diff --git a/src/core/model/nstime.h b/src/core/model/nstime.h
index ee33f2e87..dde298150 100644
--- a/src/core/model/nstime.h
+++ b/src/core/model/nstime.h
@@ -701,7 +701,13 @@ inline Time Min (const Time &ta, const Time &tb)
 /**
  * \brief Time output streamer.
  * 
- * Generates output such as "3.96ns"
+ * Generates output such as "3.96ns".  Times are printed with the
+ * following format flags (independent of the stream flags):
+ *   - `showpos`
+ *   - `fixed`
+ *   - `left`
+ * The stream `width` and `precision` are ignored; Time output always
+ * includes ".0".
  * \relates ns3::Time
  */
 std::ostream& operator<< (std::ostream& os, const Time & time);
diff --git a/src/core/model/time.cc b/src/core/model/time.cc
index a2e02a9df..95e237e51 100644
--- a/src/core/model/time.cc
+++ b/src/core/model/time.cc
@@ -424,6 +424,8 @@ operator<< (std::ostream& os, const Time & time)
   int64_t v = time.ToInteger (res);
 
   std::ios_base::fmtflags ff = os.flags ();
+
+  os << std::setw (0) << std::left;
   { // See bug 1737:  gcc libstc++ 4.2 bug
     if (v == 0)
       {