diff --git a/src/network/core/config.h b/src/network/core/config.h
index ccc962081a..524977ac4d 100644
--- a/src/network/core/config.h
+++ b/src/network/core/config.h
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ static const uint16_t TCP_MTU                         = 32767;        ///< Numbe
 static const uint16_t COMPAT_MTU                      = 1460;         ///< Number of bytes we can pack in a single packet for backward compatibility
 
 static const byte NETWORK_GAME_ADMIN_VERSION        =    3;           ///< What version of the admin network do we use?
-static const byte NETWORK_GAME_INFO_VERSION         =    6;           ///< What version of game-info do we use?
+static const byte NETWORK_GAME_INFO_VERSION         =    7;           ///< What version of game-info do we use?
 static const byte NETWORK_COORDINATOR_VERSION       =    6;           ///< What version of game-coordinator-protocol do we use?
 static const byte NETWORK_SURVEY_VERSION            =    1;           ///< What version of the survey do we use?
 
diff --git a/src/network/core/network_game_info.cpp b/src/network/core/network_game_info.cpp
index 4ca0fc05f9..340047c914 100644
--- a/src/network/core/network_game_info.cpp
+++ b/src/network/core/network_game_info.cpp
@@ -158,6 +158,7 @@ const NetworkServerGameInfo *GetCurrentNetworkServerGameInfo()
 	_network_game_info.companies_on  = (byte)Company::GetNumItems();
 	_network_game_info.spectators_on = NetworkSpectatorCount();
 	_network_game_info.game_date     = _date;
+	_network_game_info.ticks_playing = _scaled_tick_counter;
 	return &_network_game_info;
 }
 
@@ -202,6 +203,9 @@ void SerializeNetworkGameInfo(Packet *p, const NetworkServerGameInfo *info, bool
 	/* Update the documentation in game_info.h on changes
 	 * to the NetworkGameInfo wire-protocol! */
 
+	/* NETWORK_GAME_INFO_VERSION = 7 */
+	p->Send_uint64(info->ticks_playing);
+
 	/* NETWORK_GAME_INFO_VERSION = 6 */
 	p->Send_uint8(send_newgrf_names ? NST_GRFID_MD5_NAME : NST_GRFID_MD5);
 
diff --git a/src/network/core/network_game_info.h b/src/network/core/network_game_info.h
index 3bf2223a98..c847205c44 100644
--- a/src/network/core/network_game_info.h
+++ b/src/network/core/network_game_info.h
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@
  * Version: Bytes:  Description:
  *   all      1       the version of this packet's structure
  *
+ *   7+       8       amount of ticks this game has been running unpaused.
+ *
  *   6+       1       type of storage for the NewGRFs below:
  *                      0 = NewGRF ID and MD5 checksum.
  *                          Used as default for version 5 and below, and for
@@ -94,6 +96,7 @@ struct NetworkServerGameInfo {
 	GRFConfig *grfconfig;        ///< List of NewGRF files used
 	Date start_date;             ///< When the game started
 	Date game_date;              ///< Current date
+	uint64_t ticks_playing;      ///< Amount of ticks the game has been running unpaused.
 	uint32_t map_width;          ///< Map width
 	uint32_t map_height;         ///< Map height
 	std::string server_name;     ///< Server name