diff --git a/qdf/inc/qdf_mc_timer.h b/qdf/inc/qdf_mc_timer.h
index 3a899c9da751..6417fa609372 100644
--- a/qdf/inc/qdf_mc_timer.h
+++ b/qdf/inc/qdf_mc_timer.h
@@ -267,4 +267,14 @@ void qdf_timer_module_init(void);
  */
 void qdf_timer_module_deinit(void);
 
+/**
+ * qdf_get_time_of_the_day_in_hr_min_sec_usec() - Get system time
+ * @tbuf: Pointer to time stamp buffer
+ * @len: Time buffer size
+ *
+ * This function updates the 'tbuf' with system time in hr:min:sec:msec format
+ *
+ * Return: None
+ */
+void qdf_get_time_of_the_day_in_hr_min_sec_usec(char *tbuf, int len);
 #endif /* __QDF_MC_TIMER_H */
diff --git a/qdf/inc/qdf_trace.h b/qdf/inc/qdf_trace.h
index 6070d973d200..e95dbc636e7e 100644
--- a/qdf/inc/qdf_trace.h
+++ b/qdf/inc/qdf_trace.h
@@ -121,7 +121,8 @@ typedef enum {
 
 /**
  * typedef struct qdf_trace_record_s - keep trace record
- * @time: timestamp
+ * @qtime: qtimer ticks
+ * @time: user timestamp
  * @module: module name
  * @code: hold record of code
  * @session: hold record of session
@@ -129,7 +130,8 @@ typedef enum {
  * @pid: hold pid of the process
  */
 typedef struct qdf_trace_record_s {
-	uint64_t time;
+	uint64_t qtime;
+	char time[18];
 	uint8_t module;
 	uint8_t code;
 	uint16_t session;
diff --git a/qdf/linux/src/i_qdf_mc_timer.h b/qdf/linux/src/i_qdf_mc_timer.h
index ced41e3fce58..f7d6df7ad18e 100644
--- a/qdf/linux/src/i_qdf_mc_timer.h
+++ b/qdf/linux/src/i_qdf_mc_timer.h
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <linux/timer.h>
 #include <linux/time.h>
 #include <linux/jiffies.h>
+#include <linux/rtc.h>
 
 /* Preprocessor definitions and constants */
 
diff --git a/qdf/linux/src/qdf_mc_timer.c b/qdf/linux/src/qdf_mc_timer.c
index 75527e741f62..b42b3cf87530 100644
--- a/qdf/linux/src/qdf_mc_timer.c
+++ b/qdf/linux/src/qdf_mc_timer.c
@@ -702,3 +702,20 @@ void qdf_timer_module_deinit(void)
 	qdf_mutex_destroy(&persistent_timer_count_lock);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(qdf_timer_module_deinit);
+
+void qdf_get_time_of_the_day_in_hr_min_sec_usec(char *tbuf, int len)
+{
+	struct timeval tv;
+	struct rtc_time tm;
+	unsigned long local_time;
+
+	/* Format the Log time R#: [hr:min:sec.microsec] */
+	do_gettimeofday(&tv);
+	/* Convert rtc to local time */
+	local_time = (u32)(tv.tv_sec - (sys_tz.tz_minuteswest * 60));
+	rtc_time_to_tm(local_time, &tm);
+	scnprintf(tbuf, len,
+		"[%02d:%02d:%02d.%06lu]",
+		tm.tm_hour, tm.tm_min, tm.tm_sec, tv.tv_usec);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(qdf_get_time_of_the_day_in_hr_min_sec_usec);
diff --git a/qdf/linux/src/qdf_trace.c b/qdf/linux/src/qdf_trace.c
index 79c5841e1c3b..00ad2476dc19 100644
--- a/qdf/linux/src/qdf_trace.c
+++ b/qdf/linux/src/qdf_trace.c
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 #include <qdf_trace.h>
 #include <wlan_logging_sock_svc.h>
 #include "qdf_time.h"
+#include "qdf_mc_timer.h"
 /* Preprocessor definitions and constants */
 
 #define QDF_TRACE_BUFFER_SIZE (512)
@@ -528,6 +529,7 @@ void qdf_trace(uint8_t module, uint8_t code, uint16_t session, uint32_t data)
 {
 	tp_qdf_trace_record rec = NULL;
 	unsigned long flags;
+	char time[18];
 
 	if (!g_qdf_trace_data.enable)
 		return;
@@ -536,6 +538,7 @@ void qdf_trace(uint8_t module, uint8_t code, uint16_t session, uint32_t data)
 	if (NULL == qdf_trace_cb_table[module])
 		return;
 
+	qdf_get_time_of_the_day_in_hr_min_sec_usec(time, sizeof(time));
 	/* Aquire the lock so that only one thread at a time can fill the ring
 	 * buffer
 	 */
@@ -569,7 +572,8 @@ void qdf_trace(uint8_t module, uint8_t code, uint16_t session, uint32_t data)
 	rec->code = code;
 	rec->session = session;
 	rec->data = data;
-	rec->time = qdf_get_log_timestamp();
+	rec->qtime = qdf_get_log_timestamp();
+	scnprintf(rec->time, sizeof(rec->time), "%s", time);
 	rec->module = module;
 	rec->pid = (in_interrupt() ? 0 : current->pid);
 	g_qdf_trace_data.num_since_last_dump++;