diff --git a/src/celestia/avicapture.cpp b/src/celestia/avicapture.cpp
index 75ce9d9ae..71d87635a 100644
--- a/src/celestia/avicapture.cpp
+++ b/src/celestia/avicapture.cpp
@@ -228,3 +228,8 @@ float AVICapture::getFrameRate() const
 {
     return frameRate;
 }
+
+int AVICapture::getFrameCount() const
+{
+    return frameCounter;
+}
diff --git a/src/celestia/avicapture.h b/src/celestia/avicapture.h
index d8640f7b6..cfc21399e 100644
--- a/src/celestia/avicapture.h
+++ b/src/celestia/avicapture.h
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ class AVICapture : public MovieCapture
     int getWidth() const;
     int getHeight() const;
     float getFrameRate() const;
+    int getFrameCount() const;
 
  private:
     void cleanup();
diff --git a/src/celestia/celestiacore.cpp b/src/celestia/celestiacore.cpp
index a707434ba..88cc31f7d 100644
--- a/src/celestia/celestiacore.cpp
+++ b/src/celestia/celestiacore.cpp
@@ -1350,6 +1350,16 @@ void CelestiaCore::renderOverlay()
 
         glPopMatrix();
 
+        glPushMatrix();
+        glTranslatef((width + movieWidth) / 2 - emWidth * 5,
+                     (height + movieHeight) / 2 + 2, 0);
+        float sec = movieCapture->getFrameCount() /
+            movieCapture->getFrameRate();
+        int min = (int) (sec / 60);
+        sec -= min * 60.0f;
+        overlay->printf("%3d:%05.2f", min, sec);
+        glPopMatrix();
+
         glPushMatrix();
         glTranslatef((width - movieWidth) / 2,
                      (height - movieHeight) / 2 - fontHeight - 2, 0);
diff --git a/src/celestia/moviecapture.h b/src/celestia/moviecapture.h
index 7e4382cb1..bc8050ff2 100644
--- a/src/celestia/moviecapture.h
+++ b/src/celestia/moviecapture.h
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ class MovieCapture
     virtual bool end() = 0;
     virtual bool captureFrame() = 0;
 
+    virtual int getFrameCount() const = 0;
     virtual int getWidth() const = 0;
     virtual int getHeight() const = 0;
     virtual float getFrameRate() const = 0;