diff --git a/beacon-chain/blockchain/log.go b/beacon-chain/blockchain/log.go
index 62fd55e64705..63c5fb46352d 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/blockchain/log.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/blockchain/log.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	ethpb "github.com/prysmaticlabs/ethereumapis/eth/v1alpha1"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/helpers"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/shared/params"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/shared/timeutils"
 	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 )
 
@@ -23,13 +24,19 @@ func logStateTransitionData(b *ethpb.BeaconBlock) {
 	}).Info("Finished applying state transition")
 }
 
-func logBlockSyncStatus(block *ethpb.BeaconBlock, blockRoot [32]byte, finalized *ethpb.Checkpoint) {
+func logBlockSyncStatus(block *ethpb.BeaconBlock, blockRoot [32]byte, finalized *ethpb.Checkpoint, genesisTime uint64) error {
+	startTime, err := helpers.SlotToTime(genesisTime, block.Slot)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
 	log.WithFields(logrus.Fields{
-		"slot":           block.Slot,
-		"slotInEpoch":    block.Slot % params.BeaconConfig().SlotsPerEpoch,
-		"block":          fmt.Sprintf("0x%s...", hex.EncodeToString(blockRoot[:])[:8]),
-		"epoch":          helpers.SlotToEpoch(block.Slot),
-		"finalizedEpoch": finalized.Epoch,
-		"finalizedRoot":  fmt.Sprintf("0x%s...", hex.EncodeToString(finalized.Root)[:8]),
+		"slot":               block.Slot,
+		"slotInEpoch":        block.Slot % params.BeaconConfig().SlotsPerEpoch,
+		"block":              fmt.Sprintf("0x%s...", hex.EncodeToString(blockRoot[:])[:8]),
+		"epoch":              helpers.SlotToEpoch(block.Slot),
+		"finalizedEpoch":     finalized.Epoch,
+		"finalizedRoot":      fmt.Sprintf("0x%s...", hex.EncodeToString(finalized.Root)[:8]),
+		"timeSinceSlotStart": timeutils.Now().Sub(startTime),
 	}).Info("Synced new block")
+	return nil
 }
diff --git a/beacon-chain/blockchain/receive_block.go b/beacon-chain/blockchain/receive_block.go
index ffc786fc3c95..e098f9fc6256 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/blockchain/receive_block.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/blockchain/receive_block.go
@@ -76,8 +76,9 @@ func (s *Service) ReceiveBlock(ctx context.Context, block *ethpb.SignedBeaconBlo
 	reportSlotMetrics(blockCopy.Block.Slot, s.HeadSlot(), s.CurrentSlot(), s.finalizedCheckpt)
 
 	// Log block sync status.
-	logBlockSyncStatus(blockCopy.Block, blockRoot, s.finalizedCheckpt)
-
+	if err := logBlockSyncStatus(blockCopy.Block, blockRoot, s.finalizedCheckpt, uint64(s.genesisTime.Unix())); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
 	// Log state transition data.
 	logStateTransitionData(blockCopy.Block)