diff --git a/headers/private/kernel/real_time_clock.h b/headers/private/kernel/real_time_clock.h
index b24ad4d22b..039745d900 100644
--- a/headers/private/kernel/real_time_clock.h
+++ b/headers/private/kernel/real_time_clock.h
@@ -17,6 +17,15 @@ status_t rtc_init(kernel_args *args);
 bigtime_t rtc_boot_time(void);
 	// Returns the time at which the system was booted in microseconds since Jan 1, 1970 UTC.
 
+typedef struct rtc_info {
+	uint32 time;
+	bool is_gmt;
+	int32 tz_minuteswest;
+	bool tz_dsttime;
+} rtc_info;
+
+status_t get_rtc_info(rtc_info *info);
+
 bigtime_t _user_system_time(void);
 status_t _user_set_real_time_clock(uint32 time);
 status_t _user_set_timezone(int32 timezoneOffset, bool daylightSavingTime);
diff --git a/src/kernel/core/real_time_clock.c b/src/kernel/core/real_time_clock.c
index b59ae135a8..e1b8faec32 100644
--- a/src/kernel/core/real_time_clock.c
+++ b/src/kernel/core/real_time_clock.c
@@ -144,6 +144,20 @@ real_time_clock_usecs(void)
 }
 
 
+status_t
+get_rtc_info(rtc_info *info)
+{
+	if (info == NULL)
+		return B_BAD_VALUE;
+	info->time = real_time_clock();
+	info->is_gmt = sIsGMT;
+	info->tz_minuteswest = sTimezoneOffset;
+	info->tz_dsttime = sDaylightSavingTime;
+
+	return B_OK;
+}
+
+
 //	#pragma mark -
 //	public userland API
 
@@ -219,3 +233,4 @@ _user_get_tzfilename(char *filename, size_t length, bool *_isGMT)
 
 	return B_OK;
 }
+