diff --git a/src/lib/Toolbox/Toolbox.xml b/src/lib/Toolbox/Toolbox.xml
index 2996b9b..084a77d 100644
--- a/src/lib/Toolbox/Toolbox.xml
+++ b/src/lib/Toolbox/Toolbox.xml
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@
         <block type="sensing_alert" />
         <block type="sensing_prompt" />
         <block type="sensing_confirm" />
+        <sep gap="48"></sep>
+        <block type="sensing_time" />
     </category>
     <category name="Literals" colour="#59C08E">
         <block type="literals_true" />
diff --git a/src/resources/blocks/sensing.js b/src/resources/blocks/sensing.js
index f9d6c5f..52e3439 100644
--- a/src/resources/blocks/sensing.js
+++ b/src/resources/blocks/sensing.js
@@ -90,6 +90,17 @@ function register() {
         const ALERT = javascriptGenerator.valueToCode(block, 'ALERT', javascriptGenerator.ORDER_ATOMIC);
         return [`prompt(${ALERT || '""'})`, javascriptGenerator.ORDER_ATOMIC];
     })
+    
+    // time
+    registerBlock(`${categoryPrefix}time`, {
+        message0: 'time (ms) since 1970',
+        args0: [],
+        output: "Number",
+        inputsInline: true,
+        colour: categoryColor
+    }, (block) => {
+        return [`Date.now()`, javascriptGenerator.ORDER_ATOMIC];
+    })
 }
 
 Blockly.Extensions.register('single_character_validation', function() {