diff --git a/micropython/modules/pimoroni_i2c/pimoroni_i2c.c b/micropython/modules/pimoroni_i2c/pimoroni_i2c.c
index e91b53b3..6070e51f 100644
--- a/micropython/modules/pimoroni_i2c/pimoroni_i2c.c
+++ b/micropython/modules/pimoroni_i2c/pimoroni_i2c.c
@@ -5,15 +5,20 @@
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
 
-/***** Methods *****/
+/*
 MP_DEFINE_CONST_FUN_OBJ_1(PimoroniI2C___del___obj, PimoroniI2C___del__);
 
-/***** Binding of Methods *****/
 STATIC const mp_rom_map_elem_t PimoroniI2C_locals_dict_table[] = {
     { MP_ROM_QSTR(MP_QSTR___del__), MP_ROM_PTR(&PimoroniI2C___del___obj) },
 };
 
 STATIC MP_DEFINE_CONST_DICT(PimoroniI2C_locals_dict, PimoroniI2C_locals_dict_table);
+*/
+
+STATIC const mp_machine_i2c_p_t machine_i2c_p = {
+    .transfer = mp_machine_i2c_transfer_adaptor,
+    .transfer_single = machine_i2c_transfer_single,
+};
 
 /***** Class Definition *****/
 const mp_obj_type_t PimoroniI2C_type = {
@@ -21,7 +26,8 @@ const mp_obj_type_t PimoroniI2C_type = {
     .name = MP_QSTR_pimoroni_i2c,
     .print = PimoroniI2C_print,
     .make_new = PimoroniI2C_make_new,
-    .locals_dict = (mp_obj_dict_t*)&PimoroniI2C_locals_dict,
+    .protocol = &machine_i2c_p,
+    .locals_dict = (mp_obj_dict_t*)&mp_machine_i2c_locals_dict,
 };
 
 
diff --git a/micropython/modules/pimoroni_i2c/pimoroni_i2c.cpp b/micropython/modules/pimoroni_i2c/pimoroni_i2c.cpp
index f8924fd2..62ad1858 100644
--- a/micropython/modules/pimoroni_i2c/pimoroni_i2c.cpp
+++ b/micropython/modules/pimoroni_i2c/pimoroni_i2c.cpp
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ using namespace pimoroni;
 
 extern "C" {
 #include "pimoroni_i2c.h"
+#include "py/mperrno.h"
+#include "extmod/machine_i2c.h"
+#include "hardware/i2c.h"
 
 /***** Variables Struct *****/
 typedef struct _PimoroniI2C_obj_t {
@@ -83,4 +86,47 @@ mp_obj_t PimoroniI2C_make_new(const mp_obj_type_t *type, size_t n_args, size_t n
     return MP_OBJ_FROM_PTR(self);
 }
 
+// Reimplementation of the RP2 port's machine_i2c_transfer_single in terms of Pimoroni I2C
+// https://github.com/micropython/micropython/blob/1fb01bd6c5dc350f3c617ca8edae8dea9e5516ae/ports/rp2/machine_i2c.c#L123
+int machine_i2c_transfer_single(mp_obj_base_t *self_in, uint16_t addr, size_t len, uint8_t *buf, unsigned int flags) {
+    _PimoroniI2C_obj_t *self = (_PimoroniI2C_obj_t *)self_in;
+    int ret;
+    bool nostop = !(flags & MP_MACHINE_I2C_FLAG_STOP);
+    if (flags & MP_MACHINE_I2C_FLAG_READ) {
+        ret = i2c_read_blocking(self->i2c->get_i2c(), addr, buf, len, nostop);
+    } else {
+        if (len == 0) {
+            // Workaround issue with hardware I2C not accepting zero-length writes.
+            mp_machine_soft_i2c_obj_t soft_i2c = {
+                .base = { &mp_machine_soft_i2c_type },
+                .us_delay = 500000 / self->i2c->get_baudrate() + 1,
+                .us_timeout = 50000,
+                .scl = self->i2c->get_scl(),
+                .sda = self->i2c->get_sda(),
+            };
+            mp_machine_i2c_buf_t bufs = {
+                .len = len,
+                .buf = buf,
+            };
+            mp_hal_pin_open_drain(self->i2c->get_scl());
+            mp_hal_pin_open_drain(self->i2c->get_sda());
+            ret = mp_machine_soft_i2c_transfer(&soft_i2c.base, addr, 1, &bufs, flags);
+            gpio_set_function(self->i2c->get_scl(), GPIO_FUNC_I2C);
+            gpio_set_function(self->i2c->get_sda(), GPIO_FUNC_I2C);
+            return ret;
+        } else {
+            ret = i2c_write_blocking(self->i2c->get_i2c(), addr, buf, len, nostop);
+        }
+    }
+    if (ret < 0) {
+        if (ret == PICO_ERROR_TIMEOUT) {
+            return -MP_ETIMEDOUT;
+        } else {
+            return -MP_EIO;
+        }
+    } else {
+        return ret;
+    }
+}
+
 }
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diff --git a/micropython/modules/pimoroni_i2c/pimoroni_i2c.h b/micropython/modules/pimoroni_i2c/pimoroni_i2c.h
index 3351a8af..9b044861 100644
--- a/micropython/modules/pimoroni_i2c/pimoroni_i2c.h
+++ b/micropython/modules/pimoroni_i2c/pimoroni_i2c.h
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 // Include MicroPython API.
 #include "py/runtime.h"
+#include "extmod/machine_i2c.h"
 
 /***** Extern of Class Definition *****/
 extern const mp_obj_type_t PimoroniI2C_type;
@@ -9,4 +10,6 @@ extern void PimoroniI2C_print(const mp_print_t *print, mp_obj_t self_in, mp_prin
 extern mp_obj_t PimoroniI2C_make_new(const mp_obj_type_t *type, size_t n_args, size_t n_kw, const mp_obj_t *all_args);
 extern mp_obj_t PimoroniI2C___del__(mp_obj_t self_in);
 
-extern bool Pimoroni_mp_obj_to_i2c(mp_obj_t in, void *out);
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+extern bool Pimoroni_mp_obj_to_i2c(mp_obj_t in, void *out);
+
+extern int machine_i2c_transfer_single(mp_obj_base_t *self_in, uint16_t addr, size_t len, uint8_t *buf, unsigned int flags);
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