diff --git a/core/smn_core.cpp b/core/smn_core.cpp
index bc7b342a..c37dbd95 100644
--- a/core/smn_core.cpp
+++ b/core/smn_core.cpp
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
  * Version: $Id$
  */
 
+#include <time.h>
 #include "sm_globals.h"
 #include "sourcemod.h"
 
@@ -28,8 +29,20 @@ static cell_t ThrowError(IPluginContext *pContext, const cell_t *params)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static cell_t GetTime(IPluginContext *pContext, const cell_t *params)
+{
+	time_t t = time(NULL);
+	cell_t *addr;
+	pContext->LocalToPhysAddr(params[1], &addr);
+
+	*(time_t *)addr = t;
+
+	return static_cast<cell_t>(t);
+}
+
 REGISTER_NATIVES(coreNatives)
 {
+	{"GetTime",				GetTime},
 	{"ThrowError",			ThrowError},
 	{NULL,					NULL},
 };
diff --git a/plugins/include/sourcemod.inc b/plugins/include/sourcemod.inc
index 4143dfb6..67cd32b8 100644
--- a/plugins/include/sourcemod.inc
+++ b/plugins/include/sourcemod.inc
@@ -146,6 +146,14 @@ native LogMessage(const String:format[], {Handle,Float,String,_}:...);
  */
 native LogError(const String:format[], {Handle,Float,String,_}:...);
 
+/**
+ * Gets the system time as a unix timestamp.
+ *
+ * @param bigStamp		Optional array to store the 64bit timestamp in.
+ * @return				32bit timestamp (number of seconds since unix epoch).
+ */
+native GetTime(bigStamp[2]={0,0});
+
 /**
  * Sets the seed value for the global Half-Life 2 Random Stream
  *