diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 38e61eccb..1b576a9e0 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 - Minor: Added support for the `{input.text}` placeholder in the **Split** -> **Run a command** hotkey. (#5130)
 - Minor: Add a new Channel API for experimental plugins feature. (#5141, #5184, #5187)
 - Minor: Added the ability to change the top-most status of a window regardless of the _Always on top_ setting (right click the notebook). (#5135)
+- Minor: Introduce `c2.later()` function to Lua API. (#5154)
 - Minor: Live streams that are marked as reruns now mark a tab as yellow instead of red. (#5176)
 - Minor: Updated to Emoji v15.1. Google emojis are now used as the fallback instead of Twitter emojis. (#5182)
 - Minor: Allow theming of tab live and rerun indicators. (#5188)
diff --git a/docs/chatterino.d.ts b/docs/chatterino.d.ts
index 8439faa05..9bf6f57c0 100644
--- a/docs/chatterino.d.ts
+++ b/docs/chatterino.d.ts
@@ -95,4 +95,5 @@ declare module c2 {
     : never;
 
   function register_callback<T>(type: T, func: CbFunc<T>): void;
+  function later(callback: () => void, msec: number): void;
 }
diff --git a/docs/plugin-meta.lua b/docs/plugin-meta.lua
index ecc38dbaf..2cc56af59 100644
--- a/docs/plugin-meta.lua
+++ b/docs/plugin-meta.lua
@@ -185,3 +185,9 @@ function c2.register_callback(type, func) end
 ---@param ... any Values to log. Should be convertible to a string with `tostring()`.
 function c2.log(level, ...) end
 
+--- Calls callback around msec milliseconds later. Does not freeze Chatterino.
+---
+---@param callback fun() The callback that will be called.
+---@param msec number How long to wait.
+function c2.later(callback, msec) end
+
diff --git a/src/controllers/plugins/LuaAPI.cpp b/src/controllers/plugins/LuaAPI.cpp
index e087fa111..0e4d16b0a 100644
--- a/src/controllers/plugins/LuaAPI.cpp
+++ b/src/controllers/plugins/LuaAPI.cpp
@@ -147,6 +147,63 @@ int c2_log(lua_State *L)
     return 0;
 }
 
+int c2_later(lua_State *L)
+{
+    auto *pl = getIApp()->getPlugins()->getPluginByStatePtr(L);
+    if (pl == nullptr)
+    {
+        return luaL_error(L, "c2.later: internal error: no plugin?");
+    }
+    if (lua_gettop(L) != 2)
+    {
+        return luaL_error(
+            L, "c2.later expects two arguments (a callback that takes no "
+               "arguments and returns nothing and a number the time in "
+               "milliseconds to wait)\n");
+    }
+    int time{};
+    if (!lua::pop(L, &time))
+    {
+        return luaL_error(L, "cannot get time (2nd arg of c2.later, "
+                             "expected a number)");
+    }
+
+    if (!lua_isfunction(L, lua_gettop(L)))
+    {
+        return luaL_error(L, "cannot get callback (1st arg of c2.later, "
+                             "expected a function)");
+    }
+
+    auto *timer = new QTimer();
+    timer->setInterval(time);
+    auto id = pl->addTimeout(timer);
+    auto name = QString("timeout_%1").arg(id);
+    auto *coro = lua_newthread(L);
+
+    QObject::connect(timer, &QTimer::timeout, [pl, coro, name, timer]() {
+        timer->deleteLater();
+        pl->removeTimeout(timer);
+        int nres{};
+        lua_resume(coro, nullptr, 0, &nres);
+
+        lua_pushnil(coro);
+        lua_setfield(coro, LUA_REGISTRYINDEX, name.toStdString().c_str());
+        if (lua_gettop(coro) != 0)
+        {
+            stackDump(coro,
+                      pl->id +
+                          ": timer returned a value, this shouldn't happen "
+                          "and is probably a plugin bug");
+        }
+    });
+    stackDump(L, "before setfield");
+    lua_setfield(L, LUA_REGISTRYINDEX, name.toStdString().c_str());
+    lua_xmove(L, coro, 1);  // move function to thread
+    timer->start();
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
 int g_load(lua_State *L)
 {
 #    ifdef NDEBUG
diff --git a/src/controllers/plugins/LuaAPI.hpp b/src/controllers/plugins/LuaAPI.hpp
index 762c6d23b..c37cfb7ef 100644
--- a/src/controllers/plugins/LuaAPI.hpp
+++ b/src/controllers/plugins/LuaAPI.hpp
@@ -86,6 +86,15 @@ int c2_register_callback(lua_State *L);
  */
 int c2_log(lua_State *L);
 
+/**
+ * Calls callback around msec milliseconds later. Does not freeze Chatterino.
+ *
+ * @lua@param callback fun() The callback that will be called.
+ * @lua@param msec number How long to wait.
+ * @exposed c2.later
+ */
+int c2_later(lua_State *L);
+
 // These ones are global
 int g_load(lua_State *L);
 int g_print(lua_State *L);
diff --git a/src/controllers/plugins/LuaUtilities.cpp b/src/controllers/plugins/LuaUtilities.cpp
index b0abb87ff..6866c2cc0 100644
--- a/src/controllers/plugins/LuaUtilities.cpp
+++ b/src/controllers/plugins/LuaUtilities.cpp
@@ -140,6 +140,18 @@ StackIdx push(lua_State *L, const int &b)
     return lua_gettop(L);
 }
 
+bool peek(lua_State *L, int *out, StackIdx idx)
+{
+    StackGuard guard(L);
+    if (lua_isnumber(L, idx) == 0)
+    {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    *out = lua_tointeger(L, idx);
+    return true;
+}
+
 bool peek(lua_State *L, bool *out, StackIdx idx)
 {
     StackGuard guard(L);
diff --git a/src/controllers/plugins/LuaUtilities.hpp b/src/controllers/plugins/LuaUtilities.hpp
index 4dd25ee19..66ca1a9f1 100644
--- a/src/controllers/plugins/LuaUtilities.hpp
+++ b/src/controllers/plugins/LuaUtilities.hpp
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ StackIdx push(lua_State *L, const bool &b);
 StackIdx push(lua_State *L, const int &b);
 
 // returns OK?
+bool peek(lua_State *L, int *out, StackIdx idx = -1);
 bool peek(lua_State *L, bool *out, StackIdx idx = -1);
 bool peek(lua_State *L, double *out, StackIdx idx = -1);
 bool peek(lua_State *L, QString *out, StackIdx idx = -1);
diff --git a/src/controllers/plugins/Plugin.cpp b/src/controllers/plugins/Plugin.cpp
index 0453c65c1..63c69c388 100644
--- a/src/controllers/plugins/Plugin.cpp
+++ b/src/controllers/plugins/Plugin.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #ifdef CHATTERINO_HAVE_PLUGINS
 #    include "controllers/plugins/Plugin.hpp"
 
+#    include "common/QLogging.hpp"
 #    include "controllers/commands/CommandController.hpp"
 
 #    include <lua.h>
@@ -167,11 +168,38 @@ std::unordered_set<QString> Plugin::listRegisteredCommands()
 
 Plugin::~Plugin()
 {
+    for (auto *timer : this->activeTimeouts)
+    {
+        QObject::disconnect(timer, nullptr, nullptr, nullptr);
+        timer->deleteLater();
+    }
+    qCDebug(chatterinoLua) << "Destroyed" << this->activeTimeouts.size()
+                           << "timers for plugin" << this->id
+                           << "while destroying the object";
+    this->activeTimeouts.clear();
     if (this->state_ != nullptr)
     {
         lua_close(this->state_);
     }
 }
+int Plugin::addTimeout(QTimer *timer)
+{
+    this->activeTimeouts.push_back(timer);
+    return ++this->lastTimerId;
+}
+
+void Plugin::removeTimeout(QTimer *timer)
+{
+    for (auto it = this->activeTimeouts.begin();
+         it != this->activeTimeouts.end(); ++it)
+    {
+        if (*it == timer)
+        {
+            this->activeTimeouts.erase(it);
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+}
 
 }  // namespace chatterino
 #endif
diff --git a/src/controllers/plugins/Plugin.hpp b/src/controllers/plugins/Plugin.hpp
index 7d81609e1..67f9d35ff 100644
--- a/src/controllers/plugins/Plugin.hpp
+++ b/src/controllers/plugins/Plugin.hpp
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 #    include <vector>
 
 struct lua_State;
+class QTimer;
 
 namespace chatterino {
 
@@ -126,6 +127,9 @@ public:
         return this->error_;
     }
 
+    int addTimeout(QTimer *timer);
+    void removeTimeout(QTimer *timer);
+
 private:
     QDir loadDirectory_;
     lua_State *state_;
@@ -134,6 +138,8 @@ private:
 
     // maps command name -> function name
     std::unordered_map<QString, QString> ownedCommands;
+    std::vector<QTimer *> activeTimeouts;
+    int lastTimerId = 0;
 
     friend class PluginController;
 };
diff --git a/src/controllers/plugins/PluginController.cpp b/src/controllers/plugins/PluginController.cpp
index ad456dbd7..ab45be0f9 100644
--- a/src/controllers/plugins/PluginController.cpp
+++ b/src/controllers/plugins/PluginController.cpp
@@ -118,8 +118,7 @@ void PluginController::openLibrariesFor(lua_State *L, const PluginMeta &meta,
         luaL_Reg{LUA_GNAME, luaopen_base},
         // - load - don't allow in release mode
 
-        //luaL_Reg{LUA_COLIBNAME, luaopen_coroutine},
-        // - needs special support
+        luaL_Reg{LUA_COLIBNAME, luaopen_coroutine},
         luaL_Reg{LUA_TABLIBNAME, luaopen_table},
         // luaL_Reg{LUA_IOLIBNAME, luaopen_io},
         // - explicit fs access, needs wrapper with permissions, no usage ideas yet
@@ -147,6 +146,7 @@ void PluginController::openLibrariesFor(lua_State *L, const PluginMeta &meta,
         {"register_command", lua::api::c2_register_command},
         {"register_callback", lua::api::c2_register_callback},
         {"log", lua::api::c2_log},
+        {"later", lua::api::c2_later},
         {nullptr, nullptr},
     };
     lua_pushglobaltable(L);
@@ -339,6 +339,11 @@ bool PluginController::isPluginEnabled(const QString &id)
 
 Plugin *PluginController::getPluginByStatePtr(lua_State *L)
 {
+    lua_geti(L, LUA_REGISTRYINDEX, LUA_RIDX_MAINTHREAD);
+    // Use the main thread for identification, not a coroutine instance
+    auto *mainL = lua_tothread(L, -1);
+    lua_pop(L, 1);
+    L = mainL;
     for (auto &[name, plugin] : this->plugins_)
     {
         if (plugin->state_ == L)