diff --git a/kernel/include/timer.hpp b/kernel/include/timer.hpp
index 784300e0..1d7af4b7 100644
--- a/kernel/include/timer.hpp
+++ b/kernel/include/timer.hpp
@@ -19,6 +19,16 @@ uint64_t seconds();
 
 void tick();
 
+/*!
+ * \brief Return the frequency in Hz of the current timer system.
+ */
+uint64_t frequency();
+
+/*!
+ * \brief Sets the frequency in Hz of the current timer system.
+ */
+void frequency(uint64_t freq);
+
 } //end of timer namespace
 
 #endif
diff --git a/kernel/src/drivers/pit.cpp b/kernel/src/drivers/pit.cpp
index eeee9415..d836dab3 100644
--- a/kernel/src/drivers/pit.cpp
+++ b/kernel/src/drivers/pit.cpp
@@ -28,6 +28,9 @@ bool pit::install(){
     out_byte(0x40, static_cast<uint8_t>(divisor));
     out_byte(0x40, static_cast<uint8_t>(divisor >> 8));
 
+    // Indicate the timer frequency
+    timer::frequency(1000);
+
     if(!interrupt::register_irq_handler(0, timer_handler, nullptr)){
         logging::logf(logging::log_level::ERROR, "Unable to register PIT 0\n");
 
diff --git a/kernel/src/timer.cpp b/kernel/src/timer.cpp
index 15ebdb4d..3ff2c2b7 100644
--- a/kernel/src/timer.cpp
+++ b/kernel/src/timer.cpp
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ namespace {
 
 uint64_t _timer_ticks = 0;
 uint64_t _timer_seconds = 0;
+uint64_t _timer_frequency = 0;
 
 volatile uint64_t _timer_countdown = 0;
 
@@ -74,3 +75,13 @@ uint64_t timer::ticks(){
 uint64_t timer::seconds(){
     return _timer_seconds;
 }
+
+uint64_t timer::frequency(){
+    return _timer_frequency;
+}
+
+void timer::frequency(uint64_t freq){
+    _timer_frequency = freq;
+
+    logging::logf(logging::log_level::DEBUG, "timer: Frequency set to %u Hz\n", freq);
+}