diff --git a/util/dtsc.cpp b/util/dtsc.cpp
index 85e1ce47..a5eb05e3 100644
--- a/util/dtsc.cpp
+++ b/util/dtsc.cpp
@@ -23,6 +23,12 @@ DTSC::Stream::Stream(unsigned int rbuffers){
   buffercount = rbuffers;
 }
 
+/// Returns the time in milliseconds of the last received packet.
+/// This is _not_ the time this packet was received, only the stored time.
+unsigned int DTSC::Stream::getTime(){
+  return buffers.front().getContentP("time")->NumValue();
+}
+
 /// Attempts to parse a packet from the given std::string buffer.
 /// Returns true if successful, removing the parsed part from the buffer string.
 /// Returns false if invalid or not enough data is in the buffer.
diff --git a/util/dtsc.h b/util/dtsc.h
index 3d690d53..f721e6c4 100644
--- a/util/dtsc.h
+++ b/util/dtsc.h
@@ -129,6 +129,7 @@ namespace DTSC{
       std::string & outPacket(unsigned int num);
       std::string & outHeader();
       Ring * getRing();
+      unsigned int getTime();
       void dropRing(Ring * ptr);
   private:
       std::deque<DTSC::DTMI> buffers;