diff --git a/changelog.d/18144.feature b/changelog.d/18144.feature
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5279457df7f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/18144.feature
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Add `get_current_time()` method to the [module API](https://matrix-org.github.io/synapse/latest/modules/writing_a_module.html) for sound time comparisons with Synapse.
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diff --git a/synapse/module_api/__init__.py b/synapse/module_api/__init__.py
index 2a2f821427d..4f4f86e1a1f 100644
--- a/synapse/module_api/__init__.py
+++ b/synapse/module_api/__init__.py
@@ -1846,6 +1846,10 @@ async def set_displayname(
             deactivation=deactivation,
         )
 
+    def get_current_time(self) -> int:
+        """Returns the current server time in milliseconds."""
+        return self._clock.time_msec()
+
 
 class PublicRoomListManager:
     """Contains methods for adding to, removing from and querying whether a room