diff --git a/esp8266/modmachine.c b/esp8266/modmachine.c
index c3c9494ac8..3974718539 100644
--- a/esp8266/modmachine.c
+++ b/esp8266/modmachine.c
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 #include "modpyb.h"
 #include "modpybrtc.h"
 
+#include "xtirq.h"
 #include "os_type.h"
 #include "osapi.h"
 #include "etshal.h"
@@ -189,6 +190,17 @@ const mp_obj_type_t esp_timer_type = {
     .locals_dict = (mp_obj_t)&esp_timer_locals_dict,
 };
 
+STATIC mp_obj_t machine_disable_irq(void) {
+    return mp_obj_new_int(disable_irq());
+}
+MP_DEFINE_CONST_FUN_OBJ_0(machine_disable_irq_obj, machine_disable_irq);
+
+STATIC mp_obj_t machine_enable_irq(mp_obj_t state) {
+    enable_irq(mp_obj_get_int(state));
+    return mp_const_none;
+}
+MP_DEFINE_CONST_FUN_OBJ_1(machine_enable_irq_obj, machine_enable_irq);
+
 STATIC const mp_rom_map_elem_t machine_module_globals_table[] = {
     { MP_ROM_QSTR(MP_QSTR___name__), MP_ROM_QSTR(MP_QSTR_umachine) },
     { MP_ROM_QSTR(MP_QSTR_mem8), MP_ROM_PTR(&machine_mem8_obj) },
@@ -201,6 +213,9 @@ STATIC const mp_rom_map_elem_t machine_module_globals_table[] = {
     { MP_ROM_QSTR(MP_QSTR_unique_id), MP_ROM_PTR(&machine_unique_id_obj) },
     { MP_ROM_QSTR(MP_QSTR_deepsleep), MP_ROM_PTR(&machine_deepsleep_obj) },
 
+    { MP_ROM_QSTR(MP_QSTR_disable_irq), MP_ROM_PTR(&machine_disable_irq_obj) },
+    { MP_ROM_QSTR(MP_QSTR_enable_irq), MP_ROM_PTR(&machine_enable_irq_obj) },
+
     { MP_ROM_QSTR(MP_QSTR_RTC), MP_ROM_PTR(&pyb_rtc_type) },
     { MP_ROM_QSTR(MP_QSTR_Timer), MP_ROM_PTR(&esp_timer_type) },
     { MP_ROM_QSTR(MP_QSTR_Pin), MP_ROM_PTR(&pyb_pin_type) },