diff --git a/src/ORM/FieldType/DBDatetime.php b/src/ORM/FieldType/DBDatetime.php
index 8c120f246..17235d49e 100644
--- a/src/ORM/FieldType/DBDatetime.php
+++ b/src/ORM/FieldType/DBDatetime.php
@@ -247,6 +247,22 @@ class DBDatetime extends DBDate implements TemplateGlobalProvider
         self::$mock_now = null;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Test safe version of sleep()
+     *
+     * @param int $seconds
+     * @return DBDatetime
+     * @throws Exception
+     */
+    public static function mockSleep(int $seconds): DBDatetime
+    {
+        $now = DBDatetime::now();
+        $now->modify(sprintf('+ %d seconds', $seconds));
+        DBDatetime::set_mock_now($now);
+
+        return $now;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Run a callback with specific time, original mock value is retained after callback
      *
diff --git a/tests/php/ORM/DBDatetimeTest.php b/tests/php/ORM/DBDatetimeTest.php
index 6abf14d4e..b122e48cf 100644
--- a/tests/php/ORM/DBDatetimeTest.php
+++ b/tests/php/ORM/DBDatetimeTest.php
@@ -58,6 +58,25 @@ class DBDatetimeTest extends SapphireTest
         });
     }
 
+    public function testMockSleep()
+    {
+        DBDatetime::set_mock_now('2010-01-01 10:00:00');
+
+        DBDatetime::mockSleep(1);
+        $this->assertEquals(
+            '2010-01-01 10:00:01',
+            DBDatetime::now()->Rfc2822(),
+            'We expect the time to move forward by 1 second'
+        );
+
+        DBDatetime::mockSleep(10);
+        $this->assertEquals(
+            '2010-01-01 10:00:11',
+            DBDatetime::now()->Rfc2822(),
+            'We expect the time to move forward by 10 seconds'
+        );
+    }
+
     public function testSetNullAndZeroValues()
     {
         $date = DBDatetime::create_field('Datetime', '');