diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index af44fae..bc62c88 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ license = "MIT OR Apache-2.0"
 [dependencies]
 embedded-hal-0-2 = { package = "embedded-hal", version = "0.2.4", features = ["unproven"] }
 embedded-hal = "1"
+embedded-io = "0.6.1"
 switch-hal = "0.4.0"
 nb = "0.1.1"
 riot-sys = "0.7.13"
diff --git a/build.rs b/build.rs
index ac5ffc3..78c7c4c 100644
--- a/build.rs
+++ b/build.rs
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ fn main() {
         "periph_gpio",
         "periph_i2c",
         "periph_spi",
+        "periph_uart",
         "prng_shaxprng",
         "pthread",
         "random",
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 20c2a92..874f2b7 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -143,6 +143,9 @@ pub mod adc;
 #[cfg(riot_module_periph_dac)]
 pub mod dac;
 
+#[cfg(riot_module_periph_uart)]
+pub mod uart;
+
 #[cfg(riot_module_ztimer)]
 pub mod ztimer;
 
diff --git a/src/uart/mod.rs b/src/uart/mod.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f9f4ea3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/uart/mod.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,99 @@
+//! Wrapper for using the UART
+use crate::error::{NegativeErrorExt, NumericError};
+use embedded_io;
+use embedded_io::ErrorKind;
+use riot_sys::libc::c_void;
+use riot_sys::macro_UART_DEV;
+use riot_sys::uart_init;
+use riot_sys::uart_t;
+use riot_sys::uart_write;
+
+pub struct UARTDevice {
+    dev: uart_t,
+}
+
+impl embedded_io::Error for NumericError {
+    fn kind(&self) -> ErrorKind {
+        match -self.number() as _ {
+            riot_sys::ENODEV => ErrorKind::NotFound,
+            riot_sys::ENOTSUP => ErrorKind::Unsupported,
+            _ => ErrorKind::Other,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl embedded_io::ErrorType for UARTDevice {
+    type Error = NumericError;
+}
+
+impl UARTDevice {
+    /// Create a new UARTDevice from a RIOT descriptor
+    pub fn from_c(dev: uart_t) -> Self {
+        UARTDevice { dev }
+    }
+
+    /// Create a new UARTDevice from device number
+    pub fn from_port(dev: u32) -> Self {
+        UARTDevice {
+            dev: unsafe { macro_UART_DEV(dev) },
+        }
+    }
+
+    unsafe extern "C" fn cb<F: FnMut(u8) + Send + 'static>(ctx: *mut c_void, byte: u8) {
+        let real_cb: &'static mut F = unsafe { &mut *(ctx as *mut _) };
+        (real_cb)(byte);
+    }
+
+    pub fn init_with_fn<F: FnMut(u8) + Send + 'static>(
+        &mut self,
+        baudrate: u32,
+        callback: &'static mut F,
+    ) -> Result<(), NumericError> {
+        let result = {
+            unsafe {
+                uart_init(
+                    self.dev,
+                    baudrate,
+                    Some(UARTDevice::cb::<F>),
+                    callback as *const _ as *mut _,
+                )
+            }
+        };
+
+        result
+            .negative_to_error()
+            .map_or_else(|err| Err(NumericError::from(err)), |_| Ok(()))
+    }
+
+    pub fn init_with_closure<F: FnMut(u8) + Send + 'static>(
+        &mut self,
+        baudrate: u32,
+        callback: F,
+    ) -> Result<(), NumericError> {
+        let result = {
+            unsafe {
+                uart_init(
+                    self.dev,
+                    baudrate,
+                    Some(UARTDevice::cb::<F>),
+                    &callback as *const _ as *mut _,
+                )
+            }
+        };
+
+        result
+            .negative_to_error()
+            .map_or_else(|err| Err(NumericError::from(err)), |_| Ok(()))
+    }
+}
+
+impl embedded_io::Write for UARTDevice {
+    fn write(&mut self, buf: &[u8]) -> Result<usize, Self::Error> {
+        unsafe { uart_write(self.dev, buf.as_ptr(), buf.len() as u32) };
+        Ok(buf.len())
+    }
+
+    fn flush(&mut self) -> Result<(), Self::Error> {
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/uart/Cargo.toml b/tests/uart/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f5e84bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/uart/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+[package]
+name = "riot-wrappers-test-uart"
+version = "0.1.0"
+authors = ["Bennet Hattesen <bennet.hattesen@haw-hamburg.de>"]
+edition = "2021"
+publish = false
+
+[lib]
+crate-type = ["staticlib"]
+
+[profile.release]
+panic = "abort"
+
+[dependencies]
+riot-wrappers = { path = "../..", features = [
+    "set_panic_handler",
+    "panic_handler_format",
+] }
+embedded-io = "0.6.1"
+static_cell = "2.1.0"
diff --git a/tests/uart/Makefile b/tests/uart/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b711aa3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/uart/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+# name of your application
+APPLICATION = riot-wrappers-test-uart
+APPLICATION_RUST_MODULE = riot_wrappers_test_uart
+BASELIBS += $(APPLICATION_RUST_MODULE).module
+FEATURES_REQUIRED += rust_target
+FEATURES_REQUIRED += periph_uart
+
+include $(RIOTBASE)/Makefile.include
diff --git a/tests/uart/src/lib.rs b/tests/uart/src/lib.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f6055d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/uart/src/lib.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+#![no_std]
+#![feature(type_alias_impl_trait)]
+use core::ffi::c_void;
+use embedded_io::{Error, Write};
+use riot_wrappers::println;
+use riot_wrappers::riot_main;
+use riot_wrappers::uart::UARTDevice;
+use static_cell::StaticCell;
+
+riot_main!(main);
+
+fn main() {
+    let mut uart = UARTDevice::from_port(0);
+    fn echo_writer(byte: u8) {
+        static mut count: u8 = 0;
+        let mut _count = unsafe { count };
+        let character = byte as char;
+        if character.is_ascii_lowercase() {
+            println!("{:}:{:}", _count, character.to_ascii_uppercase());
+        } else if character.is_ascii_uppercase() {
+            println!("{:}:{:}", _count, character.to_ascii_lowercase());
+        } else {
+            println!("{:}:{:}", _count, character);
+        }
+        _count += 1;
+        unsafe { count = _count };
+    };
+    static CB: StaticCell<fn(u8)> = StaticCell::new();
+    let cb = CB.init(echo_writer);
+    let res = uart.init_with_fn(115200, cb);
+
+    // Alternatively, you can use a closure:
+    // let res = uart.init_with_closure(115200, |mem: u8| {
+    //     println!("Hello frome closure!");
+    //     echo_writer(mem);
+    // });
+    match res {
+        Ok(_) => {
+            let _ = uart.write(b"Uart initialised, type something in!\n");
+        }
+        Err(err) => println!("Error: {:?}", err.kind()),
+    }
+}