diff --git a/src/keyboard_control.cpp b/src/keyboard_control.cpp
index a0c8c04e6..a729ebb0f 100644
--- a/src/keyboard_control.cpp
+++ b/src/keyboard_control.cpp
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ keyboard_control::keyboard_control() :
         m_started(false),
         m_locked_against_changes(true)
 {
+        m_start_time = time(NULL);
 }
 
 ADD_TO_PARAM(disable_keyboard_control, "disable-keyboard-control", "* disable-keyboard-control\n"
@@ -212,6 +213,7 @@ void keyboard_control::run()
                                 usage();
                                 break;
                         case 'i':
+                                cout << "\n";
                                 info();
                                 break;
                         case '\n':
@@ -281,6 +283,7 @@ after_protected:
 
 void keyboard_control::info()
 {
+        cout << "Start time: " << asctime(localtime(&m_start_time));
         cout << "Verbosity level: " << log_level << (log_level == LOG_LEVEL_INFO ? " (default)" : "") << "\n";
         cout << "Locked against changes: " << (m_locked_against_changes ? "true" : "false") << "\n";
         cout << "Audio playback delay: " << get_audio_delay() << " ms\n";
diff --git a/src/keyboard_control.h b/src/keyboard_control.h
index 61f78ad11..6c37b493f 100644
--- a/src/keyboard_control.h
+++ b/src/keyboard_control.h
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #define keyboard_control_h_
 
 #include <thread>
+#include <ctime>
 
 #ifdef HAVE_TERMIOS_H
 #include "termios.h"
@@ -65,6 +66,7 @@ private:
 #endif
         bool m_started;
         bool m_locked_against_changes;
+        std::time_t m_start_time;
 };
 
 #endif // keyboard_control_h_