diff --git a/include/libopencm3/lpc43xx/ssp.h b/include/libopencm3/lpc43xx/ssp.h
index ea10bccd..b03c9176 100644
--- a/include/libopencm3/lpc43xx/ssp.h
+++ b/include/libopencm3/lpc43xx/ssp.h
@@ -196,6 +196,8 @@ void ssp_init(ssp_num_t ssp_num,
 
 u16 ssp_transfer(ssp_num_t ssp_num, u16 data);
 
+uint16_t ssp_transfer(ssp_num_t ssp_num, uint16_t data);
+
 END_DECLS
 
 /**@}*/
diff --git a/lib/lpc43xx/ssp.c b/lib/lpc43xx/ssp.c
index 467fbf8b..edf547b6 100644
--- a/lib/lpc43xx/ssp.c
+++ b/lib/lpc43xx/ssp.c
@@ -134,5 +134,12 @@ uint16_t ssp_transfer(ssp_num_t ssp_num, uint16_t data)
 
 	return SSP_DR(ssp_port);
 }
+
+uint16_t ssp_transfer(ssp_num_t ssp_num, uint16_t data)
+{
+  ssp_write(ssp_num, data);
+  return ssp_read(ssp_num);
+}
+
 /**@}*/