diff --git a/docs/reference/stdlibs/std/testing.md b/docs/reference/stdlibs/std/testing.md
index 8c9146c81a1..fd42ddac9b5 100644
--- a/docs/reference/stdlibs/std/testing.md
+++ b/docs/reference/stdlibs/std/testing.md
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ func TestSkipHeights(count int64)
 ```
 Modifies the block height variable by skipping **count** blocks.
 
+It also increases block timestamp by 5 seconds for every single count
+
 #### Usage
 ```go
 std.TestSkipHeights(100)
diff --git a/examples/gno.land/p/demo/rand/rand0_filetest.gno b/examples/gno.land/p/demo/rand/rand0_filetest.gno
index c5c138924fc..446e04b696d 100644
--- a/examples/gno.land/p/demo/rand/rand0_filetest.gno
+++ b/examples/gno.land/p/demo/rand/rand0_filetest.gno
@@ -49,8 +49,8 @@ func main() {
 // 177
 // 802
 // ---
-// 450
-// 78
-// 777
-// 15
-// 339
+// 269
+// 233
+// 591
+// 936
+// 908
diff --git a/examples/gno.land/r/x/skip_height_to_skip_time/skiptime.gno b/examples/gno.land/r/x/skip_height_to_skip_time/skiptime.gno
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..524e6f58ad9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/gno.land/r/x/skip_height_to_skip_time/skiptime.gno
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+package skiptime
diff --git a/examples/gno.land/r/x/skip_height_to_skip_time/skiptime_test.gno b/examples/gno.land/r/x/skip_height_to_skip_time/skiptime_test.gno
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..52670a5626b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/gno.land/r/x/skip_height_to_skip_time/skiptime_test.gno
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+package skiptime
+
+import (
+	"std"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+)
+
+func TestSkipHeights(t *testing.T) {
+	oldHeight := std.GetHeight()
+	shouldEQ(t, oldHeight, 123)
+
+	oldNow := time.Now().Unix()
+	shouldEQ(t, oldNow, 1234567890)
+
+	// skip 3 blocks == 15 seconds
+	std.TestSkipHeights(3)
+
+	shouldEQ(t, std.GetHeight()-oldHeight, 3)
+	shouldEQ(t, time.Now().Unix()-oldNow, 15)
+}
+
+func shouldEQ(t *testing.T, got, expected int64) {
+	if got != expected {
+		t.Fatalf("expected %d, got %d.", expected, got)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/gnovm/tests/stdlibs/std/std.go b/gnovm/tests/stdlibs/std/std.go
index f7bc001043e..a39d87acef4 100644
--- a/gnovm/tests/stdlibs/std/std.go
+++ b/gnovm/tests/stdlibs/std/std.go
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ func TestCurrentRealm(m *gno.Machine) string {
 func TestSkipHeights(m *gno.Machine, count int64) {
 	ctx := m.Context.(std.ExecContext)
 	ctx.Height += count
+	ctx.Timestamp += (count * 5)
 	m.Context = ctx
 }