diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 88c65241786f3f806dcd7dd8d6aa819138c44a39..9d6d9403aaf91ecf784e2407b5d448a47477169d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ | `move_camera`    | `number x`, `number y`                                                                      |          |
 | `set_fps`        | `number fps`                                                                                |          |
 | `get_fps`        |                                                                                             | `number` |
 | `get_dt`         |                                                                                             | `number` |
+| `get_time`       |                                                                                             | `number` |
 | `get_width`      |                                                                                             | `number` |
 | `get_height`     |                                                                                             | `number` |
 | `draw_info`      |                                                                                             |          |
diff --git a/main.c b/main.c
index 8bd259df98bee78c64a0349041403e9d5718e05b..d454e166b5c2e2e0206380061e9bdad6f2299168 100644
--- a/main.c
+++ b/main.c
@@ -190,6 +190,11 @@ 	lua_pushnumber(L, GetFPS());
 	return 1;
 }
 
+static int l_get_time(lua_State *L) {
+	lua_pushnumber(L, GetTime());
+	return 1;
+}
+
 static int l_get_width(lua_State *L) {
 	lua_pushnumber(L, GetScreenWidth());
 	return 1;
@@ -641,6 +646,7 @@
 		lua_register(L, "set_fps", l_set_fps);
 		lua_register(L, "get_fps", l_get_fps);
 		lua_register(L, "get_dt", l_get_dt);
+		lua_register(L, "get_time", l_get_time);
 		lua_register(L, "get_width", l_get_width);
 		lua_register(L, "get_height", l_get_height);