diff --git a/pydub/audio_segment.py b/pydub/audio_segment.py
index 3b9e2881..b666d100 100644
--- a/pydub/audio_segment.py
+++ b/pydub/audio_segment.py
@@ -180,6 +180,7 @@ def __init__(self, data=None, *args, **kwargs):
         self.sample_width = kwargs.pop("sample_width", None)
         self.frame_rate = kwargs.pop("frame_rate", None)
         self.channels = kwargs.pop("channels", None)
+        self.start_time = kwargs.pop("start_time", None)
 
         audio_params = (self.sample_width, self.frame_rate, self.channels)
 
diff --git a/pydub/silence.py b/pydub/silence.py
index 0ad14999..4cb9e7b7 100644
--- a/pydub/silence.py
+++ b/pydub/silence.py
@@ -157,11 +157,16 @@ def pairwise(iterable):
             range_i[1] = (last_end+next_start)//2
             range_ii[0] = range_i[1]
 
-    return [
-        audio_segment[ max(start,0) : min(end,len(audio_segment)) ]
-        for start,end in output_ranges
-    ]
+    audio_segment_chunks = []
+    for start, end in output_ranges:
+        start = max(start, 0)
+        end = min(end, len(audio_segment))
+
+        new_audio_segment = audio_segment[start:end]
+        new_audio_segment.start_time = start
+        audio_segment_chunks.append(new_audio_segment)
 
+    return audio_segment_chunks
 
 def detect_leading_silence(sound, silence_threshold=-50.0, chunk_size=10):
     """