diff --git a/src/libnm-glib-aux/nm-time-utils.c b/src/libnm-glib-aux/nm-time-utils.c
index 873ee9cb33..4f9200e5dd 100644
--- a/src/libnm-glib-aux/nm-time-utils.c
+++ b/src/libnm-glib-aux/nm-time-utils.c
@@ -322,6 +322,16 @@ nm_utils_clock_gettime_nsec(clockid_t clockid)
     return nm_utils_timespec_to_nsec(&tp);
 }
 
+gint64
+nm_utils_clock_gettime_usec(clockid_t clockid)
+{
+    struct timespec tp;
+
+    if (clock_gettime(clockid, &tp) != 0)
+        return -NM_ERRNO_NATIVE(errno);
+    return nm_utils_timespec_to_usec(&tp);
+}
+
 gint64
 nm_utils_clock_gettime_msec(clockid_t clockid)
 {
diff --git a/src/libnm-glib-aux/nm-time-utils.h b/src/libnm-glib-aux/nm-time-utils.h
index b2bb72bfca..b4f70d4a9c 100644
--- a/src/libnm-glib-aux/nm-time-utils.h
+++ b/src/libnm-glib-aux/nm-time-utils.h
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ nm_utils_get_monotonic_timestamp_sec_cached(gint32 *cache_now)
 }
 
 gint64 nm_utils_clock_gettime_nsec(clockid_t clockid);
+gint64 nm_utils_clock_gettime_usec(clockid_t clockid);
 gint64 nm_utils_clock_gettime_msec(clockid_t clockid);
 
 #endif /* __NM_TIME_UTILS_H__ */