diff --git a/libpromises/evalfunction.c b/libpromises/evalfunction.c
index 65ab7ff12ff..ff9e8edbd47 100644
--- a/libpromises/evalfunction.c
+++ b/libpromises/evalfunction.c
@@ -7674,6 +7674,71 @@ static FnCallResult FnCallStrToTime(ARG_UNUSED EvalContext *ctx, ARG_UNUSED cons
 
 /*********************************************************************/
 
+static FnCallResult FnCallFileOlderThan(ARG_UNUSED EvalContext *ctx, ARG_UNUSED const Policy *policy, const FnCall *fp, const Rlist *finalargs)
+{
+    assert(fp != NULL);
+
+    if (finalargs == NULL)
+    {
+        Log(LOG_LEVEL_ERR, "Function '%s' requires path as first argument",
+            fp->name);
+        return FnFailure();
+    }
+    const char *filename = RlistScalarValue(finalargs);
+
+    if (finalargs->next == NULL)
+    {
+        Log(LOG_LEVEL_ERR, "Function '%s' requires date or date offset as second argument",
+            fp->name);
+        return FnFailure();
+    }
+    const char *date = RlistScalarValue(finalargs->next);
+    const char *option = (finalargs->next->next != NULL) ? RlistScalarValue(finalargs->next->next) : "modification";
+
+    struct stat statbuf;
+
+    if (stat(filename, &statbuf) != 0)
+    {
+        Log(LOG_LEVEL_ERR, "'%s': Couldn't stat '%s'", fp->name, filename);
+        return FnFailure();
+    }
+
+    time_t file_ts;
+
+    if (StringEqual_IgnoreCase(option, "modification") || StringEqual_IgnoreCase(option, "modif") )
+    {
+        file_ts = statbuf.st_mtime;
+    }
+    else if (StringEqual_IgnoreCase(option, "access"))
+    {
+        file_ts = statbuf.st_atime;
+    }
+    else if (StringEqual_IgnoreCase(option, "change"))
+    {
+        file_ts = statbuf.st_ctime;
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        ProgrammingError("Unknown option for %s\n", fp->name);
+    }
+
+    time_t input_time;
+    int ret = ParseDate(date, &input_time);
+
+    if (ret != 0)
+    {
+        Log(LOG_LEVEL_ERR, "'%s': Couldn't parse '%s'", fp->name, date);
+        return FnFailure();
+    }
+
+    time_t now = time(NULL);
+    time_t offset = input_time - now; // convert date to an offset
+
+    return FnReturnContext(file_ts + offset <= now);
+}
+
+/*********************************************************************/
+
 static FnCallResult FnCallEval(EvalContext *ctx, ARG_UNUSED const Policy *policy, const FnCall *fp, const Rlist *finalargs)
 {
     if (finalargs == NULL)
@@ -11738,6 +11803,14 @@ static const FnCallArg ISREADABLE_ARGS[] =
     {NULL, CF_DATA_TYPE_NONE, NULL}
 };
 
+static const FnCallArg FILE_OLDER_THAN_ARGS[] =
+{
+    {CF_ABSPATHRANGE, CF_DATA_TYPE_STRING, "Path to file"},
+    {CF_ANYSTRING, CF_DATA_TYPE_STRING, "Date string"},
+    {"modification,modif,access,change", CF_DATA_TYPE_OPTION, "file timespec"},
+    {NULL, CF_DATA_TYPE_NONE, NULL}
+};
+
 static const FnCallArg DATATYPE_ARGS[] =
 {
     {CF_ANYSTRING, CF_DATA_TYPE_STRING, "Variable identifier"},
@@ -12188,6 +12261,9 @@ const FnCallType CF_FNCALL_TYPES[] =
                   FNCALL_OPTION_VARARG, FNCALL_CATEGORY_FILES, SYNTAX_STATUS_NORMAL, ARGC(2, 3)),
     FnCallTypeNew("isreadable", CF_DATA_TYPE_CONTEXT, ISREADABLE_ARGS, &FnCallIsReadable, "Check if file is readable. Timeout immediately or after optional timeout interval",
                   FNCALL_OPTION_VARARG, FNCALL_CATEGORY_FILES, SYNTAX_STATUS_NORMAL, ARGC(1, 2)),
+    FnCallTypeNew("file_older_than", CF_DATA_TYPE_CONTEXT, FILE_OLDER_THAN_ARGS, &FnCallFileOlderThan, "Check if file is older than a time offset or date.",
+                  FNCALL_OPTION_VARARG, FNCALL_CATEGORY_FILES, SYNTAX_STATUS_NORMAL, ARGC(2, 3)),
+
 
     // Datatype functions
     FnCallTypeNew("type", CF_DATA_TYPE_STRING, DATATYPE_ARGS, &FnCallDatatype, "Get type description as string",
diff --git a/tests/acceptance/01_vars/02_functions/file_older_than.cf b/tests/acceptance/01_vars/02_functions/file_older_than.cf
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4f0a24041ad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/acceptance/01_vars/02_functions/file_older_than.cf
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+#######################################################
+#
+# Test file_older_than function
+#
+#######################################################
+body common control
+{
+  inputs => { "../../default.sub.cf" };
+  bundlesequence => { default("$(this.promise_filename)") };
+  version => "1.0";
+}
+
+#######################################################
+bundle agent init
+{
+  files:
+    "$(G.testdir)/somefile.txt"
+      create => "true",
+      content => "Hello world!";
+}
+
+#######################################################
+bundle agent test
+{
+  classes:
+    "long_time_past"
+      expression => file_older_than(
+        "$(G.testdir)/somefile.txt", "100 years ago"
+      ),
+      if => fileexists("$(G.testdir)/somefile.txt");
+
+    "long_time_future"
+      expression => not(
+        file_older_than("$(G.testdir)/somefile.txt", "100 years")
+      ),
+      if => fileexists("$(G.testdir)/somefile.txt");
+
+    "newer_than_a_week"
+      expression => file_older_than(
+        "$(G.testdir)/somefile.txt", "-1 week", "modif"
+      ),
+      if => fileexists("$(G.testdir)/somefile.txt");
+
+    "ok"
+      expression => and(
+        "long_time_past", "long_time_future", "newer_than_a_week"
+      ),
+      if => fileexists("$(G.testdir)/somefile.txt"),
+      scope => "namespace";
+}
+
+#######################################################
+bundle agent check
+{
+  files:
+    "$(G.testdir)/somefile.txt" delete => tidy;
+
+  reports:
+    ok::
+      "$(this.promise_filename) Pass";
+
+    !ok::
+      "$(this.promise_filename) FAIL";
+}