diff --git a/src/core/barrier.c b/src/core/barrier.c
index f89b1fa9a..b4e45ebfa 100644
--- a/src/core/barrier.c
+++ b/src/core/barrier.c
@@ -331,6 +331,7 @@ meta_barrier_fire_event (MetaBarrier    *barrier,
 
   event->ref_count = 1;
   event->event_id = xevent->eventid;
+  event->time = xevent->time;
   event->dt = xevent->dtime;
 
   event->x = xevent->root_x;
diff --git a/src/meta/barrier.h b/src/meta/barrier.h
index b5713768d..a5f6e0a84 100644
--- a/src/meta/barrier.h
+++ b/src/meta/barrier.h
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ typedef enum {
  * MetaBarrierEvent:
  * @event_id: A unique integer ID identifying a
  * consecutive series of motions at or along the barrier
+ * @time: Server time, in milliseconds
  * @dt: Server time, in milliseconds, since the last event
  * sent for this barrier
  * @x: The cursor X position in screen coordinates
@@ -75,6 +76,7 @@ struct _MetaBarrierEvent {
   /* < public > */
   int event_id;
   int dt;
+  guint32 time;
   double x;
   double y;
   double dx;