diff --git a/engines/director/events.cpp b/engines/director/events.cpp
index 0e2a37f6f42..e62861fc573 100644
--- a/engines/director/events.cpp
+++ b/engines/director/events.cpp
@@ -129,6 +129,7 @@ void DirectorEngine::processEvents() {
 					debugC(1, kDebugEvents, "processEvents(): keycode: %d", _keyCode);
 				}
 
+        sc->_lastKeyTime = g_director->getMacTicks();
 				_lingo->processEvent(kEventKeyDown);
 				break;
 
diff --git a/engines/director/lingo/lingo-the.cpp b/engines/director/lingo/lingo-the.cpp
index 41d728d380d..d68d162799d 100644
--- a/engines/director/lingo/lingo-the.cpp
+++ b/engines/director/lingo/lingo-the.cpp
@@ -429,6 +429,10 @@ Datum Lingo::getTheEntity(int entity, Datum &id, int field) {
   case kTheLastFrame:
     d.type = INT;
     d.u.i = _vm->getCurrentScore()->_frames.size() - 1;
+		break;
+  case kTheLastKey:
+    d.type = INT;
+    d.u.i = _vm->getMacTicks() - _vm->getCurrentScore()->_lastKeyTime;
     break;
 	default:
 		warning("Lingo::getTheEntity(): Unprocessed getting field \"%s\" of entity %s", field2str(field), entity2str(entity));
diff --git a/engines/director/score.cpp b/engines/director/score.cpp
index 09ff870567c..8d22a249769 100644
--- a/engines/director/score.cpp
+++ b/engines/director/score.cpp
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ Score::Score(DirectorEngine *vm) {
 	_soundManager = _vm->getSoundManager();
 	_currentMouseDownSpriteId = 0;
 	_mouseIsDown = false;
+  _lastKeyTime = _vm->getMacTicks();
 
 	// FIXME: TODO: Check whether the original truely does it
 	if (_vm->getVersion() <= 3) {
diff --git a/engines/director/score.h b/engines/director/score.h
index 86b643d0e2a..76bcb028c9b 100644
--- a/engines/director/score.h
+++ b/engines/director/score.h
@@ -142,6 +142,7 @@ public:
 	Common::Rect _movieRect;
 	uint16 _currentMouseDownSpriteId;
 	bool _mouseIsDown;
+  uint32 _lastKeyTime;
 
 	bool _stopPlay;
 	uint32 _nextFrameTime;