diff --git a/port.c b/port.c
index bd10d0a..dcd3f00 100644
--- a/port.c
+++ b/port.c
@@ -231,6 +231,29 @@ int set_tmo_lin(int fd, int seconds)
 	return timerfd_settime(fd, 0, &tmo, NULL);
 }
 
+int set_tmo_random(int fd, int min, int span, int log_seconds)
+{
+	uint64_t value_ns, min_ns, span_ns;
+	struct itimerspec tmo = {
+		{0, 0}, {0, 0}
+	};
+
+	if (log_seconds >= 0) {
+		min_ns = min * NS_PER_SEC << log_seconds;
+		span_ns = span * NS_PER_SEC << log_seconds;
+	} else {
+		min_ns = min * NS_PER_SEC >> -log_seconds;
+		span_ns = span * NS_PER_SEC >> -log_seconds;
+	}
+
+	value_ns = min_ns + (span_ns * (random() % (1 << 15) + 1) >> 15);
+
+	tmo.it_value.tv_sec = value_ns / NS_PER_SEC;
+	tmo.it_value.tv_nsec = value_ns % NS_PER_SEC;
+
+	return timerfd_settime(fd, 0, &tmo, NULL);
+}
+
 static void fc_clear(struct foreign_clock *fc)
 {
 	struct ptp_message *m;
@@ -786,8 +809,8 @@ static void port_nrate_initialize(struct port *p)
 
 static int port_set_announce_tmo(struct port *p)
 {
-	return set_tmo_log(p->fda.fd[FD_ANNOUNCE_TIMER],
-		       p->announceReceiptTimeout, p->logAnnounceInterval);
+	return set_tmo_random(p->fda.fd[FD_ANNOUNCE_TIMER],
+		       p->announceReceiptTimeout, 1, p->logAnnounceInterval);
 }
 
 static int port_set_delay_tmo(struct port *p)
diff --git a/port.h b/port.h
index 5fef028..e781f24 100644
--- a/port.h
+++ b/port.h
@@ -173,6 +173,21 @@ enum port_state port_state(struct port *port);
  */
 int set_tmo_log(int fd, unsigned int scale, int log_seconds);
 
+/**
+ * Utility function for setting a file descriptor timer.
+ *
+ * This function sets the timer 'fd' to a random value between M * 2^N and
+ * (M + S) * 2^N, where M is the value of the 'min' parameter, S is the value
+ * of the 'span' parameter, and N in the value of the 'log_seconds' parameter.
+ *
+ * @param fd A file descriptor previously opened with timerfd_create(2).
+ * @param min The minimum value for the timer.
+ * @param span The span value for the timer. Must be a positive value.
+ * @param log_seconds The exponential factor for the timer.
+ * @return Zero on success, non-zero otherwise.
+ */
+int set_tmo_random(int fd, int min, int span, int log_seconds);
+
 /**
  * Utility function for setting or resetting a file descriptor timer.
  *