diff --git a/cores/arduino/SERCOM.cpp b/cores/arduino/SERCOM.cpp
index 34d3aa18b..b6b390593 100644
--- a/cores/arduino/SERCOM.cpp
+++ b/cores/arduino/SERCOM.cpp
@@ -485,17 +485,19 @@ void SERCOM::prepareCommandBitsWire(uint8_t cmd)
   }
 }
 
-bool SERCOM::startTransmissionWIRE(uint8_t address, SercomWireReadWriteFlag flag)
+bool SERCOM::startTransmissionWIRE(uint8_t address, SercomWireReadWriteFlag flag, bool _repeatstart)
 {
   // 7-bits address + 1-bits R/W
   address = (address << 0x1ul) | flag;
 
-  // Wait idle bus mode
-  while ( !isBusIdleWIRE() );
+  // Wait idle bus mode (except repeated start)
+  if (! _repeatstart) {
+    while ( !isBusIdleWIRE() );
+  }
 
-  // Send start and address
+  // Send start and address, in repeated start mode this will kick off the repstart too!
   sercom->I2CM.ADDR.bit.ADDR = address;
-
+  
   // Address Transmitted
   if ( flag == WIRE_WRITE_FLAG ) // Write mode
   {
diff --git a/cores/arduino/SERCOM.h b/cores/arduino/SERCOM.h
index 58953d019..7419ed5b0 100644
--- a/cores/arduino/SERCOM.h
+++ b/cores/arduino/SERCOM.h
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ class SERCOM
     void prepareNackBitWIRE( void ) ;
     void prepareAckBitWIRE( void ) ;
     void prepareCommandBitsWire(uint8_t cmd);
-		bool startTransmissionWIRE(uint8_t address, SercomWireReadWriteFlag flag) ;
+    bool startTransmissionWIRE(uint8_t address, SercomWireReadWriteFlag flag, bool rs = false);
 		bool sendDataMasterWIRE(uint8_t data) ;
 		bool sendDataSlaveWIRE(uint8_t data) ;
 		bool isMasterWIRE( void ) ;
diff --git a/libraries/Wire/Wire.cpp b/libraries/Wire/Wire.cpp
index 635b1e6d8..b510dfb57 100644
--- a/libraries/Wire/Wire.cpp
+++ b/libraries/Wire/Wire.cpp
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ TwoWire::TwoWire(SERCOM * s, uint8_t pinSDA, uint8_t pinSCL)
   this->_uc_pinSDA=pinSDA;
   this->_uc_pinSCL=pinSCL;
   transmissionBegun = false;
+  _repeatedstart = false;
 }
 
 void TwoWire::begin(void) {
@@ -71,7 +72,7 @@ uint8_t TwoWire::requestFrom(uint8_t address, size_t quantity, bool stopBit)
 
   size_t byteRead = 0;
 
-  if(sercom->startTransmissionWIRE(address, WIRE_READ_FLAG))
+  if(sercom->startTransmissionWIRE(address, WIRE_READ_FLAG, _repeatedstart))
   {
     // Read first data
     rxBuffer.store_char(sercom->readDataWIRE());
@@ -114,6 +115,13 @@ uint8_t TwoWire::endTransmission(bool stopBit)
 {
   transmissionBegun = false ;
 
+  SercomMasterCommandWire cmd;
+  if (stopBit) {
+    _repeatedstart = false;
+  } else {
+    _repeatedstart = true;
+  }
+
   // Start I2C transmission
   if ( !sercom->startTransmissionWIRE( txAddress, WIRE_WRITE_FLAG ) )
   {
@@ -131,7 +139,12 @@ uint8_t TwoWire::endTransmission(bool stopBit)
       return 3 ;  // Nack or error
     }
   }
-  sercom->prepareCommandBitsWire(WIRE_MASTER_ACT_STOP);
+
+  if (stopBit) {
+    sercom->prepareCommandBitsWire(WIRE_MASTER_ACT_STOP);
+  }
+  /* We dont actually send any command now, next time we try to do a read
+     it will automagically send a repeated start, see Table 27-12. Command Description */  
 
   return 0;
 }
diff --git a/libraries/Wire/Wire.h b/libraries/Wire/Wire.h
index ab7ccae60..63dea1569 100644
--- a/libraries/Wire/Wire.h
+++ b/libraries/Wire/Wire.h
@@ -60,14 +60,16 @@ class TwoWire : public Stream
     using Print::write;
 
     void onService(void);
-
   private:
     SERCOM * sercom;
+
     uint8_t _uc_pinSDA;
     uint8_t _uc_pinSCL;
 
     bool transmissionBegun;
 
+    bool _repeatedstart;
+
     // RX Buffer
     RingBuffer rxBuffer;