diff --git a/core/bind/core_bind.cpp b/core/bind/core_bind.cpp
index 8641af84d97..6f4561d8e6f 100644
--- a/core/bind/core_bind.cpp
+++ b/core/bind/core_bind.cpp
@@ -827,6 +827,10 @@ uint64_t _OS::get_system_time_secs() const {
 	return OS::get_singleton()->get_system_time_secs();
 }
 
+uint64_t _OS::get_system_time_msecs() const {
+	return OS::get_singleton()->get_system_time_msecs();
+}
+
 void _OS::delay_usec(uint32_t p_usec) const {
 
 	OS::get_singleton()->delay_usec(p_usec);
@@ -1182,6 +1186,7 @@ void _OS::_bind_methods() {
 	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("get_datetime_from_unix_time", "unix_time_val"), &_OS::get_datetime_from_unix_time);
 	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("get_unix_time_from_datetime", "datetime"), &_OS::get_unix_time_from_datetime);
 	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("get_system_time_secs"), &_OS::get_system_time_secs);
+	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("get_system_time_msecs"), &_OS::get_system_time_msecs);
 
 	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("set_icon", "icon"), &_OS::set_icon);
 
diff --git a/core/bind/core_bind.h b/core/bind/core_bind.h
index 4cdf09d5228..39704286b63 100644
--- a/core/bind/core_bind.h
+++ b/core/bind/core_bind.h
@@ -281,6 +281,7 @@ public:
 	Dictionary get_time_zone_info() const;
 	uint64_t get_unix_time() const;
 	uint64_t get_system_time_secs() const;
+	uint64_t get_system_time_msecs() const;
 
 	int get_static_memory_usage() const;
 	int get_static_memory_peak_usage() const;
diff --git a/core/os/os.cpp b/core/os/os.cpp
index 7547b6a0425..ea60a033732 100644
--- a/core/os/os.cpp
+++ b/core/os/os.cpp
@@ -61,6 +61,9 @@ uint64_t OS::get_unix_time() const {
 uint64_t OS::get_system_time_secs() const {
 	return 0;
 }
+uint64_t OS::get_system_time_msecs() const {
+	return 0;
+}
 void OS::debug_break(){
 
 	// something
diff --git a/core/os/os.h b/core/os/os.h
index 05ec3ac4249..046686ff51a 100644
--- a/core/os/os.h
+++ b/core/os/os.h
@@ -328,6 +328,7 @@ public:
 	virtual TimeZoneInfo get_time_zone_info() const = 0;
 	virtual uint64_t get_unix_time() const;
 	virtual uint64_t get_system_time_secs() const;
+	virtual uint64_t get_system_time_msecs() const;
 
 	virtual void delay_usec(uint32_t p_usec) const = 0;
 	virtual uint64_t get_ticks_usec() const = 0;
diff --git a/doc/classes/OS.xml b/doc/classes/OS.xml
index ac865de3cd0..82f5928074c 100644
--- a/doc/classes/OS.xml
+++ b/doc/classes/OS.xml
@@ -381,6 +381,13 @@
 				Returns the epoch time of the operating system in seconds.
 			</description>
 		</method>
+		<method name="get_system_time_msecs" qualifiers="const">
+			<return type="int">
+			</return>
+			<description>
+				Returns the epoch time of the operating system in milliseconds.
+			</description>
+		</method>
 		<method name="get_ticks_msec" qualifiers="const">
 			<return type="int">
 			</return>
diff --git a/drivers/unix/os_unix.cpp b/drivers/unix/os_unix.cpp
index 279274734fe..12a12630421 100644
--- a/drivers/unix/os_unix.cpp
+++ b/drivers/unix/os_unix.cpp
@@ -202,6 +202,12 @@ uint64_t OS_Unix::get_system_time_secs() const {
 	return uint64_t(tv_now.tv_sec);
 }
 
+uint64_t OS_Unix::get_system_time_msecs() const {
+	struct timeval tv_now;
+	gettimeofday(&tv_now, NULL);
+	return uint64_t(tv_now.tv_sec * 1000 + tv_now.tv_usec / 1000);
+}
+
 OS::Date OS_Unix::get_date(bool utc) const {
 
 	time_t t = time(NULL);
diff --git a/drivers/unix/os_unix.h b/drivers/unix/os_unix.h
index b7024546031..94a8d040cd1 100644
--- a/drivers/unix/os_unix.h
+++ b/drivers/unix/os_unix.h
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ public:
 
 	virtual uint64_t get_unix_time() const;
 	virtual uint64_t get_system_time_secs() const;
+	virtual uint64_t get_system_time_msecs() const;
 
 	virtual void delay_usec(uint32_t p_usec) const;
 	virtual uint64_t get_ticks_usec() const;
diff --git a/platform/windows/os_windows.cpp b/platform/windows/os_windows.cpp
index e1cbbcc66b9..dff87b2c5d2 100644
--- a/platform/windows/os_windows.cpp
+++ b/platform/windows/os_windows.cpp
@@ -2142,8 +2142,13 @@ uint64_t OS_Windows::get_unix_time() const {
 
 uint64_t OS_Windows::get_system_time_secs() const {
 
-	const uint64_t WINDOWS_TICK = 10000000;
-	const uint64_t SEC_TO_UNIX_EPOCH = 11644473600LL;
+	return get_system_time_msecs() / 1000;
+}
+
+uint64_t OS_Windows::get_system_time_msecs() const {
+
+	const uint64_t WINDOWS_TICK = 10000;
+	const uint64_t MSEC_TO_UNIX_EPOCH = 11644473600000LL;
 
 	SYSTEMTIME st;
 	GetSystemTime(&st);
@@ -2154,7 +2159,7 @@ uint64_t OS_Windows::get_system_time_secs() const {
 	ret <<= 32;
 	ret |= ft.dwLowDateTime;
 
-	return (uint64_t)(ret / WINDOWS_TICK - SEC_TO_UNIX_EPOCH);
+	return (uint64_t)(ret / WINDOWS_TICK - MSEC_TO_UNIX_EPOCH);
 }
 
 void OS_Windows::delay_usec(uint32_t p_usec) const {
diff --git a/platform/windows/os_windows.h b/platform/windows/os_windows.h
index d09ade4daab..e12e465dd39 100644
--- a/platform/windows/os_windows.h
+++ b/platform/windows/os_windows.h
@@ -254,6 +254,7 @@ public:
 	virtual TimeZoneInfo get_time_zone_info() const;
 	virtual uint64_t get_unix_time() const;
 	virtual uint64_t get_system_time_secs() const;
+	virtual uint64_t get_system_time_msecs() const;
 
 	virtual bool can_draw() const;
 	virtual Error set_cwd(const String &p_cwd);