diff --git a/includes/kore.h b/includes/kore.h
index 28d2e95..a77304f 100644
--- a/includes/kore.h
+++ b/includes/kore.h
@@ -229,6 +229,7 @@ extern char	*runas_user;
 extern char	*kore_module_onload;
 extern char	*kore_pidfile;
 extern char	*config_file;
+extern char	*kore_cb_name;
 extern char	*kore_ssl_cipher_list;
 extern DH	*ssl_dhparam;
 extern int	ssl_no_compression;
@@ -237,8 +238,10 @@ extern u_int8_t			nlisteners;
 extern u_int64_t		spdy_idle_time;
 extern u_int16_t		cpu_count;
 extern u_int8_t			worker_count;
+extern u_int64_t		kore_cb_interval;
 extern u_int32_t		worker_max_connections;
 extern u_int32_t		worker_active_connections;
+extern void			(*kore_cb)(void);
 
 extern struct listener_head	listeners;
 extern struct kore_worker	*worker;
diff --git a/modules/example/module.conf b/modules/example/module.conf
index f909957..457c0b7 100644
--- a/modules/example/module.conf
+++ b/modules/example/module.conf
@@ -24,6 +24,12 @@ workers		4
 # The onload function is called everytime the module is loaded or reloaded.
 #onload myinit
 
+# You can define a callback Kore calls from its parent process everytime
+# the kore_cb_interval timer (in milliseconds) is reached.
+# NOTE: Remember that the parent process runs as root and is not chroot().
+#kore_cb		my_callback
+#kore_cb_interval	1000
+
 # Specifies what module to be loaded.
 load modules/example/example.module
 
diff --git a/src/config.c b/src/config.c
index 81d6498..4e9b5f6 100644
--- a/src/config.c
+++ b/src/config.c
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
  */
 
 #include <ctype.h>
+#include <limits.h>
 #include <fcntl.h>
 #include <pwd.h>
 
@@ -37,6 +38,8 @@ static int		configure_ssl_cipher(char **);
 static int		configure_ssl_dhparam(char **);
 static int		configure_ssl_no_compression(char **);
 static int		configure_spdy_idle_time(char **);
+static int		configure_kore_cb(char **);
+static int		configure_kore_cb_interval(char **);
 static void		domain_sslstart(void);
 
 static struct {
@@ -61,6 +64,8 @@ static struct {
 	{ "accesslog",			configure_accesslog },
 	{ "certfile",			configure_certfile },
 	{ "certkey",			configure_certkey },
+	{ "kore_cb",			configure_kore_cb },
+	{ "kore_cb_interval",		configure_kore_cb_interval },
 	{ NULL,				NULL },
 };
 
@@ -434,6 +439,43 @@ configure_max_connections(char **argv)
 	return (KORE_RESULT_OK);
 }
 
+static int
+configure_kore_cb(char **argv)
+{
+	if (argv[1] == NULL)
+		return (KORE_RESULT_ERROR);
+
+	if (kore_cb_name != NULL) {
+		kore_debug("kore_cb was already set");
+		return (KORE_RESULT_ERROR);
+	}
+
+	kore_cb_name = kore_strdup(argv[1]);
+	return (KORE_RESULT_OK);
+}
+
+static int
+configure_kore_cb_interval(char **argv)
+{
+	int		err;
+
+	if (argv[1] == NULL)
+		return (KORE_RESULT_ERROR);
+
+	if (kore_cb_interval != 0) {
+		kore_debug("kore_cb_interval already given");
+		return (KORE_RESULT_ERROR);
+	}
+
+	kore_cb_interval = kore_strtonum(argv[1], 10, 1, LLONG_MAX, &err);
+	if (err != KORE_RESULT_OK) {
+		kore_debug("invalid value for kore_cb_interval");
+		return (KORE_RESULT_ERROR);
+	}
+
+	return (KORE_RESULT_OK);
+}
+
 static void
 domain_sslstart(void)
 {
diff --git a/src/kore.c b/src/kore.c
index 91f8fb9..7d465ca 100644
--- a/src/kore.c
+++ b/src/kore.c
@@ -29,9 +29,11 @@ struct passwd		*pw = NULL;
 pid_t			kore_pid = -1;
 u_int16_t		cpu_count = 1;
 int			kore_debug = 0;
+void			(*kore_cb)(void);
 u_int8_t		worker_count = 0;
 char			*runas_user = NULL;
 char			*chroot_path = NULL;
+u_int64_t		kore_cb_interval = 0;
 char			*kore_pidfile = KORE_PIDFILE_DEFAULT;
 char			*kore_ssl_cipher_list = KORE_DEFAULT_CIPHER_LIST;
 
@@ -220,6 +222,8 @@ kore_server_sslstart(void)
 static void
 kore_server_start(void)
 {
+	u_int64_t	now, last_cb_run;
+
 	kore_mem_free(runas_user);
 
 	if (daemon(1, 1) == -1)
@@ -232,6 +236,9 @@ kore_server_start(void)
 	kore_platform_proctitle("kore [parent]");
 	kore_worker_init();
 
+	now = kore_time_ms();
+	last_cb_run = now;
+
 	for (;;) {
 		if (sig_recv != 0) {
 			if (sig_recv == SIGHUP || sig_recv == SIGQUIT) {
@@ -246,6 +253,13 @@ kore_server_start(void)
 
 		if (!kore_accesslog_wait())
 			break;
+
+		now = kore_time_ms();
+		if ((now - last_cb_run) >= kore_cb_interval) {
+			last_cb_run = now;
+			kore_cb();
+		}
+
 		kore_worker_wait(0);
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/module.c b/src/module.c
index 0550aac..6f80866 100644
--- a/src/module.c
+++ b/src/module.c
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@
 static void		*mod_handle = NULL;
 static char		*mod_name = NULL;
 static time_t		mod_last_mtime = 0;
+
+char			*kore_cb_name = NULL;
 char			*kore_module_onload = NULL;
 
 void
@@ -53,6 +55,12 @@ kore_module_load(char *module_name)
 			fatal("onload '%s' not present", kore_module_onload);
 		onload();
 	}
+
+	if (kore_cb_name != NULL) {
+		kore_cb = dlsym(mod_handle, kore_cb_name);
+		if (kore_cb == NULL)
+			fatal("kore_cb '%s' not present", kore_cb_name);
+	}
 }
 
 void
@@ -85,6 +93,12 @@ kore_module_reload(void)
 		onload();
 	}
 
+	if (kore_cb_name != NULL) {
+		kore_cb = dlsym(mod_handle, kore_cb_name);
+		if (kore_cb == NULL)
+			fatal("kore_cb '%s' not present", kore_cb_name);
+	}
+
 	kore_log(LOG_NOTICE, "reloaded '%s' module", mod_name);
 }