diff --git a/Source/queue.c b/Source/queue.c
index 2107b3637..96552f783 100644
--- a/Source/queue.c
+++ b/Source/queue.c
@@ -1440,7 +1440,7 @@ signed portBASE_TYPE xReturn;
 	}
 
 #endif
-	/*-----------------------------------------------------------*/
+/*-----------------------------------------------------------*/
 
 #if configQUEUE_REGISTRY_SIZE > 0
 
@@ -1463,4 +1463,27 @@ signed portBASE_TYPE xReturn;
 	}
 
 #endif
+/*-----------------------------------------------------------*/
+
+#if configUSE_TIMERS == 1
+
+	void vQueueWaitForMessageRestricted( xQueueHandle pxQueue, portTickType xTicksToWait )
+	{
+		/* This function should not be called by application code hence the 
+		'Restricted' in its name.  It is not part of the public API.  It is designed
+		for use by kernel code, and has special calling requirements - it should be
+		called from a critical section, and then a yield performed after it is
+		called.  Also, the call tree makes use of vListInsert() which should normally
+		not be called from a critical section - so an assumption is made that the list
+		being inserted into is empty and therefore the insertion will be fast. */
+
+		/* Only do anything if there are no message in the queue. */
+		if( pxQueue->uxMessagesWaiting == ( unsigned portBASE_TYPE ) 0U )
+		{
+			/* There is nothing in the queue, block for the specified period. */
+			vTaskPlaceOnEventList( &( pxQueue->xTasksWaitingToReceive ), xTicksToWait );
+		}
+	}
+
+#endif
 
diff --git a/Source/tasks.c b/Source/tasks.c
index 201b0629c..6f305f725 100644
--- a/Source/tasks.c
+++ b/Source/tasks.c
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ task.h is included from an application file. */
 
 #include "FreeRTOS.h"
 #include "task.h"
+#include "timers.h"
 #include "StackMacros.h"
 
 #undef MPU_WRAPPERS_INCLUDED_FROM_API_FILE
@@ -747,6 +748,19 @@ tskTCB * pxNewTCB;
 #endif
 /*-----------------------------------------------------------*/
 
+void vTaskUnblockTask( xTaskHandle pxTask )
+{
+tskTCB *pxTCB = ( tskTCB * ) pxTask;
+
+	/* This function is not intended to be a public API function and definitely
+	is not for generic use as it assumes pxTask is not the running task and not
+	suspended, does not remove the task from any event lists it might be 
+	blocked on, and does not take care of mutual exclusion. */
+	vListRemove( &( pxTCB->xGenericListItem ) );
+	prvAddTaskToReadyQueue( pxTCB );
+}
+/*-----------------------------------------------------------*/
+
 #if ( INCLUDE_uxTaskPriorityGet == 1 )
 
 	unsigned portBASE_TYPE uxTaskPriorityGet( xTaskHandle pxTask )
@@ -1060,6 +1074,15 @@ portBASE_TYPE xReturn;
 	/* Add the idle task at the lowest priority. */
 	xReturn = xTaskCreate( prvIdleTask, ( signed char * ) "IDLE", tskIDLE_STACK_SIZE, ( void * ) NULL, ( tskIDLE_PRIORITY | portPRIVILEGE_BIT ), ( xTaskHandle * ) NULL );
 
+	#if ( configUSE_TIMERS == 1 )
+	{
+		if( xReturn == pdPASS )
+		{
+			xReturn = xTimerCreateTimerTask();
+		}
+	}
+	#endif
+
 	if( xReturn == pdPASS )
 	{
 		/* Interrupts are turned off here, to ensure a tick does not occur