diff --git a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-api/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/api/service/IControllerService.java b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-api/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/api/service/IControllerService.java
index 540de3a..d39a3b1 100644
--- a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-api/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/api/service/IControllerService.java
+++ b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-api/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/api/service/IControllerService.java
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
  */
 package org.apache.hyracks.api.service;
 
+import java.util.Timer;
 import java.util.concurrent.ExecutorService;
 
 import org.apache.hyracks.api.application.IServiceContext;
@@ -31,5 +32,7 @@
 
     ExecutorService getExecutor();
 
+    Timer getTimer();
+
     Object getApplicationContext();
 }
diff --git a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-control/hyracks-control-cc/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/control/cc/ClusterControllerService.java b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-control/hyracks-control-cc/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/control/cc/ClusterControllerService.java
index caef91a..d068300 100644
--- a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-control/hyracks-control-cc/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/control/cc/ClusterControllerService.java
+++ b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-control/hyracks-control-cc/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/control/cc/ClusterControllerService.java
@@ -382,6 +382,11 @@
         return executor;
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public Timer getTimer() {
+        return timer;
+    }
+
     public CCConfig getConfig() {
         return ccConfig;
     }
diff --git a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-control/hyracks-control-nc/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/control/nc/NodeControllerService.java b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-control/hyracks-control-nc/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/control/nc/NodeControllerService.java
index 2c73df1..6c3a641 100644
--- a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-control/hyracks-control-nc/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/control/nc/NodeControllerService.java
+++ b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-control/hyracks-control-nc/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/control/nc/NodeControllerService.java
@@ -625,6 +625,11 @@
         return executor;
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public Timer getTimer() {
+        return timer;
+    }
+
     public NCConfig getConfiguration() {
         return ncConfig;
     }