diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index de8c1c2..34ead91 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@ TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(demo cpptimer)
 add_executable(demo_runnable demo_runnable.cpp)
 TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(demo_runnable cpptimer)
 
+add_executable(demo_stdfunccallback demo_stdfunccallback.cpp)
+TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(demo_stdfunccallback cpptimer)
+
+
 add_subdirectory(test)
 
 set_target_properties(cpptimer PROPERTIES
diff --git a/CppTimerStdFuncCallback.h b/CppTimerStdFuncCallback.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2c02f8b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CppTimerStdFuncCallback.h
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+#ifndef __CPP_TIMER_CALLBACK
+#define __CPP_TIMER_CALLBACK
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include "CppTimer.h"
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <functional>
+
+class CppTimerCallback : public CppTimer {
+
+public:
+
+    using CallbackFunction = std::function<void(void)>;
+
+    void registerEventCallback(CallbackFunction cf) {
+	callbackFunction = cf;
+    }
+    
+    void timerEvent() {
+	if (!(callbackFunction == nullptr)) {
+	    callbackFunction();
+	}
+    }
+
+private:
+    CallbackFunction callbackFunction;
+};
+
+
+#endif
diff --git a/demo_stdfunccallback.cpp b/demo_stdfunccallback.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5d30864
--- /dev/null
+++ b/demo_stdfunccallback.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include "CppTimerStdFuncCallback.h"
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <thread>
+
+class ReceiverClass1 {
+public:
+    void run() {
+	fprintf(stdout,"Bah! ");
+	fflush(stdout);
+    }
+};
+
+
+class ReceiverClass2 {
+public:
+    void run() {
+	fprintf(stdout,"Buh! \n");
+	fflush(stdout);
+    }
+};
+
+
+int main( int, const char**) {
+	CppTimerCallback demoTimer1;
+	ReceiverClass1 receiverClass1;
+	demoTimer1.registerEventCallback([&receiverClass1](){receiverClass1.run();});
+	demoTimer1.startns(77000000);
+
+	CppTimerCallback demoTimer2;
+	ReceiverClass2 receiverClass2;
+	demoTimer2.registerEventCallback([&receiverClass2](){receiverClass2.run();});
+	demoTimer2.startns(250000000);
+
+	// do nothing and keep sleeping for 2 secs
+	std::this_thread::sleep_for(std::chrono::seconds(2));
+
+        demoTimer1.stop();
+        demoTimer2.stop();
+
+	printf("\n");
+
+}