diff --git a/cwIoMidiRecordPlay.cpp b/cwIoMidiRecordPlay.cpp
index bb742f0..dcb37ea 100644
--- a/cwIoMidiRecordPlay.cpp
+++ b/cwIoMidiRecordPlay.cpp
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ namespace cw
 
       event_callback_t cb;
       void*            cb_arg;
-    
+
     } midi_record_play_t;
     
     enum
@@ -1599,6 +1599,15 @@ cw::rc_t cw::midi_record_play::seek( handle_t h, time::spec_t seek_timestamp )
   return rc;
 }
 
+unsigned cw::midi_record_play::elapsed_micros( handle_t h )
+{
+  midi_record_play_t* p  = _handleToPtr(h);
+  time::spec_t t;
+  time::get(t);
+
+  return time::elapsedMicros( p->start_time, t );
+}
+
 unsigned cw::midi_record_play::event_count( handle_t h )
 {
   midi_record_play_t* p  = _handleToPtr(h);    
diff --git a/cwIoMidiRecordPlay.h b/cwIoMidiRecordPlay.h
index c8a9de1..3fd525f 100644
--- a/cwIoMidiRecordPlay.h
+++ b/cwIoMidiRecordPlay.h
@@ -56,6 +56,8 @@ namespace cw
     rc_t load( handle_t h, const midi_msg_t* msg, unsigned msg_count );
 
     rc_t seek( handle_t h, time::spec_t timestamp );
+    
+    unsigned elapsed_micros( handle_t h );
 
     unsigned event_count( handle_t h ); // Current count of stored messages.
     unsigned event_index( handle_t h ); // record mode: index of next event to store play mode:index of next event to play