diff --git a/esp-hal-common/src/embassy/time_driver_systimer.rs b/esp-hal-common/src/embassy/time_driver_systimer.rs
index 56c528196c5..616ce8779a2 100644
--- a/esp-hal-common/src/embassy/time_driver_systimer.rs
+++ b/esp-hal-common/src/embassy/time_driver_systimer.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ use crate::{
 
 pub const ALARM_COUNT: usize = 3;
 
-pub type TimerType = SystemTimer;
+pub type TimerType = SystemTimer<'static>;
 
 pub struct EmbassyTimer {
     pub(crate) alarms: Mutex<[AlarmState; ALARM_COUNT]>,
diff --git a/esp-hal-common/src/peripherals/esp32c2.rs b/esp-hal-common/src/peripherals/esp32c2.rs
index b468890129b..b67329b2cd6 100644
--- a/esp-hal-common/src/peripherals/esp32c2.rs
+++ b/esp-hal-common/src/peripherals/esp32c2.rs
@@ -39,5 +39,6 @@ mod peripherals {
         SPI0,
         SPI1,
         SPI2,
+        SYSTIMER,
     }
 }
diff --git a/esp-hal-common/src/peripherals/esp32c3.rs b/esp-hal-common/src/peripherals/esp32c3.rs
index b6b69b2b645..0d41129d242 100644
--- a/esp-hal-common/src/peripherals/esp32c3.rs
+++ b/esp-hal-common/src/peripherals/esp32c3.rs
@@ -50,5 +50,6 @@ mod peripherals {
         SPI0,
         SPI1,
         SPI2,
+        SYSTIMER,
     }
 }
diff --git a/esp-hal-common/src/peripherals/esp32s2.rs b/esp-hal-common/src/peripherals/esp32s2.rs
index 029b57db8db..e4b224d0d06 100644
--- a/esp-hal-common/src/peripherals/esp32s2.rs
+++ b/esp-hal-common/src/peripherals/esp32s2.rs
@@ -57,5 +57,6 @@ mod peripherals {
         SPI2,
         SPI3,
         SPI4,
+        SYSTIMER,
     }
 }
diff --git a/esp-hal-common/src/peripherals/esp32s3.rs b/esp-hal-common/src/peripherals/esp32s3.rs
index 4f7373f987b..3c312ba6b3c 100644
--- a/esp-hal-common/src/peripherals/esp32s3.rs
+++ b/esp-hal-common/src/peripherals/esp32s3.rs
@@ -68,5 +68,6 @@ mod peripherals {
         SPI1,
         SPI2,
         SPI3,
+        SYSTIMER,
     }
 }
diff --git a/esp-hal-common/src/systimer.rs b/esp-hal-common/src/systimer.rs
index b1ad9d01dc1..c310b13800a 100644
--- a/esp-hal-common/src/systimer.rs
+++ b/esp-hal-common/src/systimer.rs
@@ -2,27 +2,29 @@ use core::{intrinsics::transmute, marker::PhantomData};
 
 use fugit::MillisDurationU32;
 
-use crate::pac::{
-    generic::Reg,
-    systimer::{
-        target0_conf::TARGET0_CONF_SPEC,
-        target0_hi::TARGET0_HI_SPEC,
-        target0_lo::TARGET0_LO_SPEC,
+use crate::{
+    pac::{
+        generic::Reg,
+        systimer::{
+            target0_conf::TARGET0_CONF_SPEC,
+            target0_hi::TARGET0_HI_SPEC,
+            target0_lo::TARGET0_LO_SPEC,
+        },
     },
-    SYSTIMER,
+    peripheral::{Peripheral, PeripheralRef},
+    peripherals::SYSTIMER,
 };
 
 // TODO this only handles unit0 of the systimer
 
-#[derive(Debug)]
-pub struct SystemTimer {
-    _inner: SYSTIMER,
+pub struct SystemTimer<'d> {
+    _inner: PeripheralRef<'d, SYSTIMER>,
     pub alarm0: Alarm<Target, 0>,
     pub alarm1: Alarm<Target, 1>,
     pub alarm2: Alarm<Target, 2>,
 }
 
-impl SystemTimer {
+impl<'d> SystemTimer<'d> {
     #[cfg(esp32s2)]
     pub const BIT_MASK: u64 = u64::MAX;
     #[cfg(any(esp32c2, esp32c3, esp32s3))]
@@ -33,7 +35,8 @@ impl SystemTimer {
     #[cfg(any(esp32c2, esp32c3, esp32s3))]
     pub const TICKS_PER_SECOND: u64 = 16_000_000;
 
-    pub fn new(p: SYSTIMER) -> Self {
+    pub fn new(p: impl Peripheral<P = SYSTIMER> + 'd) -> Self {
+        crate::into_ref!(p);
         Self {
             _inner: p,
             alarm0: Alarm::new(),