diff --git a/sys/include/event/periodic_callback.h b/sys/include/event/periodic_callback.h
index 8c430ff984..dac03c5ca5 100644
--- a/sys/include/event/periodic_callback.h
+++ b/sys/include/event/periodic_callback.h
@@ -97,6 +97,18 @@ static inline void event_periodic_callback_start(event_periodic_callback_t *even
     event_periodic_start(&event->periodic, interval);
 }
 
+/**
+ * @brief   Get the interval in which the periodic callback event repeats
+ *
+ * @param[in]   event           event_periodic_callback context object to use
+ *
+ * @returns     The interval of the underlying timer in which the event repeats
+ */
+static inline uint32_t event_periodic_callback_get_interval(const event_periodic_callback_t *event)
+{
+    return event->periodic.timer.interval;
+}
+
 /**
  * @brief   Set the amount of times the periodic callback event should repeat itself.
  *
@@ -110,6 +122,18 @@ static inline void event_periodic_callback_set_count(event_periodic_callback_t *
     event_periodic_set_count(&event->periodic, count);
 }
 
+/**
+ * @brief   Get the amount of times the periodic callback event should repeat itself.
+ *
+ * @param[in]   event           event_periodic_callback context object to use
+ * @returns     times the event should repeat itself,
+ *              EVENT_PERIODIC_FOREVER if it will repeat forever or is exhausted
+ */
+static inline uint32_t event_periodic_callback_get_count(const event_periodic_callback_t *event)
+{
+    return event->periodic.count;
+}
+
 /**
  * @brief   Stop a periodic callback event
  *