1 files changed, 7 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/src/mongo/db/logical_time.cpp b/src/mongo/db/logical_time.cpp
index 1bb5ce5b62f..709c43db2f6 100644
--- a/src/mongo/db/logical_time.cpp
+++ b/src/mongo/db/logical_time.cpp
@@ -68,9 +68,7 @@ LogicalTime LogicalTime::addTicks(uint64_t ticks) const {
 }
 
 std::string LogicalTime::toString() const {
-    StringBuilder buf;
-    buf << asTimestamp().toString();
-    return buf.str();
+    return toBSON().toString();
 }
 
 std::array<unsigned char, sizeof(uint64_t)> LogicalTime::toUnsignedArray() const {
@@ -79,4 +77,10 @@ std::array<unsigned char, sizeof(uint64_t)> LogicalTime::toUnsignedArray() const
     return output;
 }
 
+BSONObj LogicalTime::toBSON() const {
+    BSONObjBuilder bldr;
+    bldr.append("ts", asTimestamp());
+    return bldr.obj();
+}
+
 }  // namespace mongo