diff --git a/include/json_print.h b/include/json_print.h
index 6fcf9fd9..91b34571 100644
--- a/include/json_print.h
+++ b/include/json_print.h
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ _PRINT_FUNC(0xhex, unsigned long long)
 _PRINT_FUNC(luint, unsigned long)
 _PRINT_FUNC(lluint, unsigned long long)
 _PRINT_FUNC(float, double)
+_PRINT_FUNC(tv, const struct timeval *)
 #undef _PRINT_FUNC
 
 #define _PRINT_NAME_VALUE_FUNC(type_name, type, format_char)		  \
diff --git a/lib/json_print.c b/lib/json_print.c
index 994a2f8d..e3a88375 100644
--- a/lib/json_print.c
+++ b/lib/json_print.c
@@ -299,6 +299,19 @@ int print_color_null(enum output_type type,
 	return ret;
 }
 
+int print_color_tv(enum output_type type,
+		   enum color_attr color,
+		   const char *key,
+		   const char *fmt,
+		   const struct timeval *tv)
+{
+	double usecs = tv->tv_usec;
+	double secs = tv->tv_sec;
+	double time = secs + usecs / 1000000;
+
+	return print_color_float(type, color, key, fmt, time);
+}
+
 /* Print line separator (if not in JSON mode) */
 void print_nl(void)
 {