diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 56d5179..05013d2 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@ Headers can be added as well using a Json construct [{"name":"header type name",
 
 Another option that is detected by the bridge is to use UDP or TCP direct calls such as `udp://<ip_address>:<port>/<your stuff here>` to send a UDP request. TCP calls are handled the same way as `tcp://<ip_address>:<port>/<your stuff here>`. If your data for the UDP or TCP request is formatted as "0x00F009B9" lexical hex format, the bridge will convert the data into a binary stream to send.
 
-You can also use the value replacement constructs within these statements. Such as using the expressions "${time.format(Java time format string)}" for inserting a date/time stamp, ${intensity.percent} or ${intensity.percent.hex} for 0-100 or ${intensity.decimal_percent} for 0.00-1.00 or ${intensity.byte} or ${intensity.byte.hex} for 0-255 for straight pass through of the value or items that require special calculated values using ${intensity.math()} i.e. "${intensity.math(X/4)}" or "${intensity.math(X/4).hex}". See Value Passing Controls Below.
+You can also use the value replacement constructs within these statements. Such as using the expressions "${time.format(Java time format string)}" for inserting a date/time stamp, "${timestamp}" for inserting a pure timestamp (milliseconds from 1.1.1970), ${intensity.percent} or ${intensity.percent.hex} for 0-100 or ${intensity.decimal_percent} for 0.00-1.00 or ${intensity.byte} or ${intensity.byte.hex} for 0-255 for straight pass through of the value or items that require special calculated values using ${intensity.math()} i.e. "${intensity.math(X/4)}" or "${intensity.math(X/4).hex}". See Value Passing Controls Below.
 Examples:
 ```
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/bwssystems/HABridge/hue/TimeDecode.java b/src/main/java/com/bwssystems/HABridge/hue/TimeDecode.java
index 62343f7..2c1a329 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/bwssystems/HABridge/hue/TimeDecode.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/bwssystems/HABridge/hue/TimeDecode.java
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 public class TimeDecode {
 	private static final Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(TimeDecode.class);
 	private static final String TIME_FORMAT = "${time.format(";
+	private static final String TIMESTAMP = "${timestamp}";
 	private static final String TIME_FORMAT_CLOSE = ")}";
 
 	/*
@@ -38,6 +39,10 @@ public class TimeDecode {
 					log.warn("Could not format current time: " + timeFormatDescriptor, e);
 				}
 			}
+			if (request.contains(TIMESTAMP)) {
+				request = request.replace(TIMESTAMP, String.valueOf(System.currentTimeMillis()));
+				notDone = true;
+			}
 		}
 		return request;
 	}