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 cf58d0bcc6..3b354e2ec8 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.ctf.core/src/org/eclipse/tracecompass/ctf/core/trace/CTFTrace.java b/ctf/org.eclipse.tracecompass.ctf.core/src/org/eclipse/tracecompass/ctf/core/trace/CTFTrace.java
index a3282f1dde..6bfd422bc2 100644
--- a/ctf/org.eclipse.tracecompass.ctf.core/src/org/eclipse/tracecompass/ctf/core/trace/CTFTrace.java
+++ b/ctf/org.eclipse.tracecompass.ctf.core/src/org/eclipse/tracecompass/ctf/core/trace/CTFTrace.java
@@ -832,6 +832,18 @@ public final long getOffset() {
         return fSingleClock.getClockOffset();
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Gets the frequency
+     *
+     * @return the frequency
+     */
+    public final long getFrequency() {
+        if (getClock() == null) {
+            return 0;
+        }
+        return fSingleClock.getFrequency();
+    }
+
     /**
      * Gets the time scale in nanoseconds/cycle
      *
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 d34aebde0d..d4f2dedf5f 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
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ public class CtfTmfTrace extends TmfTrace
      * @since 1.2
      */
     public static final String CLOCK_OFFSET = "clock_offset"; //$NON-NLS-1$
+    public static final String CLOCK_FREQUENCY = "frequency"; //$NON-NLS-1$
 
     /**
      * Default cache size for CTF traces
@@ -585,6 +586,7 @@ public Map<String, String> getProperties() {
         }
         properties.putAll(trace.getEnvironment());
         properties.put(CLOCK_OFFSET, Long.toUnsignedString(trace.getOffset()));
+        properties.put(CLOCK_FREQUENCY, Long.toUnsignedString(trace.getFrequency()));
         properties.put(Messages.CtfTmfTrace_HostID, getHostId());
         return properties;
     }