diff --git a/core/bind/core_bind.cpp b/core/bind/core_bind.cpp
index 6a3023cdb2f..b4bf1ed4bd5 100644
--- a/core/bind/core_bind.cpp
+++ b/core/bind/core_bind.cpp
@@ -494,6 +494,10 @@ uint64_t _OS::get_unix_time() const {
 	return OS::get_singleton()->get_unix_time();
 };
 
+uint64_t _OS::get_system_time_msec() const {
+	return OS::get_singleton()->get_system_time_msec();
+}
+
 void _OS::delay_usec(uint32_t p_usec) const {
 
 	OS::get_singleton()->delay_usec(p_usec);
@@ -801,6 +805,7 @@ void _OS::_bind_methods() {
 	ObjectTypeDB::bind_method(_MD("get_time","utc"),&_OS::get_time,DEFVAL(false));
 	ObjectTypeDB::bind_method(_MD("get_time_zone_info"),&_OS::get_time_zone_info);
 	ObjectTypeDB::bind_method(_MD("get_unix_time"),&_OS::get_unix_time);
+	ObjectTypeDB::bind_method(_MD("get_system_time_msec"), &_OS::get_system_time_msec);
 
 	ObjectTypeDB::bind_method(_MD("set_icon"),&_OS::set_icon);
 
diff --git a/core/bind/core_bind.h b/core/bind/core_bind.h
index 6b916a395e5..ed3db292595 100644
--- a/core/bind/core_bind.h
+++ b/core/bind/core_bind.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ public:
 	Dictionary get_time(bool utc) const;
 	Dictionary get_time_zone_info() const;
 	uint64_t get_unix_time() const;
+	uint64_t get_system_time_msec() const;
 
 	int get_static_memory_usage() const;
 	int get_static_memory_peak_usage() const;
diff --git a/core/os/os.cpp b/core/os/os.cpp
index f292456079c..efcd492230f 100644
--- a/core/os/os.cpp
+++ b/core/os/os.cpp
@@ -50,7 +50,9 @@ uint64_t OS::get_unix_time() const {
 
 	return 0;
 };
-
+uint64_t OS::get_system_time_msec() const {
+	return 0;
+}
 void OS::debug_break() {
 
 	// something
diff --git a/core/os/os.h b/core/os/os.h
index 0230a75ca08..e8ecfa10548 100644
--- a/core/os/os.h
+++ b/core/os/os.h
@@ -254,6 +254,7 @@ public:
 	virtual Time get_time(bool local=false) const=0;
 	virtual TimeZoneInfo get_time_zone_info() const=0;
 	virtual uint64_t get_unix_time() const;
+	virtual uint64_t get_system_time_msec() const;
 
 	virtual void delay_usec(uint32_t p_usec) const=0; 
 	virtual uint64_t get_ticks_usec() const=0;
diff --git a/drivers/unix/os_unix.cpp b/drivers/unix/os_unix.cpp
index f6d9e0fb4e8..1afd0be61da 100644
--- a/drivers/unix/os_unix.cpp
+++ b/drivers/unix/os_unix.cpp
@@ -223,6 +223,13 @@ uint64_t OS_Unix::get_unix_time() const {
 	return time(NULL);
 };
 
+uint64_t OS_Unix::get_system_time_msec() const {
+	struct timeval tv_now;
+	gettimeofday(&tv_now, null);
+	uint64_t msec = tv_now.tv_.sec / 1000;
+	return msec;
+}
+
 
 OS::Date OS_Unix::get_date(bool utc) const {
 
diff --git a/drivers/unix/os_unix.h b/drivers/unix/os_unix.h
index 8bb57eda129..2ee6102164d 100644
--- a/drivers/unix/os_unix.h
+++ b/drivers/unix/os_unix.h
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ public:
 	virtual TimeZoneInfo get_time_zone_info() const;
 
 	virtual uint64_t get_unix_time() const;
+	virtual uint64_t get_system_time_msec() const;
 
 	virtual void delay_usec(uint32_t p_usec) const; 
 	virtual uint64_t get_ticks_usec() const;
diff --git a/platform/windows/os_windows.cpp b/platform/windows/os_windows.cpp
index ec9e17c4f01..87d9a43d8c8 100644
--- a/platform/windows/os_windows.cpp
+++ b/platform/windows/os_windows.cpp
@@ -1899,6 +1899,12 @@ uint64_t OS_Windows::get_unix_time() const {
 	return (*(uint64_t*)&ft - *(uint64_t*)&fep) / 10000000;
 };
 
+uint64_t OS_Windows::get_system_time_msec() const {
+	SYSTEMTIME st;
+	GetSystemTime(&st);
+	return st.wMilliseconds;
+}
+
 void OS_Windows::delay_usec(uint32_t p_usec) const {
 
         if (p_usec < 1000)
diff --git a/platform/windows/os_windows.h b/platform/windows/os_windows.h
index 31e030d02eb..cce94f5b256 100644
--- a/platform/windows/os_windows.h
+++ b/platform/windows/os_windows.h
@@ -263,6 +263,7 @@ public:
 	virtual Time get_time(bool utc) const;
 	virtual TimeZoneInfo get_time_zone_info() const;
 	virtual uint64_t get_unix_time() const;
+	virtual uint64_t get_system_time_msec() const;
 
 	virtual bool can_draw() const;
 	virtual Error set_cwd(const String& p_cwd);
@@ -272,7 +273,7 @@ public:
 
 	virtual Error execute(const String& p_path, const List<String>& p_arguments,bool p_blocking,ProcessID *r_child_id=NULL,String* r_pipe=NULL,int *r_exitcode=NULL);
 	virtual Error kill(const ProcessID& p_pid);
-
+	
 	virtual bool has_environment(const String& p_var) const;
 	virtual String get_environment(const String& p_var) const;