diff --git a/Time.cpp b/Time.cpp
index 4cb01e7..9a9c675 100644
--- a/Time.cpp
+++ b/Time.cpp
@@ -269,6 +269,11 @@ time_t now() {
   return (time_t)sysTime;
 }
 
+time_t nowMs()
+{
+	return (millis() - prevMillis) % 1000;
+}
+
 void setTime(time_t t) { 
 #ifdef TIME_DRIFT_INFO
  if(sysUnsyncedTime == 0) 
diff --git a/Time.h b/Time.h
index 61519f7..f459866 100644
--- a/Time.h
+++ b/Time.h
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ int     year();            // the full four digit year: (2009, 2010 etc)
 int     year(time_t t);    // the year for the given time
 
 time_t now();              // return the current time as seconds since Jan 1 1970 
+time_t nowMs();
 void    setTime(time_t t);
 void    setTime(int hr,int min,int sec,int day, int month, int yr);
 void    adjustTime(long adjustment);