diff --git a/parts/server.py b/parts/server.py
index 94e5e20..1eea45b 100755
--- a/parts/server.py
+++ b/parts/server.py
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ def alterUser(userID):
 
 @app.route(baseURL+'/getpartinfo/<partID>')
 def get_part_info(partID):
-    s = 'select p.id,partno,description,notes, c.name || l.name as location_descriptor, location_id, container_id, datasheet from parts as p inner join locations as l on p.location_id = l.id inner join containers as c on l.container_id = c.id where p.id = :id;'
+    s = 'select p.id,partno,description,notes, c.name || l.name as location_descriptor, location_id, container_id, datasheet, EXTRACT(EPOCH from now()-reported_missing) as missing_for from parts as p inner join locations as l on p.location_id = l.id inner join containers as c on l.container_id = c.id where p.id = :id;'
     r = db_engine.execute(text(s), id=partID)
     l = []
     for row in r:
@@ -316,6 +316,19 @@ def alter(partID):
     r.close()
     return '{"status":"ok", "part_id" : ' + str(new_id) + '}'
 
+@app.route(baseURL+'/parts/report_missing/', methods=['POST'])
+def report_missing():
+    partID = request.form['partID']
+    missing = True if request.form['missing']=='missing' else False #must be "missing" or "found"
+    if missing:
+        r = db_engine.execute(text('update parts set reported_missing = now() where id=:id;'), id=partID)
+        r.close()
+        return '{"status":"ok"}'
+    else:
+        r = db_engine.execute(text('update parts set reported_missing = NULL where id=:id;'), id=partID)
+        r.close()
+        return '{"status":"ok"}'
+
 @app.route(baseURL+'/delete/<partID>')
 @requires_auth
 def delete(partID):