diff --git a/embassy/Cargo.toml b/embassy/Cargo.toml
index 6364f990..f3cb4655 100644
--- a/embassy/Cargo.toml
+++ b/embassy/Cargo.toml
@@ -5,7 +5,11 @@ authors = ["Dario Nieuwenhuis <dirbaio@dirbaio.net>"]
 edition = "2018"
 
 [features]
+default = ["tick-hz-32768"]
 std = ["futures/std", "embassy-traits/std"]
+tick-hz-32768 = []
+tick-hz-1000 = []
+tick-mhz-1 = []
 
 defmt-trace = []
 defmt-debug = []
@@ -26,6 +30,7 @@ embassy-macros  = { version = "0.1.0", path = "../embassy-macros"}
 embassy-traits  = { version = "0.1.0", path = "../embassy-traits"}
 atomic-polyfill  = { version = "0.1.1" }
 critical-section = "0.2.1"
+embedded-hal = "0.2.5"
 
 # Workaround https://github.com/japaric/cast.rs/pull/27
 cast = { version = "=0.2.3", default-features = false }
diff --git a/embassy/src/time/mod.rs b/embassy/src/time/mod.rs
index 21b93d38..2ebe19fb 100644
--- a/embassy/src/time/mod.rs
+++ b/embassy/src/time/mod.rs
@@ -10,8 +10,22 @@ pub use duration::Duration;
 pub use instant::Instant;
 pub use traits::*;
 
-// TODO allow customizing, probably via Cargo features `tick-hz-32768` or something.
-pub const TICKS_PER_SECOND: u64 = 32768;
+#[cfg(any(
+    all(feature = "tick-hz-32768", feature = "tick-hz-1000"),
+    all(feature = "tick-hz-32768", feature = "tick-mhz-1"),
+))]
+compile_error!(
+    "Disable default-features to be able to use a tick rate other than the default (32768 Hz)"
+);
+
+#[cfg(feature = "tick-hz-1000")]
+pub const TICKS_PER_SECOND: u64 = 1_000;
+
+#[cfg(feature = "tick-hz-32768")]
+pub const TICKS_PER_SECOND: u64 = 32_768;
+
+#[cfg(feature = "tick-mhz-1")]
+pub const TICKS_PER_SECOND: u64 = 1_000_000;
 
 static mut CLOCK: Option<&'static dyn Clock> = None;
 
@@ -28,3 +42,49 @@ pub unsafe fn set_clock(clock: &'static dyn Clock) {
 pub(crate) fn now() -> u64 {
     unsafe { unwrap!(CLOCK, "No clock set").now() }
 }
+
+pub struct BlockingTimer;
+
+impl embedded_hal::blocking::delay::DelayMs<u8> for BlockingTimer {
+    fn delay_ms(&mut self, ms: u8) {
+        block_for(Duration::from_millis(u64::from(ms)))
+    }
+}
+
+impl embedded_hal::blocking::delay::DelayMs<u16> for BlockingTimer {
+    fn delay_ms(&mut self, ms: u16) {
+        block_for(Duration::from_millis(u64::from(ms)))
+    }
+}
+
+impl embedded_hal::blocking::delay::DelayMs<u32> for BlockingTimer {
+    fn delay_ms(&mut self, ms: u32) {
+        block_for(Duration::from_millis(u64::from(ms)))
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(feature = "tick-mhz-1")]
+impl embedded_hal::blocking::delay::DelayUs<u8> for BlockingTimer {
+    fn delay_us(&mut self, us: u8) {
+        block_for(Duration::from_micros(u64::from(us)))
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(feature = "tick-mhz-1")]
+impl embedded_hal::blocking::delay::DelayUs<u16> for BlockingTimer {
+    fn delay_us(&mut self, us: u16) {
+        block_for(Duration::from_micros(u64::from(us)))
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(feature = "tick-mhz-1")]
+impl embedded_hal::blocking::delay::DelayUs<u32> for BlockingTimer {
+    fn delay_us(&mut self, us: u32) {
+        block_for(Duration::from_micros(u64::from(us)))
+    }
+}
+
+pub fn block_for(duration: Duration) {
+    let expires_at = Instant::now() + duration;
+    while Instant::now() < expires_at {}
+}