diff --git a/ivtest/vpi/value_change.c b/ivtest/vpi/value_change.c
index 6527637a9..cf3c09f7c 100644
--- a/ivtest/vpi/value_change.c
+++ b/ivtest/vpi/value_change.c
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
-#ifdef TEST_SCALED_TIME
+#if     defined(TEST_SCALED_TIME)
 #define TIME_TYPE vpiScaledRealTime
-#else
+#elif   defined(TEST_SIM_TIME)
 #define TIME_TYPE vpiSimTime
+#else
+#define TIME_TYPE vpiSuppressTime
 #endif
 
 # include  <sv_vpi_user.h>
@@ -12,29 +14,40 @@ static PLI_INT32 report_change(p_cb_data cb)
 {
     vpiHandle handle = (vpiHandle)(cb->user_data);
 
+    s_vpi_time time;
+
+#ifndef TEST_NULL_TIME
     assert(cb->time && (cb->time->type == TIME_TYPE));
+#endif
     assert(cb->value);
 
+#if defined(TEST_SCALED_TIME) || defined(TEST_SIM_TIME)
+    time = *(cb->time);
+#else
+    time.type = vpiSimTime;
+    vpi_get_time(NULL, &time);
+#endif
+
     switch (cb->value->format) {
       case vpiIntVal:
-#ifdef TEST_SCALED_TIME
-        vpi_printf("At time %f %s = %d\n", cb->time->real, vpi_get_str(vpiName, handle), cb->value->value.integer);
+#if     defined(TEST_SCALED_TIME)
+        vpi_printf("At time %f %s = %d\n", time.real, vpi_get_str(vpiName, handle), cb->value->value.integer);
 #else
-        vpi_printf("At time %d %s = %d\n", cb->time->low,  vpi_get_str(vpiName, handle), cb->value->value.integer);
+        vpi_printf("At time %d %s = %d\n", time.low,  vpi_get_str(vpiName, handle), cb->value->value.integer);
 #endif
         break;
       case vpiRealVal:
 #ifdef TEST_SCALED_TIME
-        vpi_printf("At time %f %s = %f\n", cb->time->real, vpi_get_str(vpiName, handle), cb->value->value.real);
+        vpi_printf("At time %f %s = %f\n", time.real, vpi_get_str(vpiName, handle), cb->value->value.real);
 #else
-        vpi_printf("At time %d %s = %f\n", cb->time->low,  vpi_get_str(vpiName, handle), cb->value->value.real);
+        vpi_printf("At time %d %s = %f\n", time.low,  vpi_get_str(vpiName, handle), cb->value->value.real);
 #endif
         break;
       case vpiSuppressVal:
 #ifdef TEST_SCALED_TIME
-        vpi_printf("At time %f %s changed\n", cb->time->real, vpi_get_str(vpiName, handle));
+        vpi_printf("At time %f %s changed\n", time.real, vpi_get_str(vpiName, handle));
 #else
-        vpi_printf("At time %d %s changed\n", cb->time->low,  vpi_get_str(vpiName, handle));
+        vpi_printf("At time %d %s changed\n", time.low,  vpi_get_str(vpiName, handle));
 #endif
         break;
       default:
diff --git a/ivtest/vpi/value_change3.c b/ivtest/vpi/value_change3.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..58462ceb7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ivtest/vpi/value_change3.c
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+#define TEST_SUPPRESS_TIME
+#include "value_change.c"
diff --git a/ivtest/vpi/value_change3.v b/ivtest/vpi/value_change3.v
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d1b7ef31b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ivtest/vpi/value_change3.v
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+`include "vpi/value_change.v"
diff --git a/ivtest/vpi/value_change4.c b/ivtest/vpi/value_change4.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c39b94168
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ivtest/vpi/value_change4.c
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+#define TEST_NULL_TIME
+#include "value_change.c"
diff --git a/ivtest/vpi/value_change4.v b/ivtest/vpi/value_change4.v
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d1b7ef31b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ivtest/vpi/value_change4.v
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+`include "vpi/value_change.v"
diff --git a/ivtest/vpi_gold/value_change3.gold b/ivtest/vpi_gold/value_change3.gold
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2e1b32fb0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ivtest/vpi_gold/value_change3.gold
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+Compiling vpi/value_change3.c...
+Making value_change3.vpi from  value_change3.o...
+At time 1000 v4 = 1
+At time 1000 w4 = 1
+At time 2000 i4 = 2
+At time 3000 v2 = 3
+At time 4000 b2 = 4
+At time 5000 s2 = 5
+At time 6000 i2 = 6
+At time 7000 l2 = 7
+At time 8000 r = 8.000000
+At time 9000 e changed
+At time 10000 p4[1:0] = 10
+At time 11000 a4 = 11
+At time 12000 a4 = 12
+At time 14000 a2[1] = 14
diff --git a/ivtest/vpi_gold/value_change4.gold b/ivtest/vpi_gold/value_change4.gold
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..aa9fb3008
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ivtest/vpi_gold/value_change4.gold
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+Compiling vpi/value_change4.c...
+Making value_change4.vpi from  value_change4.o...
+At time 1000 v4 = 1
+At time 1000 w4 = 1
+At time 2000 i4 = 2
+At time 3000 v2 = 3
+At time 4000 b2 = 4
+At time 5000 s2 = 5
+At time 6000 i2 = 6
+At time 7000 l2 = 7
+At time 8000 r = 8.000000
+At time 9000 e changed
+At time 10000 p4[1:0] = 10
+At time 11000 a4 = 11
+At time 12000 a4 = 12
+At time 14000 a2[1] = 14
diff --git a/ivtest/vpi_regress.list b/ivtest/vpi_regress.list
index 218bb2188..facced0c6 100644
--- a/ivtest/vpi_regress.list
+++ b/ivtest/vpi_regress.list
@@ -137,6 +137,8 @@ start_of_simtime1	normal			start_of_simtime1.c	start_of_simtime1.log
 timescale		normal			timescale.c		timescale.log
 value_change1		normal,-g2009		value_change1.c		value_change1.gold
 value_change2		normal,-g2009		value_change2.c		value_change2.gold
+value_change3		normal,-g2009		value_change3.c		value_change3.gold
+value_change4		normal,-g2009		value_change4.c		value_change4.gold
 
 # Add new tests in alphabetic/numeric order. If the test needs
 # a compile option or a different log file to run with an older