diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index d4c592ecc..ae6f3d9cb 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -65,3 +65,4 @@ pub mod server;
 pub mod service;
 pub mod ssl;
 pub mod stream;
+pub mod lowrestimer;
diff --git a/src/lowrestimer.rs b/src/lowrestimer.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..320871657
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lowrestimer.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,98 @@
+use std::cell::RefCell;
+use std::rc::Rc;
+use std::time::{Duration, Instant};
+
+use futures::{Future, Poll, Async};
+use futures::future::{ok, FutureResult};
+use tokio_current_thread::spawn;
+use tokio_timer::sleep;
+
+use super::service::{Service, NewService};
+
+#[derive(Clone, Debug)]
+pub struct LowResTimer(Rc<RefCell<Inner>>);
+
+#[derive(Debug)]
+struct Inner {
+    interval: Duration,
+    current: Option<Instant>,
+}
+
+impl Inner {
+    fn new(interval: Duration) -> Self {
+        Inner {
+            interval,
+            current: None
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl LowResTimer {
+    pub fn with_interval(interval: Duration) -> LowResTimer {
+        LowResTimer(Rc::new(RefCell::new(Inner::new(interval))))
+    }
+}
+
+impl Default for LowResTimer {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        LowResTimer(Rc::new(RefCell::new(Inner::new(Duration::from_secs(1)))))
+    }
+}
+
+impl NewService for LowResTimer {
+    type Request = ();
+    type Response = Instant;
+    type Error = ();
+    type InitError = ();
+    type Service = LowResTimerService;
+    type Future = FutureResult<Self::Service, Self::InitError>;
+
+    fn new_service(&self) -> Self::Future {
+        ok(LowResTimerService(self.0.clone()))
+    }
+}
+
+
+#[derive(Clone, Debug)]
+pub struct LowResTimerService(Rc<RefCell<Inner>>);
+
+impl LowResTimerService {
+    pub fn with_interval(interval: Duration) -> LowResTimerService {
+        LowResTimerService(Rc::new(RefCell::new(Inner::new(interval))))
+    }
+}
+
+impl Service for LowResTimerService {
+    type Request = ();
+    type Response = Instant;
+    type Error = ();
+    type Future = FutureResult<Self::Response, Self::Error>;
+
+    fn poll_ready(&mut self) -> Poll<(), Self::Error> {
+        Ok(Async::Ready(()))
+    }
+
+    fn call(&mut self, _: ()) -> Self::Future {
+        let cur = self.0.borrow().current.clone();
+        if let Some(cur) = cur {
+            ok(cur)
+        } else {
+            let now = Instant::now();
+            let inner = self.0.clone();
+            let interval = {
+                let mut b = inner.borrow_mut();
+                b.current = Some(now);
+                b.interval
+            };
+
+            spawn(
+                sleep(interval)
+                    .map_err(|_| panic!())
+                    .and_then(move|_| {
+                        inner.borrow_mut().current.take();
+                        Ok(())
+                    }));
+            ok(now)
+        }
+    }
+}