diff --git a/libs/microbit-bluetooth/bluetooth.cpp b/libs/microbit-bluetooth/bluetooth.cpp
index 23462190..49d275bd 100644
--- a/libs/microbit-bluetooth/bluetooth.cpp
+++ b/libs/microbit-bluetooth/bluetooth.cpp
@@ -97,11 +97,20 @@ namespace bluetooth {
     *  Writes to the Bluetooth UART service buffer. From there the data is transmitted over Bluetooth to a connected device.
     */
     //% help=bluetooth/uart-write
-    //% blockId=bluetooth_uart_write block="bluetooth|uart|write %data" blockGap=8
+    //% blockId=bluetooth_uart_write block="bluetooth uart write %data" blockGap=8
     void uartWrite(StringData *data) {
             uart->send(ManagedString(data));
     }    
 
+    /**
+    *  Reads from the Bluetooth UART service buffer, returning its contents when the specified delimiter character is encountered.
+    */
+    //% help=bluetooth/uart-read
+    //% blockId=bluetooth_uart_read block="bluetooth uart read %del" blockGap=8
+    StringData* uartRead(StringData *del) {
+        return uart->readUntil(ManagedString(del)).leakData();
+    }    
+
     /**
      * Register code to run when the micro:bit is connected to over Bluetooth
      * @param body Code to run when a Bluetooth connection is established
diff --git a/libs/microbit-bluetooth/bluetooth.ts b/libs/microbit-bluetooth/bluetooth.ts
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..d7c46790
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libs/microbit-bluetooth/bluetooth.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+//% blockId="delimiter_conv" block="%del"
+export function delimiters(del : Delimiters) : string {
+    switch(del) {
+        case Delimiters.NewLine: return "\n";
+        case Delimiters.Comma: return ",";
+        case Delimiters.Dollar: return "$";
+        case Delimiters.Colon: return ":";
+        case Delimiters.Fullstop: return ".";
+        case Delimiters.Hash: return "#";
+        default: return "\n";
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/libs/microbit-bluetooth/shims.d.ts b/libs/microbit-bluetooth/shims.d.ts
index 4dba2871..ff96c2b5 100644
--- a/libs/microbit-bluetooth/shims.d.ts
+++ b/libs/microbit-bluetooth/shims.d.ts
@@ -60,9 +60,16 @@ declare namespace bluetooth {
      *  Writes to the Bluetooth UART service buffer. From there the data is transmitted over Bluetooth to a connected device.
      */
     //% help=bluetooth/uart-write
-    //% blockId=bluetooth_uart_write block="bluetooth|uart|write %data" blockGap=8 shim=bluetooth::uartWrite
+    //% blockId=bluetooth_uart_write block="bluetooth uart write %data" blockGap=8 shim=bluetooth::uartWrite
     function uartWrite(data: string): void;
 
+    /**
+     *  Reads from the Bluetooth UART service buffer, returning its contents when the specified delimiter character is encountered.
+     */
+    //% help=bluetooth/uart-read
+    //% blockId=bluetooth_uart_read block="bluetooth uart read %del" blockGap=8 shim=bluetooth::uartRead
+    function uartRead(del: string): string;
+
     /**
      * Register code to run when the micro:bit is connected to over Bluetooth
      * @param body Code to run when a Bluetooth connection is established