diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index ce45ec9804..6b23e8518f 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+3903.	[bug]		Improve the accuracy of DiG's reported round trip
+			time. [RT 36611]
+
 3902.	[bug]		liblwres wasn't handling link-local addresses in
 			nameserver clauses in resolv.conf. [RT #36039]
 
diff --git a/bin/dig/dig.c b/bin/dig/dig.c
index 1158c483ab..7e72c4f09b 100644
--- a/bin/dig/dig.c
+++ b/bin/dig/dig.c
@@ -257,7 +257,6 @@ help(void) {
 void
 received(int bytes, isc_sockaddr_t *from, dig_query_t *query) {
 	isc_uint64_t diff;
-	isc_time_t now;
 	time_t tnow;
 	struct tm tmnow;
 	char time_str[100];
@@ -265,10 +264,8 @@ received(int bytes, isc_sockaddr_t *from, dig_query_t *query) {
 
 	isc_sockaddr_format(from, fromtext, sizeof(fromtext));
 
-	TIME_NOW(&now);
-
 	if (query->lookup->stats && !short_form) {
-		diff = isc_time_microdiff(&now, &query->time_sent);
+		diff = isc_time_microdiff(&query->time_recv, &query->time_sent);
 		if (use_usec)
 			printf(";; Query time: %ld usec\n", (long) diff);
 		else
@@ -297,7 +294,7 @@ received(int bytes, isc_sockaddr_t *from, dig_query_t *query) {
 		}
 		puts("");
 	} else if (query->lookup->identify && !short_form) {
-		diff = isc_time_microdiff(&now, &query->time_sent);
+		diff = isc_time_microdiff(&query->time_recv, &query->time_sent);
 		if (use_usec)
 			printf(";; Received %" ISC_PRINT_QUADFORMAT "u bytes "
 			       "from %s(%s) in %ld us\n\n",
@@ -333,7 +330,6 @@ static isc_result_t
 say_message(dns_rdata_t *rdata, dig_query_t *query, isc_buffer_t *buf) {
 	isc_result_t result;
 	isc_uint64_t diff;
-	isc_time_t now;
 	char store[sizeof("12345678901234567890")];
 	unsigned int styleflags = 0;
 
@@ -351,8 +347,7 @@ say_message(dns_rdata_t *rdata, dig_query_t *query, isc_buffer_t *buf) {
 		return (result);
 	check_result(result, "dns_rdata_totext");
 	if (query->lookup->identify) {
-		TIME_NOW(&now);
-		diff = isc_time_microdiff(&now, &query->time_sent);
+		diff = isc_time_microdiff(&query->time_recv, &query->time_sent);
 		ADD_STRING(buf, " from server ");
 		ADD_STRING(buf, query->servname);
 		if (use_usec)
diff --git a/bin/dig/dighost.c b/bin/dig/dighost.c
index ee055592f7..85ca6e4158 100644
--- a/bin/dig/dighost.c
+++ b/bin/dig/dighost.c
@@ -3459,6 +3459,7 @@ recv_done(isc_task_t *task, isc_event_t *event) {
 	INSIST(recvcount >= 0);
 
 	query = event->ev_arg;
+	TIME_NOW(&query->time_recv);
 	debug("lookup=%p, query=%p", query->lookup, query);
 
 	l = query->lookup;
diff --git a/bin/dig/include/dig/dig.h b/bin/dig/include/dig/dig.h
index c978eefddf..8c2c9dbea5 100644
--- a/bin/dig/include/dig/dig.h
+++ b/bin/dig/include/dig/dig.h
@@ -231,6 +231,7 @@ struct dig_query {
 	ISC_LINK(dig_query_t) clink;
 	isc_sockaddr_t sockaddr;
 	isc_time_t time_sent;
+	isc_time_t time_recv;
 	isc_uint64_t byte_count;
 	isc_buffer_t sendbuf;
 };