diff --git a/docs/source/telegram.jobqueue.rst b/docs/source/telegram.jobqueue.rst
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+++ b/docs/source/telegram.jobqueue.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+telegram.sticker module
+=======================
+
+.. automodule:: telegram.jobqueue
+    :members:
+    :undoc-members:
+    :show-inheritance:
diff --git a/docs/source/telegram.rst b/docs/source/telegram.rst
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--- a/docs/source/telegram.rst
+++ b/docs/source/telegram.rst
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ Submodules
    telegram.bot
    telegram.updater
    telegram.dispatcher
+   telegram.jobqueue
    telegram.chataction
    telegram.contact
    telegram.document
diff --git a/telegram/jobqueue.py b/telegram/jobqueue.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+#
+# A library that provides a Python interface to the Telegram Bot API
+# Copyright (C) 2015 Leandro Toledo de Souza <devs@python-telegram-bot.org>
+#
+# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU Lesser Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU Lesser Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser Public License
+# along with this program.  If not, see [http://www.gnu.org/licenses/].
+
+"""
+This module contains the class JobQueue
+"""
+
+import logging
+import time
+from threading import Lock
+
+try:
+    from queue import Queue, PriorityQueue
+except ImportError:
+    from Queue import Queue, PriorityQueue
+
+
+class JobQueue(object):
+    """This class allows you to periodically perform tasks with the bot.
+
+    Attributes:
+        tick_interval (float):
+        queue (PriorityQueue):
+        bot (Bot):
+        running (bool):
+
+    Args:
+        bot (Bot): The bot instance that should be passed to the jobs
+
+    Keyword Args:
+        tick_interval (Optional[float]): The interval this queue should check
+            the newest task in seconds. Defaults to 1.0
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, bot, tick_interval=1.0):
+        self.tick_interval = tick_interval
+        self.queue = PriorityQueue()
+        self.bot = bot
+        self.logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+        self.__lock = Lock()
+        self.running = False
+
+    def put(self, run, interval, next_t=None):
+        """
+        Queue a new job.
+
+        Args:
+            run (function): A function that takes the parameter `bot`
+            interval (float): The interval in seconds in which `run` should be
+                executed
+            next_t (Optional[float]): Time in seconds in which run should be
+                executed first. Defaults to `interval`
+        """
+        name = run.__name__
+
+        job = JobQueue.Job()
+        job.run = run
+        job.interval = interval
+        job.name = name
+
+        if next_t is None:
+            next_t = interval
+
+        self.logger.debug("Putting a {} with t={}".format(
+                job.name, next_t))
+        self.queue.put((next_t, job))
+
+    def tick(self):
+        """
+        Run all jobs that are due and re-enqueue them with their interval
+        """
+        now = time.time()
+
+        self.logger.debug("Ticking jobs with t={}".format(now))
+        while not self.queue.empty():
+            t, j = self.queue.queue[0]
+            self.logger.debug("Peeked at {} with t={}".format(
+                    j.name, t))
+
+            if t < now:
+                self.queue.get()
+                self.logger.debug("About time! running")
+                j.run()
+                self.put(j, now + j.interval)
+                continue
+
+            self.logger.debug("Next task isn't due yet. Finished!")
+            break
+
+    def start(self):
+        """
+        Thread target of thread 'job_queue'. Runs in background and performs
+        ticks on the job queue.
+        """
+        self.__lock.acquire()
+        if not self.running:
+            self.running = True
+            self.__lock.release()
+            while self.running:
+                self.tick()
+                time.sleep(self.tick_interval)
+        else:
+            self.__lock.release()
+
+    def stop(self):
+        """
+        Stops the thread
+        """
+        with self.__lock:
+            self.running = False
+
+    class Job(object):
+        """ Inner class that represents a job """
+        interval = None
+        name = None
+
+        def run(self):
+            pass
+
+        def __lt__(self, other):
+            return False