diff --git a/boards/native/Kconfig b/boards/native/Kconfig
index e58330532a..3e5f1d7580 100644
--- a/boards/native/Kconfig
+++ b/boards/native/Kconfig
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ config BOARD_NATIVE
 
     # Put defined MCU peripherals here (in alphabetical order)
     select HAS_PERIPH_RTC
+    select HAS_PERIPH_RTC_MS
     select HAS_PERIPH_TIMER
     select HAS_PERIPH_UART
     select HAS_PERIPH_GPIO
diff --git a/boards/native/Makefile.features b/boards/native/Makefile.features
index d0a5c35b1d..c3242a2fc2 100644
--- a/boards/native/Makefile.features
+++ b/boards/native/Makefile.features
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ CPU = native
 
 # Put defined MCU peripherals here (in alphabetical order)
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_rtc
+FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_rtc_ms
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_timer
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_uart
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_gpio
diff --git a/cpu/native/periph/rtc.c b/cpu/native/periph/rtc.c
index d3d45f17e3..f544c9261d 100644
--- a/cpu/native/periph/rtc.c
+++ b/cpu/native/periph/rtc.c
@@ -37,6 +37,13 @@
 #define ENABLE_DEBUG 0
 #include "debug.h"
 
+/**
+ * @brief   Time source of the native RTC
+ */
+#ifndef NATIVE_RTC_SOURCE
+#define NATIVE_RTC_SOURCE CLOCK_REALTIME
+#endif
+
 static int _native_rtc_initialized = 0;
 static int _native_rtc_powered = 0;
 
@@ -141,10 +148,15 @@ int rtc_set_time(struct tm *ttime)
         warnx("rtc_set_time: out of time_t range");
         return -1;
     }
+
+    struct timespec tv;
+
     _native_syscall_enter();
-    _native_rtc_offset = tnew - time(NULL);
+    clock_gettime(NATIVE_RTC_SOURCE, &tv);
     _native_syscall_leave();
 
+    _native_rtc_offset = tnew - tv.tv_sec;
+
     if (_native_rtc_alarm_callback) {
         rtc_set_alarm(&_native_rtc_alarm, _native_rtc_alarm_callback,
                 _native_rtc_timer.arg);
@@ -153,9 +165,9 @@ int rtc_set_time(struct tm *ttime)
     return 0;
 }
 
-int rtc_get_time(struct tm *ttime)
+int rtc_get_time_ms(struct tm *ttime, uint16_t *ms)
 {
-    time_t t;
+    struct timespec tv;
 
     if (!_native_rtc_initialized) {
         warnx("rtc_get_time: not initialized");
@@ -167,9 +179,14 @@ int rtc_get_time(struct tm *ttime)
     }
 
     _native_syscall_enter();
-    t = time(NULL) + _native_rtc_offset;
+    clock_gettime(NATIVE_RTC_SOURCE, &tv);
+    tv.tv_sec += _native_rtc_offset;
 
-    if (localtime_r(&t, ttime) == NULL) {
+    if (ms) {
+        *ms = tv.tv_nsec / NS_PER_MS;
+    }
+
+    if (localtime_r(&tv.tv_sec, ttime) == NULL) {
         err(EXIT_FAILURE, "rtc_get_time: localtime_r");
     }
     _native_syscall_leave();
@@ -180,6 +197,11 @@ int rtc_get_time(struct tm *ttime)
     return 0;
 }
 
+int rtc_get_time(struct tm *ttime)
+{
+    return rtc_get_time_ms(ttime, NULL);
+}
+
 int rtc_set_alarm(struct tm *time, rtc_alarm_cb_t cb, void *arg)
 {
     if (!_native_rtc_initialized) {
diff --git a/pkg/tinydtls/Makefile.dep b/pkg/tinydtls/Makefile.dep
index 70e9b16f95..c3087a52c0 100644
--- a/pkg/tinydtls/Makefile.dep
+++ b/pkg/tinydtls/Makefile.dep
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ USEMODULE += hashes
 USEMODULE += random
 USEMODULE += tinydtls_aes
 USEMODULE += tinydtls_ecc
-USEMODULE += ztimer64_msec
+USEMODULE += ztimer_msec
 
 # TinyDTLS only has support for 32-bit architectures ATM
 FEATURES_REQUIRED += arch_32bit