diff --git a/src/plugins/lua/bindings/utils.cpp b/src/plugins/lua/bindings/utils.cpp
index 8b5895f34c7..fe8defbdb26 100644
--- a/src/plugins/lua/bindings/utils.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/lua/bindings/utils.cpp
@@ -164,6 +164,26 @@ void addUtilsModule()
             utils["FilePath"]["searchInPath_cb"] = utils["__searchInPath_cb__"];
             utils["FilePath"]["searchInPath"] = wrap(utils["__searchInPath_cb__"]);
 
+            utils.new_usertype<QTimer>(
+                "Timer",
+                "create",
+                [guard = pluginSpec](int timeout, bool singleShort, sol::function callback)
+                    -> std::unique_ptr<QTimer> {
+                    auto timer = std::make_unique<QTimer>();
+                    timer->setInterval(timeout);
+                    timer->setSingleShot(singleShort);
+                    QObject::connect(
+                        timer.get(), &QTimer::timeout, guard->connectionGuard.get(), [callback]() {
+                            ::Lua::LuaEngine::void_safe_call(callback);
+                        });
+
+                    return timer;
+                },
+                "start",
+                [](QTimer *timer) { timer->start(); },
+                "stop",
+                [](QTimer *timer) { timer->stop(); });
+
             return utils;
         });
 }
diff --git a/src/plugins/lua/meta/utils.lua b/src/plugins/lua/meta/utils.lua
index cc8ebc08e2c..9a346eb3ba4 100644
--- a/src/plugins/lua/meta/utils.lua
+++ b/src/plugins/lua/meta/utils.lua
@@ -107,4 +107,19 @@ function utils.HostOsInfo.isMacHost() end
 function utils.HostOsInfo.isLinuxHost() end
 
 
+---@class Timer
+utils.Timer = {}
+
+---@param timeoutMs integer The timeout in milliseconds.
+---@param singleShot boolean Whether the timer should only fire once.
+---@param callback function The callback to call when the timeout is reached.
+---@return Timer timer The created timer.
+function utils.Timer.create(timeoutMs, singleShot, callback) end
+
+--- Starts the timer. Calling start on a running timer restarts the timer.
+function utils.Timer:start() end
+
+--- Stops the timer.
+function utils.Timer:stop() end
+
 return utils