diff --git a/lib/thread.c b/lib/thread.c
index 6fcddd7..39e79ad 100644
--- a/lib/thread.c
+++ b/lib/thread.c
@@ -896,6 +896,17 @@
                                             arg, &trel, debugargpass);
 }
 
+/* Add timer event thread with "millisecond" resolution */
+struct thread *
+funcname_thread_add_timer_tv (struct thread_master *m,
+                              int (*func) (struct thread *),
+                              void *arg, struct timeval *tv,
+                              debugargdef)
+{
+  return funcname_thread_add_timer_timeval (m, func, THREAD_TIMER,
+                                            arg, tv, debugargpass);
+}
+
 /* Add a background thread, with an optional millisec delay */
 struct thread *
 funcname_thread_add_background (struct thread_master *m,
diff --git a/lib/thread.h b/lib/thread.h
index dafd438..3f16216 100644
--- a/lib/thread.h
+++ b/lib/thread.h
@@ -176,6 +176,7 @@
 #define thread_add_write(m,f,a,v) funcname_thread_add_write(m,f,a,v,#f,__FILE__,__LINE__)
 #define thread_add_timer(m,f,a,v) funcname_thread_add_timer(m,f,a,v,#f,__FILE__,__LINE__)
 #define thread_add_timer_msec(m,f,a,v) funcname_thread_add_timer_msec(m,f,a,v,#f,__FILE__,__LINE__)
+#define thread_add_timer_tv(m,f,a,v) funcname_thread_add_timer_tv(m,f,a,v,#f,__FILE__,__LINE__)
 #define thread_add_event(m,f,a,v) funcname_thread_add_event(m,f,a,v,#f,__FILE__,__LINE__)
 #define thread_execute(m,f,a,v) funcname_thread_execute(m,f,a,v,#f,__FILE__,__LINE__)
 
@@ -198,6 +199,10 @@
 extern struct thread *funcname_thread_add_timer_msec (struct thread_master *,
 				                      int (*)(struct thread *),
 				                      void *, long, debugargdef);
+extern struct thread *funcname_thread_add_timer_tv (struct thread_master *,
+				                    int (*)(struct thread *),
+				                    void *, struct timeval *,
+						    debugargdef);
 extern struct thread *funcname_thread_add_event (struct thread_master *,
 				                 int (*)(struct thread *),
 				                 void *, int, debugargdef);