diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index d4ad4ef05e..6fe5fce38f 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ cortex-m-rtic-macros = { path = "macros", version = "0.5.2" }
 rtic-core = "0.3.0"
 cortex-m-rt = "0.6.9"
 heapless = "0.5.0"
+bare-metal = "1.0.0"
 
 [build-dependencies]
 version_check = "0.9"
diff --git a/macros/src/codegen/module.rs b/macros/src/codegen/module.rs
index 863f6c5b73..359c1cce4e 100644
--- a/macros/src/codegen/module.rs
+++ b/macros/src/codegen/module.rs
@@ -47,6 +47,14 @@ pub fn codegen(ctxt: Context, resources_tick: bool, app: &App, extra: &Extra) ->
                 values.push(quote!(device: #device::Peripherals::steal()));
             }
 
+            lt = Some(quote!('a));
+            fields.push(quote!(
+                /// Critical section token for init
+                pub cs: rtic::export::CriticalSection<#lt>
+            ));
+
+            values.push(quote!(cs: rtic::export::CriticalSection::new()));
+
             values.push(quote!(core));
         }
 
diff --git a/src/export.rs b/src/export.rs
index 8a5d4e3e56..1e64941f3f 100644
--- a/src/export.rs
+++ b/src/export.rs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ use core::{
 };
 
 pub use crate::tq::{NotReady, TimerQueue};
+pub use bare_metal::CriticalSection;
 #[cfg(armv7m)]
 pub use cortex_m::register::basepri;
 pub use cortex_m::{