diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 11bddf3..720ef85 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,3 +6,7 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
 ## [Unreleased]
+
+### Added
+
+- `useInterval` react utils hook
diff --git a/cypress/component/useInterval.cy.tsx b/cypress/component/useInterval.cy.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2c621b4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cypress/component/useInterval.cy.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,109 @@
+import React from "react";
+import { useInterval } from "../../src/lib/hooks/useInterval";
+
+interface TestComponentProps {
+  callbackFunction: () => void | Promise<void>;
+  intervalValue: number;
+  autoStart: boolean;
+}
+
+function TestComponent({ callbackFunction, intervalValue, autoStart }: TestComponentProps) {
+  const result = useInterval({ callback: callbackFunction, interval: intervalValue, autoStart: autoStart });
+  return (
+    <>
+      <div data-testid="test-component">
+        Component using useInterval hook
+        <button onClick={result.startInterval}>Start interval</button>
+        <button onClick={result.stopInterval}>Stop interval</button>
+      </div>
+    </>
+  );
+}
+
+describe("useInterval Hook - Cypress Component Tests", () => {
+  it("Component mounts", () => {
+    const callbackSpy = cy
+      .spy(() => {
+        console.log("Hello World!");
+      })
+      .as("componentMountSpy");
+
+    cy.mount(<TestComponent callbackFunction={callbackSpy} intervalValue={1000} autoStart={false} />);
+
+    cy.get('[data-testid="test-component"]').should("be.visible");
+    cy.get('[data-testid="test-component"]').should("contain.text", "Component using useInterval hook");
+  });
+
+  it("should not start the interval when autostart is set on false", () => {
+    const callbackSpy = cy
+      .spy(() => {
+        console.log("Does not start the interval automaticly");
+      })
+      .as("callbackSpy");
+
+    cy.mount(<TestComponent callbackFunction={callbackSpy} intervalValue={1000} autoStart={false} />);
+    cy.wait(3000);
+    cy.get("@callbackSpy").should("not.have.been.called");
+  });
+
+  it("should remain stopped until start is called when autostart is false", () => {
+    const callbackSpy = cy
+      .spy(() => {
+        console.log("Does not start the interval automaticly");
+      })
+      .as("callbackSpy");
+
+    cy.mount(<TestComponent callbackFunction={callbackSpy} intervalValue={1000} autoStart={false} />);
+    cy.wait(3000);
+    cy.get("@callbackSpy").should("not.have.been.called");
+    cy.contains("button", "Start interval").click();
+    cy.wait(1000);
+    cy.contains("button", "Stop interval").click();
+    cy.wait(3000);
+    cy.get("@callbackSpy").should("have.been.calledOnce");
+  });
+
+  it("should start the interval automatically when autostart is true", () => {
+    const callbackSpy = cy
+      .spy(() => {
+        console.log("The interval runs automatically when autostart is true.");
+      })
+      .as("callbackSpy");
+
+    cy.mount(<TestComponent callbackFunction={callbackSpy} intervalValue={1000} autoStart={true} />);
+    cy.wait(3000);
+    cy.get("@callbackSpy").should("have.been.calledThrice");
+  });
+
+  it("should be running continuously until stopped when autostart is true", () => {
+    const callbackSpy = cy
+      .spy(() => {
+        console.log("The interval runs automatically until it gets stopped.");
+      })
+      .as("callbackSpy");
+
+    cy.mount(<TestComponent callbackFunction={callbackSpy} intervalValue={1000} autoStart={true} />);
+    cy.wait(1000);
+    cy.get("@callbackSpy").should("have.been.calledOnce");
+    cy.contains("button", "Stop interval").click();
+    cy.get("@callbackSpy").should("have.been.calledOnce");
+  });
+
+  it("should only be possible to start the interval once", () => {
+    const callbackSpy = cy
+      .spy(() => {
+        console.log("The interval can only be started once.");
+      })
+      .as("callbackSpy");
+
+    cy.mount(<TestComponent callbackFunction={callbackSpy} intervalValue={1000} autoStart={false} />);
+
+    cy.contains("button", "Start interval").click();
+    cy.contains("button", "Start interval").click();
+
+    cy.get("@callbackSpy").should("have.been.calledOnce");
+    cy.wait(1000);
+    cy.contains("button", "Stop interval").click();
+    cy.get("@callbackSpy").should("have.been.calledTwice");
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/lib/hooks/useInterval.ts b/src/lib/hooks/useInterval.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..084fbd0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/hooks/useInterval.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+import { useRef, useCallback, useState, useEffect } from "react";
+
+/**
+ * The interface for the properties of the useInterval hook
+ */
+interface UseIntervalProps {
+  /**
+   * The callback function
+   */
+  callback: () => void;
+  /**
+   * The interval in miliseconds for the interval function
+   */
+  interval: number;
+  /**
+   * The boolean to set if the interval should start automatically or not
+   * @default false
+   */
+  autoStart?: boolean;
+}
+
+/**
+ * The interface for the result of the useInterval hook
+ */
+interface UseIntervalResult {
+  /**
+   * The current state whether the interval is running or not
+   */
+  isRunning: boolean;
+  /**
+   * The function to start the interval
+   */
+  startInterval: () => void;
+  /**
+   * The function to stop the interval
+   */
+  stopInterval: () => void;
+}
+
+/**
+ * The useInterval hook
+ * @param props The props for the useInterval hook, see {@link UseIntervalProps}
+ * @returns The result of the useInterval, see {@link UseIntervalResult}
+ */
+const useInterval = (props: UseIntervalProps): UseIntervalResult => {
+  const { autoStart, callback, interval } = props;
+  const [isRunning, setIsRunning] = useState(false);
+  const intervalRef = useRef<number | null>(null);
+  const callbackRef = useRef<() => void>(callback);
+
+  const startInterval = useCallback(() => {
+    setIsRunning((prevIsRunning) => {
+      if (!prevIsRunning && (!intervalRef.current || intervalRef.current === -1)) {
+        intervalRef.current = window.setInterval(callbackRef.current, interval);
+      }
+      return true;
+    });
+  }, [interval]);
+
+  const stopInterval = useCallback(() => {
+    setIsRunning(false);
+    window.clearInterval(intervalRef.current || -1);
+    intervalRef.current = -1;
+  }, []);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    callbackRef.current = callback;
+    if (isRunning) {
+      startInterval();
+    }
+    return stopInterval;
+  }, [callback, isRunning, interval, startInterval, stopInterval]);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (autoStart) {
+      startInterval();
+    }
+  }, [autoStart, startInterval]);
+
+  return { isRunning, startInterval, stopInterval };
+};
+
+export { useInterval };