diff --git a/drivers/input/evdev.c b/drivers/input/evdev.c
index 76457d50bc34..c17409742999 100644
--- a/drivers/input/evdev.c
+++ b/drivers/input/evdev.c
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ struct evdev_client {
 	struct fasync_struct *fasync;
 	struct evdev *evdev;
 	struct list_head node;
+	int clkid;
 	unsigned int bufsize;
 	struct input_event buffer[];
 };
@@ -54,8 +55,12 @@ static struct evdev *evdev_table[EVDEV_MINORS];
 static DEFINE_MUTEX(evdev_table_mutex);
 
 static void evdev_pass_event(struct evdev_client *client,
-			     struct input_event *event)
+			     struct input_event *event,
+			     ktime_t mono, ktime_t real)
 {
+	event->time = ktime_to_timeval(client->clkid == CLOCK_MONOTONIC ?
+					mono : real);
+
 	/* Interrupts are disabled, just acquire the lock. */
 	spin_lock(&client->buffer_lock);
 
@@ -94,8 +99,11 @@ static void evdev_event(struct input_handle *handle,
 	struct evdev *evdev = handle->private;
 	struct evdev_client *client;
 	struct input_event event;
+	ktime_t time_mono, time_real;
+
+	time_mono = ktime_get();
+	time_real = ktime_sub(time_mono, ktime_get_monotonic_offset());
 
-	do_gettimeofday(&event.time);
 	event.type = type;
 	event.code = code;
 	event.value = value;
@@ -103,11 +111,12 @@ static void evdev_event(struct input_handle *handle,
 	rcu_read_lock();
 
 	client = rcu_dereference(evdev->grab);
+
 	if (client)
-		evdev_pass_event(client, &event);
+		evdev_pass_event(client, &event, time_mono, time_real);
 	else
 		list_for_each_entry_rcu(client, &evdev->client_list, node)
-			evdev_pass_event(client, &event);
+			evdev_pass_event(client, &event, time_mono, time_real);
 
 	rcu_read_unlock();
 
@@ -685,6 +694,14 @@ static long evdev_do_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd,
 		else
 			return evdev_ungrab(evdev, client);
 
+	case EVIOCSCLOCKID:
+		if (copy_from_user(&i, p, sizeof(unsigned int)))
+			return -EFAULT;
+		if (i != CLOCK_MONOTONIC && i != CLOCK_REALTIME)
+			return -EINVAL;
+		client->clkid = i;
+		return 0;
+
 	case EVIOCGKEYCODE:
 		return evdev_handle_get_keycode(dev, p);
 
diff --git a/include/linux/input.h b/include/linux/input.h
index 3862e32c4eeb..177261ea6f52 100644
--- a/include/linux/input.h
+++ b/include/linux/input.h
@@ -129,6 +129,8 @@ struct input_keymap_entry {
 
 #define EVIOCGRAB		_IOW('E', 0x90, int)			/* Grab/Release device */
 
+#define EVIOCSCLOCKID		_IOW('E', 0xa0, int)			/* Set clockid to be used for timestamps */
+
 /*
  * Device properties and quirks
  */
diff --git a/kernel/time/timekeeping.c b/kernel/time/timekeeping.c
index 2b021b0e8507..169479994755 100644
--- a/kernel/time/timekeeping.c
+++ b/kernel/time/timekeeping.c
@@ -1140,6 +1140,8 @@ ktime_t ktime_get_monotonic_offset(void)
 	} while (read_seqretry(&xtime_lock, seq));
 	return timespec_to_ktime(wtom);
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ktime_get_monotonic_offset);
+
 
 /**
  * xtime_update() - advances the timekeeping infrastructure