diff --git a/tests/event_ztimer/Makefile b/tests/event_ztimer/Makefile
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+++ b/tests/event_ztimer/Makefile
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+include ../Makefile.tests_common
+
+FORCE_ASSERTS = 1
+USEMODULE += event_thread
+USEMODULE += event_callback
+USEMODULE += event_timeout_ztimer
+USEMODULE += event_periodic
+
+include $(RIOTBASE)/Makefile.include
diff --git a/tests/event_ztimer/Makefile.ci b/tests/event_ztimer/Makefile.ci
new file mode 100644
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+++ b/tests/event_ztimer/Makefile.ci
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+BOARD_INSUFFICIENT_MEMORY := \
+    arduino-duemilanove \
+    arduino-leonardo \
+    arduino-nano \
+    arduino-uno \
+    atmega328p \
+    atmega328p-xplained-mini \
+    nucleo-l011k4 \
+    #
diff --git a/tests/event_ztimer/main.c b/tests/event_ztimer/main.c
new file mode 100644
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/event_ztimer/main.c
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+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2021 Inria
+ *
+ * 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     tests
+ * @{
+ *
+ * @file
+ * @brief       event_timeout application using ztimer
+ *
+ * @author      Kaspar Schleiser <kaspar@schleiser.de>
+ * @author      Francisco Molina <francois-xavier.molina@inria.fr>
+ *
+ * @}
+ */
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+
+#include "atomic_utils.h"
+#include "test_utils/expect.h"
+#include "timex.h"
+#include "thread.h"
+#include "mutex.h"
+#include "event.h"
+#include "event/timeout.h"
+#include "event/periodic.h"
+#include "event/thread.h"
+#include "event/callback.h"
+#include "ztimer.h"
+#include "ztimer/periodic.h"
+
+#define EVENT_TIMEOUT_TIME       (1 * US_PER_SEC)
+
+static void callback_never(void *arg);
+static void callback_timed(void *arg);
+static void callback_4times(void *arg);
+
+static uint8_t iter;
+static event_timeout_t event_timeout;
+static event_timeout_t event_timeout_cleared;
+static event_periodic_t event_periodic;
+static event_callback_t event_4times = EVENT_CALLBACK_INIT(callback_4times, &iter);
+static event_callback_t event_timed = EVENT_CALLBACK_INIT(callback_timed, &iter);
+static event_callback_t event_never = EVENT_CALLBACK_INIT(callback_never, 0);
+static uint32_t before;
+static mutex_t lock = MUTEX_INIT_LOCKED;
+
+static void callback_timed(void *arg)
+{
+    expect(arg == event_timed.arg);
+    uint32_t now = ztimer_now(ZTIMER_USEC);
+    expect((now - before) >= 1 * US_PER_SEC);
+    printf("triggered timed callback after %" PRIu32 "us\n", now - before);
+    mutex_unlock(&lock);
+}
+
+static void callback_4times(void *arg)
+{
+    uint8_t *count = (uint8_t *)arg;
+
+    *count = *count + 1;
+    uint32_t now = event_periodic.timer.last;
+    uint32_t elapsed = now - before;
+    before = now;
+    expect((elapsed) >= 1 * US_PER_SEC);
+    if (*count <= 4) {
+        printf("trigger %d of periodic timeout, elapsed time: %" PRIu32 " us\n",
+               *count, elapsed);
+    }
+    if (*count == 4) {
+        event_periodic_stop(&event_periodic);
+        mutex_unlock(&lock);
+    }
+    else if (*count > 4) {
+        /* this callback should never be called */
+        puts("this should only be called 4 times");
+        puts("[FAILED]");
+        while (1) {
+            expect(false);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+static void callback_never(void *arg)
+{
+    (void)arg;
+    /* this callback should never be called */
+    puts("this should never happen");
+    puts("[FAILED]");
+    while (1) {
+        expect(false);
+    }
+}
+
+int main(void)
+{
+    iter = 0;
+    puts("posting periodic timed callback with timeout 1sec");
+    event_periodic_init(&event_periodic, ZTIMER_USEC, EVENT_PRIO_MEDIUM,
+                        &event_4times.super);
+    event_periodic_start(&event_periodic, EVENT_TIMEOUT_TIME);
+    before = event_periodic.timer.last;
+    puts("waiting for periodic callback to be triggered 4 times");
+    mutex_lock(&lock);
+    puts("posting timed callback with timeout 0.5sec, clear right after");
+    event_timeout_ztimer_init(&event_timeout_cleared, ZTIMER_USEC,
+                              EVENT_PRIO_MEDIUM, &event_never.super);
+    event_timeout_set(&event_timeout_cleared, EVENT_TIMEOUT_TIME / 2);
+    event_timeout_clear(&event_timeout_cleared);
+    puts("posting timed callback with timeout 1sec");
+    event_timeout_ztimer_init(&event_timeout, ZTIMER_USEC, EVENT_PRIO_MEDIUM,
+                              &event_timed.super);
+    before = ztimer_now(ZTIMER_USEC);
+    event_timeout_set(&event_timeout, EVENT_TIMEOUT_TIME);
+    puts("waiting for timed callback to trigger");
+    mutex_lock(&lock);
+    puts("[SUCCESS]");
+    return 0;
+}
diff --git a/tests/event_ztimer/tests/01-run.py b/tests/event_ztimer/tests/01-run.py
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index 0000000000..a8c5d9b211
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+++ b/tests/event_ztimer/tests/01-run.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+
+# Copyright (C) 2016 Kaspar Schleiser <kaspar@schleiser.de>
+#               2017 Sebastian Meiling <s@mlng.net>
+#
+# 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.
+
+import sys
+from testrunner import run
+
+
+def testfunc(child):
+    child.expect_exact(u"[SUCCESS]")
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    sys.exit(run(testfunc))