diff --git a/capnp/helpers/asyncHelper.h b/capnp/helpers/asyncHelper.h
index 9d3860a..6bfef0b 100644
--- a/capnp/helpers/asyncHelper.h
+++ b/capnp/helpers/asyncHelper.h
@@ -31,3 +31,7 @@ private:
 void waitNeverDone(kj::WaitScope & scope) {
   kj::NEVER_DONE.wait(scope);
 }
+
+kj::Timer * getTimer(kj::AsyncIoContext * context) {
+  return &context->lowLevelProvider->getTimer();
+}
diff --git a/capnp/helpers/helpers.pxd b/capnp/helpers/helpers.pxd
index bdca969..fe5b7c6 100644
--- a/capnp/helpers/helpers.pxd
+++ b/capnp/helpers/helpers.pxd
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-from .capnp.includes.capnp_cpp cimport Maybe, DynamicStruct, Request, PyPromise, VoidPromise, PyPromiseArray, RemotePromise, DynamicCapability, InterfaceSchema, EnumSchema, StructSchema, DynamicValue, Capability, RpcSystem, MessageBuilder, MessageReader, TwoPartyVatNetwork, PyRestorer, AnyPointer, DynamicStruct_Builder, WaitScope, AsyncIoContext, StringPtr, TaskSet
+from .capnp.includes.capnp_cpp cimport Maybe, DynamicStruct, Request, PyPromise, VoidPromise, PyPromiseArray, RemotePromise, DynamicCapability, InterfaceSchema, EnumSchema, StructSchema, DynamicValue, Capability, RpcSystem, MessageBuilder, MessageReader, TwoPartyVatNetwork, PyRestorer, AnyPointer, DynamicStruct_Builder, WaitScope, AsyncIoContext, StringPtr, TaskSet, Timer
 
 from .capnp.includes.schema_cpp cimport ByteArray
 
@@ -38,3 +38,4 @@ cdef extern from "../helpers/serialize.h":
 
 cdef extern from "../helpers/asyncHelper.h":
     void waitNeverDone(WaitScope&)
+    Timer * getTimer(AsyncIoContext *)
diff --git a/capnp/includes/capnp_cpp.pxd b/capnp/includes/capnp_cpp.pxd
index 0a76a3d..0d264fa 100644
--- a/capnp/includes/capnp_cpp.pxd
+++ b/capnp/includes/capnp_cpp.pxd
@@ -100,6 +100,16 @@ cdef extern from "kj/array.h" namespace " ::kj":
 
 ctypedef Promise[PyArray] PyPromiseArray
 
+cdef extern from "kj/time.h" namespace " ::kj":
+    cdef cppclass Duration:
+        Duration(int64_t)
+    # cdef cppclass TimePoint:
+    #     TimePoint(Duration)
+    cdef cppclass Timer:
+        # int64_t now()
+        # VoidPromise atTime(TimePoint time)
+        VoidPromise afterDelay(Duration delay)
+
 cdef extern from "kj/async-io.h" namespace " ::kj":
     cdef cppclass AsyncIoStream:
         pass
@@ -107,6 +117,7 @@ cdef extern from "kj/async-io.h" namespace " ::kj":
         # Own[AsyncInputStream] wrapInputFd(int)
         # Own[AsyncOutputStream] wrapOutputFd(int)
         Own[AsyncIoStream] wrapSocketFd(int)
+        Timer& getTimer() except +reraise_kj_exception
     cdef cppclass AsyncIoProvider:
         pass
     cdef cppclass WaitScope:
diff --git a/capnp/lib/capnp.pyx b/capnp/lib/capnp.pyx
index 7ba44cf..0a166ca 100644
--- a/capnp/lib/capnp.pyx
+++ b/capnp/lib/capnp.pyx
@@ -1350,6 +1350,19 @@ cdef _EventLoop C_DEFAULT_EVENT_LOOP_GETTER():
 
     raise RuntimeError("You don't have any EventLoops running. Please make sure to add one")
 
+cdef class Timer:
+    cdef capnp.Timer * thisptr
+
+    cdef _init(self, capnp.Timer * timer):
+        self.thisptr = timer
+        return self
+
+    cpdef after_delay(self, time):
+        return _VoidPromise()._init(self.thisptr.afterDelay(capnp.Duration(time)))
+
+def getTimer():
+    return Timer()._init(helpers.getTimer(C_DEFAULT_EVENT_LOOP_GETTER().thisptr))
+
 # cpdef remove_event_loop():
 #     'Remove the global event loop'
 #     global C_DEFAULT_EVENT_LOOP
diff --git a/test/test_capability.py b/test/test_capability.py
index f6f007d..b5de8a6 100644
--- a/test/test_capability.py
+++ b/test/test_capability.py
@@ -254,4 +254,16 @@ def test_tail_call():
     assert result.n == 2
 
     assert callee_server.count == 1
-    assert caller_server.count == 1
\ No newline at end of file
+    assert caller_server.count == 1
+
+
+def test_timer():
+    global test_timer_var
+    test_timer_var = False
+
+    def set_timer_var():
+        global test_timer_var
+        test_timer_var = True
+    capnp.getTimer().after_delay(1).then(set_timer_var).wait()
+
+    assert test_timer_var is True