diff --git a/lib/include/packet.h b/lib/include/packet.h
index 58eaa37b9..44f7805b8 100644
--- a/lib/include/packet.h
+++ b/lib/include/packet.h
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ struct packet {
 	uint8_t offset; 	
 	uint8_t lqi;
 	uint8_t status;
+	uint32_t rx_time;
 	#if PACKET_STATS
 	uint8_t seen; 
 	uint8_t post_tx;
diff --git a/lib/maca.c b/lib/maca.c
index c9cc4f6f2..e039062c3 100644
--- a/lib/maca.c
+++ b/lib/maca.c
@@ -615,6 +615,7 @@ void maca_isr(void) {
 		*MACA_CLRIRQ = (1 << maca_irq_di);
 		dma_rx->length = *MACA_GETRXLVL - 2; /* packet length does not include FCS */
 		dma_rx->lqi = get_lqi();
+		dma_rx->rx_time = *MACA_TIMESTAMP;
 
 		/* check if received packet needs an ack */
 		if(dma_rx->data[1] & 0x20) {
diff --git a/tests/tests.c b/tests/tests.c
index 75850492f..55a0e02c7 100644
--- a/tests/tests.c
+++ b/tests/tests.c
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ void print_packet(volatile packet_t *p) {
 	volatile uint8_t i,j,k; 
 #define PER_ROW 16
 	if(p) {
-		printf("len 0x%02x lqi 0x%02x", p->length, p->lqi);		
+		printf("len 0x%02x lqi 0x%02x rx_time 0x%08x", p->length, p->lqi, (int)p->rx_time);
 		for(j=0, k=0; j <= ( (p->length) / PER_ROW ); j++) {
 			printf("\n\r");
 			for(i=0; i < PER_ROW; i++, k++) {