diff --git a/py/asmthumb.c b/py/asmthumb.c
index 7037ac5187..c178f634d6 100644
--- a/py/asmthumb.c
+++ b/py/asmthumb.c
@@ -209,6 +209,20 @@ void asm_thumb_label_assign(asm_thumb_t *as, uint label) {
     }
 }
 
+void asm_thumb_align(asm_thumb_t* as, uint align) {
+    // TODO fill unused data with NOPs?
+    as->code_offset = (as->code_offset + align - 1) & (~(align - 1));
+}
+
+void asm_thumb_data(asm_thumb_t* as, uint bytesize, uint val) {
+    byte *c = asm_thumb_get_cur_to_write_bytes(as, bytesize);
+    // little endian
+    for (uint i = 0; i < bytesize; i++) {
+        *c++ = val;
+        val >>= 8;
+    }
+}
+
 STATIC int get_label_dest(asm_thumb_t *as, uint label) {
     assert(label < as->max_num_labels);
     return as->label_offsets[label];
diff --git a/py/asmthumb.h b/py/asmthumb.h
index ca81b847f4..d700e53279 100644
--- a/py/asmthumb.h
+++ b/py/asmthumb.h
@@ -55,6 +55,9 @@ void asm_thumb_exit(asm_thumb_t *as);
 
 void asm_thumb_label_assign(asm_thumb_t *as, uint label);
 
+void asm_thumb_align(asm_thumb_t* as, uint align);
+void asm_thumb_data(asm_thumb_t* as, uint bytesize, uint val);
+
 // argument order follows ARM, in general dest is first
 // note there is a difference between movw and mov.w, and many others!
 
diff --git a/py/compile.c b/py/compile.c
index 57f6f1546f..3ab377f897 100644
--- a/py/compile.c
+++ b/py/compile.c
@@ -3184,7 +3184,7 @@ void compile_scope_inline_asm(compiler_t *comp, scope_t *scope, pass_kind_t pass
         int n_args = list_get(&pns2->nodes[0], PN_arglist, &pn_arg);
 
         // emit instructions
-        if (strcmp(qstr_str(op), "label") == 0) {
+        if (op == MP_QSTR_label) {
             if (!(n_args == 1 && MP_PARSE_NODE_IS_ID(pn_arg[0]))) {
                 compile_syntax_error(comp, nodes[i], "inline assembler 'label' requires 1 argument");
                 return;
@@ -3193,6 +3193,29 @@ void compile_scope_inline_asm(compiler_t *comp, scope_t *scope, pass_kind_t pass
             if (pass > PASS_1) {
                 EMIT_INLINE_ASM_ARG(label, lab, MP_PARSE_NODE_LEAF_ARG(pn_arg[0]));
             }
+        } else if (op == MP_QSTR_align) {
+            if (!(n_args == 1 && MP_PARSE_NODE_IS_SMALL_INT(pn_arg[0]))) {
+                compile_syntax_error(comp, nodes[i], "inline assembler 'align' requires 1 argument");
+                return;
+            }
+            if (pass > PASS_1) {
+                EMIT_INLINE_ASM_ARG(align, MP_PARSE_NODE_LEAF_SMALL_INT(pn_arg[0]));
+            }
+        } else if (op == MP_QSTR_data) {
+            if (!(n_args >= 2 && MP_PARSE_NODE_IS_SMALL_INT(pn_arg[0]))) {
+                compile_syntax_error(comp, nodes[i], "inline assembler 'data' requires at least 2 arguments");
+                return;
+            }
+            if (pass > PASS_1) {
+                machine_int_t bytesize = MP_PARSE_NODE_LEAF_SMALL_INT(pn_arg[0]);
+                for (uint i = 1; i < n_args; i++) {
+                    if (!MP_PARSE_NODE_IS_SMALL_INT(pn_arg[i])) {
+                        compile_syntax_error(comp, nodes[i], "inline assembler 'data' requires integer arguments");
+                        return;
+                    }
+                    EMIT_INLINE_ASM_ARG(data, bytesize, MP_PARSE_NODE_LEAF_SMALL_INT(pn_arg[i]));
+                }
+            }
         } else {
             if (pass > PASS_1) {
                 EMIT_INLINE_ASM_ARG(op, op, n_args, pn_arg);
diff --git a/py/emit.h b/py/emit.h
index 5fca153163..40f56605f9 100644
--- a/py/emit.h
+++ b/py/emit.h
@@ -143,6 +143,8 @@ typedef struct _emit_inline_asm_method_table_t {
     bool (*end_pass)(emit_inline_asm_t *emit);
     int (*count_params)(emit_inline_asm_t *emit, int n_params, mp_parse_node_t *pn_params);
     void (*label)(emit_inline_asm_t *emit, uint label_num, qstr label_id);
+    void (*align)(emit_inline_asm_t *emit, uint align);
+    void (*data)(emit_inline_asm_t *emit, uint bytesize, uint val);
     void (*op)(emit_inline_asm_t *emit, qstr op, int n_args, mp_parse_node_t *pn_args);
 } emit_inline_asm_method_table_t;
 
diff --git a/py/emitinlinethumb.c b/py/emitinlinethumb.c
index dabd5a8831..1ed5526631 100644
--- a/py/emitinlinethumb.c
+++ b/py/emitinlinethumb.c
@@ -104,6 +104,14 @@ STATIC void emit_inline_thumb_label(emit_inline_asm_t *emit, uint label_num, qst
     asm_thumb_label_assign(emit->as, label_num);
 }
 
+STATIC void emit_inline_thumb_align(emit_inline_asm_t *emit, uint align) {
+    asm_thumb_align(emit->as, align);
+}
+
+STATIC void emit_inline_thumb_data(emit_inline_asm_t *emit, uint bytesize, uint val) {
+    asm_thumb_data(emit->as, bytesize, val);
+}
+
 typedef struct _reg_name_t { byte reg; byte name[3]; } reg_name_t;
 STATIC const reg_name_t reg_name_table[] = {
     {0, "r0\0"},
@@ -418,6 +426,8 @@ const emit_inline_asm_method_table_t emit_inline_thumb_method_table = {
     emit_inline_thumb_end_pass,
     emit_inline_thumb_count_params,
     emit_inline_thumb_label,
+    emit_inline_thumb_align,
+    emit_inline_thumb_data,
     emit_inline_thumb_op,
 };
 
diff --git a/py/qstrdefs.h b/py/qstrdefs.h
index 86a5f2632c..e970f58bef 100644
--- a/py/qstrdefs.h
+++ b/py/qstrdefs.h
@@ -36,7 +36,13 @@ Q(micropython)
 Q(byte_code)
 Q(native)
 Q(viper)
+
+#if MICROPY_EMIT_INLINE_THUMB
 Q(asm_thumb)
+Q(label)
+Q(align)
+Q(data)
+#endif
 
 Q(Ellipsis)
 Q(StopIteration)