diff --git a/omaha_request_action.h b/omaha_request_action.h
index 1034c3f..e02c3be 100644
--- a/omaha_request_action.h
+++ b/omaha_request_action.h
@@ -322,6 +322,11 @@
   // enabled.
   void SetMaxKernelKeyVersionForRollback() const;
 
+  // Reads and returns the kPrefsUpdateFirstSeenAt pref if the pref currently
+  // exists. Otherwise saves the current wallclock time to the
+  // kPrefsUpdateFirstSeenAt pref and returns it as a base::Time object.
+  base::Time LoadOrPersistUpdateFirstSeenAtPref() const;
+
   // Global system context.
   SystemState* system_state_;