diff --git a/api/mraa/uart.h b/api/mraa/uart.h
index c6f5a7a..4b580fe 100644
--- a/api/mraa/uart.h
+++ b/api/mraa/uart.h
@@ -72,6 +72,18 @@ mraa_uart_context mraa_uart_init_raw(const char* path);
  */
 mraa_result_t mraa_uart_flush(mraa_uart_context dev);
 
+/**
+ * Send a break to the device.
+ * Blocks until complete.
+ *
+ * @param dev The UART context
+ * @param duration When 0, send a break lasting at least 250
+ * milliseconds, and not more than 500 milliseconds.  When non zero,
+ * the break duration is implementation specific.
+ * @return Result of operation
+ */
+mraa_result_t mraa_uart_sendbreak(mraa_uart_context dev, int duration);
+
 /**
  * Set the baudrate.
  * Takes an int and will attempt to decide what baudrate  is
diff --git a/api/mraa/uart.hpp b/api/mraa/uart.hpp
index ac3b5b0..8bd5d34 100644
--- a/api/mraa/uart.hpp
+++ b/api/mraa/uart.hpp
@@ -197,6 +197,21 @@ class Uart
         return (Result) mraa_uart_flush(m_uart);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Send a break to the device.
+     * Blocks until complete.
+     *
+     * @param duration When 0, send a break lasting at least 250
+     * milliseconds, and not more than 500 milliseconds.  When non zero,
+     * the break duration is implementation specific.
+     * @return Result of operation
+     */
+    Result
+    sendBreak(int duration)
+    {
+        return (Result) mraa_uart_sendbreak(m_uart, duration);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Set the baudrate.
      * Takes an int and will attempt to decide what baudrate  is
diff --git a/include/mock/mock_board_uart.h b/include/mock/mock_board_uart.h
index 0ebefa0..fb6da4f 100644
--- a/include/mock/mock_board_uart.h
+++ b/include/mock/mock_board_uart.h
@@ -42,6 +42,9 @@ mraa_mock_uart_init_raw_replace(mraa_uart_context dev, const char* path);
 mraa_result_t
 mraa_mock_uart_flush_replace(mraa_uart_context dev);
 
+mraa_result_t
+mraa_mock_uart_sendbreak_replace(mraa_uart_context dev, int duration);
+
 mraa_result_t
 mraa_mock_uart_set_flowcontrol_replace(mraa_uart_context dev, mraa_boolean_t xonxoff, mraa_boolean_t rtscts);
 
diff --git a/include/mraa_adv_func.h b/include/mraa_adv_func.h
index d6b0a56..dbe471d 100644
--- a/include/mraa_adv_func.h
+++ b/include/mraa_adv_func.h
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@ typedef struct {
     mraa_result_t (*uart_init_post) (mraa_uart_context uart);
     mraa_result_t (*uart_init_raw_replace) (mraa_uart_context dev, const char* path);
     mraa_result_t (*uart_flush_replace) (mraa_uart_context dev);
+    mraa_result_t (*uart_sendbreak_replace) (mraa_uart_context dev, int duration);
     mraa_result_t (*uart_set_baudrate_replace) (mraa_uart_context dev, unsigned int baud);
     mraa_result_t (*uart_set_mode_replace) (mraa_uart_context dev, int bytesize, mraa_uart_parity_t parity, int stopbits);
     mraa_result_t (*uart_set_flowcontrol_replace) (mraa_uart_context dev, mraa_boolean_t xonxoff, mraa_boolean_t rtscts);
diff --git a/src/mock/mock_board.c b/src/mock/mock_board.c
index 91cfa47..9b07681 100644
--- a/src/mock/mock_board.c
+++ b/src/mock/mock_board.c
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@ mraa_mock_board()
     b->adv_func->uart_init_raw_replace = &mraa_mock_uart_init_raw_replace;
     b->adv_func->uart_set_baudrate_replace = &mraa_mock_uart_set_baudrate_replace;
     b->adv_func->uart_flush_replace = &mraa_mock_uart_flush_replace;
+    b->adv_func->uart_sendbreak_replace = &mraa_mock_uart_sendbreak_replace;
     b->adv_func->uart_set_flowcontrol_replace = &mraa_mock_uart_set_flowcontrol_replace;
     b->adv_func->uart_set_mode_replace = &mraa_mock_uart_set_mode_replace;
     b->adv_func->uart_set_non_blocking_replace = &mraa_mock_uart_set_non_blocking_replace;
diff --git a/src/mock/mock_board_uart.c b/src/mock/mock_board_uart.c
index eb39ec3..9e5f1ea 100644
--- a/src/mock/mock_board_uart.c
+++ b/src/mock/mock_board_uart.c
@@ -53,6 +53,12 @@ mraa_mock_uart_flush_replace(mraa_uart_context dev)
     return MRAA_SUCCESS;
 }
 
+mraa_result_t
+mraa_mock_uart_sendbreak_replace(mraa_uart_context dev, int duration)
+{
+    return MRAA_SUCCESS;
+}
+
 mraa_result_t
 mraa_mock_uart_set_flowcontrol_replace(mraa_uart_context dev, mraa_boolean_t xonxoff, mraa_boolean_t rtscts)
 {
diff --git a/src/peripheralman/peripheralman.c b/src/peripheralman/peripheralman.c
index ff37eaf..a75e30d 100644
--- a/src/peripheralman/peripheralman.c
+++ b/src/peripheralman/peripheralman.c
@@ -137,6 +137,12 @@ mraa_pman_uart_flush_replace(mraa_uart_context dev)
     return MRAA_ERROR_FEATURE_NOT_IMPLEMENTED;
 }
 
+static mraa_result_t
+mraa_pman_uart_sendbreak_replace(mraa_uart_context dev)
+{
+    return MRAA_ERROR_FEATURE_NOT_IMPLEMENTED;
+}
+
 static int
 mraa_pman_uart_read_replace(mraa_uart_context dev, char* buf, size_t len)
 {
@@ -854,6 +860,7 @@ mraa_peripheralman_plat_init()
     b->adv_func->uart_init_raw_replace = &mraa_pman_uart_init_raw_replace;
     b->adv_func->uart_set_baudrate_replace = &mraa_pman_uart_set_baudrate_replace;
     b->adv_func->uart_flush_replace = &mraa_pman_uart_flush_replace;
+    b->adv_func->uart_sendbreak_replace = &mraa_pman_uart_sendbreak_replace;
     b->adv_func->uart_set_flowcontrol_replace = &mraa_pman_uart_set_flowcontrol_replace;
     b->adv_func->uart_set_mode_replace = &mraa_pman_uart_set_mode_replace;
     b->adv_func->uart_set_non_blocking_replace = &mraa_pman_uart_set_non_blocking_replace;
diff --git a/src/uart/uart.c b/src/uart/uart.c
index 4ce93d6..66bdcbb 100644
--- a/src/uart/uart.c
+++ b/src/uart/uart.c
@@ -323,6 +323,27 @@ mraa_uart_flush(mraa_uart_context dev)
     return MRAA_SUCCESS;
 }
 
+mraa_result_t
+mraa_uart_sendbreak(mraa_uart_context dev, int duration)
+{
+    if (!dev) {
+        syslog(LOG_ERR, "uart: sendbreak: context is NULL");
+        return MRAA_ERROR_INVALID_HANDLE;
+    }
+
+    if (IS_FUNC_DEFINED(dev, uart_sendbreak_replace)) {
+        return dev->advance_func->uart_sendbreak_replace(dev, duration);
+    }
+
+#if !defined(PERIPHERALMAN)
+    if (tcsendbreak(dev->fd, duration) == -1) {
+        return MRAA_ERROR_INVALID_PARAMETER;
+    }
+#endif
+
+    return MRAA_SUCCESS;
+}
+
 mraa_result_t
 mraa_uart_set_baudrate(mraa_uart_context dev, unsigned int baud)
 {
diff --git a/tests/mock/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/mock/CMakeLists.txt
index c82ff11..d1192f5 100644
--- a/tests/mock/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/mock/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ add_test (NAME py_uart_checks_set_timeout COMMAND ${PYTHON_DEFAULT_EXECUTABLE} $
 add_test (NAME py_uart_checks_data_available COMMAND ${PYTHON_DEFAULT_EXECUTABLE} ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/uart_checks_data_available.py)
 add_test (NAME py_uart_checks_write COMMAND ${PYTHON_DEFAULT_EXECUTABLE} ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/uart_checks_write.py)
 add_test (NAME py_uart_checks_read COMMAND ${PYTHON_DEFAULT_EXECUTABLE} ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/uart_checks_read.py)
+add_test (NAME py_uart_checks_sendbreak COMMAND ${PYTHON_DEFAULT_EXECUTABLE} ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/uart_checks_sendbreak.py)
 
 set_tests_properties(py_general
                      py_platform
@@ -76,4 +77,5 @@ set_tests_properties(py_general
                      py_uart_checks_data_available
                      py_uart_checks_write
                      py_uart_checks_read
+                     py_uart_checks_sendbreak
                      PROPERTIES ENVIRONMENT "PYTHONPATH=${PYTHON_DEFAULT_PYTHONPATH}")
diff --git a/tests/mock/uart_checks_sendbreak.py b/tests/mock/uart_checks_sendbreak.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0fed9ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/mock/uart_checks_sendbreak.py
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+
+# Author: Jon Trulson <jtrulson@ics.com>
+# Copyright (c) 2017 Intel Corporation.
+#
+# Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining
+# a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the
+# "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including
+# without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish,
+# distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to
+# permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to
+# the following conditions:
+#
+# The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be
+# included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+#
+# THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND,
+# EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF
+# MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND
+# NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE
+# LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION
+# OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION
+# WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+
+import mraa as m
+import unittest as u
+
+from uart_checks_shared import *
+
+class UartChecksSendbreak(u.TestCase):
+  def setUp(self):
+    self.uart = m.Uart(MRAA_UART_DEV_NUM)
+
+  def tearDown(self):
+    del self.uart
+
+  def test_uart_sendbreak(self):
+    self.assertEqual(self.uart.sendBreak(0),
+                     m.SUCCESS,
+                     "Running UART sendBreak() did not return success")
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+  u.main()