diff --git a/evennia/players/players.py b/evennia/players/players.py
index baca93560d..961c0af23d 100644
--- a/evennia/players/players.py
+++ b/evennia/players/players.py
@@ -503,6 +503,26 @@ class DefaultPlayer(PlayerDB):
         self.at_access(result, accessing_obj, access_type, **kwargs)
         return result
 
+    @property
+    def idle_time(self):
+        """
+        Returns the idle time of the least idle session in seconds. If
+        no sessions are connected it returns nothing.
+        """
+        idle = [session.cmd_last_visible for session in self.sessions]
+        if idle:
+            return time.time() - float(max(idle))
+
+    @property
+    def connection_time(self):
+        """
+        Returns the maximum connection time of all connected sessions
+        in seconds. Returns nothing if there are no sessions.
+        """
+        conn = [session.conn_time for session in self.sessions]
+        if conn:
+            return time.time() - float(min(conn))
+
     ## player hooks
 
     def basetype_setup(self):
@@ -745,23 +765,6 @@ class DefaultPlayer(PlayerDB):
         """
         pass
 
-    def idle_time(self):
-        """
-        Returns the idle time of the least idle session in seconds. If
-        no sessions are connected it returns nothing.
-        """
-        idle = [session.cmd_last_visible for session in self.sessions]
-        if idle:
-            return time.time() - float(max(idle))
-
-    def connection_time(self):
-        """
-        Returns the maximum connection time of all connected sessions
-        in seconds. Returns nothing if there are no sessions.
-        """
-        conn = [session.conn_time for session in self.sessions]
-        if conn:
-            return time.time() - float(min(conn))
 
 class DefaultGuest(DefaultPlayer):
     """