diff --git a/src/cam/event_loop.cpp b/src/cam/event_loop.cpp
index 2e3ce995..315da38a 100644
--- a/src/cam/event_loop.cpp
+++ b/src/cam/event_loop.cpp
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@ int EventLoop::exec()
 void EventLoop::exit(int code)
 {
 	exitCode_ = code;
+	events_.clear();
+
 	event_base_loopbreak(base_);
 }
 
@@ -84,6 +86,31 @@ void EventLoop::addFdEvent(int fd, EventType type,
 	events_.push_back(std::move(event));
 }
 
+void EventLoop::addTimerEvent(const duration period,
+			      const std::function<void()> &callback)
+{
+	std::unique_ptr<Event> event = std::make_unique<Event>(callback);
+	event->event_ = event_new(base_, -1, EV_PERSIST, &EventLoop::Event::dispatch,
+				  event.get());
+	if (!event->event_) {
+		std::cerr << "Failed to create timer event" << std::endl;
+		return;
+	}
+
+	struct timeval tv;
+	const uint64_t usecs = std::chrono::duration_cast<std::chrono::microseconds>(period).count();
+	tv.tv_sec = usecs / 1000000ULL;
+	tv.tv_usec = usecs % 1000000ULL;
+
+	const int ret = event_add(event->event_, &tv);
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		std::cerr << "Failed to add timer event" << std::endl;
+		return;
+	}
+
+	events_.push_back(std::move(event));
+}
+
 void EventLoop::dispatchCallback([[maybe_unused]] evutil_socket_t fd,
 				 [[maybe_unused]] short flags, void *param)
 {
diff --git a/src/cam/event_loop.h b/src/cam/event_loop.h
index 79902d87..22769ea5 100644
--- a/src/cam/event_loop.h
+++ b/src/cam/event_loop.h
@@ -7,9 +7,10 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
+#include <chrono>
 #include <functional>
-#include <memory>
 #include <list>
+#include <memory>
 #include <mutex>
 
 #include <event2/util.h>
@@ -37,6 +38,10 @@ public:
 	void addFdEvent(int fd, EventType type,
 			const std::function<void()> &handler);
 
+	using duration = std::chrono::steady_clock::duration;
+	void addTimerEvent(const duration period,
+			   const std::function<void()> &handler);
+
 private:
 	struct Event {
 		Event(const std::function<void()> &callback);