diff --git a/sys/include/event/deferred_callback.h b/sys/include/event/deferred_callback.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6cc95adbca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sys/include/event/deferred_callback.h
@@ -0,0 +1,104 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2025 ML!PA Consulting GmbH
+ *
+ * This file is subject to the terms and conditions of the GNU Lesser
+ * General Public License v2.1. See the file LICENSE in the top level
+ * directory for more details.
+ */
+
+/**
+ * @ingroup     sys_event
+ * @brief       Trigger an event callback after a timeout
+ *
+ * This provides convenience functions to trigger a callback event after
+ * some time has passed.
+ *
+ * @{
+ *
+ * @file
+ * @brief       Event Deferred Callback API
+ *
+ * @author      Benjamin Valentin <benjamin.valentin@ml-pa.com>
+ *
+ */
+
+#ifndef EVENT_DEFERRED_CALLBACK_H
+#define EVENT_DEFERRED_CALLBACK_H
+
+#include <assert.h>
+#include "event/callback.h"
+#include "ztimer.h"
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
+/**
+ * @brief   Deferred Callback Event structure
+ */
+typedef struct {
+    event_callback_t event;     /**< callback event portion */
+    event_queue_t *queue;       /**< event queue to post event to */
+    ztimer_t timer;             /**< ztimer object used for timeout */
+} event_deferred_callback_t;
+
+/**
+ * @brief     Internal helper function for ztimer callback
+ * @param[in] arg   event structure
+ */
+static inline void _event_deferred_post(void *arg)
+{
+    event_deferred_callback_t *event_timeout = arg;
+
+    event_post(event_timeout->queue, arg);
+}
+
+/**
+ * @brief   Execute a callback function in the event thread after a timeout
+ *
+ * @warning @p event must be kept allocated until the callback was executed
+ *
+ * @param[in]   event           event_deferred_callback object to initialize
+ * @param[in]   queue           queue that the timed-out event will be added to
+ * @param[in]   clock           the clock to configure this timer on
+ * @param[in]   timeout         timer target (relative ticks from now)
+ * @param[in]   callback        callback to set up
+ * @param[in]   arg             callback argument to set up
+ */
+static inline void event_deferred_callback_post(event_deferred_callback_t *event,
+                                                event_queue_t *queue,
+                                                ztimer_clock_t *clock, uint32_t timeout,
+                                                void (*callback)(void *), void *arg)
+{
+    event->event = (event_callback_t) {
+        .super.handler = _event_callback_handler,
+        .callback = callback,
+        .arg = arg,
+    };
+    event->timer = (ztimer_t) {
+        .callback = _event_deferred_post,
+        .arg = event,
+    };
+    event->queue = queue;
+
+    ztimer_set(clock, &event->timer, timeout);
+}
+
+/**
+ * @brief   Cancel a callback function if it has not been executed yet
+ *
+ * @param[in]   event           event_deferred_callback object to cancel
+ * @param[in]   clock           the clock this timer runs on
+ */
+static inline void event_deferred_callback_cancel(event_deferred_callback_t *event,
+                                                  ztimer_clock_t *clock)
+{
+    ztimer_remove(clock, &event->timer);
+    event_cancel(event->queue, (event_t *)event);
+}
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif
+#endif /* EVENT_DEFERRED_CALLBACK_H */
+/** @} */
diff --git a/tests/sys/event_periodic_callback/main.c b/tests/sys/event_periodic_callback/main.c
index 7f42995ea9..dc3eabf689 100644
--- a/tests/sys/event_periodic_callback/main.c
+++ b/tests/sys/event_periodic_callback/main.c
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 
 #include <stdio.h>
 
+#include "event/deferred_callback.h"
 #include "event/periodic_callback.h"
 #include "event/thread.h"
 
@@ -30,11 +31,13 @@ static void _event_cb(void *ctx)
 
 int main(void)
 {
-    event_periodic_callback_t a, b, c;
-
     event_callback_t oneshot;
     event_callback_oneshot(&oneshot, EVENT_PRIO_MEDIUM, _event_cb, "event 0");
 
+    event_deferred_callback_t d;
+    event_deferred_callback_post(&d, EVENT_PRIO_MEDIUM, ZTIMER_MSEC, 750, _event_cb, "event D");
+
+    event_periodic_callback_t a, b, c;
     event_periodic_callback_init(&a, ZTIMER_MSEC, EVENT_PRIO_MEDIUM, _event_cb, "event A");
     event_periodic_callback_init(&b, ZTIMER_MSEC, EVENT_PRIO_MEDIUM, _event_cb, "event B");
     event_periodic_callback_init(&c, ZTIMER_MSEC, EVENT_PRIO_MEDIUM, _event_cb, "event C");
diff --git a/tests/sys/event_periodic_callback/tests/01-run.py b/tests/sys/event_periodic_callback/tests/01-run.py
index 2bfbf1b417..7912e60dc6 100755
--- a/tests/sys/event_periodic_callback/tests/01-run.py
+++ b/tests/sys/event_periodic_callback/tests/01-run.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ from testrunner import run
 def testfunc(child):
     child.expect_exact("event 0")
     child.expect_exact("event A")
+    child.expect_exact("event D")
     child.expect_exact("event B")
     child.expect_exact("event A")
     child.expect_exact("event C")