diff --git a/include/meter.h b/include/meter.h
index f5e3f7c..391b505 100644
--- a/include/meter.h
+++ b/include/meter.h
@@ -116,6 +116,14 @@ typedef struct {
  */
 double tvtod(struct timeval tv);
 
+/**
+ * Converts double to timeval structure
+ *
+ * @param ts the double value
+ * @return the timeval strucure
+ */
+struct timeval dtotv(double ts);
+
 /**
  * Get list of available meter types
  */
diff --git a/src/meter.c b/src/meter.c
index 25de90d..4721ae0 100644
--- a/src/meter.c
+++ b/src/meter.c
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 #include <string.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <stdio.h> 
+#include <math.h>
 
 #include "meter.h"
 #include "options.h"
@@ -115,3 +116,10 @@ double tvtod(struct timeval tv) {
 	return tv.tv_sec + tv.tv_usec / 1e6;
 }
 
+struct timeval dtotv(double ts) {
+	struct timeval tv;
+	tv.tv_usec = modf(timestamp, &tv.tv_sec);
+
+	return tv;
+}
+