--- a/src/lib/ovsdb/src/ovsdb_sync_api.c
+++ b/src/lib/ovsdb/src/ovsdb_sync_api.c
@@ -62,6 +62,10 @@ json_t* ovsdb_where_uuid(const char *col
 {
     return ovsdb_tran_cond(OCLM_UUID, column, OFUNC_EQ, uuid);
 }
+json_t* ovsdb_where_timestamp(const char *column, int *timestamp)
+{
+    return ovsdb_tran_cond(OCLM_INT, column, OFUNC_EQ, timestamp);
+}
 
 /* ovsdb_where_multi() combines multiple ovsdb_where_*() conditions
  * Example:
--- a/src/lib/ovsdb/inc/ovsdb_sync.h
+++ b/src/lib/ovsdb/inc/ovsdb_sync.h
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBI
 json_t* ovsdb_where_simple(const char *column, const char *value);
 json_t* ovsdb_where_simple_typed(const char *column, const void *value, ovsdb_col_t col_type);
 json_t* ovsdb_where_uuid(const char *column, const char *uuid);
+json_t* ovsdb_where_timestamp(const char *column, int *timestamp);
 json_t* ovsdb_where_multi(json_t *where, ...);
 json_t* ovsdb_mutation(const char *column, json_t *mutation, json_t *value);
 int     ovsdb_get_update_result_count(json_t *result, const char *table, const char *oper);
--- a/src/lib/ovsdb/src/ovsdb_method.c
+++ b/src/lib/ovsdb/src/ovsdb_method.c
@@ -677,8 +677,9 @@ json_t * ovsdb_tran_cond(ovsdb_col_t col
                          ovsdb_func_t func,
                          const void * value)
 {
-    const json_int_t *jint = value;
+   // const json_int_t *jint = value;
     json_t * jval = NULL;
+    const int *tsmp = value;
     json_t * jtop;
 
     /* wrap-up into additional array */
@@ -701,7 +702,7 @@ json_t * ovsdb_tran_cond(ovsdb_col_t col
             break;
 
         case OCLM_INT:
-            jval = json_integer(*jint);
+            jval = json_integer(*tsmp);
             break;
 
         default: