diff --git a/include/qemu/qemu-plugin.h b/include/qemu/qemu-plugin.h
index 95703d8..c71c705 100644
--- a/include/qemu/qemu-plugin.h
+++ b/include/qemu/qemu-plugin.h
@@ -661,6 +661,33 @@
     qemu_plugin_u64 entry,
     uint64_t imm);
 
+/**
+ * qemu_plugin_request_time_control() - request the ability to control time
+ *
+ * This grants the plugin the ability to control system time. Only one
+ * plugin can control time so if multiple plugins request the ability
+ * all but the first will fail.
+ *
+ * Returns an opaque handle or NULL if fails
+ */
+QEMU_PLUGIN_API
+const void *qemu_plugin_request_time_control(void);
+
+/**
+ * qemu_plugin_update_ns() - update system emulation time
+ * @handle: opaque handle returned by qemu_plugin_request_time_control()
+ * @time: time in nanoseconds
+ *
+ * This allows an appropriately authorised plugin (i.e. holding the
+ * time control handle) to move system time forward to @time. For
+ * user-mode emulation the time is not changed by this as all reported
+ * time comes from the host kernel.
+ *
+ * Start time is 0.
+ */
+QEMU_PLUGIN_API
+void qemu_plugin_update_ns(const void *handle, int64_t time);
+
 typedef void
 (*qemu_plugin_vcpu_syscall_cb_t)(qemu_plugin_id_t id, unsigned int vcpu_index,
                                  int64_t num, uint64_t a1, uint64_t a2,
diff --git a/plugins/api.c b/plugins/api.c
index 6bdb26b..4431a0e 100644
--- a/plugins/api.c
+++ b/plugins/api.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include "qemu/main-loop.h"
 #include "qemu/plugin.h"
 #include "qemu/log.h"
+#include "qemu/timer.h"
 #include "tcg/tcg.h"
 #include "exec/exec-all.h"
 #include "exec/gdbstub.h"
@@ -583,3 +584,37 @@
     }
     return total;
 }
+
+/*
+ * Time control
+ */
+static bool has_control;
+
+const void *qemu_plugin_request_time_control(void)
+{
+    if (!has_control) {
+        has_control = true;
+        return &has_control;
+    }
+    return NULL;
+}
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_SOFTMMU
+static void advance_virtual_time__async(CPUState *cpu, run_on_cpu_data data)
+{
+    int64_t new_time = data.host_ulong;
+    qemu_clock_advance_virtual_time(new_time);
+}
+#endif
+
+void qemu_plugin_update_ns(const void *handle, int64_t new_time)
+{
+#ifdef CONFIG_SOFTMMU
+    if (handle == &has_control) {
+        /* Need to execute out of cpu_exec, so bql can be locked. */
+        async_run_on_cpu(current_cpu,
+                         advance_virtual_time__async,
+                         RUN_ON_CPU_HOST_ULONG(new_time));
+    }
+#endif
+}
diff --git a/plugins/qemu-plugins.symbols b/plugins/qemu-plugins.symbols
index aa0a77a..ca773d8 100644
--- a/plugins/qemu-plugins.symbols
+++ b/plugins/qemu-plugins.symbols
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
   qemu_plugin_register_vcpu_tb_exec_cond_cb;
   qemu_plugin_register_vcpu_tb_exec_inline_per_vcpu;
   qemu_plugin_register_vcpu_tb_trans_cb;
+  qemu_plugin_request_time_control;
   qemu_plugin_reset;
   qemu_plugin_scoreboard_free;
   qemu_plugin_scoreboard_find;
@@ -51,5 +52,6 @@
   qemu_plugin_u64_set;
   qemu_plugin_u64_sum;
   qemu_plugin_uninstall;
+  qemu_plugin_update_ns;
   qemu_plugin_vcpu_for_each;
 };