diff --git a/src/plugins/timeConductor/ConductorInputsRealtime.vue b/src/plugins/timeConductor/ConductorInputsRealtime.vue
index 4054869be1..3523eed12a 100644
--- a/src/plugins/timeConductor/ConductorInputsRealtime.vue
+++ b/src/plugins/timeConductor/ConductorInputsRealtime.vue
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
         </div>
         <input
             ref="endDate"
-            v-model="formattedBounds.end"
+            v-model="formattedCurrentValue"
             class="c-input--datetime"
             type="text"
             autocorrect="off"
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ export default {
         let timeFormatter = this.getFormatter(timeSystem.timeFormat);
         let bounds = this.bounds || this.openmct.time.bounds();
         let offsets = this.openmct.time.clockOffsets();
+        let currentValue = this.openmct.time.clock()?.currentValue();
 
         return {
             showTCInputStart: false,
@@ -127,6 +128,8 @@ export default {
                 start: timeFormatter.format(bounds.start),
                 end: timeFormatter.format(bounds.end)
             },
+            currentValue,
+            formattedCurrentValue: timeFormatter.format(currentValue),
             isUTCBased: timeSystem.isUTCBased
         };
     },
@@ -174,6 +177,7 @@ export default {
         handleNewBounds(bounds) {
             this.setBounds(bounds);
             this.setViewFromBounds(bounds);
+            this.updateCurrentValue();
         },
         clearAllValidation() {
             [this.$refs.startOffset, this.$refs.endOffset].forEach(this.clearValidationForInput);
@@ -195,6 +199,17 @@ export default {
             this.formattedBounds.start = this.timeFormatter.format(bounds.start);
             this.formattedBounds.end = this.timeFormatter.format(bounds.end);
         },
+        updateCurrentValue() {
+            const currentValue = this.openmct.time.clock()?.currentValue();
+
+            if (currentValue !== undefined) {
+                this.setCurrentValue(currentValue);
+            }
+        },
+        setCurrentValue(value) {
+            this.currentValue = value;
+            this.formattedCurrentValue = this.timeFormatter.format(value);
+        },
         setTimeSystem(timeSystem) {
             this.timeSystem = timeSystem;
             this.timeFormatter = this.getFormatter(timeSystem.timeFormat);
diff --git a/src/plugins/timeConductor/pluginSpec.js b/src/plugins/timeConductor/pluginSpec.js
index 32ebd0600f..32b3fb0b62 100644
--- a/src/plugins/timeConductor/pluginSpec.js
+++ b/src/plugins/timeConductor/pluginSpec.js
@@ -94,15 +94,17 @@ describe('time conductor', () => {
         return resetApplicationState(openmct);
     });
 
-    it('shows delta inputs in fixed mode', () => {
-        const fixedModeEl = appHolder.querySelector('.is-fixed-mode');
-        const dateTimeInputs = fixedModeEl.querySelectorAll('.c-input--datetime');
-        expect(dateTimeInputs[0].value).toEqual('1978-01-19 23:30:00.000Z');
-        expect(dateTimeInputs[1].value).toEqual('1978-01-20 00:00:00.000Z');
-        expect(fixedModeEl.querySelector('.c-mode-button .c-button__label').innerHTML).toEqual('Fixed Timespan');
+    describe('in fixed time mode', () => {
+        it('shows delta inputs', () => {
+            const fixedModeEl = appHolder.querySelector('.is-fixed-mode');
+            const dateTimeInputs = fixedModeEl.querySelectorAll('.c-input--datetime');
+            expect(dateTimeInputs[0].value).toEqual('1978-01-19 23:30:00.000Z');
+            expect(dateTimeInputs[1].value).toEqual('1978-01-20 00:00:00.000Z');
+            expect(fixedModeEl.querySelector('.c-mode-button .c-button__label').innerHTML).toEqual('Fixed Timespan');
+        });
     });
 
-    describe('shows delta inputs in realtime mode', () => {
+    describe('in realtime mode', () => {
         beforeEach((done) => {
             const switcher = appHolder.querySelector('.c-mode-button');
             const clickEvent = createMouseEvent("click");
@@ -117,13 +119,30 @@ describe('time conductor', () => {
             });
         });
 
-        it('shows clock options', () => {
+        it('shows delta inputs', () => {
             const realtimeModeEl = appHolder.querySelector('.is-realtime-mode');
             const dateTimeInputs = realtimeModeEl.querySelectorAll('.c-conductor__delta-button');
+
             expect(dateTimeInputs[0].innerHTML.replace(/[^(\d|:)]/g, '')).toEqual('00:30:00');
             expect(dateTimeInputs[1].innerHTML.replace(/[^(\d|:)]/g, '')).toEqual('00:00:30');
+        });
+
+        it('shows clock options', () => {
+            const realtimeModeEl = appHolder.querySelector('.is-realtime-mode');
+
             expect(realtimeModeEl.querySelector('.c-mode-button .c-button__label').innerHTML).toEqual('Local Clock');
         });
+
+        it('shows the current time', () => {
+            const realtimeModeEl = appHolder.querySelector('.is-realtime-mode');
+            const currentTimeEl = realtimeModeEl.querySelector('.c-input--datetime');
+            const currentTime = openmct.time.clock().currentValue();
+            const { start, end } = openmct.time.bounds();
+
+            expect(currentTime).toBeGreaterThan(start);
+            expect(currentTime).toBeLessThanOrEqual(end);
+            expect(currentTimeEl.value.length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+        });
     });
 
 });