diff --git a/common/timeout.c b/common/timeout.c
index d4b4b480f..475733e02 100644
--- a/common/timeout.c
+++ b/common/timeout.c
@@ -31,7 +31,24 @@ struct oneshot *new_reltimer_(struct timers *timers,
 	return t;
 }
 
-void *reltimer_arg(struct oneshot *t)
+struct oneshot *new_abstimer_(struct timers *timers,
+			      const tal_t *ctx,
+			      struct timemono expiry,
+			      void (*cb)(void *), void *arg)
+{
+	struct oneshot *t = tal(ctx, struct oneshot);
+
+	t->cb = cb;
+	t->arg = arg;
+	t->timers = timers;
+	timer_init(&t->timer);
+	timer_addmono(timers, &t->timer, expiry);
+	tal_add_destructor(t, destroy_timer);
+
+	return t;
+}
+
+void *oneshot_arg(struct oneshot *t)
 {
 	return t->arg;
 }
diff --git a/common/timeout.h b/common/timeout.h
index 55b1a4b63..0277a0723 100644
--- a/common/timeout.h
+++ b/common/timeout.h
@@ -15,8 +15,16 @@ struct oneshot *new_reltimer_(struct timers *timers,
 	new_reltimer_((timers), (ctx), (relexpire),			\
 		      typesafe_cb(void, void *, (func), (arg)), (arg))
 
+struct oneshot *new_abstimer_(struct timers *timers,
+			      const tal_t *ctx,
+			      struct timemono expiry,
+			      void (*cb)(void *), void *arg);
+#define new_abstimer(timers, ctx, expiry, func, arg)		\
+	new_abstimer_((timers), (ctx), (expiry),			\
+		      typesafe_cb(void, void *, (func), (arg)), (arg))
+
 /* Get timer arg. */
-void *reltimer_arg(struct oneshot *t);
+void *oneshot_arg(struct oneshot *t);
 
 void timer_expired(struct timer *timer);