diff --git a/qdf/inc/qdf_time.h b/qdf/inc/qdf_time.h
index 148e0234a9..97cc43d5dc 100644
--- a/qdf/inc/qdf_time.h
+++ b/qdf/inc/qdf_time.h
@@ -81,6 +81,21 @@ static inline qdf_time_t qdf_get_system_uptime(void)
 	return __qdf_get_system_uptime();
 }
 
+/**
+ * qdf_get_bootbased_boottime_ns() - Get the bootbased time in nanoseconds
+ *
+ * qdf_get_bootbased_boottime_ns() function returns the number of nanoseconds
+ * that have elapsed since the system was booted. It also includes the time when
+ * system was suspended.
+ *
+ * Return:
+ * The time since system booted in nanoseconds
+ */
+static inline s64 qdf_get_bootbased_boottime_ns(void)
+{
+	return ktime_get_boot_ns();
+}
+
 /**
  * qdf_get_system_timestamp - Return current timestamp
  *