diff --git a/src/time/mod.rs b/src/time/mod.rs
index ff99832..a309900 100644
--- a/src/time/mod.rs
+++ b/src/time/mod.rs
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ use std::pin::Pin;
 use std::task::{Context, Poll};
 use wasip2::clocks::{
     monotonic_clock::{subscribe_duration, subscribe_instant},
-    wall_clock,
+    wall_clock::{self, Datetime},
 };
 
 use crate::{
@@ -28,11 +28,30 @@ use crate::{
 pub struct SystemTime(wall_clock::Datetime);
 
 impl SystemTime {
+    pub const UNIX_EPOCH: SystemTime = SystemTime(Datetime {
+        seconds: 0,
+        nanoseconds: 0,
+    });
+
     pub fn now() -> Self {
         Self(wall_clock::now())
     }
+
+    pub fn duration_since(&self, earlier: SystemTime) -> Result<Duration, SystemTimeError> {
+        if self.0.seconds >= earlier.0.seconds && self.0.nanoseconds >= earlier.0.nanoseconds {
+            return Ok(Duration::new(
+                self.0.seconds - earlier.0.seconds,
+                self.0.nanoseconds - earlier.0.nanoseconds,
+            ));
+        }
+
+        Err(SystemTimeError)
+    }
 }
 
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy)]
+pub struct SystemTimeError;
+
 /// An async iterator representing notifications at fixed interval.
 pub fn interval(duration: Duration) -> Interval {
     Interval { duration }
@@ -113,6 +132,18 @@ mod test {
         println!("{what} awaited for {} s", d.as_secs_f32());
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn systemtime_duration_since() {
+        crate::runtime::block_on(async {
+            let earlier = SystemTime::UNIX_EPOCH;
+            let now = SystemTime::now();
+
+            assert!(now.duration_since(earlier).is_ok());
+            assert!(now.duration_since(now).is_ok_and(|x| x.as_secs() == 0));
+            assert!(earlier.duration_since(now).is_err());
+        });
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn timer_now() {
         crate::runtime::block_on(debug_duration("timer_now", async {