diff --git a/Sources/FoundationEssentials/CMakeLists.txt b/Sources/FoundationEssentials/CMakeLists.txt
index 79435c105..174cefd8d 100644
--- a/Sources/FoundationEssentials/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Sources/FoundationEssentials/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ add_library(FoundationEssentials
     OutputBuffer.swift
     Platform.swift
     SortComparator.swift
+    UTCClock.swift
     UUID_Wrappers.swift
     UUID.swift
     WASILibc+Extensions.swift
diff --git a/Sources/FoundationEssentials/UTCClock.swift b/Sources/FoundationEssentials/UTCClock.swift
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1b1020a15
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Sources/FoundationEssentials/UTCClock.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,140 @@
+//===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
+//
+// This source file is part of the Swift.org open source project
+//
+// Copyright (c) 2014 - 2017 Apple Inc. and the Swift project authors
+// Licensed under Apache License v2.0 with Runtime Library Exception
+//
+// See https://swift.org/LICENSE.txt for license information
+// See https://swift.org/CONTRIBUTORS.txt for the list of Swift project authors
+//
+//===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
+
+extension TimeInterval {
+    fileprivate init(_ duration: Duration) {
+        self = Double(duration.components.seconds) + 1e-18 * Double(duration.components.attoseconds)
+    }
+}
+
+@available(FoundationPreview 6.2, *)
+extension Date: InstantProtocol {
+    
+    @available(FoundationPreview 6.2, *)
+    public func advanced(by duration: Duration) -> Date {
+        addingTimeInterval(TimeInterval(duration))
+    }
+    
+    @available(FoundationPreview 6.2, *)
+    public func duration(to other: Date) -> Duration {
+        .seconds(other.timeIntervalSince(self))
+    }
+    
+    @available(FoundationPreview 6.2, *)
+    public static func leapSeconds(from: Date, to: Date) -> Duration {
+        /*
+         These can be generated by using the calendar APIs and the following:
+         let leaps = [
+         DateComponents(timeZone: .gmt, year: 1972, month: 6, day: 30, hour: 23, minute: 59, second: 59),
+         DateComponents(timeZone: .gmt, year: 1972, month: 12, day: 31, hour: 23, minute: 59, second: 59),
+         DateComponents(timeZone: .gmt, year: 1973, month: 12, day: 31, hour: 23, minute: 59, second: 59),
+         DateComponents(timeZone: .gmt, year: 1974, month: 12, day: 31, hour: 23, minute: 59, second: 59),
+         DateComponents(timeZone: .gmt, year: 1975, month: 12, day: 31, hour: 23, minute: 59, second: 59),
+         DateComponents(timeZone: .gmt, year: 1976, month: 12, day: 31, hour: 23, minute: 59, second: 59),
+         DateComponents(timeZone: .gmt, year: 1977, month: 12, day: 31, hour: 23, minute: 59, second: 59),
+         DateComponents(timeZone: .gmt, year: 1978, month: 12, day: 31, hour: 23, minute: 59, second: 59),
+         DateComponents(timeZone: .gmt, year: 1979, month: 12, day: 31, hour: 23, minute: 59, second: 59),
+         DateComponents(timeZone: .gmt, year: 1981, month: 6, day: 30, hour: 23, minute: 59, second: 59),
+         DateComponents(timeZone: .gmt, year: 1982, month: 6, day: 30, hour: 23, minute: 59, second: 59),
+         DateComponents(timeZone: .gmt, year: 1983, month: 6, day: 30, hour: 23, minute: 59, second: 59),
+         DateComponents(timeZone: .gmt, year: 1985, month: 6, day: 30, hour: 23, minute: 59, second: 59),
+         DateComponents(timeZone: .gmt, year: 1987, month: 12, day: 31, hour: 23, minute: 59, second: 59),
+         DateComponents(timeZone: .gmt, year: 1989, month: 12, day: 31, hour: 23, minute: 59, second: 59),
+         DateComponents(timeZone: .gmt, year: 1990, month: 12, day: 31, hour: 23, minute: 59, second: 59),
+         DateComponents(timeZone: .gmt, year: 1992, month: 6, day: 30, hour: 23, minute: 59, second: 59),
+         DateComponents(timeZone: .gmt, year: 1993, month: 6, day: 30, hour: 23, minute: 59, second: 59),
+         DateComponents(timeZone: .gmt, year: 1994, month: 6, day: 30, hour: 23, minute: 59, second: 59),
+         DateComponents(timeZone: .gmt, year: 1995, month: 12, day: 31, hour: 23, minute: 59, second: 59),
+         DateComponents(timeZone: .gmt, year: 1997, month: 6, day: 30, hour: 23, minute: 59, second: 59),
+         DateComponents(timeZone: .gmt, year: 1998, month: 12, day: 31, hour: 23, minute: 59, second: 59),
+         DateComponents(timeZone: .gmt, year: 2005, month: 12, day: 31, hour: 23, minute: 59, second: 59),
+         DateComponents(timeZone: .gmt, year: 2008, month: 12, day: 31, hour: 23, minute: 59, second: 59),
+         DateComponents(timeZone: .gmt, year: 2012, month: 6, day: 30, hour: 23, minute: 59, second: 59),
+         DateComponents(timeZone: .gmt, year: 2015, month: 6, day: 30, hour: 23, minute: 59, second: 59),
+         DateComponents(timeZone: .gmt, year: 2016, month: 12, day: 31, hour: 23, minute: 59, second: 59),
+         ]
+         for leap in leaps {
+         let date = Calendar.current.date(from: leap)!
+         let t = date.timeIntervalSinceReferenceDate
+         print("if start <= \(t) && \(t) < end { adjustment += .seconds(1) }")
+         }
+         */
+        var adjustment = Duration.seconds(0)
+        let start = min(from, to).timeIntervalSinceReferenceDate
+        let end = max(from, to).timeIntervalSinceReferenceDate
+        if start <= -899510401.0 && -899510401.0 < end { adjustment += .seconds(1) }
+        if start <= -883612801.0 && -883612801.0 < end { adjustment += .seconds(1) }
+        if start <= -852076801.0 && -852076801.0 < end { adjustment += .seconds(1) }
+        if start <= -820540801.0 && -820540801.0 < end { adjustment += .seconds(1) }
+        if start <= -789004801.0 && -789004801.0 < end { adjustment += .seconds(1) }
+        if start <= -757382401.0 && -757382401.0 < end { adjustment += .seconds(1) }
+        if start <= -725846401.0 && -725846401.0 < end { adjustment += .seconds(1) }
+        if start <= -694310401.0 && -694310401.0 < end { adjustment += .seconds(1) }
+        if start <= -662774401.0 && -662774401.0 < end { adjustment += .seconds(1) }
+        if start <= -615513601.0 && -615513601.0 < end { adjustment += .seconds(1) }
+        if start <= -583977601.0 && -583977601.0 < end { adjustment += .seconds(1) }
+        if start <= -552441601.0 && -552441601.0 < end { adjustment += .seconds(1) }
+        if start <= -489283201.0 && -489283201.0 < end { adjustment += .seconds(1) }
+        if start <= -410313601.0 && -410313601.0 < end { adjustment += .seconds(1) }
+        if start <= -347155201.0 && -347155201.0 < end { adjustment += .seconds(1) }
+        if start <= -315619201.0 && -315619201.0 < end { adjustment += .seconds(1) }
+        if start <= -268358401.0 && -268358401.0 < end { adjustment += .seconds(1) }
+        if start <= -236822401.0 && -236822401.0 < end { adjustment += .seconds(1) }
+        if start <= -205286401.0 && -205286401.0 < end { adjustment += .seconds(1) }
+        if start <= -157852801.0 && -157852801.0 < end { adjustment += .seconds(1) }
+        if start <= -110592001.0 && -110592001.0 < end { adjustment += .seconds(1) }
+        if start <= -63158401.0 && -63158401.0 < end { adjustment += .seconds(1) }
+        if start <= 157766399.0 && 157766399.0 < end { adjustment += .seconds(1) }
+        if start <= 252460799.0 && 252460799.0 < end { adjustment += .seconds(1) }
+        if start <= 362793599.0 && 362793599.0 < end { adjustment += .seconds(1) }
+        if start <= 457401599.0 && 457401599.0 < end { adjustment += .seconds(1) }
+        if start <= 504921599.0 && 504921599.0 < end { adjustment += .seconds(1) }
+        if from < to {
+            return adjustment
+        } else {
+            return .seconds(0) - adjustment
+        }
+    }
+    
+    @available(FoundationPreview 6.2, *)
+    public typealias Duration = Swift.Duration
+}
+
+@available(FoundationPreview 6.2, *)
+public struct UTCClock: Sendable {
+    public typealias Instant = Date
+    public init() { }
+}
+
+@available(FoundationPreview 6.2, *)
+extension UTCClock: Clock {
+    @available(FoundationPreview 6.2, *)
+    public func sleep(until deadline: Date, tolerance: Duration? = nil) async throws {
+        // this needs a runtime function adjustment (for now it is "good enough" until we integrate the wall clock sleep function in the concurrency runtime)
+        try await ContinuousClock().sleep(until: .now.advanced(by: .seconds(deadline.timeIntervalSinceNow)), tolerance: tolerance)
+    }
+    
+    @available(FoundationPreview 6.2, *)
+    public var now: Date {
+        Date()
+    }
+    
+    @available(FoundationPreview 6.2, *)
+    public var minimumResolution: Duration {
+        .nanoseconds(1)
+    }
+    
+    @available(FoundationPreview 6.2, *)
+    public static var systemEpoch: Date {
+        Date(timeIntervalSinceReferenceDate: 0)
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Tests/FoundationEssentialsTests/UTCClockTests.swift b/Tests/FoundationEssentialsTests/UTCClockTests.swift
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cf568dd6a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Tests/FoundationEssentialsTests/UTCClockTests.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,95 @@
+//===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
+//
+// This source file is part of the Swift.org open source project
+//
+// Copyright (c) 2014 - 2017 Apple Inc. and the Swift project authors
+// Licensed under Apache License v2.0 with Runtime Library Exception
+//
+// See https://swift.org/LICENSE.txt for license information
+// See https://swift.org/CONTRIBUTORS.txt for the list of Swift project authors
+//
+//===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
+
+#if canImport(TestSupport)
+import TestSupport
+#endif
+
+#if canImport(FoundationEssentials)
+@testable import FoundationEssentials
+#endif
+
+@available(FoundationPreview 6.2, *)
+final class UTCClockTests : XCTestCase {
+    
+    func testAdvancingDate() {
+        let date = Date(timeIntervalSince1970: 1000000000)
+        
+        // Test advancing by a positive duration
+        let duration = Duration.seconds(3600)
+        let advancedDate = date.advanced(by: duration)
+        XCTAssertEqual(advancedDate.timeIntervalSince1970, 1000003600)
+        
+        // Test advancing by a negative duration
+        let negativeDuration = Duration.seconds(-3600)
+        let reverseAdvancedDate = date.advanced(by: negativeDuration)
+        XCTAssertEqual(reverseAdvancedDate.timeIntervalSince1970, 999996400)
+        
+        // Test advancing with fractional seconds
+        let fractionalDuration = Duration.seconds(1.5)
+        let fractionalAdvancedDate = date.advanced(by: fractionalDuration)
+        XCTAssertEqual(fractionalAdvancedDate.timeIntervalSince1970, 1000000001.5)
+    }
+    
+    func testDateDurationTo() {
+        let start = Date(timeIntervalSince1970: 1000000000)
+        let end = Date(timeIntervalSince1970: 1000003600)
+        
+        // Test positive duration
+        let duration = start.duration(to: end)
+        XCTAssertEqual(Duration.seconds(3600), duration)
+        
+        // Test negative duration
+        let reverseDuration = end.duration(to: start)
+        XCTAssertEqual(Duration.seconds(-3600), reverseDuration)
+        
+        // Test with fractional seconds
+        let fractionalEnd = Date(timeIntervalSince1970: 1000000001.5)
+        let fractionalDuration = start.duration(to: fractionalEnd)
+        XCTAssertEqual(Duration.seconds(1.5), fractionalDuration)
+    }
+    
+    func testLeapSeconds() {
+        // Test a period from 1971 to 2017 that includes 27 leap seconds
+        let start = Calendar(identifier: .gregorian).date(from: DateComponents(timeZone: .gmt, year: 1971, month: 1, day: 1))!
+        let end = Calendar(identifier: .gregorian).date(from: DateComponents(timeZone: .gmt, year: 2017, month: 1, day: 1))!
+        
+        let leapSeconds = Date.leapSeconds(from: start, to: end)
+        XCTAssertEqual(leapSeconds, .seconds(27))
+        
+        // Test that leap seconds in the reverse direction have the opposite sign
+        let reverseLeapSeconds = Date.leapSeconds(from: end, to: start)
+        XCTAssertEqual(reverseLeapSeconds, .seconds(-27))
+        
+        // Test a period with no leap seconds
+        let noLeapStart = Calendar(identifier: .gregorian).date(from: DateComponents(timeZone: .gmt, year: 2020, month: 1, day: 1))!
+        let noLeapEnd = Calendar(identifier: .gregorian).date(from: DateComponents(timeZone: .gmt, year: 2023, month: 1, day: 1))!
+        
+        let noLeapSeconds = Date.leapSeconds(from: noLeapStart, to: noLeapEnd)
+        XCTAssertEqual(noLeapSeconds, .seconds(0))
+    }
+    
+    func testUTCClock() {
+        let clock = UTCClock()
+        
+        // Test that now returns the current date
+        let now = clock.now
+        let currentDate = Date()
+        XCTAssertEqual(now.timeIntervalSince(currentDate).magnitude < 1, true)
+        
+        // Test epoch is January 1, 2001
+        XCTAssertEqual(UTCClock.systemEpoch, Date(timeIntervalSinceReferenceDate: 0))
+        
+        // Test minimum resolution
+        XCTAssertEqual(clock.minimumResolution, .nanoseconds(1))
+    }
+}