diff --git a/releases.txt b/releases.txt
index 3f438b12..9d2aa386 100644
--- a/releases.txt
+++ b/releases.txt
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ DEPRECTATE:	Old image opening functions deprecated.
 FEATURE:	Restructure and simplify the include path for GFX
 FEATURE:	Added LGDP4532 driver by user shilow
 FEATURE:	Support for ChibiOS/RT 3.x
+FEATURE:	Added gwinProgressbarStop()
 
 
 *** changes after 1.9 ***
diff --git a/src/gwin/progressbar.c b/src/gwin/progressbar.c
index 37bad3c8..671c0971 100644
--- a/src/gwin/progressbar.c
+++ b/src/gwin/progressbar.c
@@ -200,6 +200,17 @@ void gwinProgressbarStart(GHandle gh, delaytime_t delay) {
 	#undef gsw
 }
 
+void gwinProgressbarStop(GHandle gh) {
+	#define gsw		((GProgressbarObject *)gh)
+
+	if (gh->vmt != (gwinVMT *)&progressbarVMT)
+		return;
+
+	gtimerStop(&(gsw->gt));
+
+	#undef gsw
+}
+
 /*----------------------------------------------------------
  * Custom Draw Routines
  *----------------------------------------------------------*/
diff --git a/src/gwin/progressbar.h b/src/gwin/progressbar.h
index de10783f..1b7e4424 100644
--- a/src/gwin/progressbar.h
+++ b/src/gwin/progressbar.h
@@ -155,6 +155,15 @@ void gwinProgressbarDecrement(GHandle gh);
  */
 void gwinProgressbarStart(GHandle gh, delaytime_t delay);
 
+/**
+ * @brief	Stop the timer which is started by @p gwinProgressbarStart()
+ *
+ * @param[in] gh		The window handle (must be a progressbar window)
+ *
+ * @api
+ */		
+void gwinProgressbarStop(GHandle gh);
+
 /**
  * @brief	Some custom progressbar drawing routines
  * @details	These function may be passed to @p gwinSetCustomDraw() to get different progressbar drawing styles