diff --git a/container/SharedRingBuffer.cpp b/container/SharedRingBuffer.cpp
index 800e75d3..6ddb3d3e 100644
--- a/container/SharedRingBuffer.cpp
+++ b/container/SharedRingBuffer.cpp
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ SharedRingBuffer::SharedRingBuffer(object_id_t objectId, const size_t size,
 	mutex = MutexFactory::instance()->createMutex();
 }
 
+
 SharedRingBuffer::SharedRingBuffer(object_id_t objectId, uint8_t *buffer,
 		const size_t size, bool overwriteOld, size_t maxExcessBytes):
 		SystemObject(objectId), SimpleRingBuffer(buffer, size, overwriteOld,
@@ -16,6 +17,11 @@ SharedRingBuffer::SharedRingBuffer(object_id_t objectId, uint8_t *buffer,
 	mutex = MutexFactory::instance()->createMutex();
 }
 
+
+void SharedRingBuffer::setToUseReceiveSizeFIFO(size_t fifoDepth) {
+	this->fifoDepth = fifoDepth;
+}
+
 ReturnValue_t SharedRingBuffer::lockRingBufferMutex(
         MutexIF::TimeoutType timeoutType, dur_millis_t timeout) {
     return mutex->lockMutex(timeoutType, timeout);
@@ -25,6 +31,25 @@ ReturnValue_t SharedRingBuffer::unlockRingBufferMutex() {
     return mutex->unlockMutex();
 }
 
+
+
 MutexIF* SharedRingBuffer::getMutexHandle() const {
     return mutex;
 }
+
+ReturnValue_t SharedRingBuffer::initialize() {
+	if(fifoDepth > 0) {
+		receiveSizesFIFO = new DynamicFIFO<size_t>(fifoDepth);
+	}
+	return SystemObject::initialize();
+}
+
+DynamicFIFO<size_t>* SharedRingBuffer::getReceiveSizesFIFO() {
+	if(receiveSizesFIFO == nullptr) {
+		// Configuration error.
+		sif::warning << "SharedRingBuffer::getReceiveSizesFIFO: Ring buffer"
+				<< " was not configured to have sizes FIFO, returning nullptr!"
+				<< std::endl;
+	}
+	return receiveSizesFIFO;
+}
diff --git a/container/SharedRingBuffer.h b/container/SharedRingBuffer.h
index 80c068b3..64d7ee29 100644
--- a/container/SharedRingBuffer.h
+++ b/container/SharedRingBuffer.h
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #define FSFW_CONTAINER_SHAREDRINGBUFFER_H_
 
 #include "SimpleRingBuffer.h"
+#include "DynamicFIFO.h"
 #include "../ipc/MutexIF.h"
 #include "../objectmanager/SystemObject.h"
 #include "../timemanager/Clock.h"
@@ -26,6 +27,16 @@ public:
 	SharedRingBuffer(object_id_t objectId, const size_t size,
 			bool overwriteOld, size_t maxExcessBytes);
 
+	/**
+	 * @brief	This function can be used to add an optional FIFO to the class
+	 * @details 
+	 * This FIFO will be allocated in the initialize function (and will
+	 * have a fixed maximum size after that). It can be used to store
+	 * values like packet sizes, for example for a shared ring buffer
+	 * used by producer/consumer tasks.
+	 */
+	void setToUseReceiveSizeFIFO(size_t fifoDepth);
+
 	/**
 	 * This constructor takes an external buffer with the specified size.
 	 * @param buffer
@@ -59,8 +70,21 @@ public:
 	 * @return
 	 */
 	MutexIF* getMutexHandle() const;
+
+	ReturnValue_t initialize() override;
+
+	/**
+	 * If the shared ring buffer was configured to have a sizes FIFO, a handle
+	 * to that FIFO can be retrieved with this function.
+	 * Do not forget to protect access with a lock if required!
+	 * @return
+	 */
+	DynamicFIFO<size_t>* getReceiveSizesFIFO();
 private:
 	MutexIF* mutex = nullptr;
+
+	size_t fifoDepth = 0;
+	DynamicFIFO<size_t>* receiveSizesFIFO = nullptr;
 };