diff --git a/.changeset/cyan-ladybugs-build.md b/.changeset/cyan-ladybugs-build.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b1a936a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/cyan-ladybugs-build.md
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+---
+'bentocache': minor
+---
+
+Add a new `expire` method.
+
+This method is slightly different from `delete`:
+
+When we delete a key, it is completely removed and forgotten. This means that even if we use grace periods, the value will no longer be available.
+
+`expire` works like `delete`, except that instead of completely removing the value, we just mark it as expired but keep it for the grace period. For example:
+
+```ts
+// Set a value with a grace period of 6 minutes
+await cache.set({ 
+  key: 'hello',
+  value: 'world',
+  grace: '6m'
+})
+
+// Expire the value. It is kept in the cache but marked as STALE for 6 minutes
+await cache.expire({ key: 'hello' })
+
+// Here, a get with grace: false will return nothing, because the value is stale
+const r1 = await cache.get({ key: 'hello', grace: false })
+
+// Here, a get with grace: true will return the value, because it is still within the grace period
+const r2 = await cache.get({ key: 'hello' })
+
+assert.deepEqual(r1, undefined)
+assert.deepEqual(r2, 'world')
+```
diff --git a/packages/bentocache/src/bento_cache.ts b/packages/bentocache/src/bento_cache.ts
index 90293a1..40d2310 100644
--- a/packages/bentocache/src/bento_cache.ts
+++ b/packages/bentocache/src/bento_cache.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import type {
   HasOptions,
   DeleteOptions,
   DeleteManyOptions,
+  ExpireOptions,
 } from './types/main.js'
 
 export class BentoCache<KnownCaches extends Record<string, BentoStore>> implements CacheProvider {
@@ -208,6 +209,15 @@ export class BentoCache<KnownCaches extends Record<string, BentoStore>> implemen
     return this.use().deleteMany(options)
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Expire a key from the cache.
+   * Entry will not be fully deleted but expired and
+   * retained for the grace period if enabled.
+   */
+  async expire(options: ExpireOptions) {
+    return this.use().expire(options)
+  }
+
   /**
    * Remove all items from the cache
    */
diff --git a/packages/bentocache/src/bus/bus.ts b/packages/bentocache/src/bus/bus.ts
index e90ba0c..f3ca7c4 100644
--- a/packages/bentocache/src/bus/bus.ts
+++ b/packages/bentocache/src/bus/bus.ts
@@ -77,6 +77,10 @@ export class Bus {
       for (const key of message.keys) cache?.logicallyExpire(key)
     }
 
+    if (message.type === CacheBusMessageType.Expire) {
+      for (const key of message.keys) cache?.logicallyExpire(key)
+    }
+
     if (message.type === CacheBusMessageType.Clear) {
       cache?.clear()
     }
diff --git a/packages/bentocache/src/bus/encoders/binary_encoder.ts b/packages/bentocache/src/bus/encoders/binary_encoder.ts
index fc516ae..efce416 100644
--- a/packages/bentocache/src/bus/encoders/binary_encoder.ts
+++ b/packages/bentocache/src/bus/encoders/binary_encoder.ts
@@ -33,13 +33,19 @@ export class BinaryEncoder implements TransportEncoder {
   protected busMessageTypeToNum(type: CacheBusMessageType): number {
     if (type === CacheBusMessageType.Set) return 0x01
     if (type === CacheBusMessageType.Clear) return 0x02
-    return 0x03
+    if (type === CacheBusMessageType.Delete) return 0x03
+    if (type === CacheBusMessageType.Expire) return 0x04
+
+    throw new Error(`Unknown message type: ${type}`)
   }
 
   protected numToBusMessageType(num: number): CacheBusMessageType {
     if (num === 0x01) return CacheBusMessageType.Set
     if (num === 0x02) return CacheBusMessageType.Clear
-    return CacheBusMessageType.Delete
+    if (num === 0x03) return CacheBusMessageType.Delete
+    if (num === 0x04) return CacheBusMessageType.Expire
+
+    throw new Error(`Unknown message type: ${num}`)
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/packages/bentocache/src/cache/cache.ts b/packages/bentocache/src/cache/cache.ts
index 77015a2..15d078e 100644
--- a/packages/bentocache/src/cache/cache.ts
+++ b/packages/bentocache/src/cache/cache.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import type {
   DeleteOptions,
   DeleteManyOptions,
   GetOrSetForeverOptions,
+  ExpireOptions,
 } from '../types/main.js'
 
 export class Cache implements CacheProvider {
@@ -216,6 +217,24 @@ export class Cache implements CacheProvider {
     return true
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Expire a key from the cache.
+   * Entry will not be fully deleted but expired and
+   * retained for the grace period if enabled.
+   */
+  async expire(rawOptions: ExpireOptions) {
+    const key = rawOptions.key
+    const options = this.#stack.defaultOptions.cloneWith(rawOptions)
+    this.#options.logger.logMethod({ method: 'expire', cacheName: this.name, key, options })
+
+    this.#stack.l1?.logicallyExpire(key, options)
+    await this.#stack.l2?.logicallyExpire(key, options)
+    await this.#stack.publish({ type: CacheBusMessageType.Expire, keys: [key] })
+
+    this.#stack.emit(cacheEvents.expire(key, this.name))
+    return true
+  }
+
   /**
    * Remove all items from the cache
    */
diff --git a/packages/bentocache/src/cache/facades/local_cache.ts b/packages/bentocache/src/cache/facades/local_cache.ts
index d1470e6..19aa1d4 100644
--- a/packages/bentocache/src/cache/facades/local_cache.ts
+++ b/packages/bentocache/src/cache/facades/local_cache.ts
@@ -74,15 +74,19 @@ export class LocalCache {
     return this.#driver.delete(key)
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Delete many item from the local cache
+   */
+  deleteMany(keys: string[], options: CacheEntryOptions) {
+    this.#logger.debug({ keys, options, opId: options.id }, 'deleting items')
+    this.#driver.deleteMany(keys)
+  }
+
   /**
    * Make an item logically expire in the local cache
-   *
-   * That means that the item will be expired but kept in the cache
-   * in order to be able to return it to the user if the remote cache
-   * is down and the grace period is enabled
    */
-  logicallyExpire(key: string) {
-    this.#logger.debug({ key }, 'logically expiring item')
+  logicallyExpire(key: string, options?: CacheEntryOptions) {
+    this.#logger.debug({ key, opId: options?.id }, 'logically expiring item')
 
     const value = this.#driver.get(key)
     if (value === undefined) return
@@ -91,14 +95,6 @@ export class LocalCache {
     return this.#driver.set(key, newEntry as any, this.#driver.getRemainingTtl(key))
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Delete many item from the local cache
-   */
-  deleteMany(keys: string[], options: CacheEntryOptions) {
-    this.#logger.debug({ keys, options, opId: options.id }, 'deleting items')
-    this.#driver.deleteMany(keys)
-  }
-
   /**
    * Create a new namespace for the local cache
    */
diff --git a/packages/bentocache/src/cache/facades/remote_cache.ts b/packages/bentocache/src/cache/facades/remote_cache.ts
index a7da1b5..cb2b5a2 100644
--- a/packages/bentocache/src/cache/facades/remote_cache.ts
+++ b/packages/bentocache/src/cache/facades/remote_cache.ts
@@ -123,6 +123,21 @@ export class RemoteCache {
     })
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Make an item logically expire in the remote cache
+   */
+  async logicallyExpire(key: string, options: CacheEntryOptions) {
+    return await this.#tryCacheOperation('logicallyExpire', options, false, async () => {
+      this.#logger.debug({ key, opId: options.id }, 'logically expiring item')
+
+      const value = await this.#driver.get(key)
+      if (value === undefined) return
+
+      const entry = CacheEntry.fromDriver(key, value, this.#options.serializer).expire().serialize()
+      return await this.#driver.set(key, entry as any, options.getPhysicalTtl())
+    })
+  }
+
   /**
    * Create a new namespace for the remote cache
    */
diff --git a/packages/bentocache/src/events/cache_events.ts b/packages/bentocache/src/events/cache_events.ts
index ba3e561..2dadf2d 100644
--- a/packages/bentocache/src/events/cache_events.ts
+++ b/packages/bentocache/src/events/cache_events.ts
@@ -29,4 +29,10 @@ export const cacheEvents = {
       data: { key, value, store },
     }
   },
+  expire(key: string, store: string) {
+    return {
+      name: 'cache:expire' as const,
+      data: { key, store },
+    }
+  },
 }
diff --git a/packages/bentocache/src/types/bus.ts b/packages/bentocache/src/types/bus.ts
index 3e17e1a..7fa92d1 100644
--- a/packages/bentocache/src/types/bus.ts
+++ b/packages/bentocache/src/types/bus.ts
@@ -31,6 +31,11 @@ export const CacheBusMessageType = {
    * An item was deleted from the cache
    */
   Delete: 'delete',
+
+  /**
+   * An item was logically expired
+   */
+  Expire: 'expire',
 }
 export type CacheBusMessageType = (typeof CacheBusMessageType)[keyof typeof CacheBusMessageType]
 
diff --git a/packages/bentocache/src/types/events.ts b/packages/bentocache/src/types/events.ts
index f56c0e9..f564745 100644
--- a/packages/bentocache/src/types/events.ts
+++ b/packages/bentocache/src/types/events.ts
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ export type CacheEvents = {
   'cache:deleted': ReturnType<typeof cacheEvents.deleted>['data']
   'cache:hit': ReturnType<typeof cacheEvents.hit>['data']
   'cache:miss': ReturnType<typeof cacheEvents.miss>['data']
+  'cache:expire': ReturnType<typeof cacheEvents.expire>['data']
   'cache:written': ReturnType<typeof cacheEvents.written>['data']
   'bus:message:published': ReturnType<typeof busEvents.messagePublished>['data']
   'bus:message:received': ReturnType<typeof busEvents.messageReceived>['data']
diff --git a/packages/bentocache/src/types/options/methods_options.ts b/packages/bentocache/src/types/options/methods_options.ts
index a6295b0..af24dd4 100644
--- a/packages/bentocache/src/types/options/methods_options.ts
+++ b/packages/bentocache/src/types/options/methods_options.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ export type SetCommonOptions = Pick<
 >
 
 /**
- * Options accepted by the `getOrSet` method when passing an object
+ * Options accepted by the `getOrSet` method
  */
 export type GetOrSetOptions<T> = {
   key: string
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ export type GetOrSetOptions<T> = {
 } & SetCommonOptions
 
 /**
- * Options accepted by the `getOrSetForever` method when passing an object
+ * Options accepted by the `getOrSetForever` method
  */
 export type GetOrSetForeverOptions<T> = {
   key: string
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ export type GetOrSetForeverOptions<T> = {
 export type SetOptions = { key: string; value: any } & SetCommonOptions
 
 /**
- * Options accepted by the `get` method when passing an object
+ * Options accepted by the `get` method
  */
 export type GetOptions<T> = { key: string; defaultValue?: Factory<T> } & Pick<
   RawCommonOptions,
@@ -43,13 +43,18 @@ export type GetOptions<T> = { key: string; defaultValue?: Factory<T> } & Pick<
 >
 
 /**
- * Options accepted by the `delete` method when passing an object
+ * Options accepted by the `delete` method
  */
 export type DeleteOptions = { key: string } & Pick<RawCommonOptions, 'suppressL2Errors'>
 export type DeleteManyOptions = { keys: string[] } & Pick<RawCommonOptions, 'suppressL2Errors'>
 
 /**
- * Options accepted by the `has` method when passing an object
+ * Options accepted by the `expire` method
+ */
+export type ExpireOptions = { key: string } & Pick<RawCommonOptions, 'suppressL2Errors'>
+
+/**
+ * Options accepted by the `has` method
  */
 export type HasOptions = { key: string } & Pick<RawCommonOptions, 'suppressL2Errors'>
 
diff --git a/packages/bentocache/src/types/provider.ts b/packages/bentocache/src/types/provider.ts
index 25247e6..e9ed9cd 100644
--- a/packages/bentocache/src/types/provider.ts
+++ b/packages/bentocache/src/types/provider.ts
@@ -69,6 +69,13 @@ export interface CacheProvider {
    */
   deleteMany(options: DeleteManyOptions): Promise<boolean>
 
+  /**
+   * Expire a key from the cache.
+   * Entry will not be fully deleted but expired and
+   * retained for the grace period if enabled.
+   */
+  expire(options: DeleteOptions): Promise<boolean>
+
   /**
    * Remove all items from the cache
    */
diff --git a/packages/bentocache/tests/expire.spec.ts b/packages/bentocache/tests/expire.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9b5ba63
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/bentocache/tests/expire.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+import { pEvent } from 'p-event'
+import { test } from '@japa/runner'
+import EventEmitter from 'node:events'
+
+import { CacheFactory } from '../factories/cache_factory.js'
+
+test.group('Expire', () => {
+  test('[{name}] - expire a key from the cache')
+    .with([
+      {
+        name: 'l1',
+        factory: () => new CacheFactory().merge({ grace: '2m' }).withMemoryL1().create(),
+      },
+      {
+        name: 'l2',
+        factory: () => new CacheFactory().merge({ grace: '2m' }).withRedisL2().create(),
+      },
+      {
+        name: 'l1/l2',
+        factory: () => new CacheFactory().merge({ grace: '2m' }).withL1L2Config().create(),
+      },
+    ])
+    .run(async ({ assert }, { factory }) => {
+      const { cache } = factory()
+
+      await cache.set({ key: 'hello', value: 'world' })
+      await cache.expire({ key: 'hello' })
+
+      const r1 = await cache.get({ key: 'hello', grace: false })
+      const r2 = await cache.get({ key: 'hello' })
+
+      assert.deepEqual(r1, undefined)
+      assert.deepEqual(r2, 'world')
+    })
+
+  test('expire should publish an message to the bus', async ({ assert }) => {
+    const [cache1] = new CacheFactory().merge({ grace: '3m' }).withL1L2Config().create()
+    const [cache2] = new CacheFactory().merge({ grace: '3m' }).withL1L2Config().create()
+    const [cache3] = new CacheFactory().merge({ grace: '3m' }).withL1L2Config().create()
+
+    await cache1.set({ key: 'hello', value: 'world' })
+    await cache2.get({ key: 'hello' })
+    await cache3.get({ key: 'hello' })
+
+    await cache1.expire({ key: 'hello' })
+
+    const r1 = await cache1.get({ key: 'hello', grace: false })
+    const r2 = await cache2.get({ key: 'hello', grace: false })
+    const r3 = await cache3.get({ key: 'hello', grace: false })
+
+    const r4 = await cache1.get({ key: 'hello' })
+    const r5 = await cache2.get({ key: 'hello' })
+    const r6 = await cache3.get({ key: 'hello' })
+
+    assert.deepEqual(r1, undefined)
+    assert.deepEqual(r2, undefined)
+    assert.deepEqual(r3, undefined)
+
+    assert.deepEqual(r4, 'world')
+    assert.deepEqual(r5, 'world')
+    assert.deepEqual(r6, 'world')
+  })
+
+  test('expire should emit an event', async ({ assert }) => {
+    const emitter = new EventEmitter()
+    const [cache] = new CacheFactory().merge({ grace: '3m', emitter }).withL1L2Config().create()
+
+    const eventPromise = pEvent(emitter, 'cache:expire')
+
+    await cache.expire({ key: 'hello' })
+
+    const event = await eventPromise
+    assert.deepEqual(event, { key: 'hello', store: 'primary' })
+  })
+})