diff --git a/lib/idle_detector_wrapper.dart b/lib/idle_detector_wrapper.dart
index ce1c08b..075440f 100644
--- a/lib/idle_detector_wrapper.dart
+++ b/lib/idle_detector_wrapper.dart
@@ -4,5 +4,6 @@
 library;
 
 export 'src/idle_detector_wrapper_base.dart';
+export 'src/idle_detector_controller.dart';
 
 // TODO: Export any libraries intended for clients of this package.
diff --git a/lib/src/idle_detector_controller.dart b/lib/src/idle_detector_controller.dart
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a7892bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/src/idle_detector_controller.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+class IdleDetectorController {
+  late Function _resetTimer;
+  late Function _stopTimer;
+
+  void setTimerFunctions(Function resetTimer, Function stopTimer) {
+    _resetTimer = resetTimer;
+    _stopTimer = stopTimer;
+  }
+
+  void resetTimer() {
+    _resetTimer();
+  }
+
+  void stopTimer() {
+    _stopTimer();
+  }
+}
diff --git a/lib/src/idle_detector_wrapper_base.dart b/lib/src/idle_detector_wrapper_base.dart
index 5f8aabb..47c7f3a 100644
--- a/lib/src/idle_detector_wrapper_base.dart
+++ b/lib/src/idle_detector_wrapper_base.dart
@@ -1,15 +1,20 @@
 import 'dart:async';
 import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
+import 'package:idle_detector_wrapper/src/idle_detector_controller.dart';
 
 class IdleDetector extends StatefulWidget {
   final Duration idleTime;
   final Widget child;
   final Function? onIdle;
+  final IdleDetectorController? controller;
+  final bool autoStart;
 
   IdleDetector({
     required this.idleTime,
     required this.child,
     this.onIdle,
+    this.controller,
+    this.autoStart = true,
   });
 
   @override
@@ -22,7 +27,12 @@ class _IdleDetectorState extends State<IdleDetector> {
   @override
   void initState() {
     super.initState();
-    _resetTimer();
+    if (widget.autoStart) {
+      _resetTimer();
+    }
+    if (widget.controller != null) {
+      widget.controller!.setTimerFunctions(_resetTimer, _stopTimer);
+    }
   }
 
   @override
@@ -31,6 +41,10 @@ class _IdleDetectorState extends State<IdleDetector> {
     super.dispose();
   }
 
+  void _stopTimer() {
+    _timer?.cancel();
+  }
+
   void _resetTimer() {
     _timer?.cancel();
     _timer = Timer(widget.idleTime, () {