diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index c62beff..0bdcb7b 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -8791,6 +8791,11 @@
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/lodash.clonedeepwith/-/lodash.clonedeepwith-4.5.0.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha1-buMFc6A6GmDWcKYu8zwQzxr9vdQ="
     },
+    "lodash.clonewith": {
+      "version": "4.5.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/lodash.clonewith/-/lodash.clonewith-4.5.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha1-0UwSAz2r0XKJ97mrUiBlvfAf9GA="
+    },
     "lodash.compact": {
       "version": "3.0.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/lodash.compact/-/lodash.compact-3.0.1.tgz",
@@ -8897,6 +8902,11 @@
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/lodash.isobject/-/lodash.isobject-3.0.2.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha1-PI+41bW/S/kK4G4U8qUwpO2TXh0="
     },
+    "lodash.isplainobject": {
+      "version": "4.0.6",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/lodash.isplainobject/-/lodash.isplainobject-4.0.6.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha1-fFJqUtibRcRcxpC4gWO+BJf1UMs="
+    },
     "lodash.isstring": {
       "version": "4.0.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/lodash.isstring/-/lodash.isstring-4.0.1.tgz",
diff --git a/src/timestamp.js b/src/timestamp.js
index 312eb97..af601ad 100644
--- a/src/timestamp.js
+++ b/src/timestamp.js
@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@ Timestamp.fromMillis = function(ms) {
   return new Timestamp(sec, ns);
 };
 
+Timestamp.now = function() {
+  return Timestamp.fromDate(new Date());
+};
+
 Timestamp.prototype.toDate = function () {
   var millis = this.seconds * 1000 + this.nanoseconds / (1000 * 1000);
   return new Date(millis);
diff --git a/test/unit/timestamp.js b/test/unit/timestamp.js
index 3e0ea5b..20b6f2f 100644
--- a/test/unit/timestamp.js
+++ b/test/unit/timestamp.js
@@ -20,6 +20,13 @@ describe('Timestamp', function () {
       expect(timestamp.nanoseconds).to.equal(123000000);
     });
   });
+  describe('now', function () {
+    it('should create a current Timestamp', function () {
+      var now = new Date();
+      var timestamp = Timestamp.now();
+      expect(timestamp.toDate().getTime()).to.equal(now.getTime());
+    });
+  });
   describe('#toDate', function () {
     it('should convert to date', function () {
       var ts = new Timestamp(1234567890, 123456789);