diff --git a/session.go b/session.go
index 7677e1d5..144f5eff 100644
--- a/session.go
+++ b/session.go
@@ -109,9 +109,7 @@ type session struct {
 	sessionCreationTime     time.Time
 	lastNetworkActivityTime time.Time
 
-	timer           *time.Timer
-	currentDeadline time.Time
-	timerRead       bool
+	timer *utils.Timer
 }
 
 var _ Session = &session{}
@@ -169,7 +167,7 @@ func (s *session) setup(
 	s.sendingScheduled = make(chan struct{}, 1)
 	s.undecryptablePackets = make([]*receivedPacket, 0, protocol.MaxUndecryptablePackets)
 
-	s.timer = time.NewTimer(0)
+	s.timer = utils.NewTimer()
 	now := time.Now()
 	s.lastNetworkActivityTime = now
 	s.sessionCreationTime = now
@@ -254,8 +252,8 @@ runLoop:
 		select {
 		case closeErr = <-s.closeChan:
 			break runLoop
-		case <-s.timer.C:
-			s.timerRead = true
+		case <-s.timer.Chan():
+			s.timer.SetRead()
 			// We do all the interesting stuff after the switch statement, so
 			// nothing to see here.
 		case <-s.sendingScheduled:
@@ -323,36 +321,23 @@ runLoop:
 }
 
 func (s *session) maybeResetTimer() {
-	nextDeadline := s.lastNetworkActivityTime.Add(s.idleTimeout())
+	deadline := s.lastNetworkActivityTime.Add(s.idleTimeout())
 
 	if !s.nextAckScheduledTime.IsZero() {
-		nextDeadline = utils.MinTime(nextDeadline, s.nextAckScheduledTime)
+		deadline = utils.MinTime(deadline, s.nextAckScheduledTime)
 	}
 	if lossTime := s.sentPacketHandler.GetAlarmTimeout(); !lossTime.IsZero() {
-		nextDeadline = utils.MinTime(nextDeadline, lossTime)
+		deadline = utils.MinTime(deadline, lossTime)
 	}
 	if !s.handshakeComplete {
 		handshakeDeadline := s.sessionCreationTime.Add(s.config.HandshakeTimeout)
-		nextDeadline = utils.MinTime(nextDeadline, handshakeDeadline)
+		deadline = utils.MinTime(deadline, handshakeDeadline)
 	}
 	if !s.receivedTooManyUndecrytablePacketsTime.IsZero() {
-		nextDeadline = utils.MinTime(nextDeadline, s.receivedTooManyUndecrytablePacketsTime.Add(protocol.PublicResetTimeout))
+		deadline = utils.MinTime(deadline, s.receivedTooManyUndecrytablePacketsTime.Add(protocol.PublicResetTimeout))
 	}
 
-	if nextDeadline.Equal(s.currentDeadline) {
-		// No need to reset the timer
-		return
-	}
-
-	// We need to drain the timer if the value from its channel was not read yet.
-	// See https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/golang-dev/c9UUfASVPoU
-	if !s.timer.Stop() && !s.timerRead {
-		<-s.timer.C
-	}
-	s.timer.Reset(nextDeadline.Sub(time.Now()))
-
-	s.timerRead = false
-	s.currentDeadline = nextDeadline
+	s.timer.Reset(deadline)
 }
 
 func (s *session) idleTimeout() time.Duration {
diff --git a/utils/timer.go b/utils/timer.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..695ad3e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/utils/timer.go
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+package utils
+
+import "time"
+
+// A Timer wrapper that behaves correctly when resetting
+type Timer struct {
+	t        *time.Timer
+	read     bool
+	deadline time.Time
+}
+
+// NewTimer creates a new timer that is not set
+func NewTimer() *Timer {
+	return &Timer{t: time.NewTimer(0)}
+}
+
+// Chan returns the channel of the wrapped timer
+func (t *Timer) Chan() <-chan time.Time {
+	return t.t.C
+}
+
+// Reset the timer, no matter whether the value was read or not
+func (t *Timer) Reset(deadline time.Time) {
+	if deadline.Equal(t.deadline) {
+		// No need to reset the timer
+		return
+	}
+
+	// We need to drain the timer if the value from its channel was not read yet.
+	// See https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/golang-dev/c9UUfASVPoU
+	if !t.t.Stop() && !t.read {
+		<-t.t.C
+	}
+	t.t.Reset(deadline.Sub(time.Now()))
+
+	t.read = false
+	t.deadline = deadline
+}
+
+// SetRead should be called after the value from the chan was read
+func (t *Timer) SetRead() {
+	t.read = true
+}
diff --git a/utils/timer_test.go b/utils/timer_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8aa0731c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/utils/timer_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+package utils
+
+import (
+	"time"
+
+	. "github.com/onsi/ginkgo"
+	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
+)
+
+var _ = Describe("Timer", func() {
+	const d = 10 * time.Millisecond
+
+	It("works", func() {
+		t := NewTimer()
+		t.Reset(time.Now().Add(d))
+		Eventually(t.Chan()).Should(Receive())
+	})
+
+	It("works multiple times with reading", func() {
+		t := NewTimer()
+		for i := 0; i < 10; i++ {
+			t.Reset(time.Now().Add(d))
+			Eventually(t.Chan()).Should(Receive())
+			t.SetRead()
+		}
+	})
+
+	It("works multiple times without reading", func() {
+		t := NewTimer()
+		for i := 0; i < 10; i++ {
+			t.Reset(time.Now().Add(d))
+			time.Sleep(d * 2)
+		}
+		Eventually(t.Chan()).Should(Receive())
+	})
+
+	It("works when resetting without expiration", func() {
+		t := NewTimer()
+		for i := 0; i < 10; i++ {
+			t.Reset(time.Now().Add(time.Hour))
+		}
+		t.Reset(time.Now().Add(d))
+		Eventually(t.Chan()).Should(Receive())
+	})
+})