diff --git a/rfb/VNCSConnectionST.cxx b/rfb/VNCSConnectionST.cxx
index 514ea10..dce1a56 100644
--- a/rfb/VNCSConnectionST.cxx
+++ b/rfb/VNCSConnectionST.cxx
@@ -667,3 +667,10 @@
   sock->inStream().setTimeout(timeoutms);
   sock->outStream().setTimeout(timeoutms);
 }
+
+char* VNCSConnectionST::getStartTime()
+{
+  char* result = ctime(&startTime);
+  result[24] = '\0';
+  return result; 
+}