diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 387c3283..3ff406d5 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ minidom = "0.4.1"
 jid = "0.2.1"
 sasl = "0.4.0"
 sha-1 = "0.3.3"
+chrono = "0.3.1"
 
 [features]
 insecure = []
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 9ce13a70..b144d347 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ extern crate openssl;
 extern crate minidom;
 extern crate base64;
 extern crate sha_1;
+extern crate chrono;
 pub extern crate jid;
 pub extern crate sasl;
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/stanza_debug.rs b/src/plugins/stanza_debug.rs
index c94679a5..12c8c681 100644
--- a/src/plugins/stanza_debug.rs
+++ b/src/plugins/stanza_debug.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 use plugin::PluginProxy;
 use event::{SendElement, ReceiveElement, Propagation, Priority};
+use chrono::Local;
 
 pub struct StanzaDebugPlugin {
     proxy: PluginProxy,
@@ -13,12 +14,12 @@ impl StanzaDebugPlugin {
     }
 
     fn handle_send_element(&self, evt: &SendElement) -> Propagation {
-        println!("SEND: {:?}", evt.0);
+        println!("{} SEND: {:?}", Local::now(), evt.0);
         Propagation::Continue
     }
 
     fn handle_receive_element(&self, evt: &ReceiveElement) -> Propagation {
-        println!("RECV: {:?}", evt.0);
+        println!("{} RECV: {:?}", Local::now(), evt.0);
         Propagation::Continue
     }
 }