diff --git a/strax/dtypes.py b/strax/dtypes.py
index b18bfa57..53c3cf21 100644
--- a/strax/dtypes.py
+++ b/strax/dtypes.py
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ def record_dtype(samples_per_record=DEFAULT_RECORD_LENGTH):
     (("Internal (temporary) index of fragment in which hit was found", "record_i"), np.int32),
     (("ADC threshold applied in order to find hits", "threshold"), np.float32),
     (("Maximum amplitude above baseline [ADC counts]", "height"), np.float32),
+    (("Time when hit reach maximum amplitude [ns]", "max_time"), np.int64),
 ]
 
 
diff --git a/strax/processing/pulse_processing.py b/strax/processing/pulse_processing.py
index 825218ce..a546660a 100644
--- a/strax/processing/pulse_processing.py
+++ b/strax/processing/pulse_processing.py
@@ -249,6 +249,8 @@ def _find_hits(records, min_amplitude, min_height_over_noise, _result_buffer=Non
                 # Start of a hit
                 in_interval = True
                 hit_start = i
+                if x > height:
+                    max_time = r["time"] + i * r["dt"]
                 height = max(x, height)
 
             if in_interval:
@@ -258,7 +260,9 @@ def _find_hits(records, min_amplitude, min_height_over_noise, _result_buffer=Non
                     in_interval = False
                 else:
                     area += x
-                    height = max(height, x)
+                    if x > height:
+                        max_time = r["time"] + i * r["dt"]
+                    height = max(x, height)
 
                     if i == n_samples - 1:
                         # Hit ends at the *end* of this sample
@@ -289,6 +293,7 @@ def _find_hits(records, min_amplitude, min_height_over_noise, _result_buffer=Non
                     area += res["length"] * baseline_fpart
                     res["area"] = area
                     res["height"] = height + baseline_fpart
+                    res["max_time"] = max_time
                     area = height = 0
 
                     # Yield buffer to caller if needed