diff --git a/lib/timing.cpp b/lib/timing.cpp
index c2ebd4a3..a6f7ec7c 100644
--- a/lib/timing.cpp
+++ b/lib/timing.cpp
@@ -87,6 +87,12 @@ uint64_t Util::bootMS() {
   return ((uint64_t)t.tv_sec) * 1000 + t.tv_nsec / 1000000;
 }
 
+uint64_t Util::unixMS(){
+  struct timeval t;
+  gettimeofday(&t, 0);
+  return ((uint64_t)t.tv_sec) * 1000 + t.tv_usec / 1000;
+}
+
 /// Gets the current time in microseconds.
 uint64_t Util::getMicros() {
   struct timespec t;
diff --git a/lib/timing.h b/lib/timing.h
index 6fac1a13..3d8a88e5 100644
--- a/lib/timing.h
+++ b/lib/timing.h
@@ -9,11 +9,12 @@
 namespace Util {
   void wait(int64_t ms); ///< Sleeps for the indicated amount of milliseconds or longer.
   void sleep(int64_t ms); ///< Sleeps for roughly the indicated amount of milliseconds.
-  uint64_t getMS(); ///< Gets the current time in milliseconds.
-  uint64_t bootSecs(); ///< Gets the current system uptime in seconds.
-  uint64_t bootMS(); ///< Gets the current system uptime in milliseconds.
-  uint64_t getMicros();///<Gets the current time in microseconds
-  uint64_t getMicros(uint64_t previous);///<Gets the time difference in microseconds.
+  uint64_t getMS();       ///< Gets the current time in milliseconds.
+  uint64_t bootSecs();    ///< Gets the current system uptime in seconds.
+  uint64_t unixMS();      ///< Gets the current Unix time in milliseconds.
+  uint64_t bootMS();      ///< Gets the current system uptime in milliseconds.
+  uint64_t getMicros();   ///< Gets the current time in microseconds
+  uint64_t getMicros(uint64_t previous); ///< Gets the time difference in microseconds.
   uint64_t getNTP();
   uint64_t epoch(); ///< Gets the amount of seconds since 01/01/1970.
   std::string getUTCString(uint64_t epoch = 0);