diff --git a/libs/surfaces/websockets/dispatcher.cc b/libs/surfaces/websockets/dispatcher.cc
index 89ccbaeb58..bbac83e829 100644
--- a/libs/surfaces/websockets/dispatcher.cc
+++ b/libs/surfaces/websockets/dispatcher.cc
@@ -62,13 +62,13 @@ WebsocketsDispatcher::update_all_nodes (Client client)
 
 		AddressVector strip_addr = AddressVector ();
 		strip_addr.push_back (strip_id);
-		
+
 		ValueVector strip_desc = ValueVector ();
 		strip_desc.push_back (strip.name ());
 		strip_desc.push_back ((int)strip.stripable ()->presentation_info ().flags ());
-		
+
 		update (client, Node::strip_description, strip_addr, strip_desc);
-		
+
 		update (client, Node::strip_gain, strip_id, strip.gain ());
 		update (client, Node::strip_mute, strip_id, strip.mute ());
 
@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@ WebsocketsDispatcher::update_all_nodes (Client client)
 
 	update (client, Node::transport_tempo, transport ().tempo ());
 	update (client, Node::transport_time, transport ().time ());
+	update (client, Node::transport_bbt, transport ().bbt ());
 	update (client, Node::transport_roll, transport ().roll ());
 	update (client, Node::transport_record, transport ().record ());
 }
diff --git a/libs/surfaces/websockets/feedback.cc b/libs/surfaces/websockets/feedback.cc
index 110fdb55c1..77cbc8ca9d 100644
--- a/libs/surfaces/websockets/feedback.cc
+++ b/libs/surfaces/websockets/feedback.cc
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ struct PluginParamValueObserver {
 		if (!control) {
 			return;
 		}
-		
+
 		p->update_all (Node::strip_plugin_param_value, strip_id, plugin_id, param_id,
 		               ArdourMixerPlugin::param_value (control));
 	}
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ ArdourFeedback::stop ()
 
 	_periodic_connection.disconnect ();
 	_transport_connections.drop_connections ();
-	
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -210,6 +210,7 @@ bool
 ArdourFeedback::poll () const
 {
 	update_all (Node::transport_time, transport ().time ());
+	update_all (Node::transport_bbt, transport ().bbt ());
 
 	Glib::Threads::Mutex::Lock lock (mixer ().mutex ());
 
diff --git a/libs/surfaces/websockets/state.h b/libs/surfaces/websockets/state.h
index 305b5d7402..823850e213 100644
--- a/libs/surfaces/websockets/state.h
+++ b/libs/surfaces/websockets/state.h
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ namespace Node
 	const std::string strip_plugin_param_value       = "strip_plugin_param_value";
 	const std::string transport_tempo                = "transport_tempo";
 	const std::string transport_time                 = "transport_time";
+	const std::string transport_bbt                  = "transport_bbt";
 	const std::string transport_roll                 = "transport_roll";
 	const std::string transport_record               = "transport_record";
 } // namespace Node
diff --git a/libs/surfaces/websockets/transport.cc b/libs/surfaces/websockets/transport.cc
index 091648b508..6d786bd3f9 100644
--- a/libs/surfaces/websockets/transport.cc
+++ b/libs/surfaces/websockets/transport.cc
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
  * 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
  */
 
+#include <sstream>
+
 #include "ardour/tempo.h"
 
 #include "transport.h"
@@ -52,6 +54,16 @@ ArdourTransport::time () const
 	return static_cast<double>(t) / static_cast<double>(f);
 }
 
+std::string
+ArdourTransport::bbt () const
+{
+	const samplepos_t t = session ().transport_sample ();
+	const Temporal::BBT_Time bbt_time = Temporal::TempoMap::fetch()->bbt_at (timepos_t (t));
+	std::ostringstream oss;
+	bbt_time.print_padded(oss);
+	return oss.str();
+}
+
 bool
 ArdourTransport::roll () const
 {
diff --git a/libs/surfaces/websockets/transport.h b/libs/surfaces/websockets/transport.h
index fd12e8ca94..382e7850fd 100644
--- a/libs/surfaces/websockets/transport.h
+++ b/libs/surfaces/websockets/transport.h
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@
 #ifndef _ardour_surface_websockets_transport_h_
 #define _ardour_surface_websockets_transport_h_
 
+#include <string>
+
 #include "component.h"
 
 namespace ArdourSurface {
@@ -35,6 +37,8 @@ public:
 
 	double time () const;
 
+	std::string bbt () const;
+
 	bool roll () const;
 	void set_roll (bool);