diff --git a/eepy-sys/src/misc.rs b/eepy-sys/src/misc.rs
index 880cbdb..f1ceb64 100644
--- a/eepy-sys/src/misc.rs
+++ b/eepy-sys/src/misc.rs
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ use once_cell::sync::OnceCell;
 pub enum MiscSyscall {
     GetSerial = 0,
     LogMessage = 1,
+    GetTimeMicros = 2,
 }
 
 #[repr(usize)]
@@ -87,4 +88,19 @@ pub fn warn(message: &str) {
 
 pub fn error(message: &str) {
     log(message, LogLevel::Error);
+}
+
+pub fn get_time_micros() -> u64 {
+    let mut low_word: u32;
+    let mut high_word: u32;
+
+    unsafe {
+        syscall!(
+            SyscallNumber::Misc,
+            out high_word in MiscSyscall::GetTimeMicros,
+            out low_word,
+        )
+    }
+
+    ((high_word as u64) << 32) | low_word as u64
 }
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diff --git a/eepy/src/syscall.rs b/eepy/src/syscall.rs
index a4d572b..af0f0aa 100644
--- a/eepy/src/syscall.rs
+++ b/eepy/src/syscall.rs
@@ -93,13 +93,15 @@ mod misc {
     use defmt::{debug, error, info, trace, warn};
     use eepy_sys::header::{SLOT_SIZE, XIP_BASE};
     use eepy_sys::misc::{LogLevel, MiscSyscall};
-    use crate::SERIAL_NUMBER;
+    use fw16_epd_bsp::pac::Peripherals;
+    use crate::{SERIAL_NUMBER};
     use super::StackFrame;
 
     pub(super) fn handle_misc(stack_values: &mut StackFrame) {
         match MiscSyscall::from_repr(stack_values.r0) {
             Some(MiscSyscall::GetSerial) => handle_get_serial(stack_values),
             Some(MiscSyscall::LogMessage) => handle_log_message(stack_values),
+            Some(MiscSyscall::GetTimeMicros) => handle_get_time_micros(stack_values),
             None => panic!("illegal syscall"),
         }
     }
@@ -126,6 +128,12 @@ mod misc {
             LogLevel::Error => error!("[PROGRAM:{}] {}", slot_n, s),
         }
     }
+
+    fn handle_get_time_micros(stack_values: &mut StackFrame) {
+        let timer = unsafe { Peripherals::steal() }.TIMER;
+        stack_values.r1 = timer.timelr().read().bits() as usize;
+        stack_values.r0 = timer.timehr().read().bits() as usize;
+    }
 }
 
 mod image {