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diff --git a/cpp/lib/common/sys/Time.h b/cpp/lib/common/sys/Time.h
index 3dd46741d8..4c6951b429 100644
--- a/cpp/lib/common/sys/Time.h
+++ b/cpp/lib/common/sys/Time.h
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
*
*/
+#include <limits>
#include <stdint.h>
#ifdef USE_APR
@@ -33,7 +34,7 @@
namespace qpid {
namespace sys {
-/** Time in nanoseconds */
+/** Time in nanoseconds. */
typedef int64_t Time;
Time now();
@@ -47,6 +48,9 @@ const Time TIME_USEC = 1000;
/** Nanoseconds per nanosecond. */
const Time TIME_NSEC = 1;
+/** Value to represent an infinite timeout */
+const Time TIME_INFINITE = std::numeric_limits<Time>::max();
+
#ifndef USE_APR
struct timespec toTimespec(const Time& t);
struct timespec& toTimespec(struct timespec& ts, const Time& t);