diff --git a/drivers/Ticker.cpp b/drivers/Ticker.cpp
index c2589c0d808..1e26ff791be 100644
--- a/drivers/Ticker.cpp
+++ b/drivers/Ticker.cpp
@@ -22,6 +22,10 @@
 
 namespace mbed {
 
+void Ticker::~Ticker() {
+    detach();
+}
+
 void Ticker::detach() {
     core_util_critical_section_enter();
     remove();
diff --git a/drivers/Ticker.h b/drivers/Ticker.h
index cc5e5dd9e04..af39306924b 100644
--- a/drivers/Ticker.h
+++ b/drivers/Ticker.h
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ class Ticker : public TimerEvent, private NonCopyable<Ticker> {
 #endif
     }
 
+    ~Ticker();
     /** Attach a function to be called by the Ticker, specifying the interval in seconds
      *
      *  @param func pointer to the function to be called