diff --git a/app/Console/Commands/SendExpirationAlerts.php b/app/Console/Commands/SendExpirationAlerts.php
index 7a97d39375a9..29c642ba5087 100644
--- a/app/Console/Commands/SendExpirationAlerts.php
+++ b/app/Console/Commands/SendExpirationAlerts.php
@@ -14,11 +14,11 @@
 class SendExpirationAlerts extends Command
 {
     /**
-     * The console command name.
-     *
+     * The name and signature of the console command.
+ *
      * @var string
      */
-    protected $name = 'snipeit:expiring-alerts';
+    protected $signature = 'snipeit:expiring-alerts {--expired-licenses}';
 
     /**
      * The console command description.
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ public function handle()
             }
 
             // Expiring licenses
-            $licenses = License::query()->ExpiringLicenses($alert_interval)
+            $licenses = License::query()->ExpiringLicenses($alert_interval, $this->option('expired-licenses'))
                 ->with('manufacturer','category')
                 ->orderBy('expiration_date', 'ASC')
                 ->orderBy('termination_date', 'ASC')
diff --git a/app/Models/License.php b/app/Models/License.php
index e241d5fd84d9..3f6bcf1c1346 100755
--- a/app/Models/License.php
+++ b/app/Models/License.php
@@ -784,21 +784,24 @@ public function scopeExpiredLicenses($query)
      * @return \Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Relations\Relation
      * @see \App\Console\Commands\SendExpiringLicenseNotifications
      */
-    public function scopeExpiringLicenses($query, $days = 60)
+    public function scopeExpiringLicenses($query, $days = 60, $includeExpired = false)
     {
         return $query// The termination date is null or within range
         ->where(function ($query) use ($days) {
             $query->whereNull('termination_date')
                 ->orWhereBetween('termination_date', [Carbon::now(), Carbon::now()->addDays($days)]);
         })
-            ->where(function ($query) use ($days) {
+            ->where(function ($query) use ($days, $includeExpired) {
                 $query->whereNotNull('expiration_date')
                     // Handle expiring licenses without termination dates
-                    ->where(function ($query) use ($days) {
+                    ->where(function ($query) use ($days, $includeExpired) {
                         $query->whereNull('termination_date')
-                            ->whereBetween('expiration_date', [Carbon::now(), Carbon::now()->addDays($days)]);
+                            ->whereBetween('expiration_date', [Carbon::now(), Carbon::now()->addDays($days)])
+                            //include expired licenses if requested
+                            ->when($includeExpired, function ($query) use ($days) {
+                                $query->orwhereDate('expiration_date', '<=', Carbon::now());
+                            });
                     })
-
                     // Handle expiring licenses with termination dates in the future
                     ->orWhere(function ($query) use ($days) {
                         $query->whereBetween('termination_date', [Carbon::now(), Carbon::now()->addDays($days)]);