diff --git a/core/embed/sys/time/inc/sys/rtc.h b/core/embed/sys/time/inc/sys/rtc.h
index 4febcc4785..eb5876a6da 100644
--- a/core/embed/sys/time/inc/sys/rtc.h
+++ b/core/embed/sys/time/inc/sys/rtc.h
@@ -29,6 +29,18 @@
  */
 bool rtc_init(void);
 
+/**
+ * @brief Get the current timestamp from the RTC
+ *
+ * Retrieves the current timestamp as a number of seconds since the device got
+ * powered up for the first time. The timestamp is calculated based on the
+ * current date and time stored in the RTC.
+ *
+ * @param timestamp Pointer to a variable where the timestamp will be stored.
+ * @return true if the timestamp was successfully retrieved, false otherwise
+ */
+bool rtc_get_timestamp(uint32_t* timestamp);
+
 /**
  * @brief Callback invoked when the RTC wakeup event occurs
  *
diff --git a/core/embed/sys/time/stm32u5/rtc.c b/core/embed/sys/time/stm32u5/rtc.c
index a9040d67f3..c48a7200a9 100644
--- a/core/embed/sys/time/stm32u5/rtc.c
+++ b/core/embed/sys/time/stm32u5/rtc.c
@@ -40,6 +40,9 @@ static rtc_driver_t g_rtc_driver = {
     .initialized = false,
 };
 
+static uint32_t rtc_calendar_to_timestamp(const RTC_DateTypeDef* date,
+                                          const RTC_TimeTypeDef* time);
+
 bool rtc_init(void) {
   rtc_driver_t* drv = &g_rtc_driver;
 
@@ -72,6 +75,33 @@ bool rtc_init(void) {
   return true;
 }
 
+bool rtc_get_timestamp(uint32_t* timestamp) {
+  rtc_driver_t* drv = &g_rtc_driver;
+
+  if (!drv->initialized || timestamp == NULL) {
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  RTC_DateTypeDef date;
+  RTC_TimeTypeDef time;
+
+  // Get current time and date,
+  // Important: GetTime has to be called before the GetDate in order to unlock
+  // the values in higher-order callendar.
+  if (HAL_OK != HAL_RTC_GetTime(&drv->hrtc, &time, RTC_FORMAT_BCD)) {
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  // Get the current date
+  if (HAL_OK != HAL_RTC_GetDate(&drv->hrtc, &date, RTC_FORMAT_BCD)) {
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  *timestamp = rtc_calendar_to_timestamp(&date, &time);
+
+  return true;
+}
+
 bool rtc_wakeup_timer_start(uint32_t seconds, rtc_wakeup_callback_t callback,
                             void* context) {
   rtc_driver_t* drv = &g_rtc_driver;
@@ -139,4 +169,56 @@ void RTC_IRQHandler(void) {
   IRQ_LOG_EXIT();
 }
 
+static const uint8_t days_in_month[] = {
+    31,  // January
+    28,  // February (not considering leap years here)
+    31,  // March
+    30,  // April
+    31,  // May
+    30,  // June
+    31,  // July
+    31,  // August
+    30,  // September
+    31,  // October
+    30,  // November
+    31   // December
+};
+
+static uint8_t bcd2bin(uint8_t val) { return (val & 0x0F) + ((val >> 4) * 10); }
+
+// Check for leap year
+static int is_leap_year(int year) {
+  return ((year % 4 == 0 && year % 100 != 0) || (year % 400 == 0));
+}
+
+static uint32_t rtc_calendar_to_timestamp(const RTC_DateTypeDef* date,
+                                          const RTC_TimeTypeDef* time) {
+  uint8_t year = bcd2bin(date->Year);    // 0..99
+  uint8_t month = bcd2bin(date->Month);  // 1..12
+  uint8_t day = bcd2bin(date->Date);     // 1..31
+  uint8_t hour = bcd2bin(time->Hours);
+  uint8_t min = bcd2bin(time->Minutes);
+  uint8_t sec = bcd2bin(time->Seconds);
+
+  // STM RTC starts at 2000, so we need to offset the year evey time we
+  // calculate the leap years.
+
+  uint32_t days = 0;
+  for (int y = 0; y < year; ++y) {
+    days += 365;
+    if (is_leap_year(y + 2000)) days += 1;
+  }
+  for (int m = 1; m < month; ++m) {
+    days += days_in_month[m - 1];
+    if (m == 2 && is_leap_year(year + 2000)) days += 1;
+  }
+  days += day - 1;
+
+  uint32_t seconds = days * 86400 + hour * 3600 + min * 60 + sec;
+
+  // Unix epoch starts at 1970, STM32 RTC at 2000
+  // 946684800 = seconds from 1970-01-01 to 2000-01-01
+  return seconds + 946684800;
+}
+
 #endif  // KERNEL_MODE