diff --git a/include/osmocom/trau/osmo_ortp.h b/include/osmocom/trau/osmo_ortp.h
index 9eb176f..578b1cb 100644
--- a/include/osmocom/trau/osmo_ortp.h
+++ b/include/osmocom/trau/osmo_ortp.h
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@
 int osmo_rtp_socket_connect(struct osmo_rtp_socket *rs, const char *ip, uint16_t port);
 int osmo_rtp_socket_set_pt(struct osmo_rtp_socket *rs, int payload_type);
 int osmo_rtp_socket_free(struct osmo_rtp_socket *rs);
+int osmo_rtp_skipped_frame(struct osmo_rtp_socket *rs, unsigned int duration);
 int osmo_rtp_send_frame(struct osmo_rtp_socket *rs, const uint8_t *payload,
 			unsigned int payload_len, unsigned int duration);
 int osmo_rtp_send_frame_ext(struct osmo_rtp_socket *rs, const uint8_t *payload,
diff --git a/src/trau/osmo_ortp.c b/src/trau/osmo_ortp.c
index b2ee040..c9480ff 100644
--- a/src/trau/osmo_ortp.c
+++ b/src/trau/osmo_ortp.c
@@ -436,6 +436,28 @@
 		return osmo_rtp_socket_fdreg(rs);
 }
 
+/*! \brief Increment timestamp on a RTP socket without sending any packet
+ *  \param[in] rs OsmoRTP socket
+ *  \param[in] duration duration in number of RTP clock ticks
+ *
+ * Useful to keep the RTP internal clock up to date if an RTP frame should be
+ * send at a given time but no audio content is available. When next packet is
+ * sent, the receiver will see a different increase on the sequence number and
+ * the timestamp, and it should then take it as a synchronization point. For
+ * that same reason, it is advisable to enable the marker bit on the next RTP
+ * packet to be sent after calling this function.
+ *
+ *  \returns 0 on success, <0 in case of error.
+ */
+int osmo_rtp_skipped_frame(struct osmo_rtp_socket *rs, unsigned int duration)
+{
+	if (rs->flags & OSMO_RTP_F_DISABLED)
+		return 0;
+
+	rs->tx_timestamp += duration;
+	return 0;
+}
+
 /*! \brief Send one RTP frame via a RTP socket
  *  \param[in] rs OsmoRTP socket
  *  \param[in] payload pointer to buffer with RTP payload data