diff --git a/src/hud/timer.cpp b/src/hud/timer.cpp
index e59955473..12c09d592 100644
--- a/src/hud/timer.cpp
+++ b/src/hud/timer.cpp
@@ -13,6 +13,11 @@ namespace
 
 constexpr INT32 kHudFlags = V_HUDTRANS | V_SLIDEIN;
 
+tic_t player_timer(const player_t* player)
+{
+	return K_TranslateTimer(player->realtime, 0, nullptr);
+}
+
 }; // namespace
 
 void K_drawKart2PTimestamp(void)
@@ -32,7 +37,7 @@ void K_drawKart2PTimestamp(void)
 	Draw row = get_row().flags(kHudFlags | V_SNAPTORIGHT).font(Draw::Font::kZVote);
 
 	row.patch("K_STTIMS");
-	row.xy(12, 2).text("{:03}", stplyr->realtime / TICRATE);
+	row.xy(12, 2).text("{:03}", player_timer(stplyr) / TICRATE);
 }
 
 void K_drawKart4PTimestamp(void)
@@ -45,7 +50,7 @@ void K_drawKart4PTimestamp(void)
 		row.xy(5, 12).text("{:03}", time / TICRATE);
 	};
 
-	auto time_of = [](int k) -> tic_t { return k <= r_splitscreen ? players[displayplayers[k]].realtime : 0u; };
+	auto time_of = [](int k) -> tic_t { return k <= r_splitscreen ? player_timer(&players[displayplayers[k]]) : 0u; };
 
 	draw(row.y(1).flags(V_SNAPTOTOP), std::max(time_of(0), time_of(1)));
 	draw(row.y(178).flags(V_SNAPTOBOTTOM), std::max(time_of(2), time_of(3)));
diff --git a/src/k_hud.c b/src/k_hud.c
index c6d71dec9..57d3f3fbf 100644
--- a/src/k_hud.c
+++ b/src/k_hud.c
@@ -1684,12 +1684,8 @@ static void K_drawKartSlotMachine(void)
 	V_ClearClipRect();
 }
 
-void K_drawKartTimestamp(tic_t drawtime, INT32 TX, INT32 TY, INT32 splitflags, UINT8 mode)
+tic_t K_TranslateTimer(tic_t drawtime, UINT8 mode, INT32 *return_jitter)
 {
-	// TIME_X = BASEVIDWIDTH-124;	// 196
-	// TIME_Y = 6;					//   6
-
-	tic_t worktime;
 	INT32 jitter = 0;
 
 	if (!mode)
@@ -1725,6 +1721,24 @@ void K_drawKartTimestamp(tic_t drawtime, INT32 TX, INT32 TY, INT32 splitflags, U
 		}
 	}
 
+	if (return_jitter)
+	{
+		*return_jitter = jitter;
+	}
+
+	return drawtime;
+}
+
+void K_drawKartTimestamp(tic_t drawtime, INT32 TX, INT32 TY, INT32 splitflags, UINT8 mode)
+{
+	// TIME_X = BASEVIDWIDTH-124;	// 196
+	// TIME_Y = 6;					//   6
+
+	tic_t worktime;
+	INT32 jitter = 0;
+
+	drawtime = K_TranslateTimer(drawtime, mode, &jitter);
+
 	V_DrawScaledPatch(TX, TY, splitflags, ((mode == 2) ? kp_lapstickerwide : kp_timestickerwide));
 
 	TX += 33;
diff --git a/src/k_hud.h b/src/k_hud.h
index 9c6d4bebd..055906290 100644
--- a/src/k_hud.h
+++ b/src/k_hud.h
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ struct trackingResult_t
 
 void K_ObjectTracking(trackingResult_t *result, const vector3_t *point, boolean reverse);
 
+tic_t K_TranslateTimer(tic_t drawtime, UINT8 mode, INT32 *return_jitter);
+
 const char *K_GetItemPatch(UINT8 item, boolean tiny);
 void K_LoadKartHUDGraphics(void);
 void K_drawKartHUD(void);