diff --git a/dda_queue.c b/dda_queue.c
index d295c14..ad33992 100644
--- a/dda_queue.c
+++ b/dda_queue.c
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 #include	"temp.h"
 #include	"delay.h"
 #include	"sersendf.h"
+#include	"clock.h"
 
 uint8_t	mb_head = 0;
 uint8_t	mb_tail = 0;
@@ -114,3 +115,11 @@ void queue_flush() {
 	// restore interrupt flag
 	SREG = sreg;
 }
+
+void queue_wait() {
+	for (;queue_empty() == 0;) {
+		ifclock(CLOCK_FLAG_10MS) {
+			clock_10ms();
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/dda_queue.h b/dda_queue.h
index 46b4a4f..26f0aa2 100644
--- a/dda_queue.h
+++ b/dda_queue.h
@@ -36,4 +36,7 @@ void print_queue(void);
 // flush the queue for eg; emergency stop
 void queue_flush(void);
 
+// wait for queue to empty
+void queue_wait(void);
+
 #endif	/* _DDA_QUEUE */