diff --git a/code/particle/ParticleEffect.cpp b/code/particle/ParticleEffect.cpp
index 2068a69eadf..36252794c59 100644
--- a/code/particle/ParticleEffect.cpp
+++ b/code/particle/ParticleEffect.cpp
@@ -416,13 +416,17 @@ void ParticleEffect::pageIn() {
 	}
 }
 
-std::pair<TIMESTAMP, TIMESTAMP> ParticleEffect::getEffectDuration() const {
+std::pair<TIMESTAMP, TIMESTAMP> ParticleEffect::getEffectDuration(float interp, const ParticleSource& source, size_t effectNumber) const {
 	std::pair<TIMESTAMP, TIMESTAMP> timing;
 	timing.first = _timestamp(fl2i(m_delayRange.next() * 1000.0f));
 	if (m_duration == Duration::ALWAYS)
 		timing.second = TIMESTAMP::never();
-	else
-		timing.second = timestamp_delta(timing.first, fl2i(m_durationRange.next() * 1000.0f));
+	else {
+		const auto& [pos, hostOrientation] = source.m_host->getPositionAndOrientation(m_parent_local, interp, m_manual_offset);
+		auto modularCurvesInput = std::forward_as_tuple(source, effectNumber, pos);
+
+		timing.second = timestamp_delta(timing.first, fl2i(m_durationRange.next() * 1000.0f * m_modular_curves.get_output(ParticleCurvesOutput::SOURCE_DURATION_MULT, modularCurvesInput)));
+	}
 	return timing;
 }
 
diff --git a/code/particle/ParticleEffect.h b/code/particle/ParticleEffect.h
index fdc277715e0..0824139850e 100644
--- a/code/particle/ParticleEffect.h
+++ b/code/particle/ParticleEffect.h
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ class ParticleEffect {
 		RADIUS_MULT,
 		LENGTH_MULT,
 		LIFETIME_MULT,
+		SOURCE_DURATION_MULT,
 		VOLUME_VELOCITY_MULT,
 		INHERIT_VELOCITY_MULT,
 		POSITION_INHERIT_VELOCITY_MULT,
@@ -236,7 +237,7 @@ class ParticleEffect {
 
 	const SCP_string& getName() const { return m_name; }
 
-	std::pair<TIMESTAMP, TIMESTAMP> getEffectDuration() const;
+	std::pair<TIMESTAMP, TIMESTAMP> getEffectDuration(float interp, const ParticleSource& source, size_t effectNumber) const;
 
 	float getNextSpawnDelay() const;
 
@@ -251,6 +252,7 @@ class ParticleEffect {
 			std::pair {"Radius Mult", ParticleCurvesOutput::RADIUS_MULT},
 			std::pair {"Length Mult", ParticleCurvesOutput::LENGTH_MULT},
 			std::pair {"Lifetime Mult", ParticleCurvesOutput::LIFETIME_MULT},
+			std::pair {"Source Duration Mult", ParticleCurvesOutput::SOURCE_DURATION_MULT},
 			std::pair {"Velocity Volume Mult", ParticleCurvesOutput::VOLUME_VELOCITY_MULT},
 			std::pair {"Velocity Inherit Mult", ParticleCurvesOutput::INHERIT_VELOCITY_MULT},
 			std::pair {"Velocity Position Inherit Mult", ParticleCurvesOutput::POSITION_INHERIT_VELOCITY_MULT},
@@ -299,6 +301,7 @@ class ParticleEffect {
 		std::pair {"Host Ship Time Until Explosion", modular_curves_submember_input<&ParticleSource::m_host, &EffectHost::getParentObjAndSig, 0, &Objects, &obj_get_instance_maybe<OBJ_SHIP>, &ship::final_death_time, static_cast<int (*)(int)>(&timestamp_until)>{}})
 	.derive_modular_curves_input_only_subset<size_t>( //Effect Number
 		std::pair {"Spawntime Left", modular_curves_functional_full_input<&ParticleSource::getEffectRemainingTime>{}},
+		std::pair {"Life Left", modular_curves_functional_full_input<&ParticleSource::getEffectRemainingLife>{}},
 		std::pair {"Time Running", modular_curves_functional_full_input<&ParticleSource::getEffectRunningTime>{}})
 	.derive_modular_curves_input_only_subset<vec3d>( //Sampled spawn position
 		std::pair {"Pixel Size At Emitter", modular_curves_functional_full_input<&ParticleSource::getEffectPixelSize>{}},
diff --git a/code/particle/ParticleSource.cpp b/code/particle/ParticleSource.cpp
index cf94e233701..0dd4c73e603 100644
--- a/code/particle/ParticleSource.cpp
+++ b/code/particle/ParticleSource.cpp
@@ -34,8 +34,10 @@ void ParticleSource::finishCreation() {
 
 	m_host->setupProcessing();
 
-	for (const auto& effect : ParticleManager::get()->getEffect(m_effect)) {
-		const auto& [begin, end] = effect.getEffectDuration();
+	const auto& effectList = ParticleManager::get()->getEffect(m_effect);
+	for (size_t i = 0; i < effectList.size(); i++) {
+		const auto& effect = effectList[i];
+		const auto& [begin, end] = effect.getEffectDuration(0.0, *this, i);
 		m_timing.emplace_back(SourceTiming{timestamp_delta(begin, 0), begin, end});
 	}
 }
@@ -111,6 +113,11 @@ float ParticleSource::getEffectRunningTime(const std::tuple<const ParticleSource
 	return i2fl(timestamp_get_delta(timing.m_startTimestamp, timing.m_nextCreation)) / i2fl(MILLISECONDS_PER_SECOND);
 }
 
+float ParticleSource::getEffectRemainingLife(const std::tuple<const ParticleSource&, const size_t&>& source) {
+	const auto& timing = std::get<0>(source).m_timing[std::get<1>(source)];
+	return i2fl(timestamp_get_delta(timing.m_nextCreation, timing.m_endTimestamp)) / i2fl(timestamp_get_delta(timing.m_startTimestamp, timing.m_endTimestamp)) ;
+}
+
 float ParticleSource::getEffectPixelSize(const std::tuple<const ParticleSource&, const size_t&, const vec3d&>& source) {
 	return std::get<0>(source).getEffect()[std::get<1>(source)].getApproximatePixelSize(std::get<2>(source));
 }
diff --git a/code/particle/ParticleSource.h b/code/particle/ParticleSource.h
index df5c2c2c7f8..c4cd709d1ad 100644
--- a/code/particle/ParticleSource.h
+++ b/code/particle/ParticleSource.h
@@ -75,6 +75,8 @@ class ParticleSource {
 
 	static float getEffectRunningTime(const std::tuple<const ParticleSource&, const size_t&>& source);
 
+	static float getEffectRemainingLife(const std::tuple<const ParticleSource&, const size_t&>& source);
+
 	static float getEffectPixelSize(const std::tuple<const ParticleSource&, const size_t&, const vec3d&>& source);
 
 	static float getEffectApparentSize(const std::tuple<const ParticleSource&, const size_t&, const vec3d&>& source);