diff --git a/rp2040-hal/src/uart/peripheral.rs b/rp2040-hal/src/uart/peripheral.rs
index 791501d8f..4fbe8f26d 100644
--- a/rp2040-hal/src/uart/peripheral.rs
+++ b/rp2040-hal/src/uart/peripheral.rs
@@ -196,6 +196,11 @@ impl<D: UartDevice, P: ValidUartPinout<D>> UartPeripheral<Enabled, D, P> {
         super::reader::read_full_blocking(&self.device, buffer)
     }
 
+    /// Initiates a break
+    pub fn send_break(&mut self) -> super::writer::Break<'_, D> {
+        super::writer::Break::new(&mut self.device)
+    }
+
     /// Join the reader and writer halves together back into the original Uart peripheral.
     ///
     /// A reader/writer pair can be obtained by calling [`split`].
diff --git a/rp2040-hal/src/uart/writer.rs b/rp2040-hal/src/uart/writer.rs
index 410f4f585..893a34e1b 100644
--- a/rp2040-hal/src/uart/writer.rs
+++ b/rp2040-hal/src/uart/writer.rs
@@ -123,6 +123,19 @@ pub(crate) fn disable_tx_interrupt(rb: &RegisterBlock) {
     });
 }
 
+/// A break on the current object
+pub struct Break<'a, T>(&'a mut T);
+impl<'a, T: UartDevice> Break<'a, T> {
+    pub(crate) fn new(dev: &'a mut T) -> Self {
+        dev.uartlcr_h.modify(|_,w| w.brk().set_bit());
+        Break(dev)
+    }
+    /// Stop the break
+    pub fn clear(self) {
+        self.0.uartlcr_h.modify(|_,w| w.brk().clear_bit());
+    }
+}
+
 /// Half of an [`UartPeripheral`] that is only capable of writing. Obtained by calling [`UartPeripheral::split()`]
 ///
 /// [`UartPeripheral`]: struct.UartPeripheral.html
@@ -164,6 +177,11 @@ impl<D: UartDevice, P: ValidUartPinout<D>> Writer<D, P> {
     pub fn disable_tx_interrupt(&mut self) {
         disable_tx_interrupt(&self.device)
     }
+
+    /// Initiates a break
+    pub fn send_break(&mut self) -> Break<'_, D> {
+        Break::new(&mut self.device)
+    }
 }
 
 impl<D: UartDevice, P: ValidUartPinout<D>> Write<u8> for Writer<D, P> {