diff --git a/ports/nrf/Makefile b/ports/nrf/Makefile
index f3cc0e35ba..82b1f51708 100755
--- a/ports/nrf/Makefile
+++ b/ports/nrf/Makefile
@@ -141,6 +141,7 @@ SRC_COMMON_HAL += \
 	microcontroller/__init__.c \
 	microcontroller/Pin.c \
 	microcontroller/Processor.c \
+	neopixel_write/__init__.c \
 	os/__init__.c \
 	time/__init__.c \
 	analogio/__init__.c \
diff --git a/ports/nrf/common-hal/neopixel_write/__init__.c b/ports/nrf/common-hal/neopixel_write/__init__.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c5f6713609
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ports/nrf/common-hal/neopixel_write/__init__.c
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+/*
+ * This file is part of the MicroPython project, http://micropython.org/
+ *
+ * The MIT License (MIT)
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2018 hathach for Adafruit Industries
+ *
+ * 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.
+ */
+
+#include "py/mphal.h"
+#include "shared-bindings/neopixel_write/__init__.h"
+
+void common_hal_neopixel_write(const digitalio_digitalinout_obj_t* digitalinout, uint8_t *pixels, uint32_t numBytes) {
+
+}
diff --git a/ports/nrf/mpconfigport.h b/ports/nrf/mpconfigport.h
index 281f31917c..b710808b91 100644
--- a/ports/nrf/mpconfigport.h
+++ b/ports/nrf/mpconfigport.h
@@ -180,6 +180,7 @@ extern const struct _mp_obj_module_t struct_module;
 extern const struct _mp_obj_module_t time_module;
 extern const struct _mp_obj_module_t supervisor_module;
 extern const struct _mp_obj_module_t gamepad_module;
+extern const struct _mp_obj_module_t neopixel_write_module;
 extern const struct _mp_obj_module_t usb_hid_module;
 extern const struct _mp_obj_module_t bleio_module;
 
@@ -210,6 +211,7 @@ extern const struct _mp_obj_module_t mp_module_ubluepy;
     { MP_OBJ_NEW_QSTR (MP_QSTR_digitalio       ), (mp_obj_t)&digitalio_module       }, \
     { MP_OBJ_NEW_QSTR (MP_QSTR_pulseio         ), (mp_obj_t)&pulseio_module         }, \
     { MP_OBJ_NEW_QSTR (MP_QSTR_microcontroller ), (mp_obj_t)&microcontroller_module }, \
+    { MP_OBJ_NEW_QSTR (MP_QSTR_neopixel_write  ), (mp_obj_t)&neopixel_write_module  }, \
     { MP_OBJ_NEW_QSTR (MP_QSTR_bitbangio       ), (mp_obj_t)&bitbangio_module       }, \
     { MP_OBJ_NEW_QSTR (MP_QSTR_os              ), (mp_obj_t)&os_module              }, \
     { MP_OBJ_NEW_QSTR (MP_QSTR_random          ), (mp_obj_t)&random_module          }, \