diff --git a/bindings/python/test_Hamlib_Rig_class.py b/bindings/python/test_Hamlib_Rig_class.py
index 3f60f0ce6..83387836f 100755
--- a/bindings/python/test_Hamlib_Rig_class.py
+++ b/bindings/python/test_Hamlib_Rig_class.py
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ class TestClass:
 'scan',
 'send_dtmf',
 'send_morse',
+'send_raw',
 'set_ant',
 'set_bank',
 'set_channel',
diff --git a/bindings/python/test_rig.py b/bindings/python/test_rig.py
index 5c0c305ec..ee3c28e31 100755
--- a/bindings/python/test_rig.py
+++ b/bindings/python/test_rig.py
@@ -190,6 +190,23 @@ class TestClass:
         assert rig.set_spectrum_callback(None) is None
 
 
+    def do_test_send_raw(self, rig):
+        """rig_send_raw() tests"""
+
+        # When using the Dummy driver, rig.c replies with a copy of the data
+        test_string_1 = "test string 012\n"
+        test_string_2 = test_string_1 * 2
+        assert rig.send_raw(test_string_1) == test_string_1
+        assert rig.send_raw(test_string_2, "\n") == test_string_1
+        assert rig.send_raw(test_string_2, bytes([10])) == test_string_1
+
+        test_bytes_1 = bytes("test bytes\x00\x01\x02", "ASCII")
+        test_bytes_2 = test_bytes_1 * 2
+        assert rig.send_raw(test_bytes_1) == test_bytes_1
+        assert rig.send_raw(test_bytes_1, "s") == b"tes"
+        assert rig.send_raw(test_bytes_2, b"\x02") == test_bytes_1
+
+
     def test_with_open(self, model, rig_file, serial_speed):
         """Call all the methods that depend on open()"""
         rig = Hamlib.Rig(model)
@@ -211,6 +228,9 @@ class TestClass:
         self.do_test_antenna(rig)
         self.do_test_squelch(rig)
         self.do_test_callback(rig)
+        # When using the Dummy driver, rig.c replies with a copy of the data
+        if model == Hamlib.RIG_MODEL_DUMMY:
+            self.do_test_send_raw(rig)
 
         assert rig.close() is None
         assert rig.state.comm_state == 0
diff --git a/bindings/rig.swg b/bindings/rig.swg
index a062bcfef..7d577afc3 100644
--- a/bindings/rig.swg
+++ b/bindings/rig.swg
@@ -735,6 +735,48 @@ int *rig_spectrum_cb_python(RIG *rig, struct rig_spectrum_line *rig_spectrum_lin
 		return status;
 	}
 
+#ifdef SWIGPYTHON
+	PyObject *send_raw(PyObject *send_obj, PyObject *term_obj=NULL)
+	{
+		char *send, *term;
+		size_t send_len;
+		int reply_len = MAX_RETURNSTR;
+		unsigned char reply_buffer[MAX_RETURNSTR];
+		int count;
+
+		if (PyUnicode_Check(send_obj)) {
+			send = PyUnicode_AsUTF8AndSize(send_obj, &send_len);
+		} else if (PyBytes_Check(send_obj)) {
+			PyBytes_AsStringAndSize(send_obj, &send, &send_len);
+		} else {
+			SWIG_Python_RaiseOrModifyTypeError("Expected string or bytes for send argument");
+			return NULL;
+		}
+
+		// Using NULL for length in PyUnicode_AsUTF8AndSize() and PyBytes_AsStringAndSize()
+		// because we can't accept '\0' because there is no length for term in rig_send_raw()
+		if (PyUnicode_Check(term_obj)) {
+			term = PyUnicode_AsUTF8AndSize(term_obj, NULL);
+		} else if (PyBytes_Check(term_obj)) {
+			PyBytes_AsStringAndSize(term_obj, &term, NULL);
+		} else if (term_obj == Py_None) {
+			term = NULL;
+		} else {
+			SWIG_Python_RaiseOrModifyTypeError("Expected string or bytes or NULL for term argument");
+			return NULL;
+		}
+
+		count = rig_send_raw(self->rig, send, send_len, reply_buffer, reply_len, term);
+		self->error_status = count < 0 ? count : RIG_OK;
+
+		if (PyUnicode_Check(send_obj)) {
+			return PyUnicode_FromStringAndSize(reply_buffer, count);
+		} else {
+			return PyBytes_FromStringAndSize(reply_buffer, count);
+		}
+	}
+#endif
+
 //#ifndef SWIGJAVA
 	/* TODO */
 	void get_level(setting_t level, vfo_t vfo = RIG_VFO_CURR)