diff --git a/libctru/include/3ds/synchronization.h b/libctru/include/3ds/synchronization.h
index 0f5f327..d8edfdc 100755
--- a/libctru/include/3ds/synchronization.h
+++ b/libctru/include/3ds/synchronization.h
@@ -305,6 +305,14 @@ int LightEvent_TryWait(LightEvent* event);
  */
 void LightEvent_Wait(LightEvent* event);
 
+/**
+ * @brief Waits on a light event until either the event is signaled or the timeout is reached.
+ * @param event Pointer to the event.
+ * @param timeout_ns Timeout in nanoseconds.
+ * @return Non-zero on timeout, zero otherwise.
+ */
+int LightEvent_WaitTimeout(LightEvent* event, s64 timeout_ns);
+
 /**
  * @brief Initializes a light semaphore.
  * @param event Pointer to the semaphore.
diff --git a/libctru/source/synchronization.c b/libctru/source/synchronization.c
index dee0cfa..79de968 100644
--- a/libctru/source/synchronization.c
+++ b/libctru/source/synchronization.c
@@ -318,6 +318,34 @@ void LightEvent_Wait(LightEvent* event)
 	}
 }
 
+int LightEvent_WaitTimeout(LightEvent* event, s64 timeout_ns)
+{
+	Result  timeoutRes = 0x09401BFE;
+	Result  res = 0;
+
+	while (res != timeoutRes)
+	{
+		if (event->state == -2)
+		{
+			res = syncArbitrateAddressWithTimeout(&event->state, ARBITRATION_WAIT_IF_LESS_THAN_TIMEOUT, 0, timeout_ns);
+			return res == timeoutRes;
+		}
+
+		if (event->state != -1)
+		{
+			if (event->state == 1)
+				return 0;
+
+			if (event->state == 0 && LightEvent_TryReset(event))
+				return 0;
+		}
+
+		res = syncArbitrateAddressWithTimeout(&event->state, ARBITRATION_WAIT_IF_LESS_THAN_TIMEOUT, 0, timeout_ns);
+	}
+
+	return res == timeoutRes;
+}
+
 void LightSemaphore_Init(LightSemaphore* semaphore, s16 initial_count, s16 max_count)
 {
 	semaphore->current_count = (s32)initial_count;