diff --git a/finality-aleph/src/lib.rs b/finality-aleph/src/lib.rs
index 9de90b43de..b2a6f7aae0 100644
--- a/finality-aleph/src/lib.rs
+++ b/finality-aleph/src/lib.rs
@@ -44,6 +44,9 @@ mod nodes;
 mod party;
 mod session;
 mod session_map;
+// TODO: remove when module is used
+#[allow(dead_code)]
+mod sync;
 #[cfg(test)]
 pub mod testing;
 
diff --git a/finality-aleph/src/sync/mod.rs b/finality-aleph/src/sync/mod.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..54f03c743e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/finality-aleph/src/sync/mod.rs
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+mod ticker;
diff --git a/finality-aleph/src/sync/ticker.rs b/finality-aleph/src/sync/ticker.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3120a0f13a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/finality-aleph/src/sync/ticker.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,137 @@
+use tokio::time::{sleep, Duration, Instant};
+
+/// This struct is used for rate limiting as an on-demand ticker. It can be used for ticking
+/// at least once `max_timeout` but not more than once every `min_timeout`.
+/// Example usage would be to use `wait` method in main select loop and `try_tick` whenever
+/// you would like to tick sooner in another branch of select.
+pub struct Ticker {
+    last_tick: Instant,
+    current_timeout: Duration,
+    max_timeout: Duration,
+    min_timeout: Duration,
+}
+
+impl Ticker {
+    /// Retruns new Ticker struct. Behaves as if last tick happened during creation of TIcker.
+    /// Requires `max_timeout` >= `min_timeout`.
+    pub fn new(mut max_timeout: Duration, min_timeout: Duration) -> Self {
+        if max_timeout < min_timeout {
+            max_timeout = min_timeout;
+        };
+        Self {
+            last_tick: Instant::now(),
+            current_timeout: max_timeout,
+            max_timeout,
+            min_timeout,
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Returns whether at least `min_timeout` time elapsed since the last tick.
+    /// If `min_timeout` elapsed since the last tick, returns true and records a tick.
+    /// If not, returns false and calls to `wait` will return when `min_timeout`
+    /// elapses until the next tick.
+    pub fn try_tick(&mut self) -> bool {
+        let now = Instant::now();
+        if now.saturating_duration_since(self.last_tick) >= self.min_timeout {
+            self.last_tick = now;
+            self.current_timeout = self.max_timeout;
+            true
+        } else {
+            self.current_timeout = self.min_timeout;
+            false
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Sleeps until next tick should happen.
+    /// When enough time elapsed, returns and records a tick.
+    pub async fn wait_and_tick(&mut self) {
+        let since_last = Instant::now().saturating_duration_since(self.last_tick);
+        sleep(self.current_timeout.saturating_sub(since_last)).await;
+        self.current_timeout = self.max_timeout;
+        self.last_tick = Instant::now();
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use tokio::time::{sleep, timeout, Duration};
+
+    use super::Ticker;
+
+    const MAX_TIMEOUT: Duration = Duration::from_millis(700);
+    const MIN_TIMEOUT: Duration = Duration::from_millis(100);
+
+    const MAX_TIMEOUT_PLUS: Duration = Duration::from_millis(800);
+    const MIN_TIMEOUT_PLUS: Duration = Duration::from_millis(200);
+
+    fn setup_ticker() -> Ticker {
+        Ticker::new(MAX_TIMEOUT, MIN_TIMEOUT)
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn try_tick() {
+        let mut ticker = setup_ticker();
+
+        assert!(!ticker.try_tick());
+        sleep(MIN_TIMEOUT).await;
+        assert!(ticker.try_tick());
+        assert!(!ticker.try_tick());
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn wait() {
+        let mut ticker = setup_ticker();
+
+        assert_ne!(
+            timeout(MIN_TIMEOUT_PLUS, ticker.wait_and_tick()).await,
+            Ok(())
+        );
+        assert_eq!(timeout(MAX_TIMEOUT, ticker.wait_and_tick()).await, Ok(()));
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn wait_after_try_tick_true() {
+        let mut ticker = setup_ticker();
+
+        assert!(!ticker.try_tick());
+        sleep(MIN_TIMEOUT).await;
+        assert!(ticker.try_tick());
+
+        assert_ne!(
+            timeout(MIN_TIMEOUT_PLUS, ticker.wait_and_tick()).await,
+            Ok(())
+        );
+        assert_eq!(timeout(MAX_TIMEOUT, ticker.wait_and_tick()).await, Ok(()));
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn wait_after_try_tick_false() {
+        let mut ticker = setup_ticker();
+
+        assert!(!ticker.try_tick());
+
+        assert_eq!(
+            timeout(MIN_TIMEOUT_PLUS, ticker.wait_and_tick()).await,
+            Ok(())
+        );
+        assert_ne!(
+            timeout(MIN_TIMEOUT_PLUS, ticker.wait_and_tick()).await,
+            Ok(())
+        );
+        assert_eq!(timeout(MAX_TIMEOUT, ticker.wait_and_tick()).await, Ok(()));
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn try_tick_after_wait() {
+        let mut ticker = setup_ticker();
+
+        assert_eq!(
+            timeout(MAX_TIMEOUT_PLUS, ticker.wait_and_tick()).await,
+            Ok(())
+        );
+
+        assert!(!ticker.try_tick());
+        sleep(MIN_TIMEOUT).await;
+        assert!(ticker.try_tick());
+    }
+}