diff --git a/test/CMakeLists.txt b/test/CMakeLists.txt
index 50339cf..f1a7985 100644
--- a/test/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ set(TEST_RUN86_ROOT_DIR ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR})
 file (GLOB HEADERS
  "${TEST_RUN86_ROOT_DIR}/run.h"
  "${TEST_RUN86_ROOT_DIR}/nboxkrnl/pic.hpp"
+ "${TEST_RUN86_ROOT_DIR}/nboxkrnl/pit.hpp"
 )
 
 file (GLOB SOURCES
@@ -14,6 +15,7 @@ file (GLOB SOURCES
  "${TEST_RUN86_ROOT_DIR}/hook.cpp"
  "${TEST_RUN86_ROOT_DIR}/nboxkrnl/kernel.cpp"
  "${TEST_RUN86_ROOT_DIR}/nboxkrnl/pic.cpp"
+ "${TEST_RUN86_ROOT_DIR}/nboxkrnl/pit.cpp"
  "${TEST_RUN86_ROOT_DIR}/run.cpp"
  "${TEST_RUN86_ROOT_DIR}/test386.cpp"
  "${TEST_RUN86_ROOT_DIR}/test80186.cpp"
diff --git a/test/nboxkrnl/kernel.cpp b/test/nboxkrnl/kernel.cpp
index 7a09819..022944c 100644
--- a/test/nboxkrnl/kernel.cpp
+++ b/test/nboxkrnl/kernel.cpp
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@
 
 #include <fstream>
 #include "pic.hpp"
-#include "..\run.h"
+#include "pit.hpp"
+#include "../run.h"
 
 #define CONTIGUOUS_MEMORY_BASE 0x80000000
 
@@ -253,7 +254,12 @@ gen_nboxkrnl_test(const std::string &executable)
 		return false;
 	}
 
+	if (!LC86_SUCCESS(mem_init_region_io(cpu, 0x40, 4, true, io_handlers_t{ .fnw8 = pit_write_handler }, nullptr))) {
+		return false;
+	}
+
 	pic_reset();
+	pit_reset();
 
 	// Load kernel exe into ram
 	uint8_t *ram = get_ram_ptr(cpu);
@@ -311,3 +317,17 @@ gen_nboxkrnl_test(const std::string &executable)
 
 	return true;
 }
+
+lc86_status
+run_nboxkrnl_test()
+{
+	timer_init();
+	cpu_sync_state(cpu);
+
+	while (true) {
+		lc86_status ret = cpu_run_until(cpu, pit_get_next_irq_time(get_now()));
+		if (ret != lc86_status::timeout) [[unlikely]] {
+			return ret;
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/test/nboxkrnl/pic.cpp b/test/nboxkrnl/pic.cpp
index 059a874..15fd62e 100644
--- a/test/nboxkrnl/pic.cpp
+++ b/test/nboxkrnl/pic.cpp
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  */
 
 #include "pic.hpp"
-#include "..\run.h"
+#include "../run.h"
 #include <bit>
 
 
diff --git a/test/nboxkrnl/pit.cpp b/test/nboxkrnl/pit.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..94b82bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/nboxkrnl/pit.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,196 @@
+/*
+ * pit barebones implementation
+ *
+ * ergo720                Copyright (c) 2023
+ */
+
+#include "pit.hpp"
+#include "pic.hpp"
+#include "../run.h"
+#ifdef __linux__
+#include <sys/time.h>
+#elif _WIN64
+#include "Windows.h"
+#undef max
+#endif
+#include <limits>
+
+
+// NOTE: on the xbox, the pit frequency is 6% lower than the default one, see https://xboxdevwiki.net/Porting_an_Operating_System_to_the_Xbox_HOWTO#Timer_Frequency
+constexpr uint64_t pit_clock_freq = 1125000;
+constexpr uint64_t ticks_per_second = 1000000;
+static uint64_t tot_time, last_time;
+
+#ifdef __linux__
+void
+timer_init()
+{
+	struct timeval tv;
+	gettimeofday(&tv, NULL);
+	last_time = static_cast<uint64_t>(tv.tv_sec) * static_cast<uint64_t>(ticks_per_second) + static_cast<uint64_t>(tv.tv_usec);
+}
+#elif _WIN64
+static uint64_t host_freq;
+
+void
+timer_init()
+{
+	LARGE_INTEGER freq, now;
+	QueryPerformanceFrequency(&freq);
+	host_freq = freq.QuadPart;
+	QueryPerformanceCounter(&now);
+	last_time = now.QuadPart;
+}
+#endif
+
+uint64_t
+get_now()
+{
+#ifdef __linux__
+	timeval tv;
+	gettimeofday(&tv, NULL);
+	uint64_t curr_time = static_cast<uint64_t>(tv.tv_sec) * static_cast<uint64_t>(ticks_per_second) + static_cast<uint64_t>(tv.tv_usec);
+	return tot_time += (curr_time - last_time);
+#elif _WIN64
+	LARGE_INTEGER now;
+	QueryPerformanceCounter(&now);
+	uint64_t elapsed_us = static_cast<uint64_t>(now.QuadPart) - last_time;
+	last_time = now.QuadPart;
+	elapsed_us *= 1000000;
+	elapsed_us /= host_freq;
+	tot_time += elapsed_us;
+	return tot_time;
+#else
+#error "don't know how to implement the get_now function on this OS"
+#endif
+}
+
+static inline uint64_t
+pit_counter_to_us()
+{
+	constexpr double time_scale = static_cast<double>(ticks_per_second) / static_cast<double>(pit_clock_freq);
+	return (uint64_t)(static_cast<double>(pit.chan[0].counter) * time_scale);
+}
+
+uint64_t
+pit_get_next_irq_time(uint64_t now)
+{
+	if (pit.chan[0].timer_running) {
+		uint64_t next_time, pit_period = pit_counter_to_us();
+		if (now - pit.chan[0].last_irq_time >= pit_period) {
+			pit.chan[0].last_irq_time = now;
+			next_time = pit_period;
+
+			pic_lower_irq(0);
+			pic_raise_irq(0);
+		}
+		else {
+			next_time = pit.chan[0].last_irq_time + pit_period - now;
+		}
+
+		return next_time;
+	}
+
+	return std::numeric_limits<uint64_t>::max();
+}
+
+static void
+pit_start_timer(pit_channel_t *chan)
+{
+	chan->last_irq_time = get_now();
+	chan->timer_running = 1;
+	cpu_set_timeout(cpu, pit_get_next_irq_time(chan->last_irq_time));
+}
+
+void
+pit_write_handler(uint32_t port, const uint8_t value, void *opaque)
+{
+	uint8_t channel = port & 3;
+
+	switch (channel)
+	{
+	case 3: {
+		channel = value >> 6;
+		uint8_t opmode = value >> 1 & 7, bcd = value & 1, access = value >> 4 & 3;
+
+		switch (channel)
+		{
+		case 3:
+			std::printf("Read back command is not supported\n");
+			cpu_exit(cpu);
+			break;
+
+		case 0:
+		case 1:
+		case 2: {
+			pit_channel_t *chan = &pit.chan[channel];
+			if (!access) {
+				std::printf("Counter latch command is not supported\n");
+				cpu_exit(cpu);
+			}
+			else {
+				if (bcd) {
+					std::printf("BCD mode not supported\n");
+					cpu_exit(cpu);
+				}
+
+				chan->wmode = access;
+				chan->timer_mode = opmode;
+				if ((chan->timer_mode == 2) && (channel == 0)) {
+					pic_raise_irq(0);
+				}
+			}
+			break;
+		}
+		}
+		break;
+	}
+	break;
+
+	case 0:
+	case 1:
+	case 2: {
+		pit_channel_t *chan = &pit.chan[channel];
+
+		switch (chan->wmode)
+		{
+		case 0:
+		case 1:
+		case 2:
+			std::printf("Read/Load mode must be LSB first MSB last\n");
+			cpu_exit(cpu);
+			break;
+
+		case 3:
+			if (chan->lsb_read) {
+				chan->counter = (static_cast<uint16_t>(value) << 8) | chan->counter;
+				pit_start_timer(chan);
+				chan->lsb_read = 0;
+			}
+			else {
+				chan->counter = value;
+				chan->lsb_read = 1;
+			}
+			break;
+		}
+		break;
+	}
+	}
+}
+
+static void
+pit_channel_reset(pit_channel_t *chan)
+{
+	chan->counter = 0;
+	chan->timer_mode = 0;
+	chan->lsb_read = 0;
+	chan->timer_running = 0;
+}
+
+void
+pit_reset()
+{
+	for (pit_channel_t &chan : pit.chan) {
+		pit_channel_reset(&chan);
+	}
+}
diff --git a/test/nboxkrnl/pit.hpp b/test/nboxkrnl/pit.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ca41650
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/nboxkrnl/pit.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+/*
+ * pit declarations
+ *
+ * ergo720                Copyright (c) 2023
+ */
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include <stdint.h>
+
+
+struct pit_channel_t {
+	uint8_t timer_mode, wmode;
+	uint8_t timer_running, lsb_read;
+	uint16_t counter;
+	uint64_t last_irq_time;
+};
+
+struct pit_t {
+	pit_channel_t chan[3];
+};
+
+inline pit_t pit;
+
+void timer_init();
+uint64_t get_now();
+uint64_t pit_get_next_irq_time(uint64_t now);
+void pit_write_handler(uint32_t port, const uint8_t value, void *opaque);
+void pit_reset();
diff --git a/test/run.cpp b/test/run.cpp
index 5dccfc7..902c695 100644
--- a/test/run.cpp
+++ b/test/run.cpp
@@ -183,7 +183,14 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 
 	cpu_set_flags(cpu, syntax | (use_dbg ? CPU_DBG_PRESENT : 0) | CPU_ABORT_ON_HLT);
 
-	lc86_status code = cpu_run(cpu);
+	lc86_status code;
+	if (test_num == 3) {
+		code = run_nboxkrnl_test();
+	}
+	else {
+		code = cpu_run(cpu);
+	}
+
 	std::printf("Emulation terminated with status %d. The error was \"%s\"\n", static_cast<int32_t>(code), get_last_error().c_str());
 	cpu_free(cpu);
 
diff --git a/test/run.h b/test/run.h
index a41cb4e..b2ad066 100644
--- a/test/run.h
+++ b/test/run.h
@@ -12,3 +12,4 @@ bool gen_hook_test();
 bool gen_dbg_test();
 bool gen_nboxkrnl_test(const std::string &executable);
 void gen_test80186_test(const std::string &path, int syntax, int use_dbg);
+lc86_status run_nboxkrnl_test();