2 files changed, 8 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/drivers/unix/os_unix.cpp b/drivers/unix/os_unix.cpp
index f6d9e0fb4e..1afd0be61d 100644
--- a/drivers/unix/os_unix.cpp
+++ b/drivers/unix/os_unix.cpp
@@ -223,6 +223,13 @@ uint64_t OS_Unix::get_unix_time() const {
 	return time(NULL);
 };
 
+uint64_t OS_Unix::get_system_time_msec() const {
+	struct timeval tv_now;
+	gettimeofday(&tv_now, null);
+	uint64_t msec = tv_now.tv_.sec / 1000;
+	return msec;
+}
+
 
 OS::Date OS_Unix::get_date(bool utc) const {
 
diff --git a/drivers/unix/os_unix.h b/drivers/unix/os_unix.h
index 8bb57eda12..2ee6102164 100644
--- a/drivers/unix/os_unix.h
+++ b/drivers/unix/os_unix.h
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ public:
 	virtual TimeZoneInfo get_time_zone_info() const;
 
 	virtual uint64_t get_unix_time() const;
+	virtual uint64_t get_system_time_msec() const;
 
 	virtual void delay_usec(uint32_t p_usec) const; 
 	virtual uint64_t get_ticks_usec() const;