diff --git a/opm/parser/eclipse/CMakeLists.txt b/opm/parser/eclipse/CMakeLists.txt
index 7afb99cf9..5dcf4bfed 100644
--- a/opm/parser/eclipse/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/opm/parser/eclipse/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ endif()
 add_subdirectory( Applications )
 
 set( log_source
+OpmLog/TimerLog.cpp 
 OpmLog/CounterLog.cpp 
 OpmLog/LogUtil.cpp
 OpmLog/Logger.cpp 
@@ -108,6 +109,7 @@ EclipseState/SimulationConfig/ThresholdPressure.cpp)
 
 set( HEADER_FILES
 OpmLog/LogBackend.hpp
+OpmLog/TimerLog.hpp 
 OpmLog/CounterLog.hpp
 OpmLog/Logger.hpp
 OpmLog/OpmLog.hpp
diff --git a/opm/parser/eclipse/OpmLog/TimerLog.cpp b/opm/parser/eclipse/OpmLog/TimerLog.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..557d902ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/opm/parser/eclipse/OpmLog/TimerLog.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+/*
+  Copyright 2014 Statoil ASA.
+
+  This file is part of the Open Porous Media project (OPM).
+
+  OPM is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+  the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+  (at your option) any later version.
+
+  OPM is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+  GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+  along with OPM.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+#include <stdexcept>
+#include <cassert>
+#include <iomanip>
+
+#include <opm/parser/eclipse/OpmLog/OpmLog.hpp>
+#include <opm/parser/eclipse/OpmLog/LogUtil.hpp>
+#include <opm/parser/eclipse/OpmLog/TimerLog.hpp>
+#include <opm/parser/eclipse/OpmLog/StreamLog.hpp>
+
+
+
+namespace Opm {
+
+TimerLog::TimerLog(const std::string& logFile) : StreamLog( logFile , StopTimer | StartTimer )
+{
+    m_work.precision(8);
+}
+
+TimerLog::TimerLog(std::ostream& os) : StreamLog( os , StopTimer | StartTimer )
+{
+    m_work.precision(8);
+}
+
+
+
+void TimerLog::addMessage(int64_t messageType , const std::string& msg ) {
+    if (messageType == StopTimer) {
+        clock_t stop = clock();
+        double secondsElapsed = 1.0 * (m_start - stop) / CLOCKS_PER_SEC ;
+
+        m_work.str("");
+        m_work << std::fixed << msg << ": " << secondsElapsed << " seconds ";
+        StreamLog::addMessage( messageType , m_work.str());
+    } else {
+        if (messageType == StartTimer)
+            m_start = clock();
+    }
+}
+
+
+
+} // namespace Opm
diff --git a/opm/parser/eclipse/OpmLog/TimerLog.hpp b/opm/parser/eclipse/OpmLog/TimerLog.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..dc338cfe9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/opm/parser/eclipse/OpmLog/TimerLog.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+/*
+  Copyright 2014 Statoil ASA.
+
+  This file is part of the Open Porous Media project (OPM).
+
+  OPM is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+  the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+  (at your option) any later version.
+
+  OPM is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+  GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+  along with OPM.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+#ifndef OPM_TIMERLOG_HPP
+#define OPM_TIMERLOG_HPP
+
+#include <time.h>
+
+#include <sstream>
+#include <string>
+#include <vector>
+#include <tuple>
+#include <memory>
+#include <map>
+
+#include <opm/parser/eclipse/OpmLog/StreamLog.hpp>
+#include <opm/parser/eclipse/OpmLog/LogUtil.hpp>
+
+/*
+  This class is a simple demonstration of how the logging framework
+  can be used to create a simple very special case logging facility. 
+*/
+
+namespace Opm {
+
+class TimerLog : public StreamLog {
+public:
+    static const int64_t StartTimer = 4096;
+    static const int64_t StopTimer  = 8192;
+
+    TimerLog(const std::string& logFile);
+    TimerLog(std::ostream& os);
+
+    void addMessage(int64_t messageFlag ,
+                    const std::string& message);
+
+    void clear();
+    ~TimerLog() {};
+private:
+    clock_t m_start;
+    std::ostringstream m_work;
+};
+
+typedef std::shared_ptr<TimerLog> TimerLogPtr;
+typedef std::shared_ptr<const TimerLog> TimerLogConstPtr;
+} // namespace Opm
+
+#endif
+
diff --git a/opm/parser/eclipse/OpmLog/tests/OpmLogTests.cpp b/opm/parser/eclipse/OpmLog/tests/OpmLogTests.cpp
index 0485971ac..7ea5cbebe 100644
--- a/opm/parser/eclipse/OpmLog/tests/OpmLogTests.cpp
+++ b/opm/parser/eclipse/OpmLog/tests/OpmLogTests.cpp
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 #include <opm/parser/eclipse/OpmLog/OpmLog.hpp>
 #include <opm/parser/eclipse/OpmLog/LogBackend.hpp>
 #include <opm/parser/eclipse/OpmLog/CounterLog.hpp>
+#include <opm/parser/eclipse/OpmLog/TimerLog.hpp>
 #include <opm/parser/eclipse/OpmLog/StreamLog.hpp>
 #include <opm/parser/eclipse/OpmLog/LogUtil.hpp>
 
@@ -185,6 +186,19 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE( CounterLogTesting) {
     }
 }
 
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(TestTimerLog) {
+    Logger logger;
+    std::ostringstream sstream;
+    std::shared_ptr<TimerLog> timer = std::make_shared<TimerLog>(sstream);
+    logger.addBackend( "TIMER" , timer );
+    logger.addMessageType( TimerLog::StartTimer , "Start");
+    logger.addMessageType( TimerLog::StopTimer , "Stop");
+
+    logger.addMessage( TimerLog::StartTimer , "");
+    logger.addMessage( TimerLog::StopTimer , "This was fast");
+    std::cout << sstream.str() << std::endl;
+}
+
 
 /*****************************************************************/