The P atom in the title compound, C(16)H(20)NO(2)PS, is bonded in a distorted tetra-hedral P(S)(O)(2)N environment with the bond angles at the P atom in the range 99.37 (7) to 115.68 (5)°. The angles at the amido N atom (with bond-angle sum of 357.8°) confirm its sp(2) character. The C-O-P bond angles are 119.78 (11) and 119.39 (12)°.