diff --git a/api/client/commands.go b/api/client/commands.go
index a682befa70..784f10024e 100644
--- a/api/client/commands.go
+++ b/api/client/commands.go
@@ -579,6 +579,14 @@ func (cli *DockerCli) CmdInfo(args ...string) error {
 		if remoteInfo.Exists("NGoroutines") {
 			fmt.Fprintf(cli.out, "Goroutines: %d\n", remoteInfo.GetInt("NGoroutines"))
 		}
+		if remoteInfo.Exists("SystemTime") {
+			t, err := remoteInfo.GetTime("SystemTime")
+			if err != nil {
+				log.Errorf("Error reading system time: %v", err)
+			} else {
+				fmt.Fprintf(cli.out, "System Time: %s\n", t.Format(time.UnixDate))
+			}
+		}
 		if remoteInfo.Exists("NEventsListener") {
 			fmt.Fprintf(cli.out, "EventsListeners: %d\n", remoteInfo.GetInt("NEventsListener"))
 		}
diff --git a/daemon/info.go b/daemon/info.go
index 67ac048acf..965c370328 100644
--- a/daemon/info.go
+++ b/daemon/info.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package daemon
 import (
 	"os"
 	"runtime"
+	"time"
 
 	log "github.com/Sirupsen/logrus"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/autogen/dockerversion"
@@ -76,6 +77,7 @@ func (daemon *Daemon) CmdInfo(job *engine.Job) engine.Status {
 	v.SetBool("Debug", os.Getenv("DEBUG") != "")
 	v.SetInt("NFd", utils.GetTotalUsedFds())
 	v.SetInt("NGoroutines", runtime.NumGoroutine())
+	v.Set("SystemTime", time.Now().Format(time.RFC3339Nano))
 	v.Set("ExecutionDriver", daemon.ExecutionDriver().Name())
 	v.SetInt("NEventsListener", env.GetInt("count"))
 	v.Set("KernelVersion", kernelVersion)
diff --git a/docs/sources/reference/api/docker_remote_api.md b/docs/sources/reference/api/docker_remote_api.md
index 7cfdb468bd..051b90ce97 100644
--- a/docs/sources/reference/api/docker_remote_api.md
+++ b/docs/sources/reference/api/docker_remote_api.md
@@ -57,10 +57,10 @@ This endpoint now returns `Os`, `Arch` and `KernelVersion`.
 **New!**
 You can set ulimit settings to be used within the container.
 
-`Get /info`
+`GET /info`
 
 **New!**
-Add return value `HttpProxy`,`HttpsProxy` and `NoProxy` to this entrypoint.
+This endpoint now returns `SystemTime`, `HttpProxy`,`HttpsProxy` and `NoProxy`. 
 
 
 ## v1.17
diff --git a/docs/sources/reference/api/docker_remote_api_v1.18.md b/docs/sources/reference/api/docker_remote_api_v1.18.md
index 76e0e400d6..46351ed85c 100644
--- a/docs/sources/reference/api/docker_remote_api_v1.18.md
+++ b/docs/sources/reference/api/docker_remote_api_v1.18.md
@@ -1452,6 +1452,7 @@ Display system-wide information
              "Debug":false,
              "NFd": 11,
              "NGoroutines":21,
+             "SystemTime": "2015-03-10T11:11:23.730591467-07:00"
              "NEventsListener":0,
              "InitPath":"/usr/bin/docker",
              "InitSha1":"",
diff --git a/docs/sources/reference/commandline/cli.md b/docs/sources/reference/commandline/cli.md
index 4987764bfb..0e4f805f83 100644
--- a/docs/sources/reference/commandline/cli.md
+++ b/docs/sources/reference/commandline/cli.md
@@ -1248,6 +1248,7 @@ For example:
     Debug mode (client): true
     Fds: 10
     Goroutines: 9
+    System Time: Tue Mar 10 18:38:57 UTC 2015
     EventsListeners: 0
     Init Path: /usr/bin/docker
     Docker Root Dir: /var/lib/docker
diff --git a/engine/env.go b/engine/env.go
index f370e95ed0..a671f13c6b 100644
--- a/engine/env.go
+++ b/engine/env.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"io"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/docker/docker/utils"
 )
@@ -69,6 +70,15 @@ func (env *Env) SetBool(key string, value bool) {
 	}
 }
 
+func (env *Env) GetTime(key string) (time.Time, error) {
+	t, err := time.Parse(time.RFC3339Nano, env.Get(key))
+	return t, err
+}
+
+func (env *Env) SetTime(key string, t time.Time) {
+	env.Set(key, t.Format(time.RFC3339Nano))
+}
+
 func (env *Env) GetInt(key string) int {
 	return int(env.GetInt64(key))
 }
diff --git a/engine/env_test.go b/engine/env_test.go
index b0caca9cbd..2ed99d0fea 100644
--- a/engine/env_test.go
+++ b/engine/env_test.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"bytes"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"testing"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/testutils"
 )
@@ -94,6 +95,27 @@ func TestSetenvBool(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestSetenvTime(t *testing.T) {
+	job := mkJob(t, "dummy")
+
+	now := time.Now()
+	job.SetenvTime("foo", now)
+	if val, err := job.GetenvTime("foo"); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("GetenvTime failed to parse: %v", err)
+	} else {
+		nowStr := now.Format(time.RFC3339)
+		valStr := val.Format(time.RFC3339)
+		if nowStr != valStr {
+			t.Fatalf("GetenvTime returns incorrect value: %s, Expected: %s", valStr, nowStr)
+		}
+	}
+
+	job.Setenv("bar", "Obviously I'm not a date")
+	if val, err := job.GetenvTime("bar"); err == nil {
+		t.Fatalf("GetenvTime was supposed to fail, instead returned: %s", val)
+	}
+}
+
 func TestSetenvInt(t *testing.T) {
 	job := mkJob(t, "dummy")
 
diff --git a/engine/job.go b/engine/job.go
index 6c11b13446..4b2befb425 100644
--- a/engine/job.go
+++ b/engine/job.go
@@ -145,6 +145,14 @@ func (job *Job) SetenvBool(key string, value bool) {
 	job.env.SetBool(key, value)
 }
 
+func (job *Job) GetenvTime(key string) (value time.Time, err error) {
+	return job.env.GetTime(key)
+}
+
+func (job *Job) SetenvTime(key string, value time.Time) {
+	job.env.SetTime(key, value)
+}
+
 func (job *Job) GetenvSubEnv(key string) *Env {
 	return job.env.GetSubEnv(key)
 }