diff --git a/include/mgos_timers.hpp b/include/mgos_timers.hpp
index ba987b1b6..54b6a609a 100644
--- a/include/mgos_timers.hpp
+++ b/include/mgos_timers.hpp
@@ -38,9 +38,11 @@ class Timer {
 
   bool Reset(int msecs, int flags);
 
-  bool IsValid();
+  bool IsValid() const;
 
- private:
+  int GetMsecsLeft() const;
+
+ protected:
   static void HandlerCB(void *arg);
 
   Handler handler_;
diff --git a/src/mgos_timers.cpp b/src/mgos_timers.cpp
index 692909b87..e947b19dc 100644
--- a/src/mgos_timers.cpp
+++ b/src/mgos_timers.cpp
@@ -51,10 +51,19 @@ bool Timer::Reset(int msecs, int flags) {
   return IsValid();
 }
 
-bool Timer::IsValid() {
+bool Timer::IsValid() const {
   return (id_ != MGOS_INVALID_TIMER_ID);
 }
 
+int Timer::GetMsecsLeft() const {
+  if (!IsValid()) return 0;
+  struct mgos_timer_info ti;
+  if (mgos_get_timer_info(id_, &ti)) {
+    return ti.msecs_left;
+  }
+  return 0;
+}
+
 // static
 void Timer::HandlerCB(void *arg) {
   auto *st = static_cast<Timer *>(arg);