diff --git a/authd/provider.c b/authd/provider.c
index dd63d6a85..434751703 100644
--- a/authd/provider.c
+++ b/authd/provider.c
@@ -389,3 +389,17 @@ set_provider_data(struct auth_client *auth, uint32_t id, void *data)
 	auth->data[(size_t)id] = data;
 }
 
+void
+set_provider_timeout_relative(struct auth_client *auth, uint32_t id, time_t timeout)
+{
+	lrb_assert(id < rb_dlink_list_length(&auth_providers));
+	auth->timeout[(size_t)id] = timeout + rb_current_time();
+}
+
+void
+set_provider_timeout_absolute(struct auth_client *auth, uint32_t id, time_t timeout)
+{
+	lrb_assert(id < rb_dlink_list_length(&auth_providers));
+	auth->timeout[(size_t)id] = timeout;
+}
+
diff --git a/authd/provider.h b/authd/provider.h
index fdf1211e2..8e9a78636 100644
--- a/authd/provider.h
+++ b/authd/provider.h
@@ -117,6 +117,8 @@ void handle_cancel_connection(int parc, char *parv[]);
 
 void *get_provider_data(struct auth_client *auth, uint32_t id);
 void set_provider_data(struct auth_client *auth, uint32_t id, void *data);
+void set_provider_timeout_relative(struct auth_client *auth, uint32_t id, time_t timeout);
+void set_provider_timeout_absolute(struct auth_client *auth, uint32_t id, time_t timeout);
 
 /* Provider is operating on this auth_client (set this if you have async work to do) */
 static inline void