diff --git a/client/space_lua/stdlib/os.ts b/client/space_lua/stdlib/os.ts
index 2649a606..9af8f75b 100644
--- a/client/space_lua/stdlib/os.ts
+++ b/client/space_lua/stdlib/os.ts
@@ -365,4 +365,9 @@ export const osApi = new LuaTable({
       return luaFormatTime(fmt, d, utc);
     },
   ),
+
+  // Returns an approximation of CPU time used by the program in seconds.
+  clock: new LuaBuiltinFunction((_sf): number => {
+    return performance.now() / 1000.0;
+  }),
 });
diff --git a/client/space_lua/stdlib/os_test.lua b/client/space_lua/stdlib/os_test.lua
index 6d731b49..2fd48911 100644
--- a/client/space_lua/stdlib/os_test.lua
+++ b/client/space_lua/stdlib/os_test.lua
@@ -168,3 +168,15 @@ assert(type(err) == "string")
 
 -- Repeated specifiers
 assertEquals(os.date("!%Y%Y", ts), "20062006")
+
+-- os.clock
+-- Returns a number (seconds)
+assert(type(os.clock()) == "number")
+
+-- Must be non-negative
+assert(os.clock() >= 0)
+
+-- Monotonically non-decreasing
+local c1 = os.clock()
+local c2 = os.clock()
+assert(c2 >= c1)