diff --git a/src/modm/platform/timer/stm32/advanced.hpp.in b/src/modm/platform/timer/stm32/advanced.hpp.in
index e9d26dc31f..3d2ca0d6d3 100644
--- a/src/modm/platform/timer/stm32/advanced.hpp.in
+++ b/src/modm/platform/timer/stm32/advanced.hpp.in
@@ -231,6 +231,18 @@ public:
 		return true;
 	}
 
+	static inline bool
+	isCountingUp()
+	{
+		return (TIM{{ id }}->CR1 & TIM_CR1_DIR) == 0;
+	}
+
+	static inline bool
+	isCountingDown()
+	{
+		return !isCountingUp();
+	}
+
 	static inline void
 	enableOutput()
 	{
diff --git a/src/modm/platform/timer/stm32/basic.hpp.in b/src/modm/platform/timer/stm32/basic.hpp.in
index e7c246fb42..b8902e0a50 100644
--- a/src/modm/platform/timer/stm32/basic.hpp.in
+++ b/src/modm/platform/timer/stm32/basic.hpp.in
@@ -166,6 +166,18 @@ public:
 		TIM{{ id }}->CNT = value;
 	}
 
+	static inline bool
+	isCountingUp()
+	{
+		return true;
+	}
+
+	static inline bool
+	isCountingDown()
+	{
+		return false;
+	}
+
 	static constexpr bool
 	hasAdvancedPwmControl()
 	{
diff --git a/src/modm/platform/timer/stm32/basic_base.hpp.in b/src/modm/platform/timer/stm32/basic_base.hpp.in
index 864e53e4c2..40ab3a3754 100644
--- a/src/modm/platform/timer/stm32/basic_base.hpp.in
+++ b/src/modm/platform/timer/stm32/basic_base.hpp.in
@@ -216,6 +216,14 @@ public:
 	static constexpr bool
 	hasAdvancedPwmControl();
 
+	/**
+	 * Check current count direction
+	 */
+	static inline bool
+	isCountingUp();
+	static inline bool
+	isCountingDown();
+
 	/**
 	 * Enables or disables the Interrupt Vector.
 	 *
diff --git a/src/modm/platform/timer/stm32/general_purpose.hpp.in b/src/modm/platform/timer/stm32/general_purpose.hpp.in
index cf79e2142d..d4826f44f2 100644
--- a/src/modm/platform/timer/stm32/general_purpose.hpp.in
+++ b/src/modm/platform/timer/stm32/general_purpose.hpp.in
@@ -259,6 +259,18 @@ public:
 
 
 %% if target.family not in ["l0", "l1"] and id in [15, 16, 17]
+	static inline bool
+	isCountingUp()
+	{
+		return true;
+	}
+
+	static inline bool
+	isCountingDown()
+	{
+		return false;
+	}
+
 	static constexpr bool
 	hasAdvancedPwmControl()
 	{
@@ -356,6 +368,18 @@ public:
 	{
 		return false;
 	}
+
+	static inline bool
+	isCountingUp()
+	{
+		return (TIM{{ id }}->CR1 & TIM_CR1_DIR) == 0;
+	}
+
+	static inline bool
+	isCountingDown()
+	{
+		return !isCountingUp();
+	}
 %% endif