diff --git a/framework/include/kernels/VectorTimeDerivative.h b/framework/include/kernels/VectorTimeDerivative.h
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+//* This file is part of the MOOSE framework
+//* https://www.mooseframework.org
+//*
+//* All rights reserved, see COPYRIGHT for full restrictions
+//* https://github.com/idaholab/moose/blob/master/COPYRIGHT
+//*
+//* Licensed under LGPL 2.1, please see LICENSE for details
+//* https://www.gnu.org/licenses/lgpl-2.1.html
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include "VectorTimeKernel.h"
+
+// Forward Declaration
+class VectorTimeDerivative;
+
+template <>
+InputParameters validParams<VectorTimeDerivative>();
+
+class VectorTimeDerivative : public VectorTimeKernel
+{
+public:
+  VectorTimeDerivative(const InputParameters & parameters);
+
+  virtual void computeJacobian() override;
+
+protected:
+  virtual Real computeQpResidual() override;
+  virtual Real computeQpJacobian() override;
+
+  bool _lumping;
+};
diff --git a/framework/include/kernels/VectorTimeKernel.h b/framework/include/kernels/VectorTimeKernel.h
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+//* This file is part of the MOOSE framework
+//* https://www.mooseframework.org
+//*
+//* All rights reserved, see COPYRIGHT for full restrictions
+//* https://github.com/idaholab/moose/blob/master/COPYRIGHT
+//*
+//* Licensed under LGPL 2.1, please see LICENSE for details
+//* https://www.gnu.org/licenses/lgpl-2.1.html
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include "VectorKernel.h"
+
+// Forward Declaration
+class VectorTimeKernel;
+
+template <>
+InputParameters validParams<VectorTimeKernel>();
+
+/**
+ * All vector time kernels should inherit from this class
+ *
+ */
+class VectorTimeKernel : public VectorKernel
+{
+public:
+  VectorTimeKernel(const InputParameters & parameters);
+
+  virtual void computeResidual() override;
+
+protected:
+  /// Time derivative of u
+  const VectorVariableValue & _u_dot;
+
+  /// Derivative of u_dot with respect to u
+  const VariableValue & _du_dot_du;
+};
diff --git a/framework/src/kernels/VectorTimeDerivative.C b/framework/src/kernels/VectorTimeDerivative.C
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+//* This file is part of the MOOSE framework
+//* https://www.mooseframework.org
+//*
+//* All rights reserved, see COPYRIGHT for full restrictions
+//* https://github.com/idaholab/moose/blob/master/COPYRIGHT
+//*
+//* Licensed under LGPL 2.1, please see LICENSE for details
+//* https://www.gnu.org/licenses/lgpl-2.1.html
+
+#include "VectorTimeDerivative.h"
+
+// MOOSE includes
+#include "Assembly.h"
+#include "MooseVariableFE.h"
+
+#include "libmesh/quadrature.h"
+
+registerMooseObject("MooseApp", VectorTimeDerivative);
+
+template <>
+InputParameters
+validParams<VectorTimeDerivative>()
+{
+  InputParameters params = validParams<VectorTimeKernel>();
+  params.addClassDescription("The time derivative operator with the weak form of $(\\vec{\\psi_i}, "
+                             "\\frac{\\partial \\vec{u_h}}{\\partial t})$.");
+  params.addParam<bool>("lumping", false, "True for mass matrix lumping, false otherwise");
+
+  return params;
+}
+
+VectorTimeDerivative::VectorTimeDerivative(const InputParameters & parameters)
+  : VectorTimeKernel(parameters), _lumping(getParam<bool>("lumping"))
+{
+}
+
+Real
+VectorTimeDerivative::computeQpResidual()
+{
+  return _test[_i][_qp] * _u_dot[_qp];
+}
+
+Real
+VectorTimeDerivative::computeQpJacobian()
+{
+  return _test[_i][_qp] * _phi[_j][_qp] * _du_dot_du[_qp];
+}
+
+void
+VectorTimeDerivative::computeJacobian()
+{
+  if (_lumping)
+  {
+    prepareMatrixTag(_assembly, _var.number(), _var.number());
+
+    precalculateJacobian();
+    for (_i = 0; _i < _test.size(); _i++)
+      for (_j = 0; _j < _phi.size(); _j++)
+        for (_qp = 0; _qp < _qrule->n_points(); _qp++)
+          _local_ke(_i, _i) += _JxW[_qp] * _coord[_qp] * computeQpJacobian();
+
+    accumulateTaggedLocalMatrix();
+  }
+  else
+    VectorTimeKernel::computeJacobian();
+}
diff --git a/framework/src/kernels/VectorTimeKernel.C b/framework/src/kernels/VectorTimeKernel.C
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+//* This file is part of the MOOSE framework
+//* https://www.mooseframework.org
+//*
+//* All rights reserved, see COPYRIGHT for full restrictions
+//* https://github.com/idaholab/moose/blob/master/COPYRIGHT
+//*
+//* Licensed under LGPL 2.1, please see LICENSE for details
+//* https://www.gnu.org/licenses/lgpl-2.1.html
+
+#include "VectorTimeKernel.h"
+
+// MOOSE includes
+#include "Assembly.h"
+#include "MooseVariableFE.h"
+#include "SystemBase.h"
+
+#include "libmesh/quadrature.h"
+
+template <>
+InputParameters
+validParams<VectorTimeKernel>()
+{
+  InputParameters params = validParams<VectorKernel>();
+
+  params.set<MultiMooseEnum>("vector_tags") = "time";
+  params.set<MultiMooseEnum>("matrix_tags") = "system time";
+
+  return params;
+}
+
+VectorTimeKernel::VectorTimeKernel(const InputParameters & parameters)
+  : VectorKernel(parameters), _u_dot(_var.uDot()), _du_dot_du(_var.duDotDu())
+{
+}
+
+void
+VectorTimeKernel::computeResidual()
+{
+  prepareVectorTag(_assembly, _var.number());
+
+  precalculateResidual();
+  for (_i = 0; _i < _test.size(); _i++)
+    for (_qp = 0; _qp < _qrule->n_points(); _qp++)
+      _local_re(_i) += _JxW[_qp] * _coord[_qp] * computeQpResidual();
+
+  accumulateTaggedLocalResidual();
+
+  if (_has_save_in)
+  {
+    Threads::spin_mutex::scoped_lock lock(Threads::spin_mtx);
+    for (unsigned int i = 0; i < _save_in.size(); i++)
+      _save_in[i]->sys().solution().add_vector(_local_re, _save_in[i]->dofIndices());
+  }
+}