diff --git a/drivers/timers/timer.c b/drivers/timers/timer.c
index ebe58dcd2f..16c85fa5d7 100644
--- a/drivers/timers/timer.c
+++ b/drivers/timers/timer.c
@@ -65,8 +65,13 @@
 
 struct timer_upperhalf_s
 {
-  uint8_t   crefs;    /* The number of times the device has been opened */
-  FAR char *path;     /* Registration path */
+  uint8_t   crefs;         /* The number of times the device has been opened */
+#ifdef HAVE_NOTIFICATION
+  uint8_t   signal;        /* The signal number to use in the notification */
+  pid_t     pid;           /* The ID of the task/thread to receive the signal */
+  FAR void *arg;           /* An argument to pass with the signal */
+#endif
+  FAR char *path;          /* Registration path */
 
   /* The contained lower-half driver */
 
@@ -77,6 +82,12 @@ struct timer_upperhalf_s
  * Private Function Prototypes
  ****************************************************************************/
 
+#ifdef HAVE_NOTIFICATION
+  /* REVISIT: This function prototype is insufficient to support signaling */
+
+static bool    timer_notifier(FAR uint32_t *next_interval_us);
+#endif
+
 static int     timer_open(FAR struct file *filep);
 static int     timer_close(FAR struct file *filep);
 static ssize_t timer_read(FAR struct file *filep, FAR char *buffer,
@@ -110,6 +121,36 @@ static const struct file_operations g_timerops =
  * Private Functions
  ****************************************************************************/
 
+/************************************************************************************
+ * Name: timer_notifier
+ *
+ * Description:
+ *   Notify the application via a signal when the timer interrupt occurs
+ *
+ * REVISIT: This function prototype is insufficient to support signaling
+ *
+ ************************************************************************************/
+
+#ifdef HAVE_NOTIFICATION
+static bool timer_notifier(FAR uint32_t *next_interval_us)
+{
+  FAR struct timer_upperhalf_s *upper = HOW?;
+#ifdef CONFIG_CAN_PASS_STRUCTS
+  union sigval value;
+#endif
+  int ret;
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_CAN_PASS_STRUCTS
+  value.sival_ptr = upper->arg;
+  ret = sigqueue(upper->pid, upper->signo, value);
+#else
+  ret = sigqueue(upper->pid, upper->signo, upper->arg);
+#endif
+
+  return ret == OK;
+}
+#endif
+
 /************************************************************************************
  * Name: timer_open
  *
@@ -120,10 +161,10 @@ static const struct file_operations g_timerops =
 
 static int timer_open(FAR struct file *filep)
 {
-  FAR struct inode                *inode = filep->f_inode;
+  FAR struct inode             *inode = filep->f_inode;
   FAR struct timer_upperhalf_s *upper = inode->i_private;
-  uint8_t                          tmp;
-  int                              ret;
+  uint8_t                       tmp;
+  int                           ret;
 
   tmrinfo("crefs: %d\n", upper->crefs);
 
@@ -322,6 +363,36 @@ static int timer_ioctl(FAR struct file *filep, int cmd, unsigned long arg)
       }
       break;
 
+#ifdef HAVE_NOTIFICATION
+    /* cmd:         TCIOC_NOTIFICATION
+     * Description: Notify application via a signal when the timer expires.
+     * Argument:    signal number
+     *
+     * NOTE: This ioctl cannot be support in the kernel build mode. In that
+     * case direct callbacks from kernel space into user space is forbidden.
+     */
+
+    case TCIOC_NOTIFICATION:
+      {
+        FAR struct timer_notify_s *notify =
+          (FAR struct timer_notify_s *)((uintptr_t)arg)
+
+        if (notify != NULL)
+          {
+            upper->signo = notify->signal;
+            upper->get   = notify->signal;
+            upper->arg   = noify->arg;
+
+            ret = timer_sethandler((FAR void *handle)upper, timer_notifier, NULL);
+          }
+        else
+          {
+            ret = -EINVAL;
+          }
+      }
+      break;
+#endif
+
     /* Any unrecognized IOCTL commands might be platform-specific ioctl commands */
 
     default:
@@ -500,7 +571,7 @@ int timer_sethandler(FAR void *handle, tccb_t newhandler,
   FAR struct timer_upperhalf_s *upper;
   FAR struct timer_lowerhalf_s *lower;
   tccb_t tmphandler;
- 
+
   /* Recover the pointer to the upper-half driver state */
 
   upper = (FAR struct timer_upperhalf_s *)handle;
diff --git a/include/nuttx/timers/timer.h b/include/nuttx/timers/timer.h
index 77946327fc..eb2830bd56 100644
--- a/include/nuttx/timers/timer.h
+++ b/include/nuttx/timers/timer.h
@@ -52,6 +52,12 @@
 /****************************************************************************
  * Pre-processor Definitions
  ****************************************************************************/
+/* It would require some interface modifcations in order to support
+ * notifications.
+ */
+
+#undef HAVE_NOTIFICATION
+
 /* IOCTL Commands ***********************************************************/
 /* The timer driver uses a standard character driver framework.  However,
  * since the timer driver is a device control interface and not a data
@@ -60,14 +66,18 @@
  *
  * These are detected and handled by the "upper half" timer driver.
  *
- * TCIOC_START      - Start the timer
- *                    Argument: Ignored
- * TCIOC_STOP       - Stop the timer
- *                    Argument: Ignored
- * TCIOC_GETSTATUS  - Get the status of the timer.
- *                    Argument:  A writeable pointer to struct timer_status_s.
- * TCIOC_SETTIMEOUT - Reset the timer timeout to this value
- *                    Argument: A 32-bit timeout value in microseconds.
+ * TCIOC_START        - Start the timer
+ *                      Argument: Ignored
+ * TCIOC_STOP         - Stop the timer
+ *                      Argument: Ignored
+ * TCIOC_GETSTATUS    - Get the status of the timer.
+ *                      Argument:  A writeable pointer to struct timer_status_s.
+ * TCIOC_SETTIMEOUT   - Reset the timer timeout to this value
+ *                      Argument: A 32-bit timeout value in microseconds.
+ * TCIOC_NOTIFICATION - Set up to notify an application via a signal when
+ *                      the timer expires.
+ *                      Argument: A read-only pointer to an instance of
+ *                      stuct timer_notify_s.
  *
  * WARNING: May change TCIOC_SETTIMEOUT to pass pointer to 64bit nanoseconds
  * or timespec structure.
@@ -82,18 +92,20 @@
  * range.
  */
 
-#define TCIOC_START      _TCIOC(0x0001)
-#define TCIOC_STOP       _TCIOC(0x0002)
-#define TCIOC_GETSTATUS  _TCIOC(0x0003)
-#define TCIOC_SETTIMEOUT _TCIOC(0x0004)
-#define TCIOC_SETHANDLER _TCIOC(0x0005)
+#define TCIOC_START        _TCIOC(0x0001)
+#define TCIOC_STOP         _TCIOC(0x0002)
+#define TCIOC_GETSTATUS    _TCIOC(0x0003)
+#define TCIOC_SETTIMEOUT   _TCIOC(0x0004)
+#ifdef HAVE_NOTIFICATION
+#define TCIOC_NOTIFICATION _TCIOC(0x0005)
+#endif
 
 /* Bit Settings *************************************************************/
 /* Bit settings for the struct timer_status_s flags field */
 
-#define TCFLAGS_ACTIVE   (1 << 0) /* 1=The timer is running */
-#define TCFLAGS_HANDLER  (1 << 1) /* 1=Call the user function when the
-                                   *   timer expires */
+#define TCFLAGS_ACTIVE     (1 << 0) /* 1=The timer is running */
+#define TCFLAGS_HANDLER    (1 << 1) /* 1=Call the user function when the
+                                     *   timer expires */
 
 /****************************************************************************
  * Public Types
@@ -117,6 +129,17 @@ struct timer_status_s
                              * (in microseconds) */
 };
 
+#ifdef HAVE_NOTIFICATION
+/* This is the type of the argument passed to the TCIOC_NOTIFICATION ioctl */
+
+struct timer_notify_s
+{
+  FAR void *arg;            /* An argument to pass with the signal */
+  pid_t     pid;            /* The ID of the task/thread to receive the signal */
+  uint8_t   signal;         /* The signal number to use in the notification */
+};
+#endif
+
 /* This structure provides the "lower-half" driver operations available to
  * the "upper-half" driver.
  */