diff --git a/bindings/wasm/lib.rs b/bindings/wasm/lib.rs
index c100e53d6..0bf4fae5c 100644
--- a/bindings/wasm/lib.rs
+++ b/bindings/wasm/lib.rs
@@ -92,6 +92,11 @@ impl limbo_core::IO for PlatformIO {
         let random_f64 = Math_random();
         (random_f64 * i64::MAX as f64) as i64
     }
+
+    fn get_current_time(&self) -> String {
+        let date = Date::new();
+        date.toISOString()
+    }
 }
 
 #[wasm_bindgen]
@@ -99,6 +104,17 @@ extern "C" {
     fn Math_random() -> f64;
 }
 
+#[wasm_bindgen]
+extern "C" {
+    type Date;
+
+    #[wasm_bindgen(constructor)]
+    fn new() -> Date;
+
+    #[wasm_bindgen(method, getter)]
+    fn toISOString(this: &Date) -> String;
+}
+
 pub struct DatabaseStorage {
     file: Rc<dyn limbo_core::File>,
 }
diff --git a/core/io/darwin.rs b/core/io/darwin.rs
index d60b58d21..1016e9954 100644
--- a/core/io/darwin.rs
+++ b/core/io/darwin.rs
@@ -110,6 +110,10 @@ impl IO for DarwinIO {
         getrandom::getrandom(&mut buf).unwrap();
         i64::from_ne_bytes(buf)
     }
+
+    fn get_current_time(&self) -> String {
+        chrono::Local::now().format("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S").to_string()
+    }
 }
 
 enum CompletionCallback {
diff --git a/core/io/generic.rs b/core/io/generic.rs
index 0b68ac9b8..f3655ad31 100644
--- a/core/io/generic.rs
+++ b/core/io/generic.rs
@@ -30,6 +30,10 @@ impl IO for GenericIO {
         getrandom::getrandom(&mut buf).unwrap();
         i64::from_ne_bytes(buf)
     }
+
+    fn get_current_time(&self) -> String {
+        chrono::Local::now().format("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S").to_string()
+    }
 }
 
 pub struct GenericFile {
diff --git a/core/io/linux.rs b/core/io/linux.rs
index 24b458bc0..48342e71b 100644
--- a/core/io/linux.rs
+++ b/core/io/linux.rs
@@ -111,6 +111,10 @@ impl IO for LinuxIO {
         getrandom::getrandom(&mut buf).unwrap();
         i64::from_ne_bytes(buf)
     }
+
+    fn get_current_time(&self) -> String {
+        chrono::Local::now().format("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S").to_string()
+    }
 }
 
 pub struct LinuxFile {
diff --git a/core/io/mod.rs b/core/io/mod.rs
index 2eac3041e..ea4006f92 100644
--- a/core/io/mod.rs
+++ b/core/io/mod.rs
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ pub trait IO {
     fn run_once(&self) -> Result<()>;
 
     fn generate_random_number(&self) -> i64;
+
+    fn get_current_time(&self) -> String;
 }
 
 pub type Complete = dyn Fn(Rc<RefCell<Buffer>>);
diff --git a/core/io/windows.rs b/core/io/windows.rs
index 7516315ef..2916f6719 100644
--- a/core/io/windows.rs
+++ b/core/io/windows.rs
@@ -30,6 +30,10 @@ impl IO for WindowsIO {
         getrandom::getrandom(&mut buf).unwrap();
         i64::from_ne_bytes(buf)
     }
+
+    fn get_current_time(&self) -> String {
+        chrono::Local::now().format("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S").to_string()
+    }
 }
 
 pub struct WindowsFile {
diff --git a/simulator/main.rs b/simulator/main.rs
index cde1c3eda..6e623b890 100644
--- a/simulator/main.rs
+++ b/simulator/main.rs
@@ -113,6 +113,10 @@ impl IO for SimulatorIO {
     fn generate_random_number(&self) -> i64 {
         self.rng.borrow_mut().next_u64() as i64
     }
+
+    fn get_current_time(&self) -> String {
+        "2024-01-01 00:00:00".to_string()
+    }
 }
 
 struct SimulatorFile {