diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index c3d533b..a9fd684 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@
     "guzzlehttp/guzzle": "~6.0",
     "nannehuiges/jsend": "2.1.*",
     "monolog/monolog": "1.*",
-    "php-di/php-di": "^6.0"
+    "php-di/php-di": "^6.0",
+    "dragonmantank/cron-expression": "^2.3"
   },
   "require": {
     "php": "^7.1"
@@ -25,7 +26,8 @@
     "guzzlehttp/guzzle": "~6.0 Used for rest api and other http communication",
     "nannehuiges/jsend": "2.1.* Used for rest api",
     "php-di/php-di": "^6.* Used for DI integration",
-    "ext-zmq": "when using ZMQ subpackage"
+    "ext-zmq": "when using ZMQ subpackage",
+    "dragonmantank/cron-expression": "^2.3 when using cron staff"
   },
   "autoload": {
     "psr-4": {
diff --git a/src/SAREhub/Commons/Time/CronTask.php b/src/SAREhub/Commons/Time/CronTask.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..410679e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/SAREhub/Commons/Time/CronTask.php
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+<?php
+
+
+namespace SAREhub\Commons\Time;
+
+
+use Cron\CronExpression;
+use DateTimeInterface;
+use Psr\Log\LoggerAwareInterface;
+use Psr\Log\LoggerInterface;
+use Psr\Log\NullLogger;
+use SAREhub\Commons\Misc\TimeProvider;
+use SAREhub\Commons\Task\Task;
+
+class CronTask implements LoggerAwareInterface
+{
+    /**
+     * @var CronExpression
+     */
+    private $cron;
+
+    /**
+     * @var TimeProvider
+     */
+    private $timeProvider;
+
+    /**
+     * @var Task
+     */
+    private $taskToRun;
+
+    /**
+     * @var LoggerInterface
+     */
+    private $logger;
+
+    /**
+     * @var DateTimeInterface
+     */
+    private $nextRunDate;
+
+    public function __construct(CronExpression $cron, TimeProvider $timeProvider, Task $taskToRun)
+    {
+        $this->cron = $cron;
+        $this->timeProvider = $timeProvider;
+        $this->taskToRun = $taskToRun;
+        $this->logger = new NullLogger();
+        $this->updateNextRunDate();
+    }
+
+    public function __invoke()
+    {
+        $now = $this->timeProvider->now();
+        $this->logger->debug("Invoked, current nextRunDate: {nextRunDate}", [
+            "nextRunDate" => $this->nextRunDate->format(\DateTime::ATOM)
+        ]);
+        if ($now >= $this->nextRunDate->getTimestamp()) {
+            $this->logger->notice("Run task, current nextRunDate: {nextRunDate}", [
+                "nextRunDate" => $this->nextRunDate->format(\DateTime::ATOM)
+            ]);
+            $this->taskToRun->run();
+            $this->updateNextRunDate();
+            $this->logger->notice("Task ended, current nextRunDate: {nextRunDate}", [
+                "nextRunDate" => $this->nextRunDate->format(\DateTime::ATOM)
+            ]);
+        }
+    }
+
+    private function updateNextRunDate(): void
+    {
+        $this->nextRunDate = $this->cron->getNextRunDate("@" . $this->timeProvider->now());
+    }
+
+    public function setLogger(LoggerInterface $logger)
+    {
+        $this->logger = $logger;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/SAREhub/Commons/Time/PeriodicTaskDefinition.php b/src/SAREhub/Commons/Time/PeriodicTaskDefinition.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b1a089e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/SAREhub/Commons/Time/PeriodicTaskDefinition.php
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+<?php
+
+
+namespace SAREhub\Commons\Time;
+
+
+class PeriodicTaskDefinition
+{
+    /**
+     * @var string
+     */
+    private $id;
+
+    /**
+     * @var int
+     */
+    private $interval;
+
+    /**
+     * @var callable
+     */
+    private $callback;
+
+    public function __construct(string $id, int $interval, callable $callback)
+    {
+        $this->id = $id;
+        $this->interval = $interval;
+        $this->callback = $callback;
+    }
+
+    public function getId(): string
+    {
+        return $this->id;
+    }
+
+    public function getInterval(): int
+    {
+        return $this->interval;
+    }
+
+    public function getCallback(): callable
+    {
+        return $this->callback;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/SAREhub/Commons/Time/TimerServicePeriodicTasksRegisterTask.php b/src/SAREhub/Commons/Time/TimerServicePeriodicTasksRegisterTask.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..244be06
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/SAREhub/Commons/Time/TimerServicePeriodicTasksRegisterTask.php
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+<?php
+
+
+namespace SAREhub\Commons\Time;
+
+
+use SAREhub\Commons\Task\Task;
+use SAREhub\Commons\Time\TimerService;
+
+class TimerServicePeriodicTasksRegisterTask implements Task
+{
+    /**
+     * @var TimerService
+     */
+    private $service;
+
+    /**
+     * @var PeriodicTaskDefinition[]
+     */
+    private $taskDefs;
+
+    public function __construct(TimerService $service, array $taskDefs)
+    {
+        $this->service = $service;
+        $this->taskDefs = $taskDefs;
+    }
+
+    public function run()
+    {
+        foreach ($this->taskDefs as $taskDef) {
+            $this->service->addPeriodicTask(
+                $taskDef->getId(),
+                $taskDef->getInterval(),
+                $taskDef->getCallback()
+            );
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/SAREhub/Commons/Time/CronTaskTest.php b/tests/SAREhub/Commons/Time/CronTaskTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d2ca057
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/SAREhub/Commons/Time/CronTaskTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace SAREhub\Commons\Time;
+
+use Cron\CronExpression;
+use Mockery;
+use Mockery\Adapter\Phpunit\MockeryPHPUnitIntegration;
+use PHPUnit\Framework\TestCase;
+use SAREhub\Commons\Misc\TimeProvider;
+use SAREhub\Commons\Task\Task;
+
+class CronTaskTest extends TestCase
+{
+
+    use MockeryPHPUnitIntegration;
+
+    /**
+     * @var CronExpression
+     */
+    private $cron;
+
+    /**
+     * @var TimeProvider
+     */
+    private $timeProvider;
+
+    /**
+     * @var Task
+     */
+    private $taskToRun;
+
+    /**
+     * @var CronTask
+     */
+    private $task;
+
+    protected function setUp()
+    {
+        $this->cron = CronExpression::factory("@hourly");
+        $this->timeProvider = new TimeProvider();
+        $this->timeProvider->freezeTime();
+        $this->taskToRun = Mockery::mock(Task::class);
+        $this->task = new CronTask($this->cron, $this->timeProvider, $this->taskToRun);
+    }
+
+    public function testRunWhenNowIsNextRunDate()
+    {
+        $currentNextRunDate = $this->cron->getNextRunDate("@" . $this->timeProvider->now());
+        $this->timeProvider->freezeTime($currentNextRunDate->getTimestamp());
+
+        $this->taskToRun->expects("run")->with();
+
+        ($this->task)();
+    }
+
+    public function testRunWhenNowIsNotNextRunDate()
+    {
+        $currentNextRunDate = $this->cron->getNextRunDate("@" . $this->timeProvider->now());
+        $this->timeProvider->freezeTime($currentNextRunDate->getTimestamp() - 1);
+
+        $this->taskToRun->expects("run")->never();
+
+        ($this->task)();
+    }
+
+    public function testRunWhenAfterRunDate()
+    {
+        $currentNextRunDate = $this->cron->getNextRunDate("@" . $this->timeProvider->now());
+        $this->timeProvider->freezeTime($currentNextRunDate->getTimestamp() + 1);
+        $this->taskToRun->expects("run")->once();
+        ($this->task)();
+
+        $currentNextRunDate = $this->cron->getNextRunDate("@" . $this->timeProvider->now());
+        $this->timeProvider->freezeTime($currentNextRunDate->getTimestamp() - 1);
+        $this->taskToRun->expects("run")->never();
+
+        ($this->task)();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/SAREhub/Commons/Time/TimerServicePeriodicTasksRegisterTaskTest.php b/tests/SAREhub/Commons/Time/TimerServicePeriodicTasksRegisterTaskTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..14832ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/SAREhub/Commons/Time/TimerServicePeriodicTasksRegisterTaskTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Commons\Time;
+
+use Mockery\Adapter\Phpunit\MockeryPHPUnitIntegration;
+use SAREhub\Commons\Time\PeriodicTaskDefinition;
+use SAREhub\Commons\Time\TimerService;
+use PHPUnit\Framework\TestCase;
+use SAREhub\Commons\Time\TimerServicePeriodicTasksRegisterTask;
+
+class TimerServicePeriodicTasksRegisterTaskTest extends TestCase
+{
+
+    use MockeryPHPUnitIntegration;
+
+    public function testRun()
+    {
+        $timerService = \Mockery::mock(TimerService::class);
+        $id = "test";
+        $interval = 60;
+        $callback = function () {
+        };
+        $def = new PeriodicTaskDefinition($id, $interval, $callback);
+        $task = new TimerServicePeriodicTasksRegisterTask($timerService, [$def]);
+
+        $timerService->expects("addPeriodicTask")->with($id, $interval, $callback);
+
+        $task->run();
+    }
+}