diff --git a/src/functionObjects/utilities/timeStep/timeStepFunctionObject.C b/src/functionObjects/utilities/timeStep/timeStepFunctionObject.C
index 5249054..da6295a 100644
--- a/src/functionObjects/utilities/timeStep/timeStepFunctionObject.C
+++ b/src/functionObjects/utilities/timeStep/timeStepFunctionObject.C
@@ -55,7 +55,8 @@ Foam::functionObjects::timeStep::timeStep
 )
 :
     regionFunctionObject(name, runTime, dict),
-    logFiles(obr_, name)
+    logFiles(obr_, name),
+    userTime_(false)
 {
     read(dict);
 }
@@ -73,6 +74,8 @@ bool Foam::functionObjects::timeStep::read(const dictionary& dict)
 {
     functionObject::read(dict);
 
+    dict.readIfPresent("userTime", userTime_);
+
     resetName(typeName);
 
     return true;
@@ -85,8 +88,12 @@ void Foam::functionObjects::timeStep::writeFileHeader(const label i)
     {
         writeHeader(file(), "Time step");
         writeCommented(file(), "Time");
+        writeTabbed(file(), "deltaT");
 
-        file() << tab << "deltaT";
+        if (userTime_)
+        {
+            writeTabbed(file(), "userDeltaT");
+        }
 
         file() << endl;
     }
@@ -109,6 +116,11 @@ bool Foam::functionObjects::timeStep::write()
 
         file() << tab << time_.deltaTValue();
 
+        if (userTime_)
+        {
+            file() << tab << time_.timeToUserTime(time_.deltaTValue()) ;
+        }
+
         file() << endl;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/functionObjects/utilities/timeStep/timeStepFunctionObject.H b/src/functionObjects/utilities/timeStep/timeStepFunctionObject.H
index 79a9ba1..072978f 100644
--- a/src/functionObjects/utilities/timeStep/timeStepFunctionObject.H
+++ b/src/functionObjects/utilities/timeStep/timeStepFunctionObject.H
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ Description
 
         writeControl    timeStep;
         writeInterval   1;
+        userTime        no;
     }
     \endverbatim
 
@@ -74,6 +75,10 @@ class timeStep
     public regionFunctionObject,
     public logFiles
 {
+    // Private member data
+
+    //- Additionally write userTime to the log
+    Switch userTime_;
 
 protected: