diff --git a/src/room/CallClock.module.css b/src/room/CallClock.module.css
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+/*
+Copyright 2026 New Vector Ltd.
+
+SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only OR LicenseRef-Element-Commercial
+Please see LICENSE in the repository root for full details.
+*/
+
+.clock {
+  position: fixed;
+  inset-block-start: var(--cpd-space-6x);
+  inset-inline-start: var(--cpd-space-6x);
+  z-index: 2147483647;
+  padding: var(--cpd-space-2x) var(--cpd-space-3x);
+  border-radius: var(--cpd-space-2x);
+  background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.6);
+  color: #fff;
+  font-size: var(--font-size-body);
+  font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;
+  line-height: 1;
+  pointer-events: none;
+  user-select: none;
+}
+
diff --git a/src/room/CallClock.tsx b/src/room/CallClock.tsx
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+/*
+Copyright 2026 New Vector Ltd.
+
+SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only OR LicenseRef-Element-Commercial
+Please see LICENSE in the repository root for full details.
+*/
+
+import { type FC, useEffect, useRef, useState } from "react";
+
+import styles from "./CallClock.module.css";
+
+const pad = (n: number): string => n.toString().padStart(2, "0");
+
+export const CallClock: FC = () => {
+  const startedAt = useRef(Date.now());
+  const [now, setNow] = useState(() => Date.now());
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const id = window.setInterval(() => setNow(Date.now()), 1000);
+    return (): void => window.clearInterval(id);
+  }, []);
+
+  const elapsed = Math.max(0, Math.floor((now - startedAt.current) / 1000));
+  const h = Math.floor(elapsed / 3600);
+  const m = Math.floor((elapsed % 3600) / 60);
+  const s = elapsed % 60;
+  const text = h > 0 ? `${h}:${pad(m)}:${pad(s)}` : `${pad(m)}:${pad(s)}`;
+
+  return (
+    <div
+      className={styles.clock}
+      role="timer"
+      aria-label="Call duration"
+    >
+      {text}
+    </div>
+  );
+};