diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index af4feec..b1eaed5 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -44,9 +44,11 @@ var linkType = c.open(device, filter, bufSize, buffer);
 
 c.setMinBytes && c.setMinBytes(0);
 
-c.on('packet', function(nbytes, trunc) {
+c.on('packet', function(nbytes, trunc, ts) {
   console.log('packet: length ' + nbytes + ' bytes, truncated? '
               + (trunc ? 'yes' : 'no'));
+  const timestamp = Number(`${ts.seconds}${Math.floor(ts.microseconds/1000)}`);
+  console.log(`timestamp: ${new Date(timestamp).toISOString()}`);
 
   // raw packet data === buffer.slice(0, nbytes)
 
diff --git a/src/binding.cc b/src/binding.cc
index a71491a..a0d5091 100644
--- a/src/binding.cc
+++ b/src/binding.cc
@@ -134,15 +134,23 @@ class Pcap : public Nan::ObjectWrap {
       }
       memcpy(obj->buffer_data, pkt_data, copy_len);
 
-      Local<Value> emit_argv[3] = {
+      Local<Object> Timestamp;
+      Timestamp = Nan::New<Object>();
+      Timestamp->Set(Nan::New<String>("seconds").ToLocalChecked(),
+             Nan::New<Number>(pkt_hdr->ts.tv_sec));
+      Timestamp->Set(Nan::New<String>("microseconds").ToLocalChecked(),
+             Nan::New<Number>(pkt_hdr->ts.tv_usec));
+
+      Local<Value> emit_argv[4] = {
         Nan::New<String>(packet_symbol),
         Nan::New<Number>(copy_len),
-        Nan::New<Boolean>(truncated)
+        Nan::New<Boolean>(truncated),
+        Timestamp
       };
       Nan::MakeCallback(
         Nan::New<Object>(obj->persistent()),
         Nan::New<Function>(obj->Emit),
-        3,
+        4,
         emit_argv
       );
     }
@@ -183,7 +191,7 @@ class Pcap : public Nan::ObjectWrap {
     }
 #else
     static void cb_packets(uv_poll_t* handle, int status, int events) {
-      assert(status == 0);
+      // assert(status == 0);
       Pcap *obj = (Pcap*)handle->data;
       int packet_count;