diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 95d21edd4..53d727d43 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -4,6 +4,14 @@ For full details, see the git log at:
 
 Any uppercase BUG_* names are modernish shell bug IDs.
 
+2020-06-06:
+
+- The 'times' command is now a builtin command that conforms to POSIX
+  instead of an alias for the 'time' command. It displays the accumulated
+  user and system CPU times, one line with the times used by the shell and
+  another with those used by all of the shell's child processes.
+  https://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9699919799/utilities/V3_chap02.html#tag_18_27
+
 2020-06-05:
 
 - Fix a bug that caused special variables such as PATH, LANG, LC_ALL,
diff --git a/src/cmd/ksh93/bltins/misc.c b/src/cmd/ksh93/bltins/misc.c
index 8fe0b8853..bfd9188a3 100644
--- a/src/cmd/ksh93/bltins/misc.c
+++ b/src/cmd/ksh93/bltins/misc.c
@@ -36,6 +36,9 @@
  *
  */
 
+#include	<math.h>
+#include	<times.h>
+
 #include	"defs.h"
 #include	"variables.h"
 #include	"shnodes.h"
@@ -461,6 +464,61 @@ int    b_jobs(register int n,char *argv[],Shbltin_t *context)
 }
 #endif
 
+/*
+ * times command
+ */
+int	b_times(int argc, char *argv[], Shbltin_t *context)
+{
+	Shell_t *shp = context->shp;
+	const char *cmd = argv[0];
+	struct tms cpu_times;
+	clock_t rv;
+	double utime, stime, utime_min, utime_sec, stime_min, stime_sec;
+
+	while (argc = optget(argv, sh_opttimes)) switch (argc)
+	{
+	    case ':':
+		errormsg(SH_DICT, 2, "%s", opt_info.arg);
+		break;
+	    case '?':
+		errormsg(SH_DICT, ERROR_usage(0), "%s", opt_info.arg);
+		return(2);
+	    default:
+		break;
+	}
+	if (error_info.errors)
+		errormsg(SH_DICT, ERROR_usage(2), "%s", optusage((char*)0));
+
+	argv += opt_info.index;
+	if (*argv)
+		errormsg(SH_DICT, ERROR_exit(3), e_badsyntax);
+
+	rv = times(&cpu_times);
+	if (rv == (clock_t)-1)
+		errormsg(SH_DICT, ERROR_exit(2), "times(3) failed: errno %d: %s",
+			 errno, strerror(errno));
+
+	/* First line: user and system times used by the shell */
+	utime = (double)cpu_times.tms_utime / shp->gd->lim.clk_tck;
+	utime_min = floor(utime / 60);
+	utime_sec = utime - utime_min;
+	stime = (double)cpu_times.tms_stime / shp->gd->lim.clk_tck;
+	stime_min = floor(stime / 60);
+	stime_sec = stime - stime_min;
+	sfprintf(sfstdout, "%dm%.2fs %dm%.2fs\n", (int)utime_min, utime_sec, (int)stime_min, stime_sec);
+
+	/* Second line: same for the shell's child processes */
+	utime = (double)cpu_times.tms_cutime / shp->gd->lim.clk_tck;
+	utime_min = floor(utime / 60);
+	utime_sec = utime - utime_min;
+	stime = (double)cpu_times.tms_cstime / shp->gd->lim.clk_tck;
+	stime_min = floor(stime / 60);
+	stime_sec = stime - stime_min;
+	sfprintf(sfstdout, "%dm%.2fs %dm%.2fs\n", (int)utime_min, utime_sec, (int)stime_min, stime_sec);
+
+	return(0);
+}
+
 #ifdef _cmd_universe
 /*
  * There are several universe styles that are masked by the getuniv(),
diff --git a/src/cmd/ksh93/data/aliases.c b/src/cmd/ksh93/data/aliases.c
index 8f3dc8510..fab6476dc 100644
--- a/src/cmd/ksh93/data/aliases.c
+++ b/src/cmd/ksh93/data/aliases.c
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@ const struct shtable2 shtab_aliases[] =
 	"stop",		NV_NOFREE,		"kill -s STOP",
 	"suspend", 	NV_NOFREE,		"kill -s STOP $$",
 #endif /*SIGTSTP */
-	"times",	NV_NOFREE,		"{ { time;} 2>&1;}",
 	"type",		NV_NOFREE,		"whence -v",
 	"",		0,			(char*)0
 };
diff --git a/src/cmd/ksh93/data/builtins.c b/src/cmd/ksh93/data/builtins.c
index 36aca2aa7..a7b6d1f8a 100644
--- a/src/cmd/ksh93/data/builtins.c
+++ b/src/cmd/ksh93/data/builtins.c
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ const struct shtable3 shtab_builtins[] =
 	"read",		NV_BLTIN|BLT_ENV,		bltin(read),
 	"sleep",	NV_BLTIN,			bltin(sleep),
 	"alarm",	NV_BLTIN,			bltin(alarm),
+	"times",	NV_BLTIN|BLT_SPC,		bltin(times),
 	"ulimit",	NV_BLTIN|BLT_ENV,		bltin(ulimit),
 	"umask",	NV_BLTIN|BLT_ENV,		bltin(umask),
 #ifdef _cmd_universe
@@ -1761,6 +1762,15 @@ USAGE_LICENSE
 "[+SEE ALSO?\bulimit\b(2), \bgetrlimit\b(2)]"
 ;
 
+const char sh_opttimes[] =
+"[-1c?@(#)$Id: times (ksh community) 2020-06-06 $\n]"
+"[+NAME?times - display CPU usage by the shell and child processes]"
+"[+DESCRIPTION?\btimes\b displays the accumulated user and system CPU times, "
+"one line with the times used by the shell and another with those used by "
+"all of the shell's child processes. No options are supported.]"
+"[+SEE ALSO?\btime\b(1)]"
+;
+
 const char sh_optumask[] =
 "[-1c?\n@(#)$Id: umask (AT&T Research) 1999-04-07 $\n]"
 USAGE_LICENSE
diff --git a/src/cmd/ksh93/include/builtins.h b/src/cmd/ksh93/include/builtins.h
index b9b4233d4..3759fcf09 100644
--- a/src/cmd/ksh93/include/builtins.h
+++ b/src/cmd/ksh93/include/builtins.h
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ extern int b_printf(int, char*[],Shbltin_t*);
 extern int b_pwd(int, char*[],Shbltin_t*);
 extern int b_sleep(int, char*[],Shbltin_t*);
 extern int b_test(int, char*[],Shbltin_t*);
+extern int b_times(int, char*[],Shbltin_t*);
 #if !SHOPT_ECHOPRINT
     extern int B_echo(int, char*[],Shbltin_t*);
 #endif /* SHOPT_ECHOPRINT */
@@ -197,6 +198,7 @@ extern const char sh_optunset[];
 #endif /* SHOPT_FS_3D */
 extern const char sh_optwhence[];
 #endif /* SYSDECLARE */
+extern const char sh_opttimes[];
 
 extern const char e_dict[];
 
diff --git a/src/cmd/ksh93/include/version.h b/src/cmd/ksh93/include/version.h
index b8faf4c5a..ab4e2f367 100644
--- a/src/cmd/ksh93/include/version.h
+++ b/src/cmd/ksh93/include/version.h
@@ -17,4 +17,4 @@
 *                  David Korn <dgk@research.att.com>                   *
 *                                                                      *
 ***********************************************************************/
-#define SH_RELEASE	"93u+m 2020-06-05"
+#define SH_RELEASE	"93u+m 2020-06-06"
diff --git a/src/cmd/ksh93/sh.1 b/src/cmd/ksh93/sh.1
index 5f425c172..acb78fac3 100644
--- a/src/cmd/ksh93/sh.1
+++ b/src/cmd/ksh93/sh.1
@@ -820,8 +820,6 @@ but can be unset or redefined:
 .TP
 .B "suspend=\(fmkill \-s \s-1STOP\s+1 $$\(fm"
 .TP
-.B "times=\(fm{ { time;} 2>&1;}\(fm"
-.TP
 .B "type=\(fmwhence \-v\(fm"
 .PD
 .RE
@@ -7112,6 +7110,11 @@ Suspends execution for the number of decimal seconds or fractions of a
 second given by
 .IR seconds .
 .TP
+\f3times\fP
+Displays the accumulated user and system CPU times, one line with the times
+used by the shell and another with those used by all of the shell's child
+processes. No options are supporetd.
+.TP
 \(dg \f3trap\fP \*(OK \f3\-p\fP \*(CK \*(OK \f2action\^\fP \*(CK \*(OK \f2sig\^\fP \*(CK .\|.\|.
 The
 .B \-p
diff --git a/src/cmd/ksh93/tests/builtins.sh b/src/cmd/ksh93/tests/builtins.sh
index 683219c75..a8fe9dd66 100755
--- a/src/cmd/ksh93/tests/builtins.sh
+++ b/src/cmd/ksh93/tests/builtins.sh
@@ -665,8 +665,19 @@ actual=$(
 expect=$': print: I/O error\n1'
 if [[ $actual != *"$expect" ]]
 then
-    err_exit "I/O error not detected (expected '$expect', got '$actual')"
+    err_exit "I/O error not detected: expected $(printf %q "$expect"), got $(printf %q "$actual"))"
 fi
 
+# ======
+# 'times' builtin
+
+expect=$'0m0.0[0-9]s 0m0.0[0-9]s\n0m0.00s 0m0.00s'
+actual=$("$SHELL" -c times)
+[[ $actual == $expect ]] || err_exit "times output: expected $(printf %q "$expect"), got $(printf %q "$actual"))"
+
+expect=$'*: times: incorrect syntax'
+actual=$(set +x; eval 'times Extra Args' 2>&1)
+[[ $actual == $expect ]] || err_exit "times with args: expected $(printf %q "$expect"), got $(printf %q "$actual"))"
+
 # ======
 exit $((Errors<125?Errors:125))