diff --git a/libspark/video.cpp b/libspark/video.cpp
index d6ac1c2..be61533 100644
--- a/libspark/video.cpp
+++ b/libspark/video.cpp
@@ -777,3 +777,11 @@ void cVideo::FastForwardMode(int mode)
 	fop(ioctl, MPEG_VID_FASTFORWARD, mode);
 #endif
 }
+
+int64_t cVideo::GetPTS(void)
+{
+	int64_t pts = 0;
+	if (ioctl(fd, VIDEO_GET_PTS, &pts) < 0)
+		lt_info("%s: GET_PTS failed (%m)\n", __func__);
+	return pts;
+}
diff --git a/libspark/video_lib.h b/libspark/video_lib.h
index 5e9dc0f..672dee1 100644
--- a/libspark/video_lib.h
+++ b/libspark/video_lib.h
@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 class cVideo
 {
+	friend class cDemux;
 	private:
 		/* video device */
 		int fd;
@@ -136,6 +137,7 @@ class cVideo
 		VIDEO_FRAME_RATE FrameRate;
 		void routeVideo(int standby);
 		int video_standby;
+		int64_t GetPTS(void);
 	public:
 		/* constructor & destructor */
 		cVideo(int mode, void *, void *);