diff --git a/src/modm/platform/timer/stm32/advanced.hpp.in b/src/modm/platform/timer/stm32/advanced.hpp.in
index f90263ceca..3f2f08fd5c 100644
--- a/src/modm/platform/timer/stm32/advanced.hpp.in
+++ b/src/modm/platform/timer/stm32/advanced.hpp.in
@@ -338,6 +338,21 @@ public:
 		TIM{{ id }}->BDTR = flags;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * sets the repetition count
+	 * @param value to be set in the repetition count register
+	 */
+	static inline void
+	setRepetitionCount(uint8_t value)
+	{
+		uint8_t rcr = value;
+		if(rcr!=0)
+		{
+			rcr--;
+		}
+		TIM{{ id }}->RCR = rcr;
+	}
+
 public:
 	static void
 	configureInputChannel(uint32_t channel, uint8_t filter);
diff --git a/src/modm/platform/timer/stm32/advanced_base.hpp.in b/src/modm/platform/timer/stm32/advanced_base.hpp.in
index cece535430..fb65edb7c1 100644
--- a/src/modm/platform/timer/stm32/advanced_base.hpp.in
+++ b/src/modm/platform/timer/stm32/advanced_base.hpp.in
@@ -39,9 +39,6 @@ public:
 	//configureOutputChannel(uint32_t channel, OutputCompareMode mode,
 	//		uint16_t compareValue);
 
-	// TODO Repetition Counter (TIM1_RCR)
-
-
 	enum class MasterMode : uint32_t
 	{
 		Reset 			= 0,							// 0b000