diff --git a/tests/scripts/all b/tests/scripts/all
index cd6690c779..a4808f4358 100755
--- a/tests/scripts/all
+++ b/tests/scripts/all
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ FAILCOUNT=0
 SKIPCOUNT=0
 SLEEPTIME=10
 
-echo ">>>>> Executing all LDAP tests for $BACKEND"
+echo ">>>>> $(timer) Executing all LDAP tests for $BACKEND"
 
 if [ -n "$NOEXIT" ]; then
 	echo "Result	Test" > $TESTWD/results
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ for CMD in $SRCDIR/scripts/test*; do
 
 	BCMD=`basename $CMD`
 	if [ -x "$CMD" ]; then
-		MSG=">>>>> Starting ${TB}$BCMD${TN} for $BACKEND..."
+		MSG=">>>>> $(timer) Starting ${TB}$BCMD${TN} for $BACKEND..."
 		[ -n "$TESTINST" ] && echo "$MSG" >&2
 		echo "$MSG"
 		START=`date +%s`
@@ -63,11 +63,11 @@ for CMD in $SRCDIR/scripts/test*; do
 		END=`date +%s`
 
 		if test $RC -eq 0 ; then
-			MSG=">>>>> Finished $BCMD for $BACKEND after $(( $END - $START )) seconds."
+			MSG=">>>>> $(timer) Finished $BCMD for $BACKEND after $(( $END - $START )) seconds."
 			[ -n "$TESTINST" ] && echo "$MSG" >&2
 			echo "$MSG"
 		else
-			MSG=">>>>> Failed   $BCMD for $BACKEND after $(( $END - $START )) seconds"
+			MSG=">>>>> $(timer) Failed   $BCMD for $BACKEND after $(( $END - $START )) seconds"
 			[ -n "$TESTINST" ] && echo "$MSG" >&2
 			echo "$MSG"
 			FAILCOUNT=`expr $FAILCOUNT + 1`
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ for CMD in $SRCDIR/scripts/test*; do
 			fi
 		fi
 	else
-		MSG=">>>>> Skipping ${TB}$BCMD${TN} for $BACKEND."
+		MSG=">>>>> $(timer) Skipping ${TB}$BCMD${TN} for $BACKEND."
 		[ -n "$TESTINST" ] && echo "$MSG" >&2
 		echo "$MSG"
 		SKIPCOUNT=`expr $SKIPCOUNT + 1`
diff --git a/tests/scripts/defines.sh b/tests/scripts/defines.sh
index 23e7c0c2f7..192b30440e 100755
--- a/tests/scripts/defines.sh
+++ b/tests/scripts/defines.sh
@@ -17,6 +17,11 @@ umask 077
 
 TESTWD=`pwd`
 
+if [ -z "$STARTTIME" ]; then
+    STARTTIME=$(date +%s)
+fi
+export STARTTIME
+
 # per instance
 TESTDIR=${USER_TESTDIR-$TESTWD/testrun}
 BASEPORT=${SLAPD_BASEPORT-9010}
@@ -455,3 +460,4 @@ MEMBEROFOUT=$DATADIR/memberof.out
 MEMBEROFREFINTOUT=$DATADIR/memberof-refint.out
 SHTOOL="$SRCDIR/../build/shtool"
 
+. $ABS_SRCDIR/scripts/functions.sh
diff --git a/tests/scripts/functions.sh b/tests/scripts/functions.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..c10dfebc44
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/scripts/functions.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+#! /bin/sh
+# $OpenLDAP$
+## This work is part of OpenLDAP Software <http://www.openldap.org/>.
+##
+## Copyright 2022 The OpenLDAP Foundation.
+## All rights reserved.
+##
+## Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+## modification, are permitted only as authorized by the OpenLDAP
+## Public License.
+##
+## A copy of this license is available in the file LICENSE in the
+## top-level directory of the distribution or, alternatively, at
+## <http://www.OpenLDAP.org/license.html>.
+
+timer() {
+	if [ -n "$STARTTIME" ]; then
+		date -u -d "now - $STARTTIME sec" +%T
+	fi
+}
diff --git a/tests/scripts/lloadd-all b/tests/scripts/lloadd-all
index 3f744d1881..07a90de867 100755
--- a/tests/scripts/lloadd-all
+++ b/tests/scripts/lloadd-all
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ FAILCOUNT=0
 SKIPCOUNT=0
 SLEEPTIME=10
 
-echo ">>>>> Executing all LDAP tests for the Load Balancer"
+echo ">>>>> $(timer) Executing all LDAP tests for the Load Balancer"
 
 if [ -n "$NOEXIT" ]; then
     echo "Result    Test" > $TESTWD/results
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ for CMD in $SRCDIR/scripts/lloadd/test*; do
 
     BCMD=`basename $CMD`
     if [ -x "$CMD" ]; then
-        MSG=">>>>> Starting ${TB}$BCMD${TN} for lloadd+$BACKEND..."
+        MSG=">>>>> $(timer) Starting ${TB}$BCMD${TN} for lloadd+$BACKEND..."
         [ -n "$TESTINST" ] && echo "$MSG" >&2
         echo "$MSG"
         START=`date +%s`
@@ -62,11 +62,11 @@ for CMD in $SRCDIR/scripts/lloadd/test*; do
         END=`date +%s`
 
         if test $RC -eq 0 ; then
-            MSG=">>>>> Finished $BCMD for lloadd+$BACKEND after $(( $END - $START )) seconds."
+            MSG=">>>>> $(timer) Finished $BCMD for lloadd+$BACKEND after $(( $END - $START )) seconds."
             [ -n "$TESTINST" ] && echo "$MSG" >&2
             echo "$MSG"
         else
-            MSG=">>>>> Failed   $BCMD for lloadd+$BACKEND after $(( $END - $START )) seconds"
+            MSG=">>>>> $(timer) Failed   $BCMD for lloadd+$BACKEND after $(( $END - $START )) seconds"
             [ -n "$TESTINST" ] && echo "$MSG" >&2
             echo "$MSG"
             FAILCOUNT=`expr $FAILCOUNT + 1`
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ for CMD in $SRCDIR/scripts/lloadd/test*; do
             fi
         fi
     else
-        MSG=">>>>> Skipping ${TB}$BCMD${TN} for lloadd+$BACKEND."
+        MSG=">>>>> $(timer) Skipping ${TB}$BCMD${TN} for lloadd+$BACKEND."
         [ -n "$TESTINST" ] && echo "$MSG" >&2
         echo "$MSG"
         SKIPCOUNT=`expr $SKIPCOUNT + 1`