diff --git a/can/interfaces/__init__.py b/can/interfaces/__init__.py
index 2f00d0309..1fa3f5b4b 100644
--- a/can/interfaces/__init__.py
+++ b/can/interfaces/__init__.py
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
     "canalystii": ("can.interfaces.canalystii", "CANalystIIBus"),
     "systec": ("can.interfaces.systec", "UcanBus"),
     "seeedstudio": ("can.interfaces.seeedstudio", "SeeedBus"),
+    "cantact": ("can.interfaces.cantact", "CantactBus"),
 }
 
 BACKENDS.update(
diff --git a/can/interfaces/cantact.py b/can/interfaces/cantact.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5d71cf3ad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/can/interfaces/cantact.py
@@ -0,0 +1,152 @@
+"""
+Interface for CANtact devices from Linklayer Labs
+"""
+
+import time
+import logging
+from unittest.mock import Mock
+
+from can import BusABC, Message
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+try:
+    import cantact
+except ImportError:
+    logger.warning(
+        "The CANtact module is not installed. Install it using `python3 -m pip install cantact`"
+    )
+
+
+class CantactBus(BusABC):
+    """CANtact interface"""
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _detect_available_configs():
+        try:
+            interface = cantact.Interface()
+        except NameError:
+            # couldn't import cantact, so no configurations are available
+            return []
+
+        channels = []
+        for i in range(0, interface.channel_count()):
+            channels.append({"interface": "cantact", "channel": "ch:%d" % i})
+        return channels
+
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        channel,
+        bitrate=500000,
+        poll_interval=0.01,
+        monitor=False,
+        bit_timing=None,
+        _testing=False,
+        **kwargs
+    ):
+        """
+        :param int channel:
+            Channel number (zero indexed, labeled on multi-channel devices)
+        :param int bitrate:
+            Bitrate in bits/s
+        :param bool monitor:
+            If true, operate in listen-only monitoring mode
+        :param BitTiming bit_timing
+            Optional BitTiming to use for custom bit timing setting. Overrides bitrate if not None.
+        """
+
+        if _testing:
+            self.interface = MockInterface()
+        else:
+            self.interface = cantact.Interface()
+
+        self.channel = int(channel)
+        self.channel_info = "CANtact: ch:%s" % channel
+
+        # configure the interface
+        if bit_timing is None:
+            # use bitrate
+            self.interface.set_bitrate(int(channel), int(bitrate))
+        else:
+            # use custom bit timing
+            self.interface.set_bit_timing(
+                int(channel),
+                int(bit_timing.brp),
+                int(bit_timing.tseg1),
+                int(bit_timing.tseg2),
+                int(bit_timing.sjw),
+            )
+        self.interface.set_enabled(int(channel), True)
+        self.interface.set_monitor(int(channel), monitor)
+        self.interface.start()
+
+        super().__init__(
+            channel=channel, bitrate=bitrate, poll_interval=poll_interval, **kwargs
+        )
+
+    def _recv_internal(self, timeout):
+        frame = self.interface.recv(int(timeout * 1000))
+        if frame is None:
+            # timeout occured
+            return None, False
+
+        msg = Message(
+            arbitration_id=frame["id"],
+            is_extended_id=frame["extended"],
+            timestamp=frame["timestamp"],
+            is_remote_frame=frame["rtr"],
+            dlc=frame["dlc"],
+            data=frame["data"][: frame["dlc"]],
+            channel=frame["channel"],
+            is_rx=(not frame["loopback"]),  # received if not loopback frame
+        )
+        return msg, False
+
+    def send(self, msg, timeout=None):
+        self.interface.send(
+            self.channel,
+            msg.arbitration_id,
+            bool(msg.is_extended_id),
+            bool(msg.is_remote_frame),
+            msg.dlc,
+            msg.data,
+        )
+
+    def shutdown(self):
+        self.interface.stop()
+
+
+def mock_recv(timeout):
+    if timeout > 0:
+        frame = {}
+        frame["id"] = 0x123
+        frame["extended"] = False
+        frame["timestamp"] = time.time()
+        frame["loopback"] = False
+        frame["rtr"] = False
+        frame["dlc"] = 8
+        frame["data"] = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
+        frame["channel"] = 0
+        return frame
+    else:
+        # simulate timeout when timeout = 0
+        return None
+
+
+class MockInterface:
+    """
+    Mock interface to replace real interface when testing.
+    This allows for tests to run without actual hardware.
+    """
+
+    start = Mock()
+    set_bitrate = Mock()
+    set_bit_timing = Mock()
+    set_enabled = Mock()
+    set_monitor = Mock()
+    start = Mock()
+    stop = Mock()
+    send = Mock()
+    channel_count = Mock(return_value=1)
+
+    recv = Mock(side_effect=mock_recv)
diff --git a/doc/installation.rst b/doc/installation.rst
index a70f7d5ea..8533b6289 100644
--- a/doc/installation.rst
+++ b/doc/installation.rst
@@ -90,6 +90,20 @@ To install ``python-can`` using the XL Driver Library as the backend:
 
 3. Use Vector Hardware Configuration to assign a channel to your application.
 
+CANtact
+~~~~~~~
+
+CANtact is supported on Linux, Windows, and macOS. 
+To install ``python-can`` using the CANtact driver backend:
+
+``python3 -m pip install "python-can[cantact]"``
+
+If ``python-can`` is already installed, the CANtact backend can be installed seperately:
+
+``python3 -m pip install cantact``
+
+Additional CANtact documentation is available at https://cantact.io.
+
 Installing python-can in development mode
 -----------------------------------------
 
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index ab6194207..15ff3458a 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
     "seeedstudio": ["pyserial>=3.0"],
     "serial": ["pyserial~=3.0"],
     "neovi": ["python-ics>=2.12"],
+    "cantact": ["cantact>=0.0.7"],
 }
 
 setup(
diff --git a/test/simplecyclic_test.py b/test/simplecyclic_test.py
index 83a79de8c..82f0850a7 100644
--- a/test/simplecyclic_test.py
+++ b/test/simplecyclic_test.py
@@ -152,6 +152,7 @@ def test_stopping_perodic_tasks(self):
 
         bus.shutdown()
 
+    @unittest.skipIf(IS_CI, "fails randomly when run on CI server")
     def test_thread_based_cyclic_send_task(self):
         bus = can.ThreadSafeBus(bustype="virtual")
         msg = can.Message(
diff --git a/test/test_cantact.py b/test/test_cantact.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..dc3b6a385
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/test_cantact.py
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# coding: utf-8
+
+"""
+Tests for CANtact interfaces
+"""
+
+import time
+import logging
+import unittest
+from unittest.mock import Mock, patch
+
+import pytest
+
+import can
+from can.interfaces import cantact
+
+
+class CantactTest(unittest.TestCase):
+    def test_bus_creation(self):
+        bus = can.Bus(channel=0, bustype="cantact", _testing=True)
+        self.assertIsInstance(bus, cantact.CantactBus)
+        cantact.MockInterface.set_bitrate.assert_called()
+        cantact.MockInterface.set_bit_timing.assert_not_called()
+        cantact.MockInterface.set_enabled.assert_called()
+        cantact.MockInterface.set_monitor.assert_called()
+        cantact.MockInterface.start.assert_called()
+
+    def test_bus_creation_bittiming(self):
+        cantact.MockInterface.set_bitrate.reset_mock()
+
+        bt = can.BitTiming(tseg1=13, tseg2=2, brp=6, sjw=1)
+        bus = can.Bus(channel=0, bustype="cantact", bit_timing=bt, _testing=True)
+        self.assertIsInstance(bus, cantact.CantactBus)
+        cantact.MockInterface.set_bitrate.assert_not_called()
+        cantact.MockInterface.set_bit_timing.assert_called()
+        cantact.MockInterface.set_enabled.assert_called()
+        cantact.MockInterface.set_monitor.assert_called()
+        cantact.MockInterface.start.assert_called()
+
+    def test_transmit(self):
+        bus = can.Bus(channel=0, bustype="cantact", _testing=True)
+        msg = can.Message(
+            arbitration_id=0xC0FFEF, data=[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8], is_extended_id=True
+        )
+        bus.send(msg)
+        cantact.MockInterface.send.assert_called()
+
+    def test_recv(self):
+        bus = can.Bus(channel=0, bustype="cantact", _testing=True)
+        frame = bus.recv(timeout=0.5)
+        cantact.MockInterface.recv.assert_called()
+        self.assertIsInstance(frame, can.Message)
+
+    def test_recv_timeout(self):
+        bus = can.Bus(channel=0, bustype="cantact", _testing=True)
+        frame = bus.recv(timeout=0.0)
+        cantact.MockInterface.recv.assert_called()
+        self.assertIsNone(frame)
+
+    def test_shutdown(self):
+        bus = can.Bus(channel=0, bustype="cantact", _testing=True)
+        bus.shutdown()
+        cantact.MockInterface.stop.assert_called()