diff --git a/rtc_base/BUILD.gn b/rtc_base/BUILD.gn
index 2ef79fa6c4..827559994b 100644
--- a/rtc_base/BUILD.gn
+++ b/rtc_base/BUILD.gn
@@ -526,6 +526,26 @@ rtc_source_set("rtc_task_queue_api") {
   ]
 }
 
+rtc_source_set("rtc_cancelable_task") {
+  sources = [
+    "cancelable_periodic_task.h",
+    "cancelable_task_handle.cc",
+    "cancelable_task_handle.h",
+  ]
+  deps = [
+    ":checks",
+    ":logging",
+    ":macromagic",
+    ":ptr_util",
+    ":refcount",
+    ":rtc_task_queue",
+    ":safe_conversions",
+    ":sequenced_task_checker",
+    ":thread_checker",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/memory",
+  ]
+}
+
 if (rtc_enable_libevent) {
   rtc_source_set("rtc_task_queue_libevent") {
     visibility = [ ":rtc_task_queue_impl" ]
@@ -1178,12 +1198,14 @@ if (rtc_include_tests) {
     testonly = true
 
     sources = [
+      "cancelable_periodic_task_unittest.cc",
       "task_queue_unittest.cc",
     ]
     deps = [
       ":rtc_base_approved",
       ":rtc_base_tests_main",
       ":rtc_base_tests_utils",
+      ":rtc_cancelable_task",
       ":rtc_task_queue",
       ":rtc_task_queue_for_test",
       "../test:test_support",
diff --git a/rtc_base/cancelable_periodic_task.h b/rtc_base/cancelable_periodic_task.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d11301597a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rtc_base/cancelable_periodic_task.h
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+/*
+ *  Copyright 2018 The WebRTC Project Authors. All rights reserved.
+ *
+ *  Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license
+ *  that can be found in the LICENSE file in the root of the source
+ *  tree. An additional intellectual property rights grant can be found
+ *  in the file PATENTS.  All contributing project authors may
+ *  be found in the AUTHORS file in the root of the source tree.
+ */
+
+#ifndef RTC_BASE_CANCELABLE_PERIODIC_TASK_H_
+#define RTC_BASE_CANCELABLE_PERIODIC_TASK_H_
+
+#include <memory>
+#include <type_traits>
+#include <utility>
+
+#include "absl/memory/memory.h"
+#include "rtc_base/cancelable_task_handle.h"
+#include "rtc_base/checks.h"
+#include "rtc_base/logging.h"
+#include "rtc_base/numerics/safe_conversions.h"
+
+namespace rtc {
+namespace cancelable_periodic_task_internal {
+// CancelablePeriodicTask runs a closure multiple times with delay decided
+// by the return value of the closure itself.
+// The task can be canceled with the handle returned by GetCancelationHandle().
+// Note that the task can only be canceled on the task queue where it runs.
+template <typename Closure>
+class CancelablePeriodicTask final : public BaseCancelableTask {
+ public:
+  // |closure| should return time in ms until next run.
+  explicit CancelablePeriodicTask(Closure&& closure)
+      : closure_(std::forward<Closure>(closure)) {}
+  CancelablePeriodicTask(const CancelablePeriodicTask&) = delete;
+  CancelablePeriodicTask& operator=(const CancelablePeriodicTask&) = delete;
+  ~CancelablePeriodicTask() override = default;
+
+ private:
+  bool Run() override {
+    // See QueuedTask::Run documentaion for return values meaning.
+    if (BaseCancelableTask::Canceled())
+      return true;  // Caller retains ownership of `this`, and will destroy it.
+    // Run the actual task.
+    auto delay = closure_();
+    // Convert closure_() return type into uint32_t.
+    uint32_t delay_ms = 0;
+    if (rtc::IsValueInRangeForNumericType<uint32_t>(delay)) {
+      delay_ms = static_cast<uint32_t>(delay);
+    } else {
+      // Log and recover in production.
+      RTC_LOG(LS_ERROR) << "Invalid delay until next run: " << delay;
+      delay_ms = rtc::saturated_cast<uint32_t>(delay);
+      // But crash in debug.
+      RTC_DCHECK(false);
+    }
+    // Reschedule.
+    auto owned_task = absl::WrapUnique(this);
+    if (delay_ms == 0)
+      TaskQueue::Current()->PostTask(std::move(owned_task));
+    else
+      TaskQueue::Current()->PostDelayedTask(std::move(owned_task), delay_ms);
+    return false;  // Caller will release ownership of `this`.
+  }
+
+  Closure closure_;
+};
+}  // namespace cancelable_periodic_task_internal
+
+template <typename Closure>
+std::unique_ptr<BaseCancelableTask> CreateCancelablePeriodicTask(
+    Closure&& closure) {
+  using CleanedClosure = typename std::remove_cv<
+      typename std::remove_reference<Closure>::type>::type;
+  return absl::make_unique<cancelable_periodic_task_internal::
+                               CancelablePeriodicTask<CleanedClosure>>(
+      std::forward<CleanedClosure>(closure));
+}
+
+}  // namespace rtc
+
+#endif  // RTC_BASE_CANCELABLE_PERIODIC_TASK_H_
diff --git a/rtc_base/cancelable_periodic_task_unittest.cc b/rtc_base/cancelable_periodic_task_unittest.cc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fe27ea7d48
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rtc_base/cancelable_periodic_task_unittest.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,228 @@
+/*
+ *  Copyright 2018 The WebRTC Project Authors. All rights reserved.
+ *
+ *  Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license
+ *  that can be found in the LICENSE file in the root of the source
+ *  tree. An additional intellectual property rights grant can be found
+ *  in the file PATENTS.  All contributing project authors may
+ *  be found in the AUTHORS file in the root of the source tree.
+ */
+
+#include "rtc_base/cancelable_periodic_task.h"
+
+#include "rtc_base/event.h"
+#include "test/gmock.h"
+
+namespace {
+
+using ::testing::AtLeast;
+using ::testing::Invoke;
+using ::testing::NiceMock;
+using ::testing::MockFunction;
+using ::testing::Return;
+
+constexpr int kTimeoutMs = 1000;
+
+class MockClosure {
+ public:
+  MOCK_METHOD0(Call, int());
+  MOCK_METHOD0(Delete, void());
+};
+
+class MoveOnlyClosure {
+ public:
+  explicit MoveOnlyClosure(MockClosure* mock) : mock_(mock) {}
+  MoveOnlyClosure(const MoveOnlyClosure&) = delete;
+  MoveOnlyClosure(MoveOnlyClosure&& other) : mock_(other.mock_) {
+    other.mock_ = nullptr;
+  }
+  ~MoveOnlyClosure() {
+    if (mock_)
+      mock_->Delete();
+  }
+  int operator()() { return mock_->Call(); }
+
+ private:
+  MockClosure* mock_;
+};
+
+class CopyableClosure {
+ public:
+  explicit CopyableClosure(MockClosure* mock) : mock_(mock) {}
+  CopyableClosure(const CopyableClosure& other) : mock_(other.mock_) {}
+  ~CopyableClosure() {
+    if (mock_) {
+      mock_->Delete();
+      mock_ = nullptr;
+    }
+  }
+  int operator()() { return mock_->Call(); }
+
+ private:
+  MockClosure* mock_;
+};
+
+TEST(CancelablePeriodicTaskTest, CanCallCancelOnEmptyHandle) {
+  rtc::CancelableTaskHandle handle;
+  handle.Cancel();
+}
+
+TEST(CancelablePeriodicTaskTest, CancelTaskBeforeItRuns) {
+  rtc::Event done(false, false);
+  MockClosure mock;
+  EXPECT_CALL(mock, Call).Times(0);
+  EXPECT_CALL(mock, Delete).WillOnce(Invoke([&done] { done.Set(); }));
+
+  rtc::TaskQueue task_queue("queue");
+
+  auto task = rtc::CreateCancelablePeriodicTask(MoveOnlyClosure(&mock));
+  rtc::CancelableTaskHandle handle = task->GetCancellationHandle();
+  task_queue.PostTask([handle] { handle.Cancel(); });
+  task_queue.PostTask(std::move(task));
+
+  EXPECT_TRUE(done.Wait(kTimeoutMs));
+}
+
+TEST(CancelablePeriodicTaskTest, CancelDelayedTaskBeforeItRuns) {
+  rtc::Event done(false, false);
+  MockClosure mock;
+  EXPECT_CALL(mock, Call).Times(0);
+  EXPECT_CALL(mock, Delete).WillOnce(Invoke([&done] { done.Set(); }));
+
+  rtc::TaskQueue task_queue("queue");
+
+  auto task = rtc::CreateCancelablePeriodicTask(MoveOnlyClosure(&mock));
+  rtc::CancelableTaskHandle handle = task->GetCancellationHandle();
+  task_queue.PostDelayedTask(std::move(task), 100);
+  task_queue.PostTask([handle] { handle.Cancel(); });
+
+  EXPECT_TRUE(done.Wait(kTimeoutMs));
+}
+
+TEST(CancelablePeriodicTaskTest, CancelTaskAfterItRuns) {
+  rtc::Event done(false, false);
+  MockClosure mock;
+  EXPECT_CALL(mock, Call).WillOnce(Return(100));
+  EXPECT_CALL(mock, Delete).WillOnce(Invoke([&done] { done.Set(); }));
+
+  rtc::TaskQueue task_queue("queue");
+
+  auto task = rtc::CreateCancelablePeriodicTask(MoveOnlyClosure(&mock));
+  rtc::CancelableTaskHandle handle = task->GetCancellationHandle();
+  task_queue.PostTask(std::move(task));
+  task_queue.PostTask([handle] { handle.Cancel(); });
+
+  EXPECT_TRUE(done.Wait(kTimeoutMs));
+}
+
+TEST(CancelablePeriodicTaskTest, ZeroReturnValueRepostsTheTask) {
+  NiceMock<MockClosure> closure;
+  rtc::Event done(false, false);
+  EXPECT_CALL(closure, Call()).WillOnce(Return(0)).WillOnce(Invoke([&done] {
+    done.Set();
+    return kTimeoutMs;
+  }));
+  rtc::TaskQueue task_queue("queue");
+  task_queue.PostTask(
+      rtc::CreateCancelablePeriodicTask(MoveOnlyClosure(&closure)));
+  EXPECT_TRUE(done.Wait(kTimeoutMs));
+}
+
+TEST(CancelablePeriodicTaskTest, StartPeriodicTask) {
+  MockFunction<int()> closure;
+  rtc::Event done(false, false);
+  EXPECT_CALL(closure, Call())
+      .WillOnce(Return(20))
+      .WillOnce(Return(20))
+      .WillOnce(Invoke([&done] {
+        done.Set();
+        return kTimeoutMs;
+      }));
+  rtc::TaskQueue task_queue("queue");
+  task_queue.PostTask(
+      rtc::CreateCancelablePeriodicTask(closure.AsStdFunction()));
+  EXPECT_TRUE(done.Wait(kTimeoutMs));
+}
+
+// Validates perfect forwarding doesn't keep reference to deleted copy.
+TEST(CancelablePeriodicTaskTest, CreateWithCopyOfAClosure) {
+  rtc::Event done(false, false);
+  MockClosure mock;
+  EXPECT_CALL(mock, Call).WillOnce(Invoke([&done] {
+    done.Set();
+    return kTimeoutMs;
+  }));
+  EXPECT_CALL(mock, Delete).Times(AtLeast(2));
+  CopyableClosure closure(&mock);
+  std::unique_ptr<rtc::BaseCancelableTask> task;
+  {
+    CopyableClosure copy = closure;
+    task = rtc::CreateCancelablePeriodicTask(copy);
+  }
+
+  rtc::TaskQueue task_queue("queue");
+  task_queue.PostTask(std::move(task));
+  EXPECT_TRUE(done.Wait(kTimeoutMs));
+}
+
+TEST(CancelablePeriodicTaskTest, DeletingHandleDoesntStopTheTask) {
+  rtc::Event run(false, false);
+  rtc::TaskQueue task_queue("queue");
+  auto task = rtc::CreateCancelablePeriodicTask(([&] {
+    run.Set();
+    return kTimeoutMs;
+  }));
+  rtc::CancelableTaskHandle handle = task->GetCancellationHandle();
+  handle = {};  // delete the handle.
+  task_queue.PostTask(std::move(task));
+  EXPECT_TRUE(run.Wait(kTimeoutMs));
+}
+
+// Example to test there are no thread races and use after free for suggested
+// typical usage of the CancelablePeriodicTask
+TEST(CancelablePeriodicTaskTest, Example) {
+  class ObjectOnTaskQueue {
+   public:
+    void DoPeriodicTask() {}
+    int TimeUntilNextRunMs() { return 100; }
+
+    rtc::CancelableTaskHandle StartPeriodicTask(rtc::TaskQueue* task_queue) {
+      auto periodic_task = rtc::CreateCancelablePeriodicTask([this] {
+        DoPeriodicTask();
+        return TimeUntilNextRunMs();
+      });
+      rtc::CancelableTaskHandle handle = periodic_task->GetCancellationHandle();
+      task_queue->PostTask(std::move(periodic_task));
+      return handle;
+    }
+  };
+
+  rtc::TaskQueue task_queue("queue");
+
+  auto object = absl::make_unique<ObjectOnTaskQueue>();
+  // Create and start the periodic task.
+  rtc::CancelableTaskHandle handle = object->StartPeriodicTask(&task_queue);
+
+  // Restart the task
+  task_queue.PostTask([handle] { handle.Cancel(); });
+  handle = object->StartPeriodicTask(&task_queue);
+
+  // Stop the task and destroy the object.
+  struct Destructor {
+    void operator()() {
+      // Cancel must be run on the task_queue, but if task failed to start
+      // because of task queue destruction, there is no need to run Cancel.
+      handle.Cancel();
+    }
+    // Destruction will happen either on the task queue or because task
+    // queue is destroyed.
+
+    std::unique_ptr<ObjectOnTaskQueue> object;
+    rtc::CancelableTaskHandle handle;
+  };
+  task_queue.PostTask(Destructor{std::move(object), std::move(handle)});
+  // Do not wait for the Destructor closure in order to create a race between
+  // task queue destruction and running the Desctructor closure.
+}
+
+}  // namespace
diff --git a/rtc_base/cancelable_task_handle.cc b/rtc_base/cancelable_task_handle.cc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..372e766e9d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rtc_base/cancelable_task_handle.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+/*
+ *  Copyright 2018 The WebRTC Project Authors. All rights reserved.
+ *
+ *  Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license
+ *  that can be found in the LICENSE file in the root of the source
+ *  tree. An additional intellectual property rights grant can be found
+ *  in the file PATENTS.  All contributing project authors may
+ *  be found in the AUTHORS file in the root of the source tree.
+ */
+
+#include "rtc_base/cancelable_task_handle.h"
+
+#include <utility>
+
+#include "rtc_base/refcounter.h"
+#include "rtc_base/sequenced_task_checker.h"
+#include "rtc_base/thread_annotations.h"
+#include "rtc_base/thread_checker.h"
+
+namespace rtc {
+
+class CancelableTaskHandle::CancellationToken {
+ public:
+  CancellationToken() : canceled_(false), ref_count_(0) { checker_.Detach(); }
+  CancellationToken(const CancellationToken&) = delete;
+  CancellationToken& operator=(const CancellationToken&) = delete;
+
+  void Cancel() {
+    RTC_DCHECK_RUN_ON(&checker_);
+    canceled_ = true;
+  }
+
+  bool Canceled() {
+    RTC_DCHECK_RUN_ON(&checker_);
+    return canceled_;
+  }
+
+  void AddRef() { ref_count_.IncRef(); }
+
+  void Release() {
+    if (ref_count_.DecRef() == rtc::RefCountReleaseStatus::kDroppedLastRef)
+      delete this;
+  }
+
+ private:
+  ~CancellationToken() = default;
+
+  rtc::SequencedTaskChecker checker_;
+  bool canceled_ RTC_GUARDED_BY(checker_);
+  webrtc::webrtc_impl::RefCounter ref_count_;
+};
+
+CancelableTaskHandle::CancelableTaskHandle() = default;
+CancelableTaskHandle::CancelableTaskHandle(const CancelableTaskHandle&) =
+    default;
+CancelableTaskHandle::CancelableTaskHandle(CancelableTaskHandle&&) = default;
+CancelableTaskHandle& CancelableTaskHandle::operator=(
+    const CancelableTaskHandle&) = default;
+CancelableTaskHandle& CancelableTaskHandle::operator=(CancelableTaskHandle&&) =
+    default;
+CancelableTaskHandle::~CancelableTaskHandle() = default;
+
+void CancelableTaskHandle::Cancel() const {
+  if (cancellation_token_.get() != nullptr)
+    cancellation_token_->Cancel();
+}
+
+CancelableTaskHandle::CancelableTaskHandle(
+    rtc::scoped_refptr<CancellationToken> cancellation_token)
+    : cancellation_token_(std::move(cancellation_token)) {}
+
+BaseCancelableTask::~BaseCancelableTask() = default;
+
+CancelableTaskHandle BaseCancelableTask::GetCancellationHandle() const {
+  return CancelableTaskHandle(cancellation_token_);
+}
+
+BaseCancelableTask::BaseCancelableTask()
+    : cancellation_token_(new CancelableTaskHandle::CancellationToken) {}
+
+bool BaseCancelableTask::Canceled() const {
+  return cancellation_token_->Canceled();
+}
+
+}  // namespace rtc
diff --git a/rtc_base/cancelable_task_handle.h b/rtc_base/cancelable_task_handle.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3b1f0d5a6b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rtc_base/cancelable_task_handle.h
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+/*
+ *  Copyright 2018 The WebRTC Project Authors. All rights reserved.
+ *
+ *  Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license
+ *  that can be found in the LICENSE file in the root of the source
+ *  tree. An additional intellectual property rights grant can be found
+ *  in the file PATENTS.  All contributing project authors may
+ *  be found in the AUTHORS file in the root of the source tree.
+ */
+
+#ifndef RTC_BASE_CANCELABLE_TASK_HANDLE_H_
+#define RTC_BASE_CANCELABLE_TASK_HANDLE_H_
+
+#include "rtc_base/scoped_ref_ptr.h"
+#include "rtc_base/task_queue.h"
+
+namespace rtc {
+
+class BaseCancelableTask;
+
+// Allows to cancel a cancelable task. Non-empty handle can be acquired by
+// calling GetCancellationHandle() on a cancelable task.
+class CancelableTaskHandle {
+ public:
+  // This class is copyable and cheaply movable.
+  CancelableTaskHandle();
+  CancelableTaskHandle(const CancelableTaskHandle&);
+  CancelableTaskHandle(CancelableTaskHandle&&);
+  CancelableTaskHandle& operator=(const CancelableTaskHandle&);
+  CancelableTaskHandle& operator=(CancelableTaskHandle&&);
+  // Deleting the handler doesn't Cancel the task.
+  ~CancelableTaskHandle();
+
+  // Prevents the cancelable task to run.
+  // Must be executed on the same task queue as the task itself.
+  void Cancel() const;
+
+ private:
+  friend class BaseCancelableTask;
+  class CancellationToken;
+  explicit CancelableTaskHandle(
+      rtc::scoped_refptr<CancellationToken> cancelation_token);
+
+  rtc::scoped_refptr<CancellationToken> cancellation_token_;
+};
+
+class BaseCancelableTask : public QueuedTask {
+ public:
+  ~BaseCancelableTask() override;
+
+  CancelableTaskHandle GetCancellationHandle() const;
+
+ protected:
+  BaseCancelableTask();
+
+  bool Canceled() const;
+
+ private:
+  rtc::scoped_refptr<CancelableTaskHandle::CancellationToken>
+      cancellation_token_;
+};
+
+}  // namespace rtc
+
+#endif  // RTC_BASE_CANCELABLE_TASK_HANDLE_H_