diff --git a/source/firmware/kernel/interface/kernel.h b/source/firmware/kernel/interface/kernel.h
index e69f607..ec33802 100644
--- a/source/firmware/kernel/interface/kernel.h
+++ b/source/firmware/kernel/interface/kernel.h
@@ -60,5 +60,6 @@ struct thread_context *thread_create(
 
 void thread_exit(void);
 void sleep_ms(unsigned int ms);
+unsigned long sys_tick_get_ms(void);
 
 #endif /* SOURCE_FIRMWARE_KERNEL_INTERFACE_KERNEL_H_ */
diff --git a/source/firmware/kernel/sys_tick.c b/source/firmware/kernel/sys_tick.c
index e5f7bc2..1bb9ab7 100644
--- a/source/firmware/kernel/sys_tick.c
+++ b/source/firmware/kernel/sys_tick.c
@@ -54,6 +54,11 @@ void sys_tick_init(const struct loki_timer *hw_timer)
 	timer_set_it_callback(hw_timer, timer_cb, NULL);
 }
 
+unsigned long sys_tick_get_ms(void)
+{
+	return sys_tick_obj.tick;
+}
+
 void sleep_ms(unsigned int ms)
 {
 	int irq;
@@ -68,4 +73,3 @@ void sleep_ms(unsigned int ms)
 	restore_irq(irq);
 	schedule();
 }
-