diff --git a/projects/swarmd/swarmd.yml b/projects/swarmd/swarmd.yml
index fa4effbc6..db98c6605 100644
--- a/projects/swarmd/swarmd.yml
+++ b/projects/swarmd/swarmd.yml
@@ -19,6 +19,15 @@ services:
      - CAP_SYS_ADMIN
     oomScoreAdj: -800
     readonly: true
+  - name: ntpd
+    image: "linuxkit/openntpd:a38eabb308d0405f58894979f8b8031a6c7e1134"
+    capabilities:
+     - CAP_SYS_TIME
+     - CAP_SYS_NICE
+     - CAP_SYS_CHROOT
+     - CAP_SETUID
+     - CAP_SETGID
+    net: host
   - name: dhcpcd
     image: "linuxkit/dhcpcd:2def74ab3f9233b4c09ebb196ba47c27c08b0ed8"
     binds: