diff --git a/bindings/python/ges.defs b/bindings/python/ges.defs
index 3805b3cacd..4052591a5b 100644
--- a/bindings/python/ges.defs
+++ b/bindings/python/ges.defs
@@ -911,6 +911,12 @@
   (return-type "gboolean")
 )
 
+(define-method get_duration
+  (of-object "GESTimeline")
+  (c-name "ges_timeline_get_duration")
+  (return-type "guint64")
+)
+
 
 
 ;; From ges-timeline-layer.h
diff --git a/docs/libs/ges-sections.txt b/docs/libs/ges-sections.txt
index 66f79a1d56..3b94fc64b7 100644
--- a/docs/libs/ges-sections.txt
+++ b/docs/libs/ges-sections.txt
@@ -266,6 +266,7 @@ ges_timeline_is_updating
 ges_timeline_get_tracks
 ges_timeline_get_layers
 ges_timeline_get_track_for_pad
+ges_timeline_get_duration
 <SUBSECTION Standard>
 GESTimelinePrivate
 GESTimelineClass
diff --git a/ges/ges-timeline.c b/ges/ges-timeline.c
index dcb09f283d..b096e93c3f 100644
--- a/ges/ges-timeline.c
+++ b/ges/ges-timeline.c
@@ -2397,3 +2397,19 @@ ges_timeline_enable_update (GESTimeline * timeline, gboolean enabled)
 
   return res;
 }
+
+/**
+ * ges_timeline_get_duration
+ * @timeline: a #GESTimeline
+ *
+ * Get the current duration of @timeline
+ *
+ * Returns: The current duration of @timeline
+ */
+GstClockTime
+ges_timeline_get_duration (GESTimeline * timeline)
+{
+  g_return_val_if_fail (GES_IS_TIMELINE (timeline), GST_CLOCK_TIME_NONE);
+
+  return timeline->priv->duration;
+}
diff --git a/ges/ges-timeline.h b/ges/ges-timeline.h
index de51bcb1d0..ad1992ca6e 100644
--- a/ges/ges-timeline.h
+++ b/ges/ges-timeline.h
@@ -102,6 +102,8 @@ GList *ges_timeline_get_tracks (GESTimeline *timeline);
 gboolean ges_timeline_enable_update(GESTimeline * timeline, gboolean enabled);
 gboolean ges_timeline_is_updating (GESTimeline * timeline);
 
+GstClockTime ges_timeline_get_duration (GESTimeline *timeline);
+
 G_END_DECLS
 
 #endif /* _GES_TIMELINE */