diff --git a/logger/logger.go b/logger/logger.go
index 4643a3b..fe038b2 100644
--- a/logger/logger.go
+++ b/logger/logger.go
@@ -31,11 +31,12 @@ type Payload struct {
 
 // Line contains properties related to an individual log message.
 type Line struct {
-	App   string       `json:"app,omitempty"`
-	Body  string       `json:"line,omitempty"`
-	Level string       `json:"level,omitempty"`
-	Env   string       `json:"env,omitempty"`
-	Meta  metaEnvelope `json:"meta,omitempty"`
+	Body      string       `json:"line"`
+	Timestamp int64        `json:"timestamp"`
+	App       string       `json:"app,omitempty"`
+	Level     string       `json:"level,omitempty"`
+	Env       string       `json:"env,omitempty"`
+	Meta      metaEnvelope `json:"meta,omitempty"`
 }
 
 type ingestAPIResponse struct {
diff --git a/logger/logger_test.go b/logger/logger_test.go
index e51815b..0002ec8 100644
--- a/logger/logger_test.go
+++ b/logger/logger_test.go
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ func TestLogger_Log(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, "testing", line["line"])
 	assert.Equal(t, "info", line["level"])
 	assert.Equal(t, "test", line["app"])
+	assert.NotEmpty(t, line["timestamp"])
 
 	assert.Equal(t, "application/json", head["Content-Type"][0])
 	assert.Equal(t, "abc123", head["Apikey"][0])
@@ -95,11 +96,14 @@ func TestLogger_LogWithOptions(t *testing.T) {
 		}))
 		defer ts.Close()
 
+		now := time.Now()
+
 		o := Options{
 			IngestURL: ts.URL,
 			App:       "app",
 			Env:       "development",
 			Level:     "info",
+			Timestamp: now,
 		}
 
 		l, err := NewLogger(o, "abc123")
@@ -121,6 +125,7 @@ func TestLogger_LogWithOptions(t *testing.T) {
 		assert.Equal(t, "anotherapp", line["app"])
 		assert.Equal(t, "production", line["env"])
 		assert.Equal(t, "error", line["level"])
+		assert.Equal(t, now.UnixNano()/int64(time.Millisecond), int64(line["timestamp"].(float64)))
 	})
 
 	t.Run("Invalid options", func(t *testing.T) {
@@ -167,6 +172,7 @@ func TestLogger_LogWithLevel(t *testing.T) {
 	line := ls[0].(map[string]interface{})
 	assert.Equal(t, "testing", line["line"])
 	assert.Equal(t, "error", line["level"])
+	assert.NotEmpty(t, line["timestamp"])
 }
 
 func TestLogger_LogWithMeta(t *testing.T) {
@@ -196,6 +202,7 @@ func TestLogger_LogWithMeta(t *testing.T) {
 	ls := body["lines"].([]interface{})
 	line := ls[0].(map[string]interface{})
 	assert.Equal(t, meta, line["meta"])
+	assert.NotEmpty(t, line["timestamp"])
 }
 
 func TestLogger_LogWithMetaIndexed(t *testing.T) {
@@ -224,6 +231,7 @@ func TestLogger_LogWithMetaIndexed(t *testing.T) {
 	ls := body["lines"].([]interface{})
 	line := ls[0].(map[string]interface{})
 	assert.NotEmpty(t, line["meta"])
+	assert.NotEmpty(t, line["timestamp"])
 
 	meta := line["meta"].(map[string](interface{}))
 	assert.Equal(t, "value", meta["key"])
diff --git a/logger/options.go b/logger/options.go
index b5d363d..9c8a55f 100644
--- a/logger/options.go
+++ b/logger/options.go
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ type Options struct {
 	MaxBufferLen  int
 	Meta          string
 	Tags          string
+	Timestamp     time.Time
 }
 
 func (e InvalidOptionMessage) String() string {
@@ -104,10 +105,10 @@ func (options *Options) setDefaults() {
 	if options.FlushInterval == 0 {
 		options.FlushInterval = defaultFlushInterval
 	}
-	if options.MaxBufferLen == 0 {
-		options.MaxBufferLen = defaultMaxBufferLen
-	}
 	if options.IngestURL == "" {
 		options.IngestURL = defaultIngestURL
 	}
+	if options.MaxBufferLen == 0 {
+		options.MaxBufferLen = defaultMaxBufferLen
+	}
 }
diff --git a/logger/transport.go b/logger/transport.go
index 52449ef..5b04713 100644
--- a/logger/transport.go
+++ b/logger/transport.go
@@ -98,6 +98,12 @@ func (t *transport) send(msgs []Message) error {
 			Level: msg.Options.Level,
 		}
 
+		timestamp := msg.Options.Timestamp
+		if timestamp.IsZero() {
+			timestamp = time.Now()
+		}
+		line.Timestamp = timestamp.UnixNano() / int64(time.Millisecond)
+
 		if msg.Options.Meta != "" {
 			line.Meta = metaEnvelope{
 				indexed: msg.Options.IndexMeta,