diff --git a/include/znc/Utils.h b/include/znc/Utils.h
index 5cc74d84..2ba62996 100644
--- a/include/znc/Utils.h
+++ b/include/znc/Utils.h
@@ -79,6 +79,23 @@ class CUtils {
     static CString CTime(time_t t, const CString& sTZ);
     static CString FormatTime(time_t t, const CString& sFormat,
                               const CString& sTZ);
+    /** Supports additional format specifiers for formatting sub-second values:
+     *
+     * - %L - millisecond, 3 digits (ruby extension)
+     * - %N - sub-second fraction (ruby extension)
+     *   - %3N - millisecond
+     *   - %6N - microsecond
+     *   - %9N - nanosecond (default if no digit specified)
+     *
+     * However, note that timeval only supports microsecond precision
+     * (thus, formatting with higher-than-microsecond precision will
+     * always result in trailing zeroes), and IRC server-time is specified
+     * in millisecond precision (thus formatting received timestamps with
+     * higher-than-millisecond precision will always result in trailing
+     * zeroes).
+     */
+    static CString FormatTime(const timeval& tv, const CString& sFormat,
+                              const CString& sTZ);
     static CString FormatServerTime(const timeval& tv);
     static timeval ParseServerTime(const CString& sTime);
     static SCString GetTimezones();
diff --git a/src/Utils.cpp b/src/Utils.cpp
index 5ea7985b..72d49f58 100644
--- a/src/Utils.cpp
+++ b/src/Utils.cpp
@@ -499,6 +499,67 @@ CString CUtils::FormatTime(time_t t, const CString& sFormat,
     return s;
 }
 
+CString CUtils::FormatTime(const timeval& tv, const CString& sFormat,
+                           const CString& sTimezone) {
+    // Parse additional format specifiers before passing them to
+    // strftime, since the way strftime treats unknown format
+    // specifiers is undefined.
+    CString sFormat2;
+
+    // Make sure %% is parsed correctly, i.e. %%L is passed through to
+    // strftime to become %L, and not 123.
+    bool bInFormat = false;
+    int iDigits;
+    CString::size_type uLastCopied = 0, uFormatStart;
+
+    for (CString::size_type i = 0; i < sFormat.length(); i++) {
+        if (!bInFormat) {
+            if (sFormat[i] == '%') {
+                uFormatStart = i;
+                bInFormat = true;
+                iDigits = 9;
+            }
+        } else {
+            switch (sFormat[i]) {
+                case '0': case '1': case '2': case '3': case '4':
+                case '5': case '6': case '7': case '8': case '9':
+                    iDigits = sFormat[i] - '0';
+                    break;
+                case 'L':
+                    iDigits = 3;
+                    // fall-through
+                case 'N': {
+                    int iVal = tv.tv_usec;
+                    int iDigitDelta = iDigits - 6; // tv_user is in 10^-6 seconds
+                    for (; iDigitDelta > 0; iDigitDelta--)
+                        iVal *= 10;
+                    for (; iDigitDelta < 0; iDigitDelta++)
+                        iVal /= 10;
+                    sFormat2 += sFormat.substr(uLastCopied,
+                        uFormatStart - uLastCopied);
+                    CString sVal = CString(iVal);
+                    sFormat2 += CString(iDigits - sVal.length(), '0');
+                    sFormat2 += sVal;
+                    uLastCopied = i + 1;
+                    bInFormat = false;
+                    break;
+                }
+                default:
+                    bInFormat = false;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (uLastCopied) {
+        sFormat2 += sFormat.substr(uLastCopied);
+        return FormatTime(tv.tv_sec, sFormat2, sTimezone);
+    } else {
+        // If there are no extended format specifiers, avoid doing any
+        // memory allocations entirely.
+        return FormatTime(tv.tv_sec, sFormat, sTimezone);
+    }
+}
+
 CString CUtils::FormatServerTime(const timeval& tv) {
     CString s_msec(tv.tv_usec / 1000);
     while (s_msec.length() < 3) {
diff --git a/test/UtilsTest.cpp b/test/UtilsTest.cpp
index 9560d5c0..ed6a683e 100644
--- a/test/UtilsTest.cpp
+++ b/test/UtilsTest.cpp
@@ -117,3 +117,46 @@ TEST(UtilsTest, ServerTime) {
     }
     tzset();
 }
+
+TEST(UtilsTest, FormatTime) {
+    struct timeTest {
+        int sec, usec;
+        CString sResultL, sResultN, sResult3N;
+    };
+    timeTest aTimeTests[] = {
+        {42,  12345, "42.012", "42.012345000", "42.012"}, // leading zeroes
+        {42, 999999, "42.999", "42.999999000", "42.999"}, // (no) rounding
+        {42,      0, "42.000", "42.000000000", "42.000"}, // no tv_usec part
+    };
+
+    for (const timeTest& t : aTimeTests) {
+        timeval tv;
+        tv.tv_sec = t.sec;
+        tv.tv_usec = t.usec;
+
+        CString strL = CUtils::FormatTime(tv, "%s.%L", "UTC");
+        EXPECT_EQ(t.sResultL, strL);
+        CString strN = CUtils::FormatTime(tv, "%s.%N", "UTC");
+        EXPECT_EQ(t.sResultN, strN);
+        CString str3N = CUtils::FormatTime(tv, "%s.%3N", "UTC");
+        EXPECT_EQ(t.sResult3N, str3N);
+    }
+
+    // Test passthrough
+    timeval tv1;
+    tv1.tv_sec = 42;
+    tv1.tv_usec = 123456;
+    CString str1 = CUtils::FormatTime(tv1, "%s", "UTC");
+    EXPECT_EQ("42", str1);
+
+    // Test escapes
+    timeval tv2;
+    tv2.tv_sec = 42;
+    tv2.tv_usec = 123456;
+    CString str2 = CUtils::FormatTime(tv2, "%%L", "UTC");
+    EXPECT_EQ("%L", str2);
+
+    // Test suffix
+    CString str3 = CUtils::FormatTime(tv2, "a%Lb", "UTC");
+    EXPECT_EQ("a123b", str3);
+}