diff --git a/stm-firmware/include/reflow-controller/systick.h b/stm-firmware/include/reflow-controller/systick.h
index fb7cf2c..5060096 100644
--- a/stm-firmware/include/reflow-controller/systick.h
+++ b/stm-firmware/include/reflow-controller/systick.h
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 #define __SYSTICK_H__
 
 #include <stdint.h>
+#include <stdbool.h>
 
 /**
  * @brief Reload value for the systick timer.
@@ -65,4 +66,6 @@ void systick_wait_ms(uint32_t ms);
 
 uint64_t systick_get_global_tick();
 
+bool systick_ticks_have_passed(uint64_t start_timestamp, uint64_t ticks);
+
 #endif /* __SYSTICK_H__ */
diff --git a/stm-firmware/systick.c b/stm-firmware/systick.c
index 55c68a8..a135d59 100644
--- a/stm-firmware/systick.c
+++ b/stm-firmware/systick.c
@@ -46,6 +46,26 @@ uint64_t systick_get_global_tick()
 	return global_tick_ms;
 }
 
+bool systick_ticks_have_passed(uint64_t start_timestamp, uint64_t ticks)
+{
+	uint64_t end_timestamp = start_timestamp + ticks;
+	uint64_t current_timestamp = systick_get_global_tick();
+
+	/* wrap around expected */
+	if (end_timestamp < start_timestamp) {
+		/* Wrap around occured */
+		if (current_timestamp < start_timestamp) {
+			if (current_timestamp >= end_timestamp)
+				return true;
+		}
+	} else {
+		if (current_timestamp >= end_timestamp)
+			return true;
+	}
+
+	return false;
+}
+
 /**
  * @brief Interrupt Handler for SysTick
  *