diff --git a/api/test/network_emulation_manager.h b/api/test/network_emulation_manager.h
index dd4c83549b..a45545141e 100644
--- a/api/test/network_emulation_manager.h
+++ b/api/test/network_emulation_manager.h
@@ -167,6 +167,8 @@ class NetworkEmulationManager {
   virtual ~NetworkEmulationManager() = default;
 
   virtual TimeController* time_controller() = 0;
+  // Returns a mode in which underlying time controller operates.
+  virtual TimeMode time_mode() const = 0;
 
   // Creates an emulated network node, which represents single network in
   // the emulated network layer. Uses default implementation on network behavior
diff --git a/test/network/network_emulation_manager.cc b/test/network/network_emulation_manager.cc
index 93bcda133e..57c2703d2d 100644
--- a/test/network/network_emulation_manager.cc
+++ b/test/network/network_emulation_manager.cc
@@ -46,7 +46,8 @@ std::unique_ptr<TimeController> CreateTimeController(TimeMode mode) {
 }  // namespace
 
 NetworkEmulationManagerImpl::NetworkEmulationManagerImpl(TimeMode mode)
-    : time_controller_(CreateTimeController(mode)),
+    : time_mode_(mode),
+      time_controller_(CreateTimeController(mode)),
       clock_(time_controller_->GetClock()),
       next_node_id_(1),
       next_ip4_address_(kMinIPv4Address),
diff --git a/test/network/network_emulation_manager.h b/test/network/network_emulation_manager.h
index d6e8786c4f..e89a67f46e 100644
--- a/test/network/network_emulation_manager.h
+++ b/test/network/network_emulation_manager.h
@@ -82,6 +82,8 @@ class NetworkEmulationManagerImpl : public NetworkEmulationManager {
 
   TimeController* time_controller() override { return time_controller_.get(); }
 
+  TimeMode time_mode() const override { return time_mode_; }
+
   Timestamp Now() const;
 
   EmulatedTURNServerInterface* CreateTURNServer(
@@ -92,6 +94,8 @@ class NetworkEmulationManagerImpl : public NetworkEmulationManager {
       std::pair<std::unique_ptr<CrossTrafficGenerator>, RepeatingTaskHandle>;
 
   absl::optional<rtc::IPAddress> GetNextIPv4Address();
+
+  const TimeMode time_mode_;
   const std::unique_ptr<TimeController> time_controller_;
   Clock* const clock_;
   int next_node_id_;