diff --git a/include/arch/arduino-nano/driver/counter.h b/include/arch/arduino-nano/driver/counter.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..d387a354861653e833c12e4956b50e03ed2fc57f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/arch/arduino-nano/driver/counter.h
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+#include <avr/io.h>
+#include <avr/interrupt.h>
+
+class Counter {
+	private:
+		Counter(const Counter &copy);
+
+	public:
+		uint8_t overflowed;
+
+		Counter() : overflowed(0) {}
+
+		inline void start() {
+			overflowed = 0;
+			TCNT1 = 0;
+			TCCR1A = 0;
+			TCCR1B = _BV(CS10);
+			TIMSK1 = _BV(TOIE1);
+		}
+
+		inline uint16_t stop() {
+			TCCR1B = 0;
+			return TCNT1;
+		}
+};
+
+extern Counter counter;
diff --git a/src/arch/arduino-nano-168/Makefile.inc b/src/arch/arduino-nano-168/Makefile.inc
index 2f501f601c6a2888a467d5ffb883f2be5365d144..61492dbb96088ba6761dcebfdc3f36b8abb25f33 100644
--- a/src/arch/arduino-nano-168/Makefile.inc
+++ b/src/arch/arduino-nano-168/Makefile.inc
@@ -40,6 +40,10 @@ ifneq ($(findstring timer,${arch_drivers}), )
 	CXX_TARGETS += src/arch/arduino-nano/driver/timer.cc
 endif
 
+ifneq ($(findstring counter,${arch_drivers}), )
+	CXX_TARGETS += src/arch/arduino-nano/driver/counter.cc
+endif
+
 ifeq (${cpu_freq}, 16000000)
 	uart_baud = 57600
 else ifeq (${cpu_freq}, 8000000)
diff --git a/src/arch/arduino-nano/Makefile.inc b/src/arch/arduino-nano/Makefile.inc
index 30d9638bf1e4f66f6ac599a30a228ee194625ecb..889668147ba52bc654bdabaa9da2ee920f641ee0 100644
--- a/src/arch/arduino-nano/Makefile.inc
+++ b/src/arch/arduino-nano/Makefile.inc
@@ -40,6 +40,10 @@ ifneq ($(findstring timer,${arch_drivers}), )
 	CXX_TARGETS += src/arch/arduino-nano/driver/timer.cc
 endif
 
+ifneq ($(findstring counter,${arch_drivers}), )
+	CXX_TARGETS += src/arch/arduino-nano/driver/counter.cc
+endif
+
 ifeq (${cpu_freq}, 16000000)
 	uart_baud = 57600
 else ifeq (${cpu_freq}, 8000000)
diff --git a/src/arch/arduino-nano/driver/counter.cc b/src/arch/arduino-nano/driver/counter.cc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..4e629836cf4768b89d02305fb28f712c10dcf5cf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/arch/arduino-nano/driver/counter.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#include "driver/counter.h"
+
+Counter counter;
+
+ISR(TIMER1_OVF_vect)
+{
+	if (counter.overflowed < 255) {
+		counter.overflowed++;
+	}
+}