diff --git a/Makefile.base.mk b/Makefile.base.mk
index 5eaea285..6568471e 100644
--- a/Makefile.base.mk
+++ b/Makefile.base.mk
@@ -225,7 +225,10 @@ HAVE_OPENGL = true
 else
 HAVE_OPENGL = $(shell $(PKG_CONFIG) --exists gl && echo true)
 ifneq ($(HAIKU),true)
-HAVE_X11    = $(shell $(PKG_CONFIG) --exists x11 && echo true)
+HAVE_X11     = $(shell $(PKG_CONFIG) --exists x11 && echo true)
+HAVE_XCURSOR = $(shell $(PKG_CONFIG) --exists xcursor && echo true)
+HAVE_XEXT    = $(shell $(PKG_CONFIG) --exists xext && echo true)
+HAVE_XRANDR  = $(shell $(PKG_CONFIG) --exists xrandr && echo true)
 endif
 endif
 
@@ -254,6 +257,19 @@ ifneq ($(HAIKU_OR_MACOS_OR_WINDOWS),true)
 ifeq ($(HAVE_X11),true)
 DGL_FLAGS       += $(shell $(PKG_CONFIG) --cflags x11)
 DGL_SYSTEM_LIBS += $(shell $(PKG_CONFIG) --libs x11)
+ifeq ($(HAVE_XCURSOR),true)
+# TODO -DHAVE_XCURSOR
+DGL_FLAGS       += $(shell $(PKG_CONFIG) --cflags xcursor)
+DGL_SYSTEM_LIBS += $(shell $(PKG_CONFIG) --libs xcursor)
+endif
+ifeq ($(HAVE_XEXT),true)
+DGL_FLAGS       += $(shell $(PKG_CONFIG) --cflags xext) -DHAVE_XEXT -DHAVE_XSYNC
+DGL_SYSTEM_LIBS += $(shell $(PKG_CONFIG) --libs xext)
+endif
+ifeq ($(HAVE_XRANDR),true)
+DGL_FLAGS       += $(shell $(PKG_CONFIG) --cflags xrandr) -DHAVE_XRANDR
+DGL_SYSTEM_LIBS += $(shell $(PKG_CONFIG) --libs xrandr)
+endif
 endif
 endif
 
diff --git a/dgl/Application.hpp b/dgl/Application.hpp
index 3d574ca0..2c166b8e 100644
--- a/dgl/Application.hpp
+++ b/dgl/Application.hpp
@@ -77,12 +77,12 @@ public:
       Idle callbacks trigger right after OS event handling and Window idle events (within the same cycle).
       There are no guarantees in terms of timing.
     */
-    void addIdleCallback(IdleCallback* const callback);
+    void addIdleCallback(IdleCallback* callback);
 
    /**
       Remove an idle callback previously added via addIdleCallback().
     */
-    void removeIdleCallback(IdleCallback* const callback);
+    void removeIdleCallback(IdleCallback* callback);
 
 private:
     struct PrivateData;
diff --git a/dgl/TopLevelWidget.hpp b/dgl/TopLevelWidget.hpp
index fe859766..e7ac44d3 100644
--- a/dgl/TopLevelWidget.hpp
+++ b/dgl/TopLevelWidget.hpp
@@ -67,6 +67,8 @@ public:
     Window& getWindow() const noexcept;
 
     // TODO group stuff after here, convenience functions present in Window class
+    bool addIdleCallback(IdleCallback* callback, uint timerFrequencyInMs = 0);
+    bool removeIdleCallback(IdleCallback* callback);
     double getScaleFactor() const noexcept;
     void repaint() noexcept;
     void repaint(const Rectangle<uint>& rect) noexcept;
diff --git a/dgl/Window.hpp b/dgl/Window.hpp
index 6c27f84a..5defcf6b 100644
--- a/dgl/Window.hpp
+++ b/dgl/Window.hpp
@@ -190,6 +190,25 @@ public:
     */
     void setIgnoringKeyRepeat(bool ignore) noexcept;
 
+   /**
+      Add a callback function to be triggered on every idle cycle or on a specific timer frequency.
+      You can add more than one, and remove them at anytime with removeIdleCallback().
+      This can be used to perform some action at a regular interval with relatively low frequency.
+
+      If providing a timer frequency, there are a few things to note:
+       1. There is a platform-specific limit to the number of supported timers, and overhead associated with each,
+          so you should create only a few timers and perform several tasks in one if necessary.
+       2. This timer frequency is not guaranteed to have a resolution better than 10ms
+          (the maximum timer resolution on Windows) and may be rounded up if it is too short.
+          On X11 and MacOS, a resolution of about 1ms can usually be relied on.
+    */
+    bool addIdleCallback(IdleCallback* callback, uint timerFrequencyInMs = 0);
+
+   /**
+      Remove an idle callback previously added via addIdleCallback().
+    */
+    bool removeIdleCallback(IdleCallback* callback);
+
    /**
       Get the application associated with this window.
     */
diff --git a/dgl/src/TopLevelWidget.cpp b/dgl/src/TopLevelWidget.cpp
index 9d553604..9f68360e 100644
--- a/dgl/src/TopLevelWidget.cpp
+++ b/dgl/src/TopLevelWidget.cpp
@@ -40,6 +40,16 @@ Window& TopLevelWidget::getWindow() const noexcept
     return pData->window;
 }
 
+bool TopLevelWidget::addIdleCallback(IdleCallback* const callback, const uint timerFrequencyInMs)
+{
+    return pData->window.addIdleCallback(callback, timerFrequencyInMs);
+}
+
+bool TopLevelWidget::removeIdleCallback(IdleCallback* const callback)
+{
+    return pData->window.removeIdleCallback(callback);
+}
+
 double TopLevelWidget::getScaleFactor() const noexcept
 {
     return pData->window.getScaleFactor();
diff --git a/dgl/src/Window.cpp b/dgl/src/Window.cpp
index b68302ef..800daab3 100644
--- a/dgl/src/Window.cpp
+++ b/dgl/src/Window.cpp
@@ -153,6 +153,20 @@ void Window::setIgnoringKeyRepeat(const bool ignore) noexcept
     puglSetViewHint(pData->view, PUGL_IGNORE_KEY_REPEAT, ignore);
 }
 
+bool Window::addIdleCallback(IdleCallback* const callback, const uint timerFrequencyInMs)
+{
+    DISTRHO_SAFE_ASSERT_RETURN(callback != nullptr, false)
+
+    return pData->addIdleCallback(callback, timerFrequencyInMs);
+}
+
+bool Window::removeIdleCallback(IdleCallback* const callback)
+{
+    DISTRHO_SAFE_ASSERT_RETURN(callback != nullptr, false)
+
+    return pData->removeIdleCallback(callback);
+}
+
 Application& Window::getApp() const noexcept
 {
     return pData->app;
diff --git a/dgl/src/WindowPrivateData.cpp b/dgl/src/WindowPrivateData.cpp
index cadd93b9..9d962127 100644
--- a/dgl/src/WindowPrivateData.cpp
+++ b/dgl/src/WindowPrivateData.cpp
@@ -347,6 +347,31 @@ void Window::PrivateData::idleCallback()
 //         modal.parent->idleCallback();
 }
 
+// -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+bool Window::PrivateData::addIdleCallback(IdleCallback* const callback, const uint timerFrequencyInMs)
+{
+    if (timerFrequencyInMs == 0)
+    {
+        appData->idleCallbacks.push_back(callback);
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    return puglStartTimer(view, (uintptr_t)callback, static_cast<double>(timerFrequencyInMs) / 1000.0) == PUGL_SUCCESS;
+}
+
+bool Window::PrivateData::removeIdleCallback(IdleCallback* const callback)
+{
+    if (std::find(appData->idleCallbacks.begin(),
+                  appData->idleCallbacks.end(), callback) != appData->idleCallbacks.end())
+    {
+        appData->idleCallbacks.remove(callback);
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    return puglStopTimer(view, (uintptr_t)callback) == PUGL_SUCCESS;
+}
+
 // -----------------------------------------------------------------------
 // modal handling
 
@@ -740,6 +765,8 @@ PuglStatus Window::PrivateData::puglEventCallback(PuglView* const view, const Pu
 
     ///< Timer triggered, a #PuglEventTimer
     case PUGL_TIMER:
+        if (IdleCallback* const idleCallback = reinterpret_cast<IdleCallback*>(event->timer.id))
+            idleCallback->idleCallback();
         break;
 
     ///< Recursive loop entered, a #PuglEventLoopEnter
diff --git a/dgl/src/WindowPrivateData.hpp b/dgl/src/WindowPrivateData.hpp
index e00f97b7..fafbd0aa 100644
--- a/dgl/src/WindowPrivateData.hpp
+++ b/dgl/src/WindowPrivateData.hpp
@@ -136,6 +136,9 @@ struct Window::PrivateData : IdleCallback {
 
     void idleCallback() override;
 
+    bool addIdleCallback(IdleCallback* callback, uint timerFrequencyInMs);
+    bool removeIdleCallback(IdleCallback* callback);
+
     // modal handling
     void startModal();
     void stopModal();
@@ -152,6 +155,7 @@ struct Window::PrivateData : IdleCallback {
     void onPuglMouse(const Events::MouseEvent& ev);
     void onPuglMotion(const Events::MotionEvent& ev);
     void onPuglScroll(const Events::ScrollEvent& ev);
+    void onPuglTimer(IdleCallback* idleCallback);
 
     // Pugl event handling entry point
     static PuglStatus puglEventCallback(PuglView* view, const PuglEvent* event);