diff --git a/src/htmx.js b/src/htmx.js
index 85ff26b4..8ecb429f 100644
--- a/src/htmx.js
+++ b/src/htmx.js
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ var htmx = (() => {
 
     class Htmx {
 
+        #scriptingAPIMethods = ['timeout'];
         __mutationObserver = new MutationObserver((records) => this.__onMutation(records));
         __actionSelector = "[hx-action],[hx-get],[hx-post],[hx-put],[hx-patch],[hx-delete]";
         __boostSelector = "a,form";
@@ -103,7 +104,8 @@ var htmx = (() => {
                     initialDelay: 500,
                     maxDelay: 30000,
                     pauseHidden: false
-                }
+                },
+                scriptingAPI :  this.__initScriptingAPI()
             }
             let metaConfig = this.find('meta[name="htmx:config"]');
             if (metaConfig) {
@@ -133,6 +135,14 @@ var htmx = (() => {
             return value
         }
 
+        __initScriptingAPI() {
+            let api = {}
+            for (let methodName of this.#scriptingAPIMethods) {
+                api[methodName] = this[methodName].bind(this)
+            }
+            return api
+        }
+
         __tokenize(str) {
             let tokens = [], i = 0;
             while (i < str.length) {
@@ -875,16 +885,22 @@ var htmx = (() => {
         }
 
         async __executeJavaScriptAsync(thisArg, obj, code, expression = true) {
-            let keys = Object.keys(obj);
-            let values = Object.values(obj);
+            let args = {}
+            Object.assign(args, this.config.scriptingAPI)
+            Object.assign(args, obj)
+            let keys = Object.keys(args);
+            let values = Object.values(args);
             let AsyncFunction = Object.getPrototypeOf(async function(){}).constructor;
             let func = new AsyncFunction(...keys, expression ? `return (${code})` : code);
             return await func.call(thisArg, ...values);
         }
 
         __executeJavaScript(thisArg, obj, code, expression = true) {
-            let keys = Object.keys(obj);
-            let values = Object.values(obj);
+            let args = {}
+            Object.assign(args, this.config.scriptingAPI)
+            Object.assign(args, obj)
+            let keys = Object.keys(args);
+            let values = Object.values(args);
             let func = new Function(...keys, expression ? `return (${code})` : code);
             let tmp = func.call(thisArg, ...values);
             console.log("1", tmp)
diff --git a/test/tests/attributes/hx-on.js b/test/tests/attributes/hx-on.js
index c522f4ed..77c379fa 100644
--- a/test/tests/attributes/hx-on.js
+++ b/test/tests/attributes/hx-on.js
@@ -38,4 +38,17 @@ describe('hx-on attribute', function() {
         delete window.foo
     })
 
+    it('htmx API works', async function () {
+        var btn = initHTML(
+            `<button hx-on:foo='await timeout(1); window.foo = 10'>
+                        Foo
+                       </button>`)
+        let evt = new CustomEvent("foo");
+        btn.dispatchEvent(evt)
+        assert.equal(window.foo, undefined);
+        await htmx.timeout(10);
+        assert.equal(window.foo, 10);
+        delete window.foo
+    })
+
 })
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