diff --git a/[core]/esx_lib/imports/waitFor/shared.lua b/[core]/esx_lib/imports/waitFor/shared.lua
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+---Yields the current thread until the callback returns a non-nil value.
+---@generic T
+---@param cb fun(): T?
+---@param errMessage? string
+---@param timeout? number | false Error out after `~x` ms if the callback hasn't resolved. Defaults to 1000, unless set to `false`.
+---@param interval? integer Polling interval in ms. Defaults to 0. A value above `timeout` overshoots it by one cycle.
+---@return T
+---@async
+function xLib.waitFor(cb, errMessage, timeout, interval)
+    xLib.verify(cb, 'function', true)
+
+    if interval then
+        xLib.verify(interval, 'int', true)
+    end
+
+    local value = cb()
+
+    if value ~= nil then
+        return value
+    end
+
+    if timeout ~= false and type(timeout) ~= 'number' then
+        timeout = 5000
+    end
+
+    local start = timeout and GetGameTimer()
+
+    while value == nil do
+        Wait(interval or 0)
+
+        value = cb()
+
+        if value == nil and timeout then
+            local elapsed = GetGameTimer() - start
+
+            if elapsed > timeout then
+                return error(('%s (waited %.1fms)'):format(errMessage or 'failed to resolve callback', elapsed), 2)
+            end
+        end
+    end
+
+    return value
+end
+
+return xLib.waitFor