diff --git a/opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Schedule/Schedule.hpp b/opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Schedule/Schedule.hpp
index 6549c1f9c..f10be9d41 100644
--- a/opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Schedule/Schedule.hpp
+++ b/opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Schedule/Schedule.hpp
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ namespace Opm
         time_t getStartTime() const;
         time_t posixStartTime() const;
         time_t posixEndTime() const;
+        time_t simTime(size_t timeStep) const;
         double seconds(size_t timeStep) const;
         double stepLength(size_t timeStep) const;
 
diff --git a/src/opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Schedule/Schedule.cpp b/src/opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Schedule/Schedule.cpp
index 48fbd716f..75451d3de 100644
--- a/src/opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Schedule/Schedule.cpp
+++ b/src/opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Schedule/Schedule.cpp
@@ -2149,6 +2149,9 @@ namespace Opm {
         return this->m_timeMap.seconds(timeStep);
     }
 
+    time_t Schedule::simTime(size_t timeStep) const {
+        return this->m_timeMap[timeStep];
+    }
 
     double Schedule::stepLength(size_t timeStep) const {
         return this->m_timeMap.getTimeStepLength(timeStep);