diff --git a/tool/net/help.txt b/tool/net/help.txt
index 8aa0b0f89..79edc0d97 100644
--- a/tool/net/help.txt
+++ b/tool/net/help.txt
@@ -682,6 +682,9 @@ FUNCTIONS
    GetScheme() → str
            Returns scheme from Request-URL, if any.
 
+   GetTime() → seconds:number
+           Returns current time as a UNIX timestamp with 0.0001s precision.
+
    GetPayload() → str
            Returns the request message payload, or empty string if there
            isn't one.
@@ -700,7 +703,7 @@ FUNCTIONS
 
    GetRandomBytes([length:int]) → str
            Returns string with the specified number of random bytes (1..256).
-           If no length is specified, then the string of length 16 is returned.
+           If no length is specified, then a string of length 16 is returned.
 
    GetRedbeanVersion() → int
            Returns the Redbean version in the format 0xMMmmpp, with major (MM),
diff --git a/tool/net/redbean.c b/tool/net/redbean.c
index ddbb25d5d..a0eb4a614 100644
--- a/tool/net/redbean.c
+++ b/tool/net/redbean.c
@@ -4846,6 +4846,11 @@ static int LuaSleep(lua_State *L) {
   return 0;
 }
 
+static int LuaGetTime(lua_State *L) {
+  lua_pushnumber(L, nowl());
+  return 1;
+}
+
 static int LuaIsHiddenPath(lua_State *L) {
   size_t n;
   const char *s;
@@ -5201,6 +5206,7 @@ static const luaL_Reg kLuaFuncs[] = {
     {"GetRemoteAddr", LuaGetRemoteAddr},                        //
     {"GetScheme", LuaGetScheme},                                //
     {"GetServerAddr", LuaGetServerAddr},                        //
+    {"GetTime", LuaGetTime},                                    //
     {"GetUrl", LuaGetUrl},                                      //
     {"GetUser", LuaGetUser},                                    //
     {"GetZipPaths", LuaGetZipPaths},                            //