diff --git a/src/ecmascript/ecmascript.c b/src/ecmascript/ecmascript.c
index 99a63bef..0d31732b 100644
--- a/src/ecmascript/ecmascript.c
+++ b/src/ecmascript/ecmascript.c
@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@ ecmascript_get_interpreter(struct view_state *vs)
 #else
 	spidermonkey_get_interpreter(interpreter);
 #endif
+	init_string(&interpreter->code);
 	return interpreter;
 }
 
@@ -143,6 +144,8 @@ ecmascript_put_interpreter(struct ecmascript_interpreter *interpreter)
 	spidermonkey_put_interpreter(interpreter);
 #endif
 	free_string_list(&interpreter->onload_snippets);
+	kill_timer(&interpreter->timeout);
+	done_string(&interpreter->code);
 	interpreter->vs->ecmascript = NULL;
 	mem_free(interpreter);
 }
@@ -297,6 +300,26 @@ ecmascript_set_action(unsigned char **action, unsigned char *string)
 	}
 }
 
+static void
+ecmascript_timeout_handler(void *i)
+{
+	struct ecmascript_interpreter *interpreter = i;
+
+	ecmascript_eval(interpreter, &interpreter->code, NULL);
+}
+
+void
+ecmascript_set_timeout(struct ecmascript_interpreter *interpreter, unsigned char *code, int timeout)
+{
+	assert(interpreter);
+	if (!code) return;
+	done_string(&interpreter->code);
+	init_string(&interpreter->code);
+	add_to_string(&interpreter->code, code);
+	mem_free(code);
+	install_timer(&interpreter->timeout, timeout, ecmascript_timeout_handler, interpreter);
+}
+
 static struct module *ecmascript_modules[] = {
 #ifdef CONFIG_ECMASCRIPT_SEE
 	&see_module,
diff --git a/src/ecmascript/ecmascript.h b/src/ecmascript/ecmascript.h
index b09e251c..c54638d8 100644
--- a/src/ecmascript/ecmascript.h
+++ b/src/ecmascript/ecmascript.h
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
  * plasm displays for everyone. */
 
 #include "main/module.h"
+#include "main/timer.h"
 #include "util/time.h"
 
 struct string;
@@ -20,6 +21,11 @@ struct ecmascript_interpreter {
 	void *backend_data;
 	/* Used by document.write() */
 	struct string *ret;
+
+	/* The code evaluated by setTimeout() */
+	struct string code;
+	timer_id_T timeout;
+	
 	time_t exec_start;
 
 	/* This is a cross-rerenderings accumulator of
@@ -75,6 +81,8 @@ void ecmascript_timeout_dialog(struct terminal *term, int max_exec_time);
 
 void ecmascript_set_action(unsigned char **action, unsigned char *string);
 
+void ecmascript_set_timeout(struct ecmascript_interpreter *interpreter, unsigned char *code, int timeout);
+
 extern struct module ecmascript_module;
 
 #endif
diff --git a/src/ecmascript/see.c b/src/ecmascript/see.c
index 6cef7a75..53170d05 100644
--- a/src/ecmascript/see.c
+++ b/src/ecmascript/see.c
@@ -68,6 +68,22 @@ see_done(struct module *xxx)
 {
 }
 
+static void
+js_setTimeout(struct SEE_interpreter *interp, struct SEE_object *self,
+	      struct SEE_object *thisobj, int argc, struct SEE_value **argv,
+	      struct SEE_value *res)
+{
+	struct ecmascript_interpreter *ei;
+	unsigned char *code;
+	int timeout;
+ 
+	if (argc != 2) return;
+	ei = ((struct global_object *)interp)->interpreter;
+	code = SEE_value_to_unsigned_char(interp, argv[0]);
+	timeout = SEE_ToInt32(interp, argv[1]);
+	ecmascript_set_timeout(ei, code, timeout);
+}
+
 void *
 see_get_interpreter(struct ecmascript_interpreter *interpreter)
 {
@@ -77,6 +93,8 @@ see_get_interpreter(struct ecmascript_interpreter *interpreter)
 	interpreter->backend_data = g;
 	g->max_exec_time = get_opt_int("ecmascript.max_exec_time");
 	g->exec_start = time(NULL);
+	/* used by setTimeout */
+	g->interpreter = interpreter;
 	SEE_interpreter_init(interp);
 	init_js_window_object(interpreter);
 	init_js_menubar_object(interpreter);
@@ -86,6 +104,7 @@ see_get_interpreter(struct ecmascript_interpreter *interpreter)
 	init_js_location_object(interpreter);
 	init_js_document_object(interpreter);
 	init_js_forms_object(interpreter);
+	SEE_CFUNCTION_PUTA(interp, interp->Global, "setTimeout", js_setTimeout, 2, 0);
 	return interp;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/ecmascript/see/window.h b/src/ecmascript/see/window.h
index f7a7e4d1..2f353901 100644
--- a/src/ecmascript/see/window.h
+++ b/src/ecmascript/see/window.h
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 struct SEE_object;
 struct SEE_interpreter;
+struct ecmascript_interpreter;
 struct string;
 struct view_state;
 
@@ -16,6 +17,8 @@ struct js_window_object {
 
 struct global_object {
 	struct SEE_interpreter interp;
+	/* used by setTimeout */
+	struct ecmascript_interpreter *interpreter; 
 	struct js_window_object *win;
 	struct string *ret;
 	int exec_start;