diff --git a/gyp/platform-android.gypi b/gyp/platform-android.gypi
index 02f46b063..c9a7d3b6a 100644
--- a/gyp/platform-android.gypi
+++ b/gyp/platform-android.gypi
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
         '../platform/default/image.cpp',
         '../platform/default/png_reader.cpp',
         '../platform/default/jpeg_reader.cpp',
+        '../platform/default/timer.cpp',
       ],
 
       'variables': {
diff --git a/gyp/platform-ios.gypi b/gyp/platform-ios.gypi
index 240fa28e4..6a29fbd61 100644
--- a/gyp/platform-ios.gypi
+++ b/gyp/platform-ios.gypi
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
       'sources': [
         '../platform/default/async_task.cpp',
         '../platform/default/run_loop.cpp',
+        '../platform/default/timer.cpp',
         '../platform/darwin/log_nslog.mm',
         '../platform/darwin/string_nsstring.mm',
         '../platform/darwin/application_root.mm',
diff --git a/gyp/platform-linux.gypi b/gyp/platform-linux.gypi
index ce2fe3b14..eb54bdf9e 100644
--- a/gyp/platform-linux.gypi
+++ b/gyp/platform-linux.gypi
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
         '../platform/default/image.cpp',
         '../platform/default/png_reader.cpp',
         '../platform/default/jpeg_reader.cpp',
+        '../platform/default/timer.cpp',
       ],
 
       'variables': {
diff --git a/gyp/platform-osx.gypi b/gyp/platform-osx.gypi
index a410826b5..1ccbd3d59 100644
--- a/gyp/platform-osx.gypi
+++ b/gyp/platform-osx.gypi
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
       'sources': [
         '../platform/default/async_task.cpp',
         '../platform/default/run_loop.cpp',
+        '../platform/default/timer.cpp',
         '../platform/darwin/log_nslog.mm',
         '../platform/darwin/string_nsstring.mm',
         '../platform/darwin/application_root.mm',
diff --git a/include/mbgl/util/timer.hpp b/include/mbgl/util/timer.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..932bb4795
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/mbgl/util/timer.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+#ifndef MBGL_UTIL_TIMER
+#define MBGL_UTIL_TIMER
+
+#include <mbgl/util/noncopyable.hpp>
+#include <mbgl/util/chrono.hpp>
+
+#include <memory>
+#include <functional>
+
+namespace mbgl {
+namespace util {
+
+class Timer : private util::noncopyable {
+public:
+    Timer();
+    ~Timer();
+
+    void start(Duration timeout, Duration repeat, std::function<void()>&&);
+    void stop();
+    void unref();
+
+private:
+    class Impl;
+    std::unique_ptr<Impl> impl;
+};
+
+}
+}
+
+#endif
diff --git a/platform/default/timer.cpp b/platform/default/timer.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b77eaac84
--- /dev/null
+++ b/platform/default/timer.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+#include <mbgl/util/timer.hpp>
+
+#include <mbgl/util/run_loop.hpp>
+#include <mbgl/util/uv_detail.hpp>
+
+namespace mbgl {
+namespace util {
+
+class Timer::Impl {
+public:
+    Impl()
+        : timer(reinterpret_cast<uv_loop_t*>(RunLoop::getLoopHandle())) {
+    }
+
+    uv::timer timer;
+};
+
+Timer::Timer()
+    : impl(std::make_unique<Impl>()) {
+}
+
+Timer::~Timer() {
+}
+
+void Timer::start(Duration timeout, Duration repeat, std::function<void()>&& cb) {
+    impl->timer.start(std::chrono::duration_cast<std::chrono::milliseconds>(timeout).count(),
+                      std::chrono::duration_cast<std::chrono::milliseconds>(repeat).count(),
+                      std::move(cb));
+}
+
+void Timer::stop() {
+    impl->timer.stop();
+}
+
+void Timer::unref() {
+    impl->timer.unref();
+}
+
+}
+}
diff --git a/src/mbgl/storage/default_file_source.cpp b/src/mbgl/storage/default_file_source.cpp
index 63a0e329f..367c08336 100644
--- a/src/mbgl/storage/default_file_source.cpp
+++ b/src/mbgl/storage/default_file_source.cpp
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 #include <mbgl/platform/platform.hpp>
 #include <mbgl/platform/log.hpp>
 
-#include <mbgl/util/uv_detail.hpp>
 #include <mbgl/util/thread.hpp>
 #include <mbgl/util/mapbox.hpp>
 #include <mbgl/util/exception.hpp>
@@ -236,11 +235,10 @@ void DefaultFileSource::Impl::reschedule(DefaultFileRequestImpl& request) {
         update(request);
     } else if (timeout > Seconds::zero()) {
         if (!request.timerRequest) {
-            request.timerRequest = std::make_unique<uv::timer>(util::RunLoop::getLoop());
+            request.timerRequest = std::make_unique<util::Timer>();
         }
 
-        // timeout is in seconds, but the timer takes milliseconds.
-        request.timerRequest->start(asMilliseconds(timeout).count(), 0, [this, &request] {
+        request.timerRequest->start(timeout, Duration::zero(), [this, &request] {
             assert(!request.realRequest);
             startRealRequest(request);
         });
diff --git a/src/mbgl/storage/default_file_source_impl.hpp b/src/mbgl/storage/default_file_source_impl.hpp
index 9580d4e78..e2136b49f 100644
--- a/src/mbgl/storage/default_file_source_impl.hpp
+++ b/src/mbgl/storage/default_file_source_impl.hpp
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 #include <mbgl/util/async_task.hpp>
 #include <mbgl/util/noncopyable.hpp>
 #include <mbgl/util/chrono.hpp>
+#include <mbgl/util/timer.hpp>
 
 #include <set>
 #include <unordered_map>
@@ -40,7 +41,7 @@ public:
     const Resource resource;
     std::unique_ptr<WorkRequest> cacheRequest;
     RequestBase* realRequest = nullptr;
-    std::unique_ptr<uv::timer> timerRequest;
+    std::unique_ptr<util::Timer> timerRequest;
 
     inline DefaultFileRequestImpl(const Resource& resource_)
         : resource(resource_) {}