diff --git a/src/common/command_line.cpp b/src/common/command_line.cpp
index 244fe5e1..6595763f 100644
--- a/src/common/command_line.cpp
+++ b/src/common/command_line.cpp
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ namespace command_line
   const arg_descriptor<bool>        arg_show_rpc_autodoc = { "show_rpc_autodoc", "Display rpc auto-generated documentation template" };
 
   const arg_descriptor<bool>        arg_disable_upnp = { "disable-upnp", "Disable UPnP (enhances local network privacy)", false, true };
+  const arg_descriptor<bool>        arg_disable_ntp = { "disable-ntp", "Disable NTP, could enhance to time synchronization issue but increase network privacy, consider using disable-stop-if-time-out-of-sync with it", false, true };
 
   const arg_descriptor<bool>        arg_disable_stop_if_time_out_of_sync = { "disable-stop-if-time-out-of-sync", "Do not stop the daemon if serious time synchronization problem is detected", false, true };
   const arg_descriptor<bool>        arg_disable_stop_on_low_free_space   = { "disable-stop-on-low-free-space", "Do not stop the daemon if free space at data dir is critically low", false, true };
diff --git a/src/common/command_line.h b/src/common/command_line.h
index d7c44207..652d1777 100644
--- a/src/common/command_line.h
+++ b/src/common/command_line.h
@@ -216,6 +216,7 @@ namespace command_line
   extern const arg_descriptor<bool>        arg_show_details;
   extern const arg_descriptor<bool>        arg_show_rpc_autodoc;
   extern const arg_descriptor<bool>        arg_disable_upnp;
+  extern const arg_descriptor<bool>        arg_disable_ntp;
   extern const arg_descriptor<bool>        arg_disable_stop_if_time_out_of_sync;
   extern const arg_descriptor<bool>        arg_disable_stop_on_low_free_space;
   extern const arg_descriptor<bool>        arg_enable_offers_service;
diff --git a/src/currency_protocol/currency_protocol_handler.h b/src/currency_protocol/currency_protocol_handler.h
index eaf06bda..cae17241 100644
--- a/src/currency_protocol/currency_protocol_handler.h
+++ b/src/currency_protocol/currency_protocol_handler.h
@@ -117,6 +117,7 @@ namespace currency
     int64_t m_last_median2local_time_difference;
     int64_t m_last_ntp2local_time_difference;
     uint32_t m_debug_ip_address;
+    bool m_disable_ntp;
 
     template<class t_parametr>
     bool post_notify(typename t_parametr::request& arg, currency_connection_context& context)
diff --git a/src/currency_protocol/currency_protocol_handler.inl b/src/currency_protocol/currency_protocol_handler.inl
index 39e42a3c..03b93b67 100644
--- a/src/currency_protocol/currency_protocol_handler.inl
+++ b/src/currency_protocol/currency_protocol_handler.inl
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ namespace currency
     , m_last_median2local_time_difference(0)
     , m_last_ntp2local_time_difference(0)
     , m_debug_ip_address(0)
+    , m_disable_ntp(false)
   {
     if(!m_p2p)
       m_p2p = &m_p2p_stub;
@@ -38,6 +39,8 @@ namespace currency
   bool t_currency_protocol_handler<t_core>::init(const boost::program_options::variables_map& vm)
   {
     m_relay_que_thread = std::thread([this](){relay_que_worker();});
+    if (command_line::has_arg(vm, command_line::arg_disable_ntp))
+      m_disable_ntp = command_line::get_arg(vm, command_line::arg_disable_ntp);
     return true;
   }
   //------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  
@@ -834,6 +837,12 @@ namespace currency
     LOG_PRINT_MAGENTA("TIME: network time difference is " << m_last_median2local_time_difference << " (max is " << TIME_SYNC_DELTA_TO_LOCAL_MAX_DIFFERENCE << ")", ((m_last_median2local_time_difference >= 3) ? LOG_LEVEL_2 : LOG_LEVEL_3));
     if (std::abs(m_last_median2local_time_difference) > TIME_SYNC_DELTA_TO_LOCAL_MAX_DIFFERENCE)
     {
+      // treat as error getting ntp time
+      if (m_disable_ntp)
+      {
+        LOG_PRINT_RED("TIME: network time difference is " << m_last_median2local_time_difference << " (max is " << TIME_SYNC_DELTA_TO_LOCAL_MAX_DIFFERENCE << ") while NTP is disabled", LOG_LEVEL_0);
+        return false;
+      }
       int64_t ntp_time = tools::get_ntp_time();
       LOG_PRINT_L2("NTP: received time " << ntp_time << " (" << epee::misc_utils::get_time_str_v2(ntp_time) << "), diff: " << std::showpos << get_core_time() - ntp_time);
       if (ntp_time == 0)
diff --git a/src/daemon/daemon.cpp b/src/daemon/daemon.cpp
index 8cbaf4f1..889c1c55 100644
--- a/src/daemon/daemon.cpp
+++ b/src/daemon/daemon.cpp
@@ -164,6 +164,7 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
   command_line::add_arg(desc_cmd_sett, command_line::arg_force_predownload);
   command_line::add_arg(desc_cmd_sett, command_line::arg_validate_predownload);
   command_line::add_arg(desc_cmd_sett, command_line::arg_predownload_link);
+  command_line::add_arg(desc_cmd_sett, command_line::arg_disable_ntp);
 
 
   arg_market_disable.default_value = true;
diff --git a/src/wallet/wallets_manager.cpp b/src/wallet/wallets_manager.cpp
index be508df3..9171a27f 100644
--- a/src/wallet/wallets_manager.cpp
+++ b/src/wallet/wallets_manager.cpp
@@ -184,6 +184,7 @@ bool wallets_manager::init_command_line(int argc, char* argv[], std::string& fai
   command_line::add_arg(desc_cmd_sett, command_line::arg_validate_predownload);
   command_line::add_arg(desc_cmd_sett, command_line::arg_predownload_link);
   command_line::add_arg(desc_cmd_sett, command_line::arg_deeplink);
+  command_line::add_arg(desc_cmd_sett, command_line::arg_disable_ntp);
 
 
 #ifndef MOBILE_WALLET_BUILD