diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/time/StopWatch.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/time/StopWatch.java
index d3b939832b4..0c53260af35 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/time/StopWatch.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/time/StopWatch.java
@@ -228,6 +228,11 @@ public static StopWatch createStarted() {
      */
     private long stopTimeNanos;
 
+    /**
+     * The lap time in nanoseconds.
+     */
+    private long lapStartTimeNanos;
+
     /**
      * <p>
      * Constructor.
@@ -483,7 +488,9 @@ public void resume() {
         if (this.runningState != State.SUSPENDED) {
             throw new IllegalStateException("Stopwatch must be suspended to resume. ");
         }
-        this.startTimeNanos += System.nanoTime() - this.stopTimeNanos;
+        long offset = System.nanoTime() - this.stopTimeNanos;
+        this.startTimeNanos += offset;
+        this.lapStartTimeNanos += offset;
         this.runningState = State.RUNNING;
     }
 
@@ -508,6 +515,47 @@ public void split() {
         this.splitState = SplitState.SPLIT;
     }
 
+
+    /**
+     * <p>
+     * Gets the time of current lap in the specified TimeUnit. Closes current lap and opens new one.
+     * </p>
+     *
+     * <p>
+     * First lap is opened on start.
+     * </p>
+     *
+     * <p>
+     * The resulting time will be expressed in the desired TimeUnit with any remainder rounded down.
+     * </p>
+     *
+     * @param timeUnit the unit of time, not null
+     * @return the time in the specified TimeUnit, rounded down
+     * @since 3.12
+     */
+    public long lap(final TimeUnit timeUnit) {
+        if (this.runningState != State.RUNNING) {
+            throw new IllegalStateException("Stopwatch is not running. ");
+        }
+        long now = System.nanoTime();
+        long lap = now - this.lapStartTimeNanos;
+        this.lapStartTimeNanos = now;
+        return timeUnit.convert(lap, TimeUnit.NANOSECONDS);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * <p>
+     * Shortcut for lap(TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS)
+     * </p>
+     *
+     * @see StopWatch#lap(TimeUnit)
+     * @return the lap time in milliseconds
+     * @since 3.12
+     */
+    public long lap() {
+        return lap(TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS);
+    }
+
     /**
      * <p>
      * Starts the stopwatch.
@@ -528,6 +576,7 @@ public void start() {
             throw new IllegalStateException("Stopwatch already started. ");
         }
         this.startTimeNanos = System.nanoTime();
+        this.lapStartTimeNanos = startTimeNanos;
         this.startTimeMillis = System.currentTimeMillis();
         this.runningState = State.RUNNING;
     }
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/time/StopWatchTest.java b/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/time/StopWatchTest.java
index 60d309072b7..8ad8632d0da 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/time/StopWatchTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/time/StopWatchTest.java
@@ -359,4 +359,18 @@ public void testToStringWithMessage() throws InterruptedException {
         final String splitStr = watch.toString();
         assertEquals(splitStr.length(), 12 + MESSAGE.length() + 1, "Formatted split string not the correct length");
     }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testStopWatchLap() throws InterruptedException {
+        final StopWatch watch = StopWatch.createStarted();
+        sleepQuietly(550);
+        final long lap550 = watch.lap();
+        sleepQuietly(250);
+        final long lap250 = watch.lap();
+
+        assertTrue(lap550 >= 500);
+        assertTrue(lap550 < 700);
+        assertTrue(lap250 >= 200);
+        assertTrue(lap250 < 400);
+    }
 }