diff --git a/include/tinyalsa/asoundlib.h b/include/tinyalsa/asoundlib.h
index 14511c9..7b13c0d 100644
--- a/include/tinyalsa/asoundlib.h
+++ b/include/tinyalsa/asoundlib.h
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 #ifndef ASOUNDLIB_H
 #define ASOUNDLIB_H
 
+#include <sys/time.h>
 
 /*
  * PCM API
@@ -90,6 +91,15 @@
 /* Returns the pcm latency in ms */
 unsigned int pcm_get_latency(struct pcm *pcm);
 
+/* Returns available frames in pcm buffer and corresponding time stamp.
+ * For an input stream, frames available are frames ready for the
+ * application to read.
+ * For an output stream, frames available are the number of empty frames available
+ * for the application to write.
+ */
+int pcm_get_htimestamp(struct pcm *pcm, unsigned int *avail,
+                       struct timespec *tstamp);
+
 /* Write data to the fifo.
  * Will start playback on the first write or on a write that
  * occurs after a fifo underrun.
diff --git a/pcm.c b/pcm.c
index 3ba51ba..341c214 100644
--- a/pcm.c
+++ b/pcm.c
@@ -137,6 +137,9 @@
     unsigned int buffer_size;
     char error[PCM_ERROR_MAX];
     struct pcm_config config;
+    struct snd_pcm_mmap_status *mmap_status;
+    struct snd_pcm_mmap_control *mmap_control;
+    struct snd_pcm_sync_ptr *sync_ptr;
 };
 
 unsigned int pcm_get_buffer_size(struct pcm *pcm)
@@ -187,6 +190,101 @@
     };
 }
 
+static int pcm_sync_ptr(struct pcm *pcm, int flags) {
+    if (pcm->sync_ptr) {
+        pcm->sync_ptr->flags = flags;
+        if (ioctl(pcm->fd, SNDRV_PCM_IOCTL_SYNC_PTR, pcm->sync_ptr) < 0)
+            return -1;
+    }
+    return 0;
+}
+
+static int pcm_hw_mmap_status(struct pcm *pcm) {
+
+    if (pcm->sync_ptr)
+        return 0;
+
+    int page_size = sysconf(_SC_PAGE_SIZE);
+    pcm->mmap_status = mmap(NULL, page_size, PROT_READ, MAP_FILE | MAP_SHARED,
+                            pcm->fd, SNDRV_PCM_MMAP_OFFSET_STATUS);
+    if (pcm->mmap_status == MAP_FAILED)
+        pcm->mmap_status = NULL;
+    if (!pcm->mmap_status)
+        goto mmap_error;
+
+    pcm->mmap_control = mmap(NULL, page_size, PROT_READ | PROT_WRITE,
+                             MAP_FILE | MAP_SHARED, pcm->fd, SNDRV_PCM_MMAP_OFFSET_CONTROL);
+    if (pcm->mmap_control == MAP_FAILED)
+        pcm->mmap_control = NULL;
+    if (!pcm->mmap_control) {
+        munmap(pcm->mmap_status, page_size);
+        pcm->mmap_status = NULL;
+        goto mmap_error;
+    }
+    pcm->mmap_control->avail_min = 1;
+
+    return 0;
+
+mmap_error:
+
+    pcm->sync_ptr = calloc(1, sizeof(*pcm->sync_ptr));
+    if (!pcm->sync_ptr)
+        return -ENOMEM;
+    pcm->mmap_status = &pcm->sync_ptr->s.status;
+    pcm->mmap_control = &pcm->sync_ptr->c.control;
+    pcm->mmap_control->avail_min = 1;
+    pcm_sync_ptr(pcm, 0);
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
+static void pcm_hw_munmap_status(struct pcm *pcm) {
+    if (pcm->sync_ptr) {
+        free(pcm->sync_ptr);
+        pcm->sync_ptr = NULL;
+    } else {
+        int page_size = sysconf(_SC_PAGE_SIZE);
+        if (pcm->mmap_status)
+            munmap(pcm->mmap_status, page_size);
+        if (pcm->mmap_control)
+            munmap(pcm->mmap_control, page_size);
+    }
+    pcm->mmap_status = NULL;
+    pcm->mmap_control = NULL;
+}
+
+int pcm_get_htimestamp(struct pcm *pcm, unsigned int *avail,
+                       struct timespec *tstamp)
+{
+    int frames;
+    int rc;
+    snd_pcm_uframes_t hw_ptr;
+
+    if (!pcm_is_ready(pcm))
+        return -1;
+
+    rc = pcm_sync_ptr(pcm, SNDRV_PCM_SYNC_PTR_APPL|SNDRV_PCM_SYNC_PTR_HWSYNC);
+    if (rc < 0)
+        return -1;
+
+    *tstamp = pcm->mmap_status->tstamp;
+    if (tstamp->tv_sec == 0 && tstamp->tv_nsec == 0)
+        return -1;
+
+    hw_ptr = pcm->mmap_status->hw_ptr;
+    if (pcm->flags & PCM_IN)
+        frames = hw_ptr - pcm->mmap_control->appl_ptr;
+    else
+        frames = hw_ptr + pcm->buffer_size - pcm->mmap_control->appl_ptr;
+
+    if (frames < 0)
+        return -1;
+
+    *avail = (unsigned int)frames;
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
 int pcm_write(struct pcm *pcm, void *data, unsigned int count)
 {
     struct snd_xferi x;
@@ -261,11 +359,14 @@
     if (pcm == &bad_pcm)
         return 0;
 
+    pcm_hw_munmap_status(pcm);
+
     if (pcm->fd >= 0)
         close(pcm->fd);
     pcm->running = 0;
     pcm->buffer_size = 0;
     pcm->fd = -1;
+    free(pcm);
     return 0;
 }
 
@@ -277,6 +378,7 @@
     struct snd_pcm_hw_params params;
     struct snd_pcm_sw_params sparams;
     char fn[256];
+    int rc;
 
     pcm = calloc(1, sizeof(struct pcm));
     if (!pcm || !config)
@@ -322,7 +424,7 @@
     }
 
     memset(&sparams, 0, sizeof(sparams));
-    sparams.tstamp_mode = SNDRV_PCM_TSTAMP_NONE;
+    sparams.tstamp_mode = SNDRV_PCM_TSTAMP_ENABLE;
     sparams.period_step = 1;
     sparams.avail_min = 1;
     sparams.start_threshold = config->period_count * config->period_size;
@@ -336,6 +438,12 @@
         goto fail;
     }
 
+    rc = pcm_hw_mmap_status(pcm);
+    if (rc < 0) {
+        oops(pcm, rc, "mmap status failed");
+        goto fail;
+    }
+
     pcm->buffer_size = config->period_count * config->period_size;
     pcm->underruns = 0;
     return pcm;
diff --git a/tinycap.c b/tinycap.c
index d640d9b..2f982d0 100644
--- a/tinycap.c
+++ b/tinycap.c
@@ -91,16 +91,16 @@
     /* parse command line arguments */
     argv += 2;
     while (*argv) {
-        if (strncmp(*argv, "-d", 2) == 0) {
+        if (strcmp(*argv, "-d") == 0) {
             argv++;
             device = atoi(*argv);
-        } else if (strncmp(*argv, "-c", 2) == 0) {
+        } else if (strcmp(*argv, "-c") == 0) {
             argv++;
             channels = atoi(*argv);
-        } else if (strncmp(*argv, "-r", 2) == 0) {
+        } else if (strcmp(*argv, "-r") == 0) {
             argv++;
             rate = atoi(*argv);
-        } else if (strncmp(*argv, "-b", 2) == 0) {
+        } else if (strcmp(*argv, "-b") == 0) {
             argv++;
             bits = atoi(*argv);
         }