diff --git a/core/src/main/java/hudson/model/Queue.java b/core/src/main/java/hudson/model/Queue.java
index e4dc8f00cfab7ac4721ac18ba8d98cf7a6c013a4..2a36d701178f115000301c26f0ca35c541c69d03 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/hudson/model/Queue.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/hudson/model/Queue.java
@@ -1210,6 +1210,8 @@ public class Queue extends ResourceController implements Saveable {
         public final Task task;
 
         private /*almost final*/ transient FutureImpl future;
+        
+        private final long inQueueSince;
 
         /**
          * Build is blocked because another build is in progress,
@@ -1232,6 +1234,20 @@ public class Queue extends ResourceController implements Saveable {
          */
         @Exported
         public boolean isStuck() { return false; }
+        
+        /**
+         * Since when is this item in the queue.
+         * @return Unix timestamp
+         */
+        @Exported
+        public long getInQueueSince() {
+            return this.inQueueSince;
+        }
+        
+        public String getInQueueSinceString() {
+            long duration = System.currentTimeMillis() - this.inQueueSince;
+            return Util.getTimeSpanString(duration);
+        }
 
         /**
          * Can be used to wait for the completion (either normal, abnormal, or cancellation) of the {@link Task}.
@@ -1265,11 +1281,20 @@ public class Queue extends ResourceController implements Saveable {
             this.task = task;
             this.id = id;
             this.future = future;
+            this.inQueueSince = System.currentTimeMillis();
+            for (Action action: actions) addAction(action);
+        }
+        
+        protected Item(Task task, List<Action> actions, int id, FutureImpl future, long inQueueSince) {
+            this.task = task;
+            this.id = id;
+            this.future = future;
+            this.inQueueSince = inQueueSince;
             for (Action action: actions) addAction(action);
         }
         
         protected Item(Item item) {
-        	this(item.task, item.getActions(), item.id, item.future);
+        	this(item.task, item.getActions(), item.id, item.future, item.inQueueSince);
         }
 
         /**
diff --git a/core/src/main/resources/lib/hudson/queue.jelly b/core/src/main/resources/lib/hudson/queue.jelly
index d90eeac1576ec1c0a413024a731bafeade9f7011..68f56b869295d0c47c2626920c58bfcc46e5abf7 100644
--- a/core/src/main/resources/lib/hudson/queue.jelly
+++ b/core/src/main/resources/lib/hudson/queue.jelly
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ THE SOFTWARE.
       <j:otherwise>
         <j:forEach var="item" items="${items}">
           <tr>
-            <td class="pane" width="100%" tooltip="${item.why}${h.escape(item.params)}" style="white-space: normal;">
+            <td class="pane" width="100%" tooltip="${item.why}${h.escape(item.params)}&lt;br&gt;${%WaitingSince(item.inQueueSinceString)}" style="white-space: normal;">
               <j:set var="stuck" value="${item.isStuck()}"/>
               <j:choose>
                 <j:when test="${h.hasPermission(item.task,item.task.READ)}">
diff --git a/core/src/main/resources/lib/hudson/queue.properties b/core/src/main/resources/lib/hudson/queue.properties
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..4b70234a6e1a7790cb8db46cc71fd5de8c60a26f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/src/main/resources/lib/hudson/queue.properties
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+WaitingSince=Waiting since {0}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/core/src/main/resources/lib/hudson/queue_de.properties b/core/src/main/resources/lib/hudson/queue_de.properties
index 9d3433f32017514010e1ae1644b9e906de9d475f..2bd37d026ce4dc38fb503d59da10b59ebdcf4cfc 100644
--- a/core/src/main/resources/lib/hudson/queue_de.properties
+++ b/core/src/main/resources/lib/hudson/queue_de.properties
@@ -25,3 +25,4 @@ No\ builds\ in\ the\ queue.=Keine Builds geplant
 Jenkins\ is\ going\ to\ shut\ down.\ No\ further\ builds\ will\ be\ performed.=Jenkins fährt gerade herunter. Es werden keine weiteren Builds ausgeführt.
 cancel=Abbrechen
 Unknown\ Task=Unbekannter Task
+WaitingSince=Wartet seit {0}
\ No newline at end of file