diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index b24514d..3438cb2 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -172,6 +172,8 @@
                 url: https://github.com/jenkinsci/docker
                 name: "Jenkins Docker Image"
             trigger:
+              timer:
+                spec: "H H * * *"
               github:
               pollscm:
                 spec: "H/15 * * * *"
diff --git a/jenkins/files/jobs/_common.xml b/jenkins/files/jobs/_common.xml
index 975affe..725ec00 100644
--- a/jenkins/files/jobs/_common.xml
+++ b/jenkins/files/jobs/_common.xml
@@ -118,6 +118,10 @@
           <triggerConfigURL></triggerConfigURL>
           <triggerInformationAction/>
         </com.sonyericsson.hudson.plugins.gerrit.trigger.hudsontrigger.GerritTrigger>
+        {%- elif type == 'timer' %}
+        <hudson.triggers.TimerTrigger>
+          <spec>{{ trigger.spec }}</spec>
+        </hudson.triggers.TimerTrigger>
         {%- endif %}
         {%- endif %}
         {%- endfor %}