diff --git a/src/back/jdd-components/countdown/countdown.css b/src/back/jdd-components/countdown/countdown.css
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+++ b/src/back/jdd-components/countdown/countdown.css
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+@keyframes countdown-tick {
+	0% {
+		opacity: 1;
+	}
+	49% {
+		opacity: 1;
+	}
+	50% {
+		opacity: 0;
+	}
+	100% {
+		opacity: 0;
+	}
+}
+
+.countdown {
+	--height: 60px;
+	font-size: 32px;
+
+	.countdown__wrapper {
+		display: flex;
+		flex-flow: row nowrap;
+		justify-content: center;
+	}
+
+	.countdown-number {
+		background-color: var(--color-brand-text-bg);
+		color: var(--color-brand-text-fg);
+
+		display: inline-flex;
+		flex-flow: column;
+		height: var(--height);
+		padding: 8px 16px;
+		margin: 4px;
+		text-align: center;
+
+		.countdown-number__unit {
+			font-size: 16px;
+		}
+	}
+
+	.separator {
+		display: flex;
+		height: var(--height);
+		align-items: center;
+	}
+
+	.separator--seconds {
+		animation: countdown-tick linear infinite 2s;
+	}
+
+	@container (max-width: 400px) {
+		.separator--seconds,
+		[data-unit="second"] {
+			display: none;
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/src/back/jdd-components/countdown/countdown.jdd.tsx b/src/back/jdd-components/countdown/countdown.jdd.tsx
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index 0000000..485f502
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+++ b/src/back/jdd-components/countdown/countdown.jdd.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+import { TempstreamJSX } from "tempstream";
+import type { ComponentToHTMLArgs } from "@sealcode/jdd";
+import { Component, ComponentArguments } from "@sealcode/jdd";
+import { calculateDifference } from "./difference.js";
+
+const component_arguments = {
+	date: new ComponentArguments.ShortText().setExampleValues(["2025-08-05"]),
+} as const;
+
+function renderBlock({
+	number,
+	unit,
+	unit_label,
+}: {
+	number: number;
+	unit: "day" | "hour" | "minute" | "second";
+	unit_label: string;
+}) {
+	return (
+		<div class="countdown-number" data-unit={unit}>
+			<div class="countdown-number__digits" data-countdown-target={unit}>
+				{unit == "second" || unit == "minute"
+					? number.toString().padStart(2, "0")
+					: number}
+			</div>
+			<div class="countdown-number__unit">{unit_label}</div>
+		</div>
+	);
+}
+
+export class Countdown extends Component<typeof component_arguments> {
+	getArguments() {
+		return component_arguments;
+	}
+
+	async toHTML({
+		args: { date },
+		classes,
+		jdd_context: { render_markdown, render_image, language },
+	}: ComponentToHTMLArgs<typeof component_arguments>): Promise<string> {
+		const { days, hours, minutes, seconds } = calculateDifference(date);
+		return (
+			<div
+				class={["countdown", ...classes]}
+				data-controller="countdown"
+				data-countdown-date-value={date}
+			>
+				<div class="countdown__wrapper">
+					{renderBlock({ number: days, unit: "day", unit_label: "days" })}
+					{renderBlock({ number: hours, unit: "hour", unit_label: "hours" })}
+					<span class="separator">:</span>
+					{renderBlock({
+						number: minutes,
+						unit: "minute",
+						unit_label: "minutes",
+					})}
+					<span
+						class="separator separator--seconds"
+						data-countdown-target="ticker"
+					>
+						:
+					</span>
+					{renderBlock({
+						number: seconds,
+						unit: "second",
+						unit_label: "seconds",
+					})}
+				</div>
+			</div>
+		);
+	}
+}
diff --git a/src/back/jdd-components/countdown/countdown.stimulus.ts b/src/back/jdd-components/countdown/countdown.stimulus.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3130e45
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/back/jdd-components/countdown/countdown.stimulus.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+/* eslint-disable @typescript-eslint/no-unnecessary-type-assertion */
+import { Controller } from "stimulus";
+import { calculateDifference } from "./difference.js";
+
+export default class Countdown extends Controller {
+	currentIndex = 0;
+	interval_id: number;
+
+	declare dateValue: string;
+
+	static values = {
+		date: String,
+	};
+
+	static targets = ["day", "hour", "minute", "second", "ticker"];
+	declare dayTarget: HTMLDivElement;
+	declare hourTarget: HTMLDivElement;
+	declare minuteTarget: HTMLDivElement;
+	declare secondTarget: HTMLDivElement;
+	declare tickerTarget: HTMLDivElement;
+
+	async connect() {
+		// eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/consistent-type-assertions
+		this.interval_id = setInterval(() => this.tick(), 1000) as unknown as number;
+		this.tickerTarget.style.setProperty("animation", "none"); // we're gonna animate it ourselves to keep it in sync with the js-changed seconds countdown
+	}
+
+	async disconnect() {
+		clearInterval(this.interval_id);
+	}
+
+	tick() {
+		const { days, hours, minutes, seconds } = calculateDifference(this.dateValue);
+		this.dayTarget.textContent = days.toString();
+		this.hourTarget.textContent = hours.toString();
+		this.minuteTarget.textContent = minutes.toString().padStart(2, "0");
+		this.secondTarget.textContent = seconds.toString().padStart(2, "0");
+		this.tickerTarget.style.setProperty("opacity", seconds % 2 ? "0" : "1");
+	}
+}
diff --git a/src/back/jdd-components/countdown/difference.ts b/src/back/jdd-components/countdown/difference.ts
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index 0000000..b694db7
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+++ b/src/back/jdd-components/countdown/difference.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+const second = 1000;
+const minute = 60 * second;
+const hour = 60 * minute;
+const day = 24 * hour;
+
+export function calculateDifference(date: string) {
+	const now = new Date();
+	const target_date = new Date(date);
+	const distance = target_date.getTime() - now.getTime();
+	if (distance <= 0) {
+		return { days: 0, hours: 0, minutes: 0, seconds: 0 };
+	}
+	const days = Math.floor(distance / day);
+	const hours = Math.floor((distance - days * day) / hour);
+	const minutes = Math.floor((distance - days * day - hours * hour) / minute);
+	const seconds = Math.floor(
+		(distance - days * day - hours * hour - minutes * minute) / second
+	);
+	return { days, hours, minutes, seconds };
+}
diff --git a/src/front/controllers.ts b/src/front/controllers.ts
index 2a22e3f..6c67d0b 100644
--- a/src/front/controllers.ts
+++ b/src/front/controllers.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ const application = Application.start();
 import { default as AutoscrollingImages } from "./../back/jdd-components/autoscrolling-images/autoscrolling-images.stimulus.js";
 application.register("autoscrolling-images", AutoscrollingImages);
 
+import { default as Countdown } from "./../back/jdd-components/countdown/countdown.stimulus.js";
+application.register("countdown", Countdown);
+
 import { default as MapWithPins } from "./../back/jdd-components/map-with-pins/map-with-pins.stimulus.js";
 application.register("map-with-pins", MapWithPins);