.persistence import Trade
+from freqtrade.persistence import PairLock, Trade
 from freqtrade.rpc.api_server import BASE_URI, ApiServer
 from freqtrade.state import State
 from tests.conftest import create_mock_trades, get_patched_freqtradebot, log_has, patch_get_signal
@@ -328,6 +329,30 @@ def test_api_count(botclient, mocker, ticker, fee, markets):
     assert rc.json["max"] == 1.0
 
 
+def test_api_locks(botclient):
+    ftbot, client = botclient
+
+    rc = client_get(client, f"{BASE_URI}/locks")
+    assert_response(rc)
+
+    assert 'locks' in rc.json
+
+    assert rc.json['lock_count'] == 0
+    assert rc.json['lock_count'] == len(rc.json['locks'])
+
+    PairLock.lock_pair('ETH/BTC', datetime.utcnow() + timedelta(minutes=4), 'randreason')
+    PairLock.lock_pair('XRP/BTC', datetime.utcnow() + timedelta(minutes=20), 'deadbeef')
+
+    rc = client_get(client, f"{BASE_URI}/locks")
+    assert_response(rc)
+
+    assert rc.json['lock_count'] == 2
+    assert rc.json['lock_count'] == len(rc.json['locks'])
+    assert 'ETH/BTC' in (rc.json['locks'][0]['pair'], rc.json['locks'][1]['pair'])
+    assert 'randreason' in (rc.json['locks'][0]['reason'], rc.json['locks'][1]['reason'])
+    assert 'deadbeef' in (rc.json['locks'][0]['reason'], rc.json['locks'][1]['reason'])
+
+
 def test_api_show_config(botclient, mocker):
     ftbot, client = botclient
     patch_get_signal(ftbot, (True, False))