diff --git a/docs/keyd.scdoc b/docs/keyd.scdoc
index 02f0353..416274e 100644
--- a/docs/keyd.scdoc
+++ b/docs/keyd.scdoc
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ keyd(1)
 
 # COMMANDS
 
-*monitor*
+*monitor [-t] [-h]*
 	Print key events. Useful for discovering key names and debugging.
 
 *bind <binding> [<binding>...]*
diff --git a/src/keyd.c b/src/keyd.c
index dab9dc8..e460352 100644
--- a/src/keyd.c
+++ b/src/keyd.c
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ static int help(int argc, char *argv[])
 {
 	printf("usage: keyd [-v] [-h] [command] [<args>]\n\n"
 	       "Commands:\n"
-	       "    monitor                        Print key events in real time.\n"
+	       "    monitor [-t]                   Print key events in real time.\n"
 	       "    list-keys                      Print a list of valid key names.\n"
 	       "    reload                         Trigger a reload .\n"
 	       "    listen                         Print layer state changes of the running keyd daemon to stdout.\n"
diff --git a/src/monitor.c b/src/monitor.c
index d27815a..5f445e9 100644
--- a/src/monitor.c
+++ b/src/monitor.c
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #include "keyd.h"
 
+static int time_flag = 0;
+
 static void set_tflags(tcflag_t flags, int val)
 {
 	if (!isatty(0))
@@ -28,8 +30,18 @@ static void cleanup()
 	set_tflags(ICANON|ECHO, 1);
 }
 
+static long get_time_ms()
+{
+	struct timespec ts;
+	clock_gettime(CLOCK_MONOTONIC, &ts);
+	return ts.tv_sec * 1E3 + ts.tv_nsec / 1E6;
+}
+
 int event_handler(struct event *ev)
 {
+	static long last_time;
+	long ctime = get_time_ms();
+
 	switch (ev->type) {
 	const char *name;
 
@@ -47,6 +59,9 @@ int event_handler(struct event *ev)
 		if (ev->devev->type == DEV_KEY) {
 			name = keycode_table[ev->devev->code].name;
 
+			if (time_flag)
+				printf("+%ld ms\t", ctime - last_time);
+
 			printf("%s\t%04x:%04x\t%s %s\n",
 			       ev->dev->name,
 			       ev->dev->vendor_id,
@@ -63,11 +78,20 @@ int event_handler(struct event *ev)
 	fflush(stdout);
 	fflush(stderr);
 
+	last_time = ctime;
 	return 0;
 }
 
 int monitor(int argc, char *argv[])
 {
+	if (argc == 1 && !strcmp(argv[0], "-h")) {
+		printf("Usage: keyd monitor [-t]\n\n\t-t: Print the time in milliseconds between events.\n");
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	if (argc == 1 && !strcmp(argv[0], "-t"))
+		time_flag = 1;
+
 	if (isatty(1))
 		set_tflags(ECHO, 0);