diff --git a/src/StreamEpics.cc b/src/StreamEpics.cc
index d1e8ca8..7be2a73 100644
--- a/src/StreamEpics.cc
+++ b/src/StreamEpics.cc
@@ -200,6 +200,7 @@ epicsExportAddress(int, streamDebug);
 epicsExportAddress(int, streamError);
 epicsExportAddress(int, streamDebugColored);
 epicsExportAddress(int, streamErrorDeadTime);
+epicsExportAddress(int, streamMsgTimeStamped);
 }
 
 // for subroutine record
diff --git a/src/StreamError.cc b/src/StreamError.cc
index 53087fb..2b898b6 100644
--- a/src/StreamError.cc
+++ b/src/StreamError.cc
@@ -35,6 +35,9 @@ int streamDebug = 0;
 int streamError = 1;
 FILE *StreamDebugFile = NULL;
 
+/*0: disable timestamps on stream messages (both debug and error)*/
+int streamMsgTimeStamped = 1;
+
 #ifndef va_copy
 #ifdef __va_copy
 #define va_copy __va_copy
@@ -115,7 +118,11 @@ void StreamVError(int line, const char* file, const char* fmt, va_list args)
 {
     char timestamp[40];
     if (!(streamError || streamDebug)) return; // Error logging disabled
-    StreamPrintTimestampFunction(timestamp, 40);
+    strcpy(timestamp, "");
+    if (streamMsgTimeStamped != 0)
+    {
+        StreamPrintTimestampFunction(timestamp, 40);
+    }
 #ifdef va_copy
     if (StreamDebugFile)
     {
@@ -146,7 +153,10 @@ print(const char* fmt, ...)
     const char* f = strrchr(file, '/');
     if (f) f++; else f = file;
     FILE* fp = StreamDebugFile ? StreamDebugFile : stderr;
-    fprintf(fp, "%s ", timestamp);
+    if (streamMsgTimeStamped != 0)
+    {
+        fprintf(fp, "%s ", timestamp);
+    }
     fprintf(fp, "%s:%d: ", f, line);
     vfprintf(fp, fmt, args);
     fflush(fp);
diff --git a/src/StreamError.h b/src/StreamError.h
index 2ec8183..1f4d544 100644
--- a/src/StreamError.h
+++ b/src/StreamError.h
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 extern int streamDebug;
 extern int streamError;
 extern int streamDebugColored;
+extern int streamMsgTimeStamped;
 extern void (*StreamPrintTimestampFunction)(char* buffer, size_t size);
 
 void StreamError(int line, const char* file, const char* fmt, ...)
diff --git a/src/makedbd.pl b/src/makedbd.pl
index c480525..0323245 100644
--- a/src/makedbd.pl
+++ b/src/makedbd.pl
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ if (@ARGV[0] eq "-3.13") {
     print "variable(streamError, int)\n";
     print "variable(streamDebugColored, int)\n";
     print "variable(streamErrorDeadTime, int)\n";
+    print "variable(streamMsgTimeStamped, int)\n";
     print "registrar(streamRegistrar)\n";
     if ($asyn) { print "registrar(AsynDriverInterfaceRegistrar)\n"; }
 }