diff --git a/api/sixtyfps-cpp/include/sixtyfps.h b/api/sixtyfps-cpp/include/sixtyfps.h
index bb0199ded..d5d6f4120 100644
--- a/api/sixtyfps-cpp/include/sixtyfps.h
+++ b/api/sixtyfps-cpp/include/sixtyfps.h
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ LICENSE END */
 #include <memory>
 #include <algorithm>
 #include <iostream> // FIXME: remove: iostream always bring it lots of code so we should not have it in this header
+#include <chrono>
 
 namespace sixtyfps::cbindgen_private {
 // Workaround https://github.com/eqrion/cbindgen/issues/43
@@ -248,6 +249,41 @@ public:
     }
 };
 
+/// A Timer that can call a callback at repeated interval
+///
+/// Use the static single_shot function to make a single shot timer
+struct Timer {
+    /// Construct a timer which will repeat the callback every `duration` milliseconds until
+    /// the destructor of the timer is called.
+    template<typename F>
+    Timer(std::chrono::milliseconds duration, F callback)
+        : id(cbindgen_private::sixtyfps_timer_start(
+            duration.count(),
+            [](void *data) { (*reinterpret_cast<F*>(data))(); },
+            new F(std::move(callback)),
+            [](void *data) { delete reinterpret_cast<F*>(data); }))
+        {}
+    Timer(const Timer&) = delete;
+    Timer &operator=(const Timer&) = delete;
+    ~Timer() {
+        cbindgen_private::sixtyfps_timer_stop(id);
+    }
+
+    /// Call the callback after the given duration.
+    template<typename F>
+    static void single_shot(std::chrono::milliseconds duration, F callback) {
+        cbindgen_private::sixtyfps_timer_singleshot(
+            duration.count(),
+            [](void *data) { (*reinterpret_cast<F*>(data))(); },
+            new F(std::move(callback)),
+            [](void *data) { delete reinterpret_cast<F*>(data); });
+    }
+
+private:
+    int64_t id;
+};
+
+
 // layouts:
 using cbindgen_private::box_layout_info;
 using cbindgen_private::BoxLayoutCellData;
diff --git a/sixtyfps_runtime/corelib/lib.rs b/sixtyfps_runtime/corelib/lib.rs
index 4f665d74b..fa89aaa79 100644
--- a/sixtyfps_runtime/corelib/lib.rs
+++ b/sixtyfps_runtime/corelib/lib.rs
@@ -85,4 +85,5 @@ pub fn use_modules() -> usize {
         + string::ffi::sixtyfps_shared_string_bytes as usize
         + eventloop::ffi::sixtyfps_component_window_drop as usize
         + component::ffi::sixtyfps_component_init_items as usize
+        + timers::ffi::sixtyfps_timer_start as usize
 }
diff --git a/sixtyfps_runtime/corelib/timers.rs b/sixtyfps_runtime/corelib/timers.rs
index a12ded43a..3bdbd9f90 100644
--- a/sixtyfps_runtime/corelib/timers.rs
+++ b/sixtyfps_runtime/corelib/timers.rs
@@ -302,3 +302,65 @@ fn lower_bound<T>(vec: &Vec<T>, mut less_than: impl FnMut(&T) -> bool) -> usize
 
     left
 }
+
+pub(crate) mod ffi {
+    use super::*;
+    #[allow(non_camel_case_types)]
+    type c_void = ();
+
+    struct WrapFn {
+        callback: extern "C" fn(*mut c_void),
+        user_data: *mut c_void,
+        drop_user_data: Option<extern "C" fn(*mut c_void)>,
+    }
+
+    impl Drop for WrapFn {
+        fn drop(&mut self) {
+            if let Some(x) = self.drop_user_data {
+                x(self.user_data)
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Start a timer with the given duration in millisecond.
+    /// Returns the timer id.
+    /// The timer MUST be stopped with sixtyfps_timer_stop
+    #[no_mangle]
+    pub extern "C" fn sixtyfps_timer_start(
+        duration: u64,
+        callback: extern "C" fn(*mut c_void),
+        user_data: *mut c_void,
+        drop_user_data: Option<extern "C" fn(*mut c_void)>,
+    ) -> i64 {
+        let wrap = WrapFn { callback, user_data, drop_user_data };
+        let timer = Timer::default();
+        timer.start(TimerMode::Repeated, core::time::Duration::from_millis(duration), move || {
+            (wrap.callback)(wrap.user_data)
+        });
+        timer.id.get().map(|x| x as i64).unwrap_or(-1)
+    }
+
+    /// Execute a callback with a delay in milisecond
+    #[no_mangle]
+    pub extern "C" fn sixtyfps_timer_singleshot(
+        delay: u64,
+        callback: extern "C" fn(*mut c_void),
+        user_data: *mut c_void,
+        drop_user_data: Option<extern "C" fn(*mut c_void)>,
+    ) {
+        let wrap = WrapFn { callback, user_data, drop_user_data };
+        Timer::single_shot(core::time::Duration::from_millis(delay), move || {
+            (wrap.callback)(wrap.user_data)
+        });
+    }
+
+    /// Stop a timer and free its raw data
+    #[no_mangle]
+    pub extern "C" fn sixtyfps_timer_stop(id: i64) {
+        if id == -1 {
+            return;
+        }
+        let timer = Timer { id: Cell::new(Some(id as _)) };
+        timer.stop()
+    }
+}