diff --git a/api4/system_test.go b/api4/system_test.go
index 9076e2609c..6c4620c254 100644
--- a/api4/system_test.go
+++ b/api4/system_test.go
@@ -571,6 +571,25 @@ func TestClearServerBusy(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 }
 
+func TestGetServerBusy(t *testing.T) {
+	th := Setup(t).InitBasic()
+	defer th.TearDown()
+
+	th.App.Srv().Busy.Set(time.Second * 30)
+
+	t.Run("as system user", func(t *testing.T) {
+		_, resp := th.Client.GetServerBusy()
+		CheckForbiddenStatus(t, resp)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("as system admin", func(t *testing.T) {
+		sbs, resp := th.SystemAdminClient.GetServerBusy()
+		expires := time.Unix(sbs.Expires, 0)
+		CheckNoError(t, resp)
+		require.Greater(t, expires.Unix(), time.Now().Unix())
+	})
+}
+
 func TestGetServerBusyExpires(t *testing.T) {
 	th := Setup(t).InitBasic()
 	defer th.TearDown()
diff --git a/model/client4.go b/model/client4.go
index 47a78b0d08..0bdbb9343f 100644
--- a/model/client4.go
+++ b/model/client4.go
@@ -4752,8 +4752,23 @@ func (c *Client4) ClearServerBusy() (bool, *Response) {
 	return CheckStatusOK(r), BuildResponse(r)
 }
 
+// GetServerBusy returns the current ServerBusyState including the time when a server marked busy
+// will automatically have the flag cleared.
+func (c *Client4) GetServerBusy() (*ServerBusyState, *Response) {
+	r, err := c.DoApiGet(c.GetServerBusyRoute(), "")
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, BuildErrorResponse(r, err)
+	}
+	defer closeBody(r)
+
+	sbs := ServerBusyStateFromJson(r.Body)
+	return sbs, BuildResponse(r)
+}
+
 // GetServerBusyExpires returns the time when a server marked busy
 // will automatically have the flag cleared.
+//
+// Deprecated: Use GetServerBusy instead.
 func (c *Client4) GetServerBusyExpires() (*time.Time, *Response) {
 	r, err := c.DoApiGet(c.GetServerBusyRoute(), "")
 	if err != nil {