diff --git a/Common/DefaultOptions.h b/Common/DefaultOptions.h
index 685474438eb6a452a032fecc2618584de3ec8253..dbfb44a36b7cf589cb11e2d241af747ef1eee5fc 100644
--- a/Common/DefaultOptions.h
+++ b/Common/DefaultOptions.h
@@ -437,6 +437,8 @@ StringXNumber MeshOptions_Number[] = {
     "Number of prisms in the current mesh" },
   { F, "NbPyramids" , opt_mesh_nb_pyramids , 0. , 
     "Number of pyramids in the current mesh" },
+  { F, "CpuTime" , opt_mesh_cpu_time , 0. , 
+    "CPU time for the generation of the current mesh (in seconds)" },
   { 0, NULL , NULL , 0. , NULL }
 } ;
 
diff --git a/Common/Options.cpp b/Common/Options.cpp
index 95f32fd55d867c5d2d906f40de0fa11467ea039b..1c53dbf8dfc13442d7ece9ffd61ef1e0a97ef9d7 100644
--- a/Common/Options.cpp
+++ b/Common/Options.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// $Id: Options.cpp,v 1.56 2001-11-07 08:04:30 geuzaine Exp $
+// $Id: Options.cpp,v 1.57 2001-11-09 11:20:21 geuzaine Exp $
 
 #include "Gmsh.h"
 #include "GmshUI.h"
@@ -1631,6 +1631,11 @@ double opt_mesh_nb_pyramids(OPT_ARGS_NUM){
   GetStatistics(s);
   return s[12];
 }
+double opt_mesh_cpu_time(OPT_ARGS_NUM){
+  double  s[50];
+  GetStatistics(s);
+  return s[13]+s[14]+s[15];
+}
 
 
 
diff --git a/Common/Options.h b/Common/Options.h
index eb6337a0aa85611c3c83d8a22adef53ee71dbd53..f001f569ef9aa78615f3390f1786ce6de8dc30b3 100644
--- a/Common/Options.h
+++ b/Common/Options.h
@@ -205,6 +205,7 @@ double opt_mesh_nb_tetrahedra(OPT_ARGS_NUM);
 double opt_mesh_nb_hexahedra(OPT_ARGS_NUM);
 double opt_mesh_nb_prisms(OPT_ARGS_NUM);
 double opt_mesh_nb_pyramids(OPT_ARGS_NUM);
+double opt_mesh_cpu_time(OPT_ARGS_NUM);
 double opt_solver_getdp_popupmessages(OPT_ARGS_NUM);
 double opt_solver_getdp_mergeviews(OPT_ARGS_NUM);
 double opt_post_scales(OPT_ARGS_NUM);