diff --git a/panda/src/testbed/deadrec_rec.cxx b/panda/src/testbed/deadrec_rec.cxx
index e42d41ef36..34af29083e 100644
--- a/panda/src/testbed/deadrec_rec.cxx
+++ b/panda/src/testbed/deadrec_rec.cxx
@@ -33,8 +33,11 @@ QueuedConnectionListener* listener;
 QueuedConnectionManager cm;
 Clients clients;
 QueuedConnectionReader* reader;
+static float clock_skew = 0.;
+static bool doing_sync = false;
+static float my_time;
 
-enum TelemetryToken { T_End = 1, T_Pos, T_Vel, T_Num };
+enum TelemetryToken { T_End = 1, T_Pos, T_Vel, T_Num, T_Time, T_Sync };
 
 static inline unsigned char* get_uint8(unsigned char* b, unsigned char& v) {
   v = b[0];
@@ -96,9 +99,11 @@ static void* internal_monitor(void*) {
 	while (t != T_End) {
 	  switch (t) {
 	  case T_Pos:
-	    float x, y, z;
-	    buff = get_float64(get_float64(get_float64(buff, x), y), z);
-	    my_pos = LPoint3f(x, y, z);
+	    {
+	      float x, y, z;
+	      buff = get_float64(get_float64(get_float64(buff, x), y), z);
+	      my_pos = LPoint3f(x, y, z);
+	    }
 	    break;
 	  case T_Vel:
 	    if (deadrec_cat->is_debug())
@@ -108,6 +113,19 @@ static void* internal_monitor(void*) {
 	    if (deadrec_cat->is_debug())
 	      deadrec_cat->debug() << "got T_Num" << endl;
 	    break;
+	  case T_Time:
+	    {
+	      float x;
+	      buff = get_float64(buff, x);
+	      if (doing_sync)
+		clock_skew = ClockObject::get_global_clock()->get_time() - x;
+	      else
+		my_time = x + clock_skew;
+	    }
+	    break;
+	  case T_Sync:
+	    doing_sync = true;
+	    break;
 	  default:
 	    deadrec_cat->warning() << "got bad token in datagram (" << (int)t
 				   << ")" << endl;
diff --git a/panda/src/testbed/deadrec_send.cxx b/panda/src/testbed/deadrec_send.cxx
index c46cc3963d..42aaf9c2a0 100644
--- a/panda/src/testbed/deadrec_send.cxx
+++ b/panda/src/testbed/deadrec_send.cxx
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 #include <guiFrame.h>
 #include <guiButton.h>
 #include <guiSign.h>
+#include <clockObject.h>
 
 #include <dconfig.h>
 
@@ -34,7 +35,13 @@ static QueuedConnectionManager cm;
 PT(Connection) conn;
 ConnectionWriter* writer;
 
-enum TelemetryToken { T_End = 1, T_Pos, T_Vel, T_Num };
+enum TelemetryToken { T_End = 1, T_Pos, T_Vel, T_Num, T_Time, T_Sync };
+
+static inline NetDatagram& add_time(NetDatagram& d) {
+  d.add_uint8(T_Time);
+  d.add_float64(ClockObject::get_global_clock()->get_time());
+  return d;
+}
 
 static inline NetDatagram& add_pos(NetDatagram& d) {
   d.add_uint8(T_Pos);
@@ -63,6 +70,12 @@ static void event_frame(CPT_Event) {
   send(add_pos(d));
 }
 
+static void sync_clock(void) {
+  NetDatagram d;
+  d.add_uint8(T_Sync);
+  send(add_time(d));
+}
+
 enum MotionType { M_None, M_Line, M_SLine, M_Box, M_SBox, M_Circle, M_SCircle,
                   M_Random, M_SRandom };
 PT(AutonomousLerp) curr_lerp;
@@ -529,6 +542,9 @@ static void deadrec_setup(EventHandler& eh) {
   f1->align_to_top(0.05);
   f1->recompute();
   f1->manage(mgr, eh);
+
+  // sync clock
+  sync_clock();
 }
 
 static void event_lerp(CPT_Event) {