diff --git a/common/utils/T/tracer/logger/logger.h b/common/utils/T/tracer/logger/logger.h
index 434cf5a90f..7c019b4797 100644
--- a/common/utils/T/tracer/logger/logger.h
+++ b/common/utils/T/tracer/logger/logger.h
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ void framelog_set_skip(logger *_this, int skip_delay);
 void framelog_set_update_only_at_sf9(logger *_this, int update_only_at_sf9);
 
 void textlog_dump_buffer(logger *_this, int dump_buffer);
+void textlog_raw_time(logger *_this, int raw_time);
 
 #include "view/view.h"
 
diff --git a/common/utils/T/tracer/logger/textlog.c b/common/utils/T/tracer/logger/textlog.c
index 9eb6fd02d8..76f920e1e2 100644
--- a/common/utils/T/tracer/logger/textlog.c
+++ b/common/utils/T/tracer/logger/textlog.c
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ struct textlog {
   /* local output buffer */
   OBUF o;
   int dump_buffer;
+  int raw_time;
 };
 
 static void _event(void *p, event e)
@@ -51,9 +52,13 @@ static void _event(void *p, event e)
 
 #ifdef T_SEND_TIME
   t = localtime(&e.sending_time.tv_sec);
-  /* round tv_nsec to nearest millisecond */
-  sprintf(tt, "%2.2d:%2.2d:%2.2d.%9.9ld: ", t->tm_hour, t->tm_min, t->tm_sec,
-      e.sending_time.tv_nsec);
+  if (l->raw_time)
+    sprintf(tt, "%2.2d:%2.2d:%2.2d.%9.9ld [%ld]: ",
+        t->tm_hour, t->tm_min, t->tm_sec,
+        e.sending_time.tv_nsec, e.sending_time.tv_sec);
+  else
+    sprintf(tt, "%2.2d:%2.2d:%2.2d.%9.9ld: ", t->tm_hour, t->tm_min, t->tm_sec,
+        e.sending_time.tv_nsec);
   PUTS(&l->o, tt);
 #endif
 
@@ -215,3 +220,9 @@ void textlog_dump_buffer(logger *_this, int dump_buffer)
   struct textlog *l = _this;
   l->dump_buffer = dump_buffer;
 }
+
+void textlog_raw_time(logger *_this, int raw_time)
+{
+  struct textlog *l = _this;
+  l->raw_time = raw_time;
+}
diff --git a/common/utils/T/tracer/textlog.c b/common/utils/T/tracer/textlog.c
index dba9d55483..a123bf9bf5 100644
--- a/common/utils/T/tracer/textlog.c
+++ b/common/utils/T/tracer/textlog.c
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ void usage(void)
 "                                    they will be processed in order\n"
 "                                    by default, all is off\n"
 "    -full                     also dump buffers' content\n"
+"    -raw-time                 also prints 'raw time'\n"
 "    -ip <host>                connect to given IP address (default %s)\n"
 "    -p <port>                 connect to given port (default %d)\n"
 "    -x                        GUI output\n"
@@ -91,6 +92,7 @@ int main(int n, char **v)
   int gui_active = 1;
   textlog_data textlog_data;
   int full = 0;
+  int raw_time = 0;
 
   /* write on a socket fails if the other end is closed and we get SIGPIPE */
   if (signal(SIGPIPE, SIG_IGN) == SIG_ERR) abort();
@@ -117,6 +119,7 @@ int main(int n, char **v)
     if (!strcmp(v[i], "-debug-gui")) { gui_logd = 1; continue; }
     if (!strcmp(v[i], "-no-gui")) { gui_active = 0; continue; }
     if (!strcmp(v[i], "-full")) { full = 1; continue; }
+    if (!strcmp(v[i], "-raw-time")) { raw_time = 1; continue; }
     usage();
   }
 
@@ -162,6 +165,7 @@ int main(int n, char **v)
 //        "ev: {} eNB_id [eNB_ID] frame [frame] subframe [subframe]");
     logger_add_view(textlog, out);
     if (full) textlog_dump_buffer(textlog, 1);
+    if (raw_time) textlog_raw_time(textlog, 1);
     free(name);
     free(desc);
   }