diff --git a/evennia/commands/default/system.py b/evennia/commands/default/system.py
index 3a14a296b4..a6cc24263d 100644
--- a/evennia/commands/default/system.py
+++ b/evennia/commands/default/system.py
@@ -710,6 +710,7 @@ class CmdTime(COMMAND_DEFAULT_CLASS):
         """Show server time data in a table."""
         table1 = EvTable("|wServer time", "", align="l", width=78)
         table1.add_row("Current uptime", utils.time_format(gametime.uptime(), 3))
+        table1.add_row("Portal uptime", utils.time_format(gametime.portal_uptime(), 3))
         table1.add_row("Total runtime", utils.time_format(gametime.runtime(), 2))
         table1.add_row("First start", datetime.datetime.fromtimestamp(gametime.server_epoch()))
         table1.add_row("Current time", datetime.datetime.now())
diff --git a/evennia/server/amp_client.py b/evennia/server/amp_client.py
index a4300adf4d..816ecf2705 100644
--- a/evennia/server/amp_client.py
+++ b/evennia/server/amp_client.py
@@ -221,6 +221,7 @@ class AMPServerClientProtocol(amp.AMPMultiConnectionProtocol):
             server_restart_mode = kwargs.get("server_restart_mode", "shutdown")
             self.factory.server.run_init_hooks(server_restart_mode)
             server_sessionhandler.portal_sessions_sync(kwargs.get("sessiondata"))
+            server_sessionhandler.portal_start_time = kwargs.get("portal_start_time")
 
         elif operation == amp.SRELOAD:  # server reload
             # shut down in reload mode
diff --git a/evennia/server/portal/amp_server.py b/evennia/server/portal/amp_server.py
index c07b5c121d..cdcd4a1552 100644
--- a/evennia/server/portal/amp_server.py
+++ b/evennia/server/portal/amp_server.py
@@ -428,7 +428,8 @@ class AMPServerProtocol(amp.AMPMultiConnectionProtocol):
             self.send_AdminPortal2Server(amp.DUMMYSESSION,
                                          amp.PSYNC,
                                          server_restart_mode=server_restart_mode,
-                                         sessiondata=sessdata)
+                                         sessiondata=sessdata,
+                                         portal_start_time=self.factory.portal.start_time)
             self.factory.portal.sessions.at_server_connection()
 
             if self.factory.server_connection:
diff --git a/evennia/server/portal/portal.py b/evennia/server/portal/portal.py
index 91b3efc7bc..bb2a7b9f07 100644
--- a/evennia/server/portal/portal.py
+++ b/evennia/server/portal/portal.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ from builtins import object
 
 import sys
 import os
+import time
 
 from os.path import dirname, abspath
 from twisted.application import internet, service
@@ -114,6 +115,8 @@ class Portal(object):
         self.server_restart_mode = "shutdown"
         self.server_info_dict = {}
 
+        self.start_time = time.time()
+
         # in non-interactive portal mode, this gets overwritten by
         # cmdline sent by the evennia launcher
         self.server_twistd_cmd = self._get_backup_server_twistd_cmd()
diff --git a/evennia/server/sessionhandler.py b/evennia/server/sessionhandler.py
index 8e439b42dd..906ad1ec54 100644
--- a/evennia/server/sessionhandler.py
+++ b/evennia/server/sessionhandler.py
@@ -280,6 +280,8 @@ class ServerSessionHandler(SessionHandler):
         super(ServerSessionHandler, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
         self.server = None  # set at server initialization
         self.server_data = {"servername": _SERVERNAME}
+        # will be set on psync
+        self.portal_start_time = 0.0
 
     def _run_cmd_login(self, session):
         """
diff --git a/evennia/utils/gametime.py b/evennia/utils/gametime.py
index 3736128819..48910c4bfd 100644
--- a/evennia/utils/gametime.py
+++ b/evennia/utils/gametime.py
@@ -107,6 +107,17 @@ def uptime():
     return time.time() - SERVER_START_TIME
 
 
+def portal_uptime():
+    """
+    Get the current uptime of the portal.
+
+    Returns:
+        time (float): The uptime of the portal.
+    """
+    from evennia.server.sessionhandler import SESSIONS
+    return time.time() - SESSIONS.portal_start_time
+
+
 def game_epoch():
     """
     Get the game epoch.