diff --git a/doc/api/index.rst b/doc/api/index.rst
index cf017a475bd..1d8316c6630 100644
--- a/doc/api/index.rst
+++ b/doc/api/index.rst
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ Plotting map elements
     Figure.logo
     Figure.solar
     Figure.text
+    Figure.timestamp
 
 Plotting tabular data
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
diff --git a/pygmt/figure.py b/pygmt/figure.py
index 76c148caec4..e0ad3c2d47f 100644
--- a/pygmt/figure.py
+++ b/pygmt/figure.py
@@ -518,6 +518,7 @@ def _repr_html_(self):
         subplot,
         ternary,
         text,
+        timestamp,
         velo,
         wiggle,
     )
diff --git a/pygmt/src/__init__.py b/pygmt/src/__init__.py
index 0ebc1289b04..087e8a063b4 100644
--- a/pygmt/src/__init__.py
+++ b/pygmt/src/__init__.py
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@
 from pygmt.src.surface import surface
 from pygmt.src.ternary import ternary
 from pygmt.src.text import text_ as text  # "text" is an argument within "text_"
+from pygmt.src.timestamp import timestamp
 from pygmt.src.triangulate import triangulate
 from pygmt.src.velo import velo
 from pygmt.src.which import which
diff --git a/pygmt/src/timestamp.py b/pygmt/src/timestamp.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..7a450003dc0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pygmt/src/timestamp.py
@@ -0,0 +1,102 @@
+"""
+timestamp - Plot the GMT timestamp logo.
+"""
+from packaging.version import Version
+from pygmt import __gmt_version__
+from pygmt.clib import Session
+from pygmt.exceptions import GMTInvalidInput
+from pygmt.helpers import build_arg_string, is_nonstr_iter
+
+__doctest_skip__ = ["timestamp"]
+
+
+def timestamp(
+    self,
+    text=None,
+    label=None,
+    justification="BL",
+    offset=("-54p", "-54p"),
+    font="Helvetica,black",
+    timefmt="%Y %b %d %H:%M:%S",
+):
+    r"""
+    Plot the GMT timestamp logo.
+
+    Parameters
+    ----------
+    text : None or str
+        If ``None``, the current UNIX timestamp is shown in the GMT timestamp
+        logo. Set this parameter to replace the UNIX timestamp with a
+        custom text string instead. The text must be less than 64 characters.
+        *Requires GMT>=6.5.0*.
+    label : None or str
+        The text string shown after the GMT timestamp logo.
+    justification : str
+        Justification of the timestamp. The *justification* is a two-character
+        code that is a combination of a horizontal (**L**\ (eft),
+        **C**\ (enter), or **R**\ (ight)) and a vertical (**T**\ (op),
+        **M**\ (iddle), or **B**\ (ottom)) code.
+    offset : str or tuple
+        *offset* or (*offset_x*, *offset_y*).
+        Offset the anchor point of the timestamp by *offset_x* and *offset_y*.
+        If a single value *offset* is given, *offset_y* = *offset_x* =
+        *offset*.
+    font : str
+        Font of the timestamp and the optional label. The parameter can't
+        change the font color for GMT<=6.4.0, only the font ID.
+    timefmt : str
+        Format string for the UNIX timestamp. The format string is parsed by
+        the C function ``strftime``, so that virtually any text can be used
+        (even not containing any time information).
+
+    Examples
+    --------
+    >>> # Plot the GMT timestamp logo.
+    >>> import pygmt
+    >>> fig = pygmt.Figure()
+    >>> fig.timestamp()
+    >>> fig.show()
+    <IPython.core.display.Image object>
+
+    >>> # Plot the GMT timestamp logo with a custom label.
+    >>> fig = pygmt.Figure()
+    >>> fig.timestamp(label="Powered by PyGMT")
+    >>> fig.show()
+    <IPython.core.display.Image object>
+    """
+    self._preprocess()  # pylint: disable=protected-access
+
+    # Build the options passed to the "plot" module
+    kwdict = {"T": True, "U": ""}
+    if label is not None:
+        kwdict["U"] += f"{label}"
+    kwdict["U"] += f"+j{justification}"
+
+    if is_nonstr_iter(offset):  # given a tuple
+        kwdict["U"] += "+o" + "/".join(f"{item}" for item in offset)
+    else:  # given a single value
+        if "/" not in offset and Version(__gmt_version__) <= Version("6.4.0"):
+            # Giving a single offset doesn't work in GMT <= 6.4.0.
+            # See https://github.com/GenericMappingTools/gmt/issues/7107.
+            kwdict["U"] += f"+o{offset}/{offset}"
+        else:
+            kwdict["U"] += f"+o{offset}"
+
+    # The +t modifier was added in GMT 6.5.0.
+    # See https://github.com/GenericMappingTools/gmt/pull/7127.
+    if text is not None:
+        if Version(__gmt_version__) < Version("6.5.0"):
+            raise GMTInvalidInput("The parameter 'text' requires GMT>=6.5.0.")
+        if len(str(text)) > 64:
+            raise GMTInvalidInput(
+                "The parameter 'text' must be less than 64 characters."
+            )
+        kwdict["U"] += f"+t{text}"
+
+    with Session() as lib:
+        lib.call_module(
+            module="plot",
+            args=build_arg_string(
+                kwdict, confdict={"FONT_LOGO": font, "FORMAT_TIME_STAMP": timefmt}
+            ),
+        )
diff --git a/pygmt/tests/baseline/test_timestamp.png.dvc b/pygmt/tests/baseline/test_timestamp.png.dvc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..3e9981b1f71
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pygmt/tests/baseline/test_timestamp.png.dvc
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+outs:
+- md5: b4ca6cb54d80463606bb3d28eb077227
+  size: 1668
+  path: test_timestamp.png
diff --git a/pygmt/tests/baseline/test_timestamp_font.png.dvc b/pygmt/tests/baseline/test_timestamp_font.png.dvc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..963d3996369
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pygmt/tests/baseline/test_timestamp_font.png.dvc
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+outs:
+- md5: e1c3c80a85ebaadc0a820bcc7954a539
+  size: 2840
+  path: test_timestamp_font.png
diff --git a/pygmt/tests/baseline/test_timestamp_justification.png.dvc b/pygmt/tests/baseline/test_timestamp_justification.png.dvc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..70b12caa8bc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pygmt/tests/baseline/test_timestamp_justification.png.dvc
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+outs:
+- md5: c2bfca8624e4bf966eeb57bbc4aa0726
+  size: 8843
+  path: test_timestamp_justification.png
diff --git a/pygmt/tests/baseline/test_timestamp_label.png.dvc b/pygmt/tests/baseline/test_timestamp_label.png.dvc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9fe316752bd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pygmt/tests/baseline/test_timestamp_label.png.dvc
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+outs:
+- md5: 868d6a5912b586bc7e095b9923ce8d83
+  size: 3036
+  path: test_timestamp_label.png
diff --git a/pygmt/tests/baseline/test_timestamp_offset.png.dvc b/pygmt/tests/baseline/test_timestamp_offset.png.dvc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..02276575ca2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pygmt/tests/baseline/test_timestamp_offset.png.dvc
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+outs:
+- md5: be0021731b881e32e3d8a46d6fa8abc3
+  size: 9450
+  path: test_timestamp_offset.png
diff --git a/pygmt/tests/test_timestamp.py b/pygmt/tests/test_timestamp.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1c092a8918c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pygmt/tests/test_timestamp.py
@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+"""
+Tests for Figure.timestamp.
+"""
+import pytest
+from packaging.version import Version
+from pygmt import Figure, __gmt_version__
+
+
+@pytest.fixture(scope="module", name="faketime")
+def fixture_faketime():
+    """
+    Fake datetime that will be passed to the "timefmt" parameter, so that the
+    timestamp string always has a fixed value.
+    """
+    return "9999-99-99T99:99:99"
+
+
+@pytest.mark.mpl_image_compare
+def test_timestamp(faketime):
+    """
+    Test that the simplest timestamp() call works.
+    """
+    fig = Figure()
+    fig.timestamp(timefmt=faketime)
+    return fig
+
+
+@pytest.mark.mpl_image_compare
+def test_timestamp_label(faketime):
+    """
+    Check if the "label" parameter works.
+    """
+    fig = Figure()
+    fig.timestamp(label="Powered by PyGMT", timefmt=faketime)
+    return fig
+
+
+@pytest.mark.mpl_image_compare
+def test_timestamp_justification():
+    """
+    Check if the "justification" parameter works.
+
+    Only a subset of justification codes are tested to avoid overlapping
+    timestamps.
+    """
+    fig = Figure()
+    fig.basemap(projection="X10c/5c", region=[0, 10, 0, 5], frame=0)
+    for just in ["BL", "BR", "TL", "TR"]:
+        fig.timestamp(justification=just, timefmt=just)
+    return fig
+
+
+@pytest.mark.mpl_image_compare
+def test_timestamp_offset():
+    """
+    Check if the "offset" parameter works.
+    """
+    fig = Figure()
+    fig.basemap(projection="X10c/5c", region=[0, 10, 0, 5], frame="g1")
+    for offset in ["1c", "1c/2c", ("1c", "3c")]:
+        fig.timestamp(offset=offset, timefmt=f"offset={offset}")
+    return fig
+
+
+@pytest.mark.mpl_image_compare
+def test_timestamp_font(faketime):
+    """
+    Test if the "font" parameter works.
+    """
+    fig = Figure()
+    fig.timestamp(font="Times-Roman", label="Powered by GMT", timefmt=faketime)
+    return fig
+
+
+@pytest.mark.skipif(
+    Version(__gmt_version__) < Version("6.5.0"),
+    reason="The 'text' parameter requires GMT>=6.5.0",
+)
+@pytest.mark.mpl_image_compare(filename="test_timestamp.png")
+def test_timestamp_text(faketime):
+    """
+    Test if the "text" parameter works.
+
+    Requires GMT>=6.5.0.
+    """
+    fig = Figure()
+    fig.timestamp(text=faketime)
+    return fig