diff --git a/+ndr/+reader/axon_abf.m b/+ndr/+reader/axon_abf.m
index c1442e1..03ddeb6 100755
--- a/+ndr/+reader/axon_abf.m
+++ b/+ndr/+reader/axon_abf.m
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 			%  Creates a Neuroscience Data Reader object of the Axon Instruments
 			%  ABF file format.
 			%
+            axon_abf_obj.MightHaveTimeGaps = true;
 		end % ndr.reader.axon_abf.axon_abf
 
         function ec = epochclock(axon_abf_obj, epochstreams, epoch_select)
diff --git a/+ndr/+reader/base.m b/+ndr/+reader/base.m
index 1a00411..ef2a3db 100644
--- a/+ndr/+reader/base.m
+++ b/+ndr/+reader/base.m
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 classdef base
 
+	properties (SetAccess=protected)
+		MightHaveTimeGaps = false; % Boolean: true if the reader might have time gaps, false otherwise
+	end
+
 	methods
 		function ndr_reader_base_obj = base(ndr_reader_type)
 			% READER - create a new Neuroscience Data Reader Base object
diff --git a/+ndr/reader.m b/+ndr/reader.m
index 6028da4..e86e694 100644
--- a/+ndr/reader.m
+++ b/+ndr/reader.m
@@ -476,6 +476,18 @@
             s = ndr_reader_obj.ndr_reader_base.times2samples(channeltype, channel, epochstreams, epoch_select, t);
         end % times2samples()
 
+        function b = MightHaveTimeGaps(ndr_reader_obj)
+            %MIGHTHAVETIMEGAPS - does the reader potentially have time gaps?
+            %
+            %   B = MIGHTHAVETIMEGAPS(NDR_READER_OBJ)
+            %
+            %   Returns true if the underlying reader might have time gaps, false otherwise.
+            %
+            %   See also: ndr.reader.base/MightHaveTimeGaps
+            %
+            b = ndr_reader_obj.ndr_reader_base.MightHaveTimeGaps;
+        end % MightHaveTimeGaps()
+
     end % methods
 end % classdef
 
diff --git a/tools/tests/+ndr/+unittest/+reader/TestMightHaveTimeGaps.m b/tools/tests/+ndr/+unittest/+reader/TestMightHaveTimeGaps.m
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d1a5d8f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/tests/+ndr/+unittest/+reader/TestMightHaveTimeGaps.m
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+classdef TestMightHaveTimeGaps < matlab.unittest.TestCase
+    methods (Test)
+        function testBaseProperty(testCase)
+            baseReader = ndr.reader.base();
+            testCase.verifyFalse(baseReader.MightHaveTimeGaps);
+        end
+
+        function testAxonAbfProperty(testCase)
+            axonReader = ndr.reader.axon_abf();
+            testCase.verifyTrue(axonReader.MightHaveTimeGaps);
+        end
+
+        function testReaderDelegation(testCase)
+            % 'abf' maps to ndr.reader.axon_abf
+            r_abf = ndr.reader('abf');
+            testCase.verifyTrue(r_abf.MightHaveTimeGaps());
+
+            % 'intan' maps to ndr.reader.intan_rhd, which should inherit false
+            r_intan = ndr.reader('intan');
+            testCase.verifyFalse(r_intan.MightHaveTimeGaps());
+        end
+    end
+end