diff --git a/pkg/kv/kvserver/replica_proposal.go b/pkg/kv/kvserver/replica_proposal.go
index 54e69492aa7..9bc59a9bd59 100644
--- a/pkg/kv/kvserver/replica_proposal.go
+++ b/pkg/kv/kvserver/replica_proposal.go
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ func (proposal *ProposalData) recordProposalToLocalApplicationLatency() {
 	}
 	if ts := proposal.createdAtTs; !ts.IsZero() {
 		// Read-only commands have a zero replicatingSince timestamp.
-		proposal.ec.repl.recordProposalToLocalApplicationLatency(timeutil.Since(ts))
+		proposal.ec.repl.recordProposalToLocalApplicationLatency(proposal.ec.repl.Clock().PhysicalTime().Sub(ts))
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/kv/kvserver/replica_proposal_buf.go b/pkg/kv/kvserver/replica_proposal_buf.go
index 6407d0d5d09..5fd58e558d2 100644
--- a/pkg/kv/kvserver/replica_proposal_buf.go
+++ b/pkg/kv/kvserver/replica_proposal_buf.go
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/util/hlc"
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/util/log"
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/util/protoutil"
-	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/util/timeutil"
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/errors"
 )
 
@@ -143,6 +142,7 @@ type proposer interface {
 	enqueueUpdateCheck()
 	closedTimestampTarget() hlc.Timestamp
 	shouldCampaignOnRedirect(raftGroup proposerRaft, leaseType roachpb.LeaseType) bool
+	physicalTime() time.Time
 
 	// The following require the proposer to hold an exclusive lock.
 	withGroupLocked(func(proposerRaft) error) error
@@ -1224,7 +1224,7 @@ func (rp *replicaProposer) registerProposalLocked(p *ProposalData) {
 		p.createdAtTicks = rp.mu.ticks
 	}
 	if p.createdAtTs.IsZero() {
-		p.createdAtTs = timeutil.Now()
+		p.createdAtTs = rp.physicalTime()
 	}
 	rp.mu.lastProposalAtTicks = rp.mu.ticks // monotonically increasing
 	if prev := rp.mu.proposals[p.idKey]; prev != nil && prev != p {
@@ -1237,6 +1237,10 @@ func (rp *replicaProposer) registerProposalLocked(p *ProposalData) {
 	rp.mu.proposals[p.idKey] = p
 }
 
+func (rp *replicaProposer) physicalTime() time.Time {
+	return (*Replica)(rp).Clock().PhysicalTime()
+}
+
 func (rp *replicaProposer) shouldCampaignOnRedirect(
 	raftGroup proposerRaft, leaseType roachpb.LeaseType,
 ) bool {