diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index e90fd66c..462d246b 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -134,3 +134,7 @@ required-features = ["rt", "stm32f407"]
 [[example]]
 name = "qei"
 required-features = ["rt", "stm32f411"]
+
+[[example]]
+name = "systick-blinky"
+required-features = ["rt", "stm32f429"]
diff --git a/examples/systick-blinky.rs b/examples/systick-blinky.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..68bf5093
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/systick-blinky.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+#![deny(unsafe_code)]
+#![no_main]
+#![no_std]
+
+// Halt on panic
+#[allow(unused_extern_crates)] // NOTE(allow) bug rust-lang/rust#53964
+extern crate panic_halt; // panic handler
+
+use cortex_m;
+use cortex_m_rt::entry;
+use stm32f4xx_hal as hal;
+
+use crate::hal::{prelude::*, stm32, systick::SysTickTime};
+
+#[entry]
+fn main() -> ! {
+    if let (Some(dp), Some(cp)) = (
+        stm32::Peripherals::take(),
+        cortex_m::peripheral::Peripherals::take(),
+    ) {
+        // Set up the LEDs. On the STM32F429I-DISC[O1] they are connected to pin PG13/14.
+        let gpiog = dp.GPIOG.split();
+        let mut led1 = gpiog.pg13.into_push_pull_output();
+        let mut led2 = gpiog.pg14.into_push_pull_output();
+
+        // Set up the system clock. We want to run at 48MHz for this one.
+        let rcc = dp.RCC.constrain();
+        let clocks = rcc.cfgr.sysclk(48.mhz()).freeze();
+
+        // Create a delay abstraction based on SysTick
+        let mut systime = cp.SYST.to_systemtime(1000.hz(), clocks);
+
+        loop {
+            // On for 1s, off for 1s.
+            led1.set_high().unwrap();
+            led2.set_low().unwrap();
+            systime.delay_ms(1000_u32);
+            led1.set_low().unwrap();
+            led2.set_high().unwrap();
+            systime.delay_ms(1000_u32);
+            // Also you can get the current time
+            let _t = systime.as_secs_f64(); // in seconds as f64
+            let _t = systime.as_millis(); // in milliseconds as u64
+            let _t = systime.as_micros(); // in microseconds as u64
+            let _t = systime.as_nanos(); // in nanoseconds as u64
+        }
+    }
+
+    loop {}
+}
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index be09750d..9f085b3f 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -176,6 +176,8 @@ pub mod signature;
 #[cfg(feature = "device-selected")]
 pub mod spi;
 #[cfg(feature = "device-selected")]
+pub mod systick;
+#[cfg(feature = "device-selected")]
 pub mod time;
 #[cfg(feature = "device-selected")]
 pub mod timer;
diff --git a/src/systick.rs b/src/systick.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3b7626a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/systick.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,114 @@
+//! SYSTEMTIME based on systick
+
+use cortex_m::interrupt::free;
+use cortex_m::peripheral::SYST;
+use cortex_m_rt::exception;
+
+use crate::rcc::Clocks;
+use crate::time::Hertz;
+use crate::timer::{Event, Timer};
+
+use embedded_hal::blocking::delay::{DelayMs, DelayUs};
+
+pub trait SysTickTime {
+    fn to_systemtime<T>(self, timeout: T, clocks: Clocks) -> SysTime
+    where
+        T: Into<Hertz>;
+}
+impl SysTickTime for SYST {
+    fn to_systemtime<T>(self, timeout_hz: T, clocks: Clocks) -> SysTime
+    where
+        T: Into<Hertz>,
+    {
+        let timeout_hz = timeout_hz.into();
+
+        let mut systime = SysTickTimeStatic {
+            countdown: Timer::syst(self, timeout_hz, clocks),
+            systick: 0,
+            tick_to_ns: 1_000_000_000 / timeout_hz.0,
+        };
+
+        systime.countdown.listen(Event::TimeOut);
+
+        free(|_| unsafe {
+            SYSTIME = Some(systime);
+        });
+
+        SysTime {}
+    }
+}
+
+struct SysTickTimeStatic {
+    countdown: Timer<SYST>,
+    systick: u64,
+    tick_to_ns: u32,
+}
+
+// there can only be one!
+static mut SYSTIME: Option<SysTickTimeStatic> = None;
+
+pub struct SysTime {}
+impl SysTime {
+    /// return time in ns
+    pub fn as_nanos(&self) -> u64 {
+        let mut tick_to_ns = 0u32;
+        free(|_| unsafe {
+            if let Some(systime) = &SYSTIME {
+                tick_to_ns = systime.tick_to_ns;
+                (&systime.systick as *const u64).read_volatile()
+            } else {
+                0
+            }
+        }) * tick_to_ns as u64
+    }
+    /// return time in us
+    pub fn as_micros(&self) -> u64 {
+        self.as_nanos() / 1_000_000
+    }
+    /// return time in ms
+    pub fn as_millis(&self) -> u64 {
+        self.as_nanos() / 1_000_000
+    }
+    /// return time in seconds, as f64
+    pub fn as_secs_f64(&self) -> f64 {
+        self.as_nanos() as f64 / 1_000_000_000f64
+    }
+    /// return time in seconds, as f32
+    pub fn as_secs_f32(&self) -> f32 {
+        self.as_nanos() as f32 / 1_000_000_000f32
+    }
+
+    /// delay n ns
+    ///  note: this function depends on the systick interrupt,
+    ///        so do not use it from other interrupts (with higher priority).
+    fn delay_ns_(&self, ns: u64) {
+        let timeout = self.as_nanos() + ns;
+        while timeout >= self.as_nanos() {}
+    }
+}
+// Implement DelayUs/DelayMs for various integer types
+macro_rules! impl_DelayIntT {
+    (for $($t:ty),+) => {$(
+        impl DelayMs<$t> for SysTime {
+            fn delay_ms(&mut self, ms: $t) {
+                self.delay_ns_(ms as u64 * 1_000_000);
+            }
+        }
+        impl DelayUs<$t> for SysTime {
+            fn delay_us(&mut self, us: $t) {
+                self.delay_ns_(us as u64 * 1_000);
+            }
+        }
+    )*}
+}
+impl_DelayIntT!(for usize,u64,u32,u16,u8,i64,i32,i16,i8);
+
+// there can only be one!
+#[exception]
+fn SysTick() {
+    free(|_| unsafe {
+        if let Some(systime) = &mut SYSTIME {
+            systime.systick += 1;
+        }
+    });
+}