diff --git a/dib/ironic-python-agent-ramdisk/package-installs.yaml b/dib/ironic-python-agent-ramdisk/package-installs.yaml
index 7b3c05a..3365ff7 100644
--- a/dib/ironic-python-agent-ramdisk/package-installs.yaml
+++ b/dib/ironic-python-agent-ramdisk/package-installs.yaml
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ dosfstools:
 mdadm:
 efibootmgr:
 efivar:
+chrony:
 
 # Unnecessary packages to remove. We run all removals in pre-install phase, to
 # avoid breaking installs that happen in install phase.
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/add-ntpdate-3db2f8565fed761e.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/add-ntpdate-3db2f8565fed761e.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0735430
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/add-ntpdate-3db2f8565fed761e.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+features:
+  - |
+    Adds packages required for ``ironic-python-agent`` to
+    synchronize the system clock, namely ntpdate. The other
+    dependency of the agent requires is ``hwclock``, however
+    that package is provided by util-linux.
diff --git a/tinyipa/build-tinyipa.sh b/tinyipa/build-tinyipa.sh
index de3e223..bb56f25 100755
--- a/tinyipa/build-tinyipa.sh
+++ b/tinyipa/build-tinyipa.sh
@@ -154,6 +154,8 @@ $CHROOT_CMD chmod a+rwx /etc/sysconfig/tcuser
 mkdir $BUILDDIR/tmp/overides
 cp $WORKDIR/build_files/fakeuname $BUILDDIR/tmp/overides/uname
 
+sudo cp $WORKDIR/build_files/ntpdate $BUILDDIR/bin/ntpdate
+
 PY_REQS="buildreqs_python2.lst"
 if [[ $USE_PYTHON3 == "True" ]]; then
     PY_REQS="buildreqs_python3.lst"
diff --git a/tinyipa/build_files/finalreqs.lst b/tinyipa/build_files/finalreqs.lst
index 930174f..7512347 100644
--- a/tinyipa/build_files/finalreqs.lst
+++ b/tinyipa/build_files/finalreqs.lst
@@ -21,3 +21,4 @@ filesystems-4.19.10-tinycore64.tcz
 smartmontools.tcz
 udev-lib.tcz
 util-linux.tcz
+ntpclient.tcz
diff --git a/tinyipa/build_files/ntpdate b/tinyipa/build_files/ntpdate
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..cf6eb16
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tinyipa/build_files/ntpdate
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+if [  "$1" = "-v" ]; then
+    echo "Magical ntpdate Wrapper 0.0.1"
+    exit 0
+fi
+ntpclient -h $1 -s
diff --git a/tinyipa/finalise-tinyipa.sh b/tinyipa/finalise-tinyipa.sh
index 80e13f9..60c5ee5 100755
--- a/tinyipa/finalise-tinyipa.sh
+++ b/tinyipa/finalise-tinyipa.sh
@@ -92,6 +92,8 @@ fi
 mkdir $FINALDIR/tmp/overides
 cp $WORKDIR/build_files/fakeuname $FINALDIR/tmp/overides/uname
 
+sudo cp $WORKDIR/build_files/ntpdate $FINALDIR/bin/ntpdate
+sudo chmod 755 $FINALDIR/bin/ntpdate
 PY_REQS="finalreqs_python2.lst"
 if [[ $USE_PYTHON3 == "True" ]]; then
     PY_REQS="finalreqs_python3.lst"