diff --git a/src/core/sal/gem5/Gem5Controller.cc b/src/core/sal/gem5/Gem5Controller.cc
index 5a83f434..dc5737ad 100644
--- a/src/core/sal/gem5/Gem5Controller.cc
+++ b/src/core/sal/gem5/Gem5Controller.cc
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 #include "../Listener.hpp"
 #include "base/trace.hh"
 #include "sim/root.hh"
+#include "sim/core.hh"
 
 #include <fstream>
 
@@ -111,4 +112,14 @@ void Gem5Controller::reboot()
 
 }
 
+simtime_t Gem5Controller::getTimerTicks()
+{
+	return curTick();
+}
+
+simtime_t Gem5Controller::getTimerTicksPerSecond()
+{
+	return SimClock::Frequency;
+}
+
 } // end-of-namespace: fail
diff --git a/src/core/sal/gem5/Gem5Controller.hpp b/src/core/sal/gem5/Gem5Controller.hpp
index 0f19aace..d1bd566c 100644
--- a/src/core/sal/gem5/Gem5Controller.hpp
+++ b/src/core/sal/gem5/Gem5Controller.hpp
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ public:
 	void onRestore();
 	bool isRestoreRequest();
 	void reboot();
+	virtual simtime_t getTimerTicks();
+	virtual simtime_t getTimerTicksPerSecond();
 #if defined(CONFIG_EVENT_BREAKPOINTS) ||\
     defined(CONFIG_EVENT_BREAKPOINTS_RANGE)
     void setMnemonic(const std::string& mn) { m_Mnemonic = mn; }