diff --git a/src/module.c b/src/module.c
index 0cba9987..2bf07aee 100644
--- a/src/module.c
+++ b/src/module.c
@@ -648,6 +648,11 @@ void RM_SetModuleAttribs(RedisModuleCtx *ctx, const char *name, int ver, int api
     ctx->module = module;
 }
 
+/* Return the current UNIX time in milliseconds. */
+long long RM_Milliseconds(void) {
+    return mstime();
+}
+
 /* --------------------------------------------------------------------------
  * Automatic memory management for modules
  * -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
@@ -3532,4 +3537,5 @@ void moduleRegisterCoreAPI(void) {
     REGISTER_API(IsBlockedReplyRequest);
     REGISTER_API(IsBlockedTimeoutRequest);
     REGISTER_API(GetBlockedClientPrivateData);
+    REGISTER_API(Milliseconds);
 }
diff --git a/src/redismodule.h b/src/redismodule.h
index e931ecd0..104de958 100644
--- a/src/redismodule.h
+++ b/src/redismodule.h
@@ -200,6 +200,7 @@ int REDISMODULE_API_FUNC(RedisModule_UnblockClient)(RedisModuleBlockedClient *bc
 int REDISMODULE_API_FUNC(RedisModule_IsBlockedReplyRequest)(RedisModuleCtx *ctx);
 int REDISMODULE_API_FUNC(RedisModule_IsBlockedTimeoutRequest)(RedisModuleCtx *ctx);
 void *REDISMODULE_API_FUNC(RedisModule_GetBlockedClientPrivateData)(RedisModuleCtx *ctx);
+long long REDISMODULE_API_FUNC(RedisModule_Milliseconds)(void);
 
 /* This is included inline inside each Redis module. */
 static int RedisModule_Init(RedisModuleCtx *ctx, const char *name, int ver, int apiver) __attribute__((unused));
@@ -306,6 +307,7 @@ static int RedisModule_Init(RedisModuleCtx *ctx, const char *name, int ver, int
     REDISMODULE_GET_API(IsBlockedReplyRequest);
     REDISMODULE_GET_API(IsBlockedTimeoutRequest);
     REDISMODULE_GET_API(GetBlockedClientPrivateData);
+    REDISMODULE_GET_API(Milliseconds);
 
     RedisModule_SetModuleAttribs(ctx,name,ver,apiver);
     return REDISMODULE_OK;