diff --git a/os/include/dde_kit/timer.h b/os/include/dde_kit/timer.h
index 23bc38e46a..fff47dda29 100644
--- a/os/include/dde_kit/timer.h
+++ b/os/include/dde_kit/timer.h
@@ -62,6 +62,16 @@ struct dde_kit_timer *dde_kit_timer_add(void (*fn)(void *), void *priv,
  */
 void dde_kit_timer_del(struct dde_kit_timer *timer);
 
+
+/**
+ * Schedule absolute timeout
+ *
+ * \param timer    timer reference
+ * \param timeout  absolute timeout (in DDE kit ticks)
+ */
+void dde_kit_timer_schedule_absolute(struct dde_kit_timer *timer, unsigned long timeout);
+
+
 /**
  * Check whether a timer is pending
  *
diff --git a/os/src/lib/dde_kit/timer.cc b/os/src/lib/dde_kit/timer.cc
index 0bc23654f6..2406cb53fc 100644
--- a/os/src/lib/dde_kit/timer.cc
+++ b/os/src/lib/dde_kit/timer.cc
@@ -149,8 +149,12 @@ class dde_kit_timer : public Alarm, public List<dde_kit_timer>::Element
 	public:
 
 		dde_kit_timer(void (*handler)(void *), void *priv, unsigned long absolute_timeout)
-		: _handler(handler), _priv(priv), _pending(true)
+		: _handler(handler), _priv(priv), _pending(true) {
+			schedule(absolute_timeout); }
+
+		void schedule(unsigned long absolute_timeout)
 		{
+			_pending = true;
 			_timer_thread->schedule_absolute(this, absolute_timeout);
 		}
 
@@ -183,6 +187,10 @@ extern "C" struct dde_kit_timer *dde_kit_timer_add(void (*fn)(void *), void *pri
 }
 
 
+extern "C" void dde_kit_timer_schedule_absolute(struct dde_kit_timer *timer, unsigned long timeout) {
+	timer->schedule(timeout); }
+
+
 extern "C" void dde_kit_timer_del(struct dde_kit_timer *timer)
 {
 	try {