diff --git a/steem/account.py b/steem/account.py
index c241e12..b3580a9 100644
--- a/steem/account.py
+++ b/steem/account.py
@@ -118,6 +118,13 @@ def reputation(self, precision=2):
     def voting_power(self):
         return self['voting_power'] / 100
 
+    def get_current_voting_power(self):
+        diff_in_seconds = (datetime.datetime.utcnow() - parse_time(
+            self['last_vote_time'])).seconds
+        regenerated_vp = diff_in_seconds * 10000 / 86400 / 5
+        total_vp = (self['voting_power'] + regenerated_vp) / 100
+        return total_vp
+
     def get_followers(self):
         return [x['follower'] for x in self._get_followers(direction="follower")]