diff --git a/lib/mayaUsd/sceneIndex/proxyShapeSceneIndexPlugin.cpp b/lib/mayaUsd/sceneIndex/proxyShapeSceneIndexPlugin.cpp
index edfd17ae1b..08f88961df 100644
--- a/lib/mayaUsd/sceneIndex/proxyShapeSceneIndexPlugin.cpp
+++ b/lib/mayaUsd/sceneIndex/proxyShapeSceneIndexPlugin.cpp
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@
 #include <maya/MObjectHandle.h>
 #include <maya/MSelectionList.h>
 #include <maya/MString.h>
+#include <maya/MEventMessage.h>
 #include <ufe/rtid.h>
 
 PXR_NAMESPACE_OPEN_SCOPE
@@ -282,9 +283,13 @@ MayaUsdProxyShapeSceneIndex::MayaUsdProxyShapeSceneIndex(
     TfWeakPtr<MayaUsdProxyShapeSceneIndex> ptr(this);
     TfNotice::Register(ptr, &MayaUsdProxyShapeSceneIndex::StageSet);
     TfNotice::Register(ptr, &MayaUsdProxyShapeSceneIndex::ObjectsChanged);
+
+    _timeChangeCallbackId = MEventMessage::addEventCallback("timeChanged", onTimeChanged, this);
 }
 
-MayaUsdProxyShapeSceneIndex::~MayaUsdProxyShapeSceneIndex() { }
+MayaUsdProxyShapeSceneIndex::~MayaUsdProxyShapeSceneIndex() {
+    MMessage::removeCallback(_timeChangeCallbackId);
+}
 
 MayaUsdProxyShapeSceneIndexRefPtr MayaUsdProxyShapeSceneIndex::New(
     MayaUsdProxyShapeBase*                 proxyShape,
@@ -296,6 +301,22 @@ MayaUsdProxyShapeSceneIndexRefPtr MayaUsdProxyShapeSceneIndex::New(
         sceneIndexChainLastElement, usdImagingStageSceneIndex, proxyShape));
 }
 
+void MayaUsdProxyShapeSceneIndex::onTimeChanged(void* data)
+{
+    auto* instance = reinterpret_cast<MayaUsdProxyShapeSceneIndex*>(data);
+    if (!TF_VERIFY(instance)) {
+        return;
+    }
+    instance->UpdateTime();
+}
+
+void MayaUsdProxyShapeSceneIndex::UpdateTime()
+{
+    if (_usdImagingStageSceneIndex && _proxyShape) {
+        _usdImagingStageSceneIndex->SetTime(_proxyShape->getTime());
+    }
+}
+
 Ufe::Path MayaUsdProxyShapeSceneIndex::InterpretRprimPath(
     const HdSceneIndexBaseRefPtr& sceneIndex,
     const SdfPath&                path)
@@ -339,6 +360,8 @@ void MayaUsdProxyShapeSceneIndex::Populate()
 #endif
                 _populated = true;
             }
+            // Set the initial time
+            UpdateTime();
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/lib/mayaUsd/sceneIndex/proxyShapeSceneIndexPlugin.h b/lib/mayaUsd/sceneIndex/proxyShapeSceneIndexPlugin.h
index 0765172fe2..3cf2ca1489 100644
--- a/lib/mayaUsd/sceneIndex/proxyShapeSceneIndexPlugin.h
+++ b/lib/mayaUsd/sceneIndex/proxyShapeSceneIndexPlugin.h
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@
 
 #include <ufe/path.h>
 
+#include <maya/MMessage.h>
+
 #include <memory>
 
 //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// MayaUsdProxyShapeSceneIndexPlugin
@@ -92,6 +94,8 @@ class MayaUsdProxyShapeSceneIndex : public HdSingleInputFilteringSceneIndexBase
 
     virtual ~MayaUsdProxyShapeSceneIndex();
 
+    void UpdateTime();
+
 private:
     void ObjectsChanged(const MayaUsdProxyStageObjectsChangedNotice& notice);
 
@@ -113,9 +117,12 @@ class MayaUsdProxyShapeSceneIndex : public HdSingleInputFilteringSceneIndexBase
         const HdSceneIndexObserver::DirtiedPrimEntries& entries) override final;
 
 private:
+    static void onTimeChanged(void* data);
+
     UsdImagingStageSceneIndexRefPtr _usdImagingStageSceneIndex;
     MayaUsdProxyShapeBase*          _proxyShape { nullptr };
     std::atomic_bool                _populated { false };
+    MCallbackId                     _timeChangeCallbackId;
 };
 } // namespace MAYAUSD_NS_DEF