diff --git a/embassy-stm32/src/i2c/v1.rs b/embassy-stm32/src/i2c/v1.rs
index 92a89882..f140e2b0 100644
--- a/embassy-stm32/src/i2c/v1.rs
+++ b/embassy-stm32/src/i2c/v1.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 use core::marker::PhantomData;
 
 use embassy_embedded_hal::SetConfig;
-use embassy_hal_common::into_ref;
+use embassy_hal_common::{into_ref, PeripheralRef};
 
+use crate::dma::NoDma;
 use crate::gpio::sealed::AFType;
 use crate::gpio::Pull;
 use crate::i2c::{Error, Instance, SclPin, SdaPin};
@@ -34,19 +35,26 @@ impl State {
     }
 }
 
-pub struct I2c<'d, T: Instance> {
+pub struct I2c<'d, T: Instance, TXDMA = NoDma, RXDMA = NoDma> {
     phantom: PhantomData<&'d mut T>,
+    #[allow(dead_code)]
+    tx_dma: PeripheralRef<'d, TXDMA>,
+    #[allow(dead_code)]
+    rx_dma: PeripheralRef<'d, RXDMA>,
 }
 
-impl<'d, T: Instance> I2c<'d, T> {
+impl<'d, T: Instance, TXDMA, RXDMA> I2c<'d, T, TXDMA, RXDMA> {
     pub fn new(
         _peri: impl Peripheral<P = T> + 'd,
         scl: impl Peripheral<P = impl SclPin<T>> + 'd,
         sda: impl Peripheral<P = impl SdaPin<T>> + 'd,
+        _irq: impl Peripheral<P = T::Interrupt> + 'd,
+        tx_dma: impl Peripheral<P = TXDMA> + 'd,
+        rx_dma: impl Peripheral<P = RXDMA> + 'd,
         freq: Hertz,
         config: Config,
     ) -> Self {
-        into_ref!(scl, sda);
+        into_ref!(scl, sda, tx_dma, rx_dma);
 
         T::enable();
         T::reset();
@@ -99,7 +107,11 @@ impl<'d, T: Instance> I2c<'d, T> {
             });
         }
 
-        Self { phantom: PhantomData }
+        Self {
+            phantom: PhantomData,
+            tx_dma,
+            rx_dma,
+        }
     }
 
     unsafe fn check_and_clear_error_flags(&self) -> Result<i2c::regs::Sr1, Error> {
diff --git a/examples/stm32f4/src/bin/i2c.rs b/examples/stm32f4/src/bin/i2c.rs
index 99e3cecf..12965d2b 100644
--- a/examples/stm32f4/src/bin/i2c.rs
+++ b/examples/stm32f4/src/bin/i2c.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,9 @@
 
 use defmt::*;
 use embassy_executor::Spawner;
+use embassy_stm32::dma::NoDma;
 use embassy_stm32::i2c::{Error, I2c, TimeoutI2c};
+use embassy_stm32::interrupt;
 use embassy_stm32::time::Hertz;
 use embassy_time::Duration;
 use {defmt_rtt as _, panic_probe as _};
@@ -17,7 +19,17 @@ async fn main(_spawner: Spawner) -> ! {
     info!("Hello world!");
     let p = embassy_stm32::init(Default::default());
 
-    let mut i2c = I2c::new(p.I2C2, p.PB10, p.PB11, Hertz(100_000), Default::default());
+    let irq = interrupt::take!(I2C2_EV);
+    let mut i2c = I2c::new(
+        p.I2C2,
+        p.PB10,
+        p.PB11,
+        irq,
+        NoDma,
+        NoDma,
+        Hertz(100_000),
+        Default::default(),
+    );
     let mut timeout_i2c = TimeoutI2c::new(&mut i2c, Duration::from_millis(1000));
 
     let mut data = [0u8; 1];