diff --git a/can/broadcastmanager.py b/can/broadcastmanager.py
index 6ca9c61b3..0fa94c82c 100644
--- a/can/broadcastmanager.py
+++ b/can/broadcastmanager.py
@@ -308,6 +308,9 @@ def __init__(
 
         self.event: Optional[_Pywin32Event] = None
         if PYWIN32:
+            if self.period_ms == 0:
+                # A period of 0 would mean that the timer is signaled only once
+                raise ValueError("The period cannot be smaller than 0.001 (1 ms)")
             self.event = PYWIN32.create_timer()
         elif (
             sys.platform == "win32"