diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 88e04157..5e2f8a05 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ keywords = ["arm", "cortex-m", "register", "peripheral"]
 license = "MIT OR Apache-2.0"
 name = "cortex-m"
 repository = "https://github.com/japaric/cortex-m"
-version = "0.5.1"
+version = "0.5.2"
 
 [build-dependencies]
 cc = "1.0.10"
@@ -20,4 +20,4 @@ volatile-register = "0.2.0"
 [features]
 cm7-r0p1 = []
 const-fn = ["bare-metal/const-fn"]
-inline-asm = []
\ No newline at end of file
+inline-asm = []
diff --git a/src/peripheral/nvic.rs b/src/peripheral/nvic.rs
index 1a6a0271..d0700de0 100644
--- a/src/peripheral/nvic.rs
+++ b/src/peripheral/nvic.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 #[cfg(not(armv6m))]
 use volatile_register::RO;
-use volatile_register::RW;
+use volatile_register::{RW, WO};
 
 use interrupt::Nr;
 use peripheral::NVIC;
@@ -65,9 +65,30 @@ pub struct RegisterBlock {
     /// so convenient byte-sized representation wouldn't work on that
     /// architecture.
     pub ipr: [RW<u32>; 8],
+
+    #[cfg(not(armv6m))]
+    reserved5: [u32; 208],
+
+    #[cfg(armv6m)]
+    reserved5: [u32; 696],
+
+    /// Software Trigger Interrupt
+    pub stir: WO<u32>,
 }
 
 impl NVIC {
+    /// Request an IRQ in software
+    pub fn req_irq<I>(&mut self, interrupt: I)
+    where
+        I: Nr,
+    {
+        let nr = interrupt.nr();
+
+        unsafe {
+            self.stir.write(nr as u32);
+        }
+    }
+
     /// Clears `interrupt`'s pending state
     pub fn clear_pending<I>(&mut self, interrupt: I)
     where