diff --git a/Source/kwsys/Process.h.in b/Source/kwsys/Process.h.in
index c5ebc97f4..96563a223 100644
--- a/Source/kwsys/Process.h.in
+++ b/Source/kwsys/Process.h.in
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@
 # define kwsysProcess_WaitForExit               kwsys_ns(Process_WaitForExit)
 # define kwsysProcess_Interrupt                 kwsys_ns(Process_Interrupt)
 # define kwsysProcess_Kill                      kwsys_ns(Process_Kill)
+# define kwsysProcess_ResetStartTime            kwsys_ns(Process_ResetStartTime)
 #endif
 
 #if defined(__cplusplus)
@@ -392,6 +393,11 @@ kwsysEXPORT void kwsysProcess_Interrupt(kwsysProcess* cp);
  */
 kwsysEXPORT void kwsysProcess_Kill(kwsysProcess* cp);
 
+/**
+ * Reset the start time of the child process to the current time.
+ */
+kwsysEXPORT void kwsysProcess_ResetStartTime(kwsysProcess* cp);
+
 #if defined(__cplusplus)
 } /* extern "C" */
 #endif
@@ -456,6 +462,7 @@ kwsysEXPORT void kwsysProcess_Kill(kwsysProcess* cp);
 #  undef kwsysProcess_WaitForExit
 #  undef kwsysProcess_Interrupt
 #  undef kwsysProcess_Kill
+#  undef kwsysProcess_ResetStartTime
 # endif
 #endif
 
diff --git a/Source/kwsys/ProcessUNIX.c b/Source/kwsys/ProcessUNIX.c
index 74029553b..b57798220 100644
--- a/Source/kwsys/ProcessUNIX.c
+++ b/Source/kwsys/ProcessUNIX.c
@@ -3058,3 +3058,14 @@ static void kwsysProcessesSignalHandler(int signum
 
   errno = old_errno;
 }
+
+/*--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+void kwsysProcess_ResetStartTime(kwsysProcess* cp)
+{
+  if(!cp)
+    {
+    return;
+    }
+  /* Reset start time. */
+  cp->StartTime = kwsysProcessTimeGetCurrent();
+}
diff --git a/Source/kwsys/ProcessWin32.c b/Source/kwsys/ProcessWin32.c
index a18ea2748..2b93e6963 100644
--- a/Source/kwsys/ProcessWin32.c
+++ b/Source/kwsys/ProcessWin32.c
@@ -3017,3 +3017,14 @@ static BOOL WINAPI kwsysCtrlHandler(DWORD dwCtrlType)
   /* Continue on to default Ctrl handler (which calls ExitProcess).  */
   return FALSE;
 }
+
+/*--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+void kwsysProcess_ResetStartTime(kwsysProcess* cp)
+{
+  if(!cp)
+    {
+    return;
+    }
+  /* Reset start time. */
+  cp->StartTime = kwsysProcessTimeGetCurrent();
+}