diff --git a/Lib/_pydatetime.py b/Lib/_pydatetime.py
index 78e03e32896740..86c9805b6e008e 100644
--- a/Lib/_pydatetime.py
+++ b/Lib/_pydatetime.py
@@ -1392,6 +1392,7 @@ class time:
     utcoffset()
     tzname()
     dst()
+    total_seconds()
 
     Properties (readonly):
     hour, minute, second, microsecond, tzinfo, fold
@@ -1473,6 +1474,11 @@ def tzinfo(self):
     def fold(self):
         return self._fold
 
+    def total_seconds(self):
+        """Total seconds in the time."""
+        return ((self.hour * 3600 + self.minute * 60 + self.second) * 10**6 +
+                self.microsecond) / 10**6
+
     # Standard conversions, __hash__ (and helpers)
 
     # Comparisons of time objects with other.
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2024-10-14-08-20-18.gh-issue-125435.0bB-44.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2024-10-14-08-20-18.gh-issue-125435.0bB-44.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..5a8db84b6c3813
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2024-10-14-08-20-18.gh-issue-125435.0bB-44.rst
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Add :meth:`datetime.time.total_seconds` method