diff --git a/library/libsds.h b/library/libsds.h
index 63a16c8..044151a 100644
--- a/library/libsds.h
+++ b/library/libsds.h
@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@ int MarkDependenciesMet(void* ctx,
                     SdsCallBack callback,
                     void* userData);
 
+int StartPeriodicTasks(void* ctx, SdsCallBack callback, void* userData);
+
 
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
diff --git a/library/libsds.nim b/library/libsds.nim
index cecfdf5..895a960 100644
--- a/library/libsds.nim
+++ b/library/libsds.nim
@@ -301,5 +301,17 @@ proc MarkDependenciesMet(
     userData,
   )
 
+proc StartPeriodicTasks(
+    ctx: ptr SdsContext, callback: SdsCallBack, userData: pointer
+): cint {.dynlib, exportc.} =
+  checkLibsdsParams(ctx, callback, userData)
+  handleRequest(
+    ctx,
+    RequestType.LIFECYCLE,
+    SdsLifecycleRequest.createShared(SdsLifecycleMsgType.START_PERIODIC_TASKS),
+    callback,
+    userData,
+  )
+
 ### End of exported procs
 ################################################################################
diff --git a/library/sds_thread/inter_thread_communication/requests/sds_lifecycle_request.nim b/library/sds_thread/inter_thread_communication/requests/sds_lifecycle_request.nim
index a70ab3a..ce90d2f 100644
--- a/library/sds_thread/inter_thread_communication/requests/sds_lifecycle_request.nim
+++ b/library/sds_thread/inter_thread_communication/requests/sds_lifecycle_request.nim
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import ../../../../src/[reliability_utils, reliability, message]
 type SdsLifecycleMsgType* = enum
   CREATE_RELIABILITY_MANAGER
   RESET_RELIABILITY_MANAGER
+  START_PERIODIC_TASKS
 
 type SdsLifecycleRequest* = object
   operation: SdsLifecycleMsgType
@@ -62,5 +63,7 @@ proc process*(
   of RESET_RELIABILITY_MANAGER:
     resetReliabilityManager(rm[]).isOkOr:
       return err("error processing RESET_RELIABILITY_MANAGER request: " & $error)
+  of START_PERIODIC_TASKS:
+    rm[].startPeriodicTasks()
 
   return ok("")