diff --git a/src/main/java/redis/clients/jedis/Client.java b/src/main/java/redis/clients/jedis/Client.java
index 3ccab85..3fbfc9a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/redis/clients/jedis/Client.java
+++ b/src/main/java/redis/clients/jedis/Client.java
@@ -523,4 +523,8 @@ public class Client extends Connection {
     public void bgrewriteaof() {
 	sendCommand("BGREWRITEAOF");
     }
+
+    public void lastsave() {
+	sendCommand("LASTSAVE");
+    }
 }
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diff --git a/src/main/java/redis/clients/jedis/Jedis.java b/src/main/java/redis/clients/jedis/Jedis.java
index 17d694a..e3c06d5 100644
--- a/src/main/java/redis/clients/jedis/Jedis.java
+++ b/src/main/java/redis/clients/jedis/Jedis.java
@@ -617,4 +617,9 @@ public class Jedis {
 	client.bgrewriteaof();
 	return client.getStatusCodeReply();
     }
+
+    public int lastsave() {
+	client.lastsave();
+	return client.getIntegerReply();
+    }
 }
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diff --git a/src/test/java/redis/clients/jedis/tests/commands/PersistenceControlCommandsTest.java b/src/test/java/redis/clients/jedis/tests/commands/PersistenceControlCommandsTest.java
index 29b7d05..44bd04f 100644
--- a/src/test/java/redis/clients/jedis/tests/commands/PersistenceControlCommandsTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/redis/clients/jedis/tests/commands/PersistenceControlCommandsTest.java
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ package redis.clients.jedis.tests.commands;
 
 import org.junit.Test;
 
+import redis.clients.jedis.JedisException;
+
 public class PersistenceControlCommandsTest extends JedisCommandTestBase {
     @Test
     public void save() {
@@ -21,4 +23,19 @@ public class PersistenceControlCommandsTest extends JedisCommandTestBase {
 	assertEquals("Background append only file rewriting started", status);
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void lastsave() throws InterruptedException {
+	int before = jedis.lastsave();
+	String st = "";
+	while (!st.equals("OK")) {
+	    try {
+		Thread.sleep(1000);
+		st = jedis.save();
+	    } catch (JedisException e) {
+
+	    }
+	}
+	int after = jedis.lastsave();
+	assertTrue((after - before) > 0);
+    }
 }
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