diff --git a/src/validation.cpp b/src/validation.cpp
index 36c208a6f92e7..9006f5ab338de 100644
--- a/src/validation.cpp
+++ b/src/validation.cpp
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ std::string FormatStateMessage(const CValidationState &state)
 }
 
 bool AcceptToMemoryPoolWorker(CTxMemPool& pool, CValidationState &state, const CTransactionRef& _tx, bool fLimitFree,
-                              bool* pfMissingInputs, bool fOverrideMempoolLimit, bool fRejectAbsurdFee, bool ignoreFees,
+                              bool* pfMissingInputs, int64_t nAcceptTime, bool fOverrideMempoolLimit, bool fRejectAbsurdFee, bool ignoreFees,
                               std::vector<COutPoint>& coins_to_uncache)
 {
     AssertLockHeld(cs_main);
@@ -495,7 +495,7 @@ bool AcceptToMemoryPoolWorker(CTxMemPool& pool, CValidationState &state, const C
             }
         }
 
-        CTxMemPoolEntry entry(_tx, nFees, GetTime(), dPriority, chainHeight, pool.HasNoInputsOf(tx), inChainInputValue, fSpendsCoinbaseOrCoinstake, nSigOps);
+        CTxMemPoolEntry entry(_tx, nFees, nAcceptTime, dPriority, chainHeight, pool.HasNoInputsOf(tx), inChainInputValue, fSpendsCoinbaseOrCoinstake, nSigOps);
         unsigned int nSize = entry.GetTxSize();
 
         // Don't accept it if it can't get into a block
@@ -611,11 +611,11 @@ bool AcceptToMemoryPoolWorker(CTxMemPool& pool, CValidationState &state, const C
     return true;
 }
 
-bool AcceptToMemoryPool(CTxMemPool& pool, CValidationState &state, const CTransactionRef& tx, bool fLimitFree,
-                        bool* pfMissingInputs, bool fOverrideMempoolLimit, bool fRejectAbsurdFee, bool fIgnoreFees)
+bool AcceptToMemoryPoolWithTime(CTxMemPool& pool, CValidationState &state, const CTransactionRef& tx, bool fLimitFree,
+                        bool* pfMissingInputs, int64_t nAcceptTime, bool fOverrideMempoolLimit, bool fRejectAbsurdFee, bool fIgnoreFees)
 {
     std::vector<COutPoint> coins_to_uncache;
-    bool res = AcceptToMemoryPoolWorker(pool, state, tx, fLimitFree, pfMissingInputs, fOverrideMempoolLimit, fRejectAbsurdFee, fIgnoreFees, coins_to_uncache);
+    bool res = AcceptToMemoryPoolWorker(pool, state, tx, fLimitFree, pfMissingInputs, nAcceptTime, fOverrideMempoolLimit, fRejectAbsurdFee, fIgnoreFees, coins_to_uncache);
     if (!res) {
         for (const COutPoint& outpoint: coins_to_uncache)
             pcoinsTip->Uncache(outpoint);
@@ -626,6 +626,13 @@ bool AcceptToMemoryPool(CTxMemPool& pool, CValidationState &state, const CTransa
     return res;
 }
 
+bool AcceptToMemoryPool(CTxMemPool& pool, CValidationState& state, const CTransactionRef& tx,
+                        bool fLimitFree, bool* pfMissingInputs, bool fOverrideMempoolLimit,
+                        bool fRejectInsaneFee, bool ignoreFees)
+{
+    return AcceptToMemoryPoolWithTime(pool, state, tx, fLimitFree, pfMissingInputs, GetTime(), fOverrideMempoolLimit, fRejectInsaneFee, ignoreFees);
+}
+
 bool GetOutput(const uint256& hash, unsigned int index, CValidationState& state, CTxOut& out)
 {
     CTransaction txPrev;
diff --git a/src/validation.h b/src/validation.h
index fa4c987ce3189..9e7ee1e7082e3 100644
--- a/src/validation.h
+++ b/src/validation.h
@@ -216,6 +216,11 @@ void FlushStateToDisk();
 /** (try to) add transaction to memory pool **/
 bool AcceptToMemoryPool(CTxMemPool& pool, CValidationState& state, const CTransactionRef& tx, bool fLimitFree, bool* pfMissingInputs, bool fOverrideMempoolLimit = false, bool fRejectInsaneFee = false, bool ignoreFees = false);
 
+/** (try to) add transaction to memory pool with a specified acceptance time **/
+bool AcceptToMemoryPoolWithTime(CTxMemPool& pool, CValidationState &state, const CTransactionRef &tx, bool fLimitFree,
+                                bool* pfMissingInputs, int64_t nAcceptTime, bool fOverrideMempoolLimit = false,
+                                bool fRejectInsaneFee = false, bool ignoreFees = false);
+
 /** Convert CValidationState to a human-readable message for logging */
 std::string FormatStateMessage(const CValidationState &state);