diff --git a/libs/bluetooth/_locales/bluetooth-jsdoc-strings.json b/libs/bluetooth/_locales/bluetooth-jsdoc-strings.json
index 861244b8..2b11b49c 100644
--- a/libs/bluetooth/_locales/bluetooth-jsdoc-strings.json
+++ b/libs/bluetooth/_locales/bluetooth-jsdoc-strings.json
@@ -29,7 +29,9 @@
   "bluetooth.startTemperatureService": "Starts the Bluetooth temperature service",
   "bluetooth.startUartService": "Starts the Bluetooth UART service",
   "bluetooth.stopAdvertising": "Stops advertising Eddystone end points",
+  "bluetooth.uartReadBuffer": "Reads buffered UART data into a buffer",
   "bluetooth.uartReadUntil": "Reads from the Bluetooth UART service buffer, returning its contents when the specified delimiter character is encountered.",
+  "bluetooth.uartWriteBuffer": "Sends a buffer of data via Bluetooth UART",
   "bluetooth.uartWriteNumber": "Prints a numeric value to the serial",
   "bluetooth.uartWriteString": "Writes to the Bluetooth UART service buffer. From there the data is transmitted over Bluetooth to a connected device.",
   "bluetooth.uartWriteValue": "Writes a ``name: value`` pair line to the serial.",
diff --git a/libs/bluetooth/bluetooth.cpp b/libs/bluetooth/bluetooth.cpp
index aabb2e56..aa666e83 100644
--- a/libs/bluetooth/bluetooth.cpp
+++ b/libs/bluetooth/bluetooth.cpp
@@ -98,6 +98,39 @@ namespace bluetooth {
         return PSTR(uart->readUntil(MSTR(del)));
     }    
 
+
+    /**
+    * Sends a buffer of data via Bluetooth UART
+    */
+    //%
+    void uartWriteBuffer(Buffer buffer) {
+        startUartService();
+        uart->send(buffer->data, buffer->length);
+    }
+
+    /**
+    * Reads buffered UART data into a buffer
+    */
+    //%
+    Buffer uartReadBuffer() {
+        startUartService();
+        int bytes = uart->rxBufferedSize();
+        auto buffer = mkBuffer(NULL, bytes);
+        int read = uart->read(buffer->data, buffer->length);
+        // read failed
+        if (read < 0) {
+            decrRC(buffer);
+            return mkBuffer(NULL, 0);
+        }
+        // could not fill the buffer
+        if (read != buffer->length) {
+            auto tmp = mkBuffer(buffer->data, read); 
+            decrRC(buffer); 
+            buffer = tmp;
+        }
+        return buffer;
+    }
+
     /**
     * Registers an event to be fired when one of the delimiter is matched.
     * @param delimiters the characters to match received characters against.
diff --git a/libs/bluetooth/shims.d.ts b/libs/bluetooth/shims.d.ts
index 1c8a9a9c..46f84bf0 100644
--- a/libs/bluetooth/shims.d.ts
+++ b/libs/bluetooth/shims.d.ts
@@ -63,6 +63,18 @@ declare namespace bluetooth {
     //% parts="bluetooth" advanced=true shim=bluetooth::startUartService
     function startUartService(): void;
 
+    /**
+     * Sends a buffer of data via Bluetooth UART
+     */
+    //% shim=bluetooth::uartWriteBuffer
+    function uartWriteBuffer(buffer: Buffer): void;
+
+    /**
+     * Reads buffered UART data into a buffer
+     */
+    //% shim=bluetooth::uartReadBuffer
+    function uartReadBuffer(): Buffer;
+
     /**
      * Registers an event to be fired when one of the delimiter is matched.
      * @param delimiters the characters to match received characters against.
diff --git a/sim/state/misc.ts b/sim/state/misc.ts
index c58f80f3..c1e4a099 100644
--- a/sim/state/misc.ts
+++ b/sim/state/misc.ts
@@ -208,6 +208,15 @@ namespace pxsim.bluetooth {
     export function uartWriteString(s: string): void {
         serial.writeString(s)
     }
+
+    export function uartWriteBuffer(b: RefBuffer): void {
+        serial.writeBuffer(b);
+    }
+
+    export function uartReadBuffer(): RefBuffer {
+        return pins.createBuffer(0);        
+    }
+
     export function uartReadUntil(del: string): string {
         return serial.readUntil(del);
     }