diff --git a/embassy-stm32-examples/src/bin/usart.rs b/embassy-stm32-examples/src/bin/usart.rs
index e3d323da..d35fbf9f 100644
--- a/embassy-stm32-examples/src/bin/usart.rs
+++ b/embassy-stm32-examples/src/bin/usart.rs
@@ -25,9 +25,13 @@ async fn main_task() {
     let config = Config::default();
     let mut usart = Uart::new(p.USART3, p.PD9, p.PD8, config, 16_000_000);
 
+    usart.bwrite_all(b"Hello Embassy World!\r\n").unwrap();
+    info!("wrote Hello, starting echo");
+
+    let mut buf = [0u8; 1];
     loop {
-        info!("wrote");
-        usart.bwrite_all(b"Hello Embassy World!\r\n").unwrap();
+        usart.read(&mut buf).unwrap();
+        usart.bwrite_all(&buf).unwrap();
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/embassy-stm32/src/usart/usart_v1.rs b/embassy-stm32/src/usart/usart_v1.rs
index d8b6cabe..baaf4fa3 100644
--- a/embassy-stm32/src/usart/usart_v1.rs
+++ b/embassy-stm32/src/usart/usart_v1.rs
@@ -102,6 +102,34 @@ impl<'d, T: Instance> Uart<'d, T> {
             phantom: PhantomData,
         }
     }
+
+    pub fn read(&mut self, buffer: &mut [u8]) -> Result<(), Error> {
+        unsafe {
+            let r = self.inner.regs();
+            for b in buffer {
+                loop {
+                    let sr = r.sr().read();
+                    if sr.pe() {
+                        r.dr().read();
+                        return Err(Error::Parity);
+                    } else if sr.fe() {
+                        r.dr().read();
+                        return Err(Error::Framing);
+                    } else if sr.ne() {
+                        r.dr().read();
+                        return Err(Error::Noise);
+                    } else if sr.ore() {
+                        r.dr().read();
+                        return Err(Error::Overrun);
+                    } else if sr.rxne() {
+                        break;
+                    }
+                }
+                *b = r.dr().read().0 as u8;
+            }
+        }
+        Ok(())
+    }
 }
 
 impl<'d, T: Instance> embedded_hal::blocking::serial::Write<u8> for Uart<'d, T> {