diff --git a/rtic-monotonics/CHANGELOG.md b/rtic-monotonics/CHANGELOG.md
index b19a4783e5..8437fa00f2 100644
--- a/rtic-monotonics/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/rtic-monotonics/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@ For each category, *Added*, *Changed*, *Fixed* add new entries at the top!
 
 ## Unreleased
 
+### Added
+
+- Feature `systick-64bit` to get 64-bit backed `TimerInstantU64` instead of `TimerInstantU32` from the SysTick-based monotonic timer
+
 ## v1.0.1 - 2023-08-20
 
 ### Added
diff --git a/rtic-monotonics/Cargo.toml b/rtic-monotonics/Cargo.toml
index b88b0881be..de94d3f5fb 100644
--- a/rtic-monotonics/Cargo.toml
+++ b/rtic-monotonics/Cargo.toml
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@ defmt = ["fugit/defmt"]
 cortex-m-systick = ["dep:cortex-m"]
 systick-100hz = []
 systick-10khz = []
+# Use 64-bit wide backing storage for the Instant
+systick-64bit = []
 
 # Timer peripheral on the RP2040
 rp2040 = ["dep:cortex-m", "dep:rp2040-pac"]
diff --git a/rtic-monotonics/src/systick.rs b/rtic-monotonics/src/systick.rs
index fe66a20aed..9b8fca8ac2 100644
--- a/rtic-monotonics/src/systick.rs
+++ b/rtic-monotonics/src/systick.rs
@@ -34,10 +34,22 @@
 
 use super::Monotonic;
 pub use super::{TimeoutError, TimerQueue};
-use atomic_polyfill::{AtomicU32, Ordering};
+use atomic_polyfill::Ordering;
 use core::future::Future;
 use cortex_m::peripheral::SYST;
-pub use fugit::{self, ExtU32};
+pub use fugit;
+cfg_if::cfg_if! {
+    if #[cfg(feature = "systick-64bit")] {
+        pub use fugit::ExtU64;
+        use atomic_polyfill::AtomicU64;
+        static SYSTICK_CNT: AtomicU64 = AtomicU64::new(0);
+    } else {
+        pub use fugit::ExtU32;
+        use atomic_polyfill::AtomicU32;
+        static SYSTICK_CNT: AtomicU32 = AtomicU32::new(0);
+    }
+}
+static SYSTICK_TIMER_QUEUE: TimerQueue<Systick> = TimerQueue::new();
 
 // Features should be additive, here systick-100hz gets picked if both
 // `systick-100hz` and `systick-10khz` are enabled.
@@ -94,9 +106,6 @@ impl Systick {
     }
 }
 
-static SYSTICK_CNT: AtomicU32 = AtomicU32::new(0);
-static SYSTICK_TIMER_QUEUE: TimerQueue<Systick> = TimerQueue::new();
-
 // Forward timerqueue interface
 impl Systick {
     /// Used to access the underlying timer queue
@@ -136,8 +145,15 @@ impl Systick {
 }
 
 impl Monotonic for Systick {
-    type Instant = fugit::TimerInstantU32<TIMER_HZ>;
-    type Duration = fugit::TimerDurationU32<TIMER_HZ>;
+    cfg_if::cfg_if! {
+        if #[cfg(feature = "systick-64bit")] {
+            type Instant = fugit::TimerInstantU64<TIMER_HZ>;
+            type Duration = fugit::TimerDurationU64<TIMER_HZ>;
+        } else {
+            type Instant = fugit::TimerInstantU32<TIMER_HZ>;
+            type Duration = fugit::TimerDurationU32<TIMER_HZ>;
+        }
+    }
 
     const ZERO: Self::Instant = Self::Instant::from_ticks(0);
 
@@ -175,10 +191,14 @@ impl Monotonic for Systick {
 #[cfg(feature = "embedded-hal-async")]
 impl embedded_hal_async::delay::DelayUs for Systick {
     async fn delay_us(&mut self, us: u32) {
+        #[cfg(feature = "systick-64bit")]
+        let us = u64::from(us);
         Self::delay(us.micros()).await;
     }
 
     async fn delay_ms(&mut self, ms: u32) {
+        #[cfg(feature = "systick-64bit")]
+        let ms = u64::from(ms);
         Self::delay(ms.millis()).await;
     }
 }
diff --git a/xtask/src/argument_parsing.rs b/xtask/src/argument_parsing.rs
index 2e1eef4882..88ac1e5d8d 100644
--- a/xtask/src/argument_parsing.rs
+++ b/xtask/src/argument_parsing.rs
@@ -67,6 +67,9 @@ impl Package {
                         "cortex-m-systick,embedded-hal-async",
                         "cortex-m-systick,systick-100hz,embedded-hal-async",
                         "cortex-m-systick,systick-10khz,embedded-hal-async",
+                        "cortex-m-systick,embedded-hal-async,systick-64bit",
+                        "cortex-m-systick,systick-100hz,embedded-hal-async,systick-64bit",
+                        "cortex-m-systick,systick-10khz,embedded-hal-async,systick-64bit",
                         "rp2040,embedded-hal-async",
                         "nrf52810,embedded-hal-async",
                         "nrf52811,embedded-hal-async",