diff --git a/ctf/org.eclipse.tracecompass.ctf.core/src/org/eclipse/tracecompass/ctf/core/event/CTFClock.java b/ctf/org.eclipse.tracecompass.ctf.core/src/org/eclipse/tracecompass/ctf/core/event/CTFClock.java
index cf58d0bcc..3b354e2ec 100644
--- a/ctf/org.eclipse.tracecompass.ctf.core/src/org/eclipse/tracecompass/ctf/core/event/CTFClock.java
+++ b/ctf/org.eclipse.tracecompass.ctf.core/src/org/eclipse/tracecompass/ctf/core/event/CTFClock.java
@@ -159,4 +159,10 @@ public boolean isClockScaled() {
         return fIsScaled;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @return the frequency in Hz
+     */
+    public long getFrequency() {
+        return ((Long) getProperty(FREQ));
+    }
 }
diff --git a/ctf/org.eclipse.tracecompass.tmf.ctf.core/src/org/eclipse/tracecompass/tmf/ctf/core/trace/CtfTmfTrace.java b/ctf/org.eclipse.tracecompass.tmf.ctf.core/src/org/eclipse/tracecompass/tmf/ctf/core/trace/CtfTmfTrace.java
index d34aebde0..0b5b496e3 100644
--- a/ctf/org.eclipse.tracecompass.tmf.ctf.core/src/org/eclipse/tracecompass/tmf/ctf/core/trace/CtfTmfTrace.java
+++ b/ctf/org.eclipse.tracecompass.tmf.ctf.core/src/org/eclipse/tracecompass/tmf/ctf/core/trace/CtfTmfTrace.java
@@ -560,6 +560,20 @@ public Map<String, String> getEnvironment() {
         return trace.getEnvironment();
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Get the CTF clock defined in this CTF trace, in <name, value>
+     * form. This comes from the trace's CTF metadata.
+     *
+     * @return The CTF environment
+     */
+    public CTFClock getClock() {
+        CTFTrace trace = fTrace;
+        if (trace == null) {
+            return null;
+        }
+        return trace.getClock();
+    }
+
     /**
      * @since 3.0
      */