diff --git a/runtime/doc/index.txt b/runtime/doc/index.txt
index 3d11d8502e..f7b0edaf04 100644
--- a/runtime/doc/index.txt
+++ b/runtime/doc/index.txt
@@ -1678,6 +1678,7 @@ Tag		Command		Action ~
 |:unmenu|	:unme[nu]	remove menu
 |:unsilent|	:uns[ilent]	run a command not silently
 |:update|	:up[date]	write buffer if modified
+|:uptime|	:upt[ime]	show Nvim's uptime
 |:vglobal|	:v[global]	execute commands for not matching lines
 |:version|	:ve[rsion]	print version number and other info
 |:verbose|	:verb[ose]	execute command with 'verbose' set
diff --git a/runtime/doc/news.txt b/runtime/doc/news.txt
index 42e62a727c..6f70a00abe 100644
--- a/runtime/doc/news.txt
+++ b/runtime/doc/news.txt
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@ EDITOR
 • |gf| and |<cfile>| support `file://…` URIs.
 • |:log| opens log files.
 • |ZR| restarts Nvim (|:restart|).
+• |:uptime| displays uptime.
 
 EVENTS
 
diff --git a/runtime/doc/various.txt b/runtime/doc/various.txt
index 8008627511..4628b55a5b 100644
--- a/runtime/doc/various.txt
+++ b/runtime/doc/various.txt
@@ -573,6 +573,10 @@ g==			Executes the current code block.
 
 			Works in |help| buffers.
 
+							*:upt* *:uptime*
+:upt[ime]		Shows Nvim's uptime.
+			See also |v:starttime|.
+
 ==============================================================================
 2. Using Vim like less or more					*less*
 
diff --git a/runtime/doc/vim_diff.txt b/runtime/doc/vim_diff.txt
index d738638575..67a87a3c4e 100644
--- a/runtime/doc/vim_diff.txt
+++ b/runtime/doc/vim_diff.txt
@@ -321,6 +321,7 @@ Commands:
 - User commands can support |:command-preview| to show results as you type
 - |:write| with "++p" flag creates parent directories.
 - |:update| command writes new file buffers even when unmodified.
+- |:uptime|
 
 Editor:
 - |prompt-buffer| supports multiline input/paste, undo/redo, and o/O normal
diff --git a/runtime/lua/vim/_core/ex_cmd.lua b/runtime/lua/vim/_core/ex_cmd.lua
index cd33a11662..bff960e39d 100644
--- a/runtime/lua/vim/_core/ex_cmd.lua
+++ b/runtime/lua/vim/_core/ex_cmd.lua
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 local api = vim.api
 local fs = vim.fs
+local time = require('vim._core.time')
 local util = require('vim._core.util')
+local uv = vim.uv
 local N_ = vim.fn.gettext
 
 --- Parsed ex command arguments for builtin commands, passed from C via `nlua_call_excmd`.
@@ -157,7 +159,7 @@ local available_subcmds = vim.tbl_keys(actions)
 
 --- Implements command: `:lsp {subcmd} {name}?`.
 --- @param eap vim._core.ExCmdArgs
-M.ex_lsp = function(eap)
+function M.ex_lsp(eap)
   local fargs = api.nvim_parse_cmd('lsp ' .. eap.args, {}).args
   if not fargs then
     return
@@ -198,7 +200,7 @@ local log_dir = vim.fn.stdpath('log')
 
 --- Implements command: `:log {file}`.
 --- @param eap vim._core.ExCmdArgs
-M.ex_log = function(eap)
+function M.ex_log(eap)
   local filename = eap.args
   if filename == '' then
     util.wrapped_edit(log_dir, eap.smods)
@@ -236,7 +238,7 @@ end
 --- `:terminal [cmd]`
 --- @param eap vim._core.ExCmdArgs
 --- @param shell_argv? string[] Tokenized 'shell' from C (shell_build_argv), for the no-cmd case.
-M.ex_terminal = function(eap, shell_argv)
+function M.ex_terminal(eap, shell_argv)
   local smods = eap.smods
   local has_mods = (smods.tab or 0) > 0
     or (smods.split or '') ~= ''
@@ -256,4 +258,10 @@ M.ex_terminal = function(eap, shell_argv)
   end
 end
 
+function M.ex_uptime()
+  local uptime = math.floor((uv.hrtime() - vim.v.starttime) / 1e9)
+  local uptime_display = time.fmt_rtime(uptime)
+  api.nvim_echo({ { N_('Up %s'):format(uptime_display) } }, true, {})
+end
+
 return M
diff --git a/runtime/lua/vim/_core/time.lua b/runtime/lua/vim/_core/time.lua
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b942147c31
--- /dev/null
+++ b/runtime/lua/vim/_core/time.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+local N_ = vim.fn.gettext
+
+local M = {}
+
+--- @param seconds_in_unit integer How many seconds make up the unit.
+--- @param singular string The singular name of the unit. ("1 second")
+--- @param fplural string The plural name of the unit, to format. ("%s seconds")
+--- @param times string[] Working list of uptime strings.
+--- @param remaining integer Remaining time, in seconds.
+--- @return integer remaining Remaining time.
+local function time_part(seconds_in_unit, singular, fplural, times, remaining)
+  local unit = math.floor(remaining / seconds_in_unit)
+  if unit ~= 0 or #times ~= 0 or seconds_in_unit == 1 then
+    local display = unit == 1 and singular or fplural:format(unit)
+    times[#times + 1] = display
+  end
+  return remaining % seconds_in_unit
+end
+
+--- Display seconds in a pretty form (e.g. "1 hour, 24 minutes, 13 seconds").
+---
+--- @param seconds integer Time in seconds.
+--- @return string time Pretty representation of the time.
+function M.fmt_rtime(seconds)
+  local times = {}
+  seconds = time_part(86400, N_('1 day'), N_('%s days'), times, seconds)
+  seconds = time_part(3600, N_('1 hour'), N_('%s hours'), times, seconds)
+  seconds = time_part(60, N_('1 minute'), N_('%s minutes'), times, seconds)
+  seconds = time_part(1, N_('1 second'), N_('%s seconds'), times, seconds)
+  assert(seconds == 0)
+
+  return table.concat(times, ', ')
+end
+
+return M
diff --git a/src/nvim/ex_cmds.lua b/src/nvim/ex_cmds.lua
index 7f8efe90d1..25bba1eb17 100644
--- a/src/nvim/ex_cmds.lua
+++ b/src/nvim/ex_cmds.lua
@@ -3077,6 +3077,12 @@ M.cmds = {
     addr_type = 'ADDR_LINES',
     func = 'ex_update',
   },
+  {
+    command = 'uptime',
+    flags = bit.bor(CMDWIN, LOCK_OK),
+    addr_type = 'ADDR_NONE',
+    func = 'ex_uptime',
+  },
   {
     command = 'vglobal',
     flags = bit.bor(RANGE, WHOLEFOLD, EXTRA, DFLALL, CMDWIN, LOCK_OK),
diff --git a/src/nvim/ex_docmd.c b/src/nvim/ex_docmd.c
index 0737e31642..3a761136c0 100644
--- a/src/nvim/ex_docmd.c
+++ b/src/nvim/ex_docmd.c
@@ -8311,6 +8311,12 @@ static void ex_lsp(exarg_T *eap)
   nlua_call_excmd("vim._core.ex_cmd", "ex_lsp", eap, &cmdmod, NULL);
 }
 
+/// ":uptime"
+static void ex_uptime(exarg_T *eap)
+{
+  nlua_call_excmd("vim._core.ex_cmd", "ex_uptime", eap, &cmdmod, NULL);
+}
+
 /// ":fclose"
 static void ex_fclose(exarg_T *eap)
 {
diff --git a/test/functional/core/main_spec.lua b/test/functional/core/main_spec.lua
index 50dfcd97ff..474519b16e 100644
--- a/test/functional/core/main_spec.lua
+++ b/test/functional/core/main_spec.lua
@@ -234,6 +234,7 @@ describe('vim._core', function()
       'vim._core.stringbuffer',
       'vim._core.system',
       'vim._core.table',
+      'vim._core.time',
       'vim._core.ui2',
       'vim._core.util',
       'vim._core.vimfn',
diff --git a/test/functional/ex_cmds/uptime_spec.lua b/test/functional/ex_cmds/uptime_spec.lua
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..638ca16639
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/functional/ex_cmds/uptime_spec.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+local t = require('test.testutil')
+local n = require('test.functional.testnvim')()
+
+local clear = n.clear
+local exec_capture = n.exec_capture
+local exec_lua = n.exec_lua
+local matches = t.matches
+
+describe(':uptime', function()
+  it('works', function()
+    clear()
+    matches([[Up %d+ seconds?]], exec_capture('uptime'))
+  end)
+
+  it('works without runtime', function()
+    clear {
+      args_rm = { '-u' },
+      args = { '-u', 'NONE' },
+      env = { VIMRUNTIME = 'non-existent' },
+    }
+    exec_lua(function()
+      vim.cmd('uptime')
+    end)
+  end)
+end)
diff --git a/test/functional/lua/time_spec.lua b/test/functional/lua/time_spec.lua
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a6d6f993dc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/functional/lua/time_spec.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+local t = require('test.testutil')
+local n = require('test.functional.testnvim')()
+
+local clear = n.clear
+
+local exec_lua = n.exec_lua
+local eq = t.eq
+
+describe('vim._core.time', function()
+  it('pretty_rtime()', function()
+    clear()
+    local function fmt_rtime(seconds)
+      return exec_lua(function()
+        return require('vim._core.time').fmt_rtime(seconds)
+      end)
+    end
+
+    -- Singular/plural works
+    eq('1 second', fmt_rtime(1))
+    eq('2 seconds', fmt_rtime(2))
+    eq('1 minute, 2 seconds', fmt_rtime(62))
+    eq('2 minutes, 1 second', fmt_rtime(121))
+
+    -- 0 units are included only when trailing
+    -- Seconds are included while leading, as they are by themselves
+    eq('0 seconds', fmt_rtime(0))
+    eq('1 minute, 0 seconds', fmt_rtime(60))
+    eq('1 hour, 0 minutes, 0 seconds', fmt_rtime(3600))
+    eq('1 day, 0 hours, 0 minutes, 0 seconds', fmt_rtime(86400))
+
+    -- Some random times
+    eq('1 hour, 6 minutes, 18 seconds', fmt_rtime(3978))
+    eq('7 hours, 8 minutes, 1 second', fmt_rtime(25681))
+    eq('3 days, 0 hours, 1 minute, 17 seconds', fmt_rtime(259277))
+
+    -- A second before a day
+    eq('23 hours, 59 minutes, 59 seconds', fmt_rtime(86399))
+
+    -- One year
+    eq('365 days, 0 hours, 0 minutes, 0 seconds', fmt_rtime(31536000))
+  end)
+end)