diff --git a/components/esp_libc/CMakeLists.txt b/components/esp_libc/CMakeLists.txt
index 479347b6f71..84920715ad7 100644
--- a/components/esp_libc/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/components/esp_libc/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ set(srcs
     "src/termios.c"
     "src/stdatomic.c"
     "src/time.c"
+    "src/timespec_get.c"
     "src/timekeeping.c"
     "src/sysconf.c"
     "src/realpath.c"
diff --git a/components/esp_libc/platform_include/time.h b/components/esp_libc/platform_include/time.h
index b79b5f36ff5..c7e2398c126 100644
--- a/components/esp_libc/platform_include/time.h
+++ b/components/esp_libc/platform_include/time.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2018-2022 Espressif Systems (Shanghai) CO LTD
+ * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2018-2026 Espressif Systems (Shanghai) CO LTD
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
  */
@@ -22,6 +22,10 @@ extern "C" {
 #define CLOCK_BOOTTIME (clockid_t)4
 #endif
 
+#ifndef TIME_UTC
+#define TIME_UTC 1
+#endif
+
 int clock_settime(clockid_t clock_id, const struct timespec *tp);
 int clock_gettime(clockid_t clock_id, struct timespec *tp);
 int clock_getres(clockid_t clock_id, struct timespec *res);
diff --git a/components/esp_libc/src/timespec_get.c b/components/esp_libc/src/timespec_get.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..81d3d5c5abc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/components/esp_libc/src/timespec_get.c
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+/*
+ * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2026 Espressif Systems (Shanghai) CO LTD
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ */
+
+#include <time.h>
+
+int timespec_get(struct timespec *ts, int base)
+{
+    if (base != TIME_UTC || clock_gettime(CLOCK_REALTIME, ts) < 0) {
+        return 0;
+    }
+    return base;
+}
diff --git a/components/esp_libc/test_apps/newlib/main/test_time.c b/components/esp_libc/test_apps/newlib/main/test_time.c
index 1a4d5d21a38..5051ed2a6ef 100644
--- a/components/esp_libc/test_apps/newlib/main/test_time.c
+++ b/components/esp_libc/test_apps/newlib/main/test_time.c
@@ -548,6 +548,17 @@ TEST_CASE("test posix_timers clock_... functions", "[newlib]")
     test_posix_timers_clock();
 }
 
+TEST_CASE("timespec_get returns UTC time", "[newlib]")
+{
+    struct timespec ts = {0};
+
+    TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(TIME_UTC, timespec_get(&ts, TIME_UTC));
+    TEST_ASSERT_GREATER_OR_EQUAL_INT64(0, ts.tv_sec);
+    TEST_ASSERT_GREATER_OR_EQUAL_INT32(0, ts.tv_nsec);
+    TEST_ASSERT_LESS_THAN_INT32(1000000000L, ts.tv_nsec);
+    TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(0, timespec_get(&ts, -1));
+}
+
 #define TEST_USE_CPU_CYCLES 1
 #if TEST_USE_CPU_CYCLES && CONFIG_ESP_SYSTEM_SINGLE_CORE_MODE
 #include "esp_cpu.h"