diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 78c49b1..06df6ba 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -18,6 +18,12 @@ See INSTALL.md for instructions
 
 ## Features
 
+### Hardware timestamps
+
+Hardware timestamps (if supported) can offer more accurate timestamps.
+
+To enable hardware timestamps check the box in Settings --> Backend --> General --> Enable Hardware timestamps.
+
 ### Pre SoC Cycles
 
 In some scenarios debugging the network traffic that came before
diff --git a/external/EPL_DataCollect b/external/EPL_DataCollect
index 9946b38..006e060 160000
--- a/external/EPL_DataCollect
+++ b/external/EPL_DataCollect
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 9946b38a1bdf0acc3cfd81933daf9206bb258e33
+Subproject commit 006e060654f1ba3761e5b4cfa68540d0ec900ea9
diff --git a/libEPLViz/src/settings/SettingsProfileItem.cpp b/libEPLViz/src/settings/SettingsProfileItem.cpp
index e9946a7..98506c5 100644
--- a/libEPLViz/src/settings/SettingsProfileItem.cpp
+++ b/libEPLViz/src/settings/SettingsProfileItem.cpp
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ QString SettingsProfileItem::getName() { return name; }
 
 bool SettingsProfileItem::writeCfg(AbstractWriter *writer) {
   writer->setValue("EPL_DC/xddDir", cfg.backConf.xddDir.c_str());
+  writer->setValue("EPL_DC/enableHardwareTimestamps", cfg.backConf.enableHardwareTimestamps);
   writer->setValue("pauseWhilePlayingFile", cfg.pauseWhilePlayingFile);
   writer->setValue("immidiateCycleChange", cfg.immidiateCycleChange);
   writer->setValue("invertTimeLineZoom", cfg.invertTimeLineZoom);
@@ -141,6 +142,7 @@ bool SettingsProfileItem::writeCfg(AbstractWriter *writer) {
 
 bool SettingsProfileItem::readCfg(AbstractWriter *writer) {
   cfg.backConf.xddDir                      = writer->value("EPL_DC/xddDir").toString().toStdString();
+  cfg.backConf.enableHardwareTimestamps    = writer->value("EPL_DC/enableHardwareTimestamps").toBool();
   cfg.pauseWhilePlayingFile                = writer->value("pauseWhilePlayingFile").toBool();
   cfg.immidiateCycleChange                 = writer->value("immidiateCycleChange").toBool();
   cfg.invertTimeLineZoom                   = writer->value("invertTimeLineZoom").toBool();
diff --git a/libEPLViz/src/settings/SettingsWindow.cpp b/libEPLViz/src/settings/SettingsWindow.cpp
index 8b0dc16..8bcd982 100644
--- a/libEPLViz/src/settings/SettingsWindow.cpp
+++ b/libEPLViz/src/settings/SettingsWindow.cpp
@@ -153,6 +153,7 @@ SettingsWindow::~SettingsWindow() {
 void SettingsWindow::updateView(bool updateNodes) {
   SettingsProfileItem *prof = profiles[currentProfile].get();
   ui->G_XDDDir->setText(prof->cfg.backConf.xddDir.c_str());
+  ui->G_EnableHWTs->setCheckState(prof->cfg.backConf.enableHardwareTimestamps ? Qt::Checked : Qt::Unchecked);
   ui->G_PausePlay->setCheckState(prof->cfg.pauseWhilePlayingFile ? Qt::Checked : Qt::Unchecked);
   ui->TL_ChancheCycleImm->setCheckState(prof->cfg.immidiateCycleChange ? Qt::Checked : Qt::Unchecked);
   ui->TL_Invert->setCheckState(prof->cfg.invertTimeLineZoom ? Qt::Checked : Qt::Unchecked);
@@ -237,6 +238,7 @@ void SettingsWindow::updateView(bool updateNodes) {
 void SettingsWindow::saveIntoProfiles() {
   SettingsProfileItem *prof                      = profiles[currentProfile].get();
   prof->cfg.backConf.xddDir                      = ui->G_XDDDir->text().toStdString();
+  prof->cfg.backConf.enableHardwareTimestamps    = ui->G_EnableHWTs->checkState() == Qt::Checked;
   prof->cfg.pauseWhilePlayingFile                = ui->G_PausePlay->checkState() == Qt::Checked;
   prof->cfg.immidiateCycleChange                 = ui->TL_ChancheCycleImm->checkState() == Qt::Checked;
   prof->cfg.invertTimeLineZoom                   = ui->TL_Invert->checkState() == Qt::Checked;
diff --git a/libEPLViz/ui/settingswindow.ui b/libEPLViz/ui/settingswindow.ui
index 9de145b..43ca14f 100644
--- a/libEPLViz/ui/settingswindow.ui
+++ b/libEPLViz/ui/settingswindow.ui
@@ -3027,6 +3027,32 @@
                    </layout>
                   </widget>
                  </item>
+                 <item row="2" column="0">
+                  <widget class="QLabel" name="label_49">
+                   <property name="text">
+                    <string>Enable Hardware timestamps in live capture</string>
+                   </property>
+                  </widget>
+                 </item>
+                 <item row="2" column="2">
+                  <widget class="QWidget" name="widget_5" native="true">
+                   <property name="sizePolicy">
+                    <sizepolicy hsizetype="Expanding" vsizetype="Preferred">
+                     <horstretch>0</horstretch>
+                     <verstretch>0</verstretch>
+                    </sizepolicy>
+                   </property>
+                   <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="horizontalLayout_24">
+                    <item>
+                     <widget class="QCheckBox" name="G_EnableHWTs">
+                      <property name="text">
+                       <string/>
+                      </property>
+                     </widget>
+                    </item>
+                   </layout>
+                  </widget>
+                 </item>
                 </layout>
                </widget>
               </item>