diff --git a/arch/arm/src/nrf52/Make.defs b/arch/arm/src/nrf52/Make.defs
index 51d08ea805f..7cb854384f5 100644
--- a/arch/arm/src/nrf52/Make.defs
+++ b/arch/arm/src/nrf52/Make.defs
@@ -133,6 +133,10 @@ ifeq ($(CONFIG_NRF52_I2C_MASTER),y)
 CHIP_CSRCS += nrf52_i2c.c
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(CONFIG_I2C_BITBANG),y)
+CHIP_CSRCS += nrf52_i2c_bitbang.c
+endif
+
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_NRF52_PPI),y)
 CHIP_CSRCS += nrf52_ppi.c
 endif
diff --git a/arch/arm/src/nrf52/nrf52_i2c_bitbang.c b/arch/arm/src/nrf52/nrf52_i2c_bitbang.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..21b3d5c82d3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arch/arm/src/nrf52/nrf52_i2c_bitbang.c
@@ -0,0 +1,175 @@
+/****************************************************************************
+ * arch/arm/src/nrf52/nrf52_i2c_bitbang.c
+ *
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+ * contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file distributed with
+ * this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership.  The
+ * ASF licenses this file to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with the
+ * License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+ * WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.  See the
+ * License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ *
+ ****************************************************************************/
+
+/****************************************************************************
+ * Included Files
+ ****************************************************************************/
+
+#include <nuttx/config.h>
+#include <nuttx/i2c/i2c_master.h>
+#include <nuttx/i2c/i2c_bitbang.h>
+#include <nuttx/kmalloc.h>
+#include "nrf52_gpio.h"
+#include "arm_arch.h"
+
+/****************************************************************************
+ * Pre-processor Definitions
+ ****************************************************************************/
+
+/****************************************************************************
+ * Private Types
+ ****************************************************************************/
+
+struct nrf52_i2c_bitbang_dev_s
+{
+  struct i2c_bitbang_lower_dev_s lower;
+  nrf52_pinset_t sda_pin;
+  nrf52_pinset_t scl_pin;
+};
+
+/****************************************************************************
+ * Private Function Prototypes
+ ****************************************************************************/
+
+static void i2c_bb_initialize(FAR struct i2c_bitbang_lower_dev_s *lower);
+
+static void i2c_bb_set_scl(FAR struct i2c_bitbang_lower_dev_s *lower,
+                           bool high);
+static void i2c_bb_set_sda(FAR struct i2c_bitbang_lower_dev_s *lower,
+                           bool high);
+
+static bool i2c_bb_get_scl(FAR struct i2c_bitbang_lower_dev_s *lower);
+static bool i2c_bb_get_sda(FAR struct i2c_bitbang_lower_dev_s *lower);
+
+/****************************************************************************
+ * Private Data
+ ****************************************************************************/
+
+const static struct i2c_bitbang_lower_ops_s g_ops =
+{
+  .initialize = i2c_bb_initialize,
+  .set_scl    = i2c_bb_set_scl,
+  .set_sda    = i2c_bb_set_sda,
+  .get_scl    = i2c_bb_get_scl,
+  .get_sda    = i2c_bb_get_sda
+};
+
+/****************************************************************************
+ * Public Data
+ ****************************************************************************/
+
+/****************************************************************************
+ * Private Functions
+ ****************************************************************************/
+
+static void i2c_bb_initialize(FAR struct i2c_bitbang_lower_dev_s *lower)
+{
+#ifdef CONFIG_NRF52_HAVE_PORT1
+  int port;
+#endif
+  int pin;
+  uint32_t base = NRF52_GPIO_P0_BASE;
+
+  struct nrf52_i2c_bitbang_dev_s *dev = lower->priv;
+
+  /* Set to output open-drain (and leave disconnected by writing 1) */
+
+  nrf52_gpio_config(GPIO_OUTPUT | GPIO_VALUE_ONE |
+                    GPIO_DRIVE_H0D1 | dev->scl_pin);
+
+  nrf52_gpio_config(GPIO_OUTPUT | GPIO_VALUE_ONE |
+                    GPIO_DRIVE_H0D1 | dev->sda_pin);
+
+  /* Enable input buffer to read pin without having to switch direction */
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_NRF52_HAVE_PORT1
+  port = GPIO_PORT_DECODE(dev->scl_pin);
+  if (port == 1)
+    {
+      base = NRF52_GPIO_P1_BASE;
+    }
+#endif
+
+  pin = GPIO_PIN_DECODE(dev->scl_pin);
+  modifyreg32(base + NRF52_GPIO_PIN_CNF_OFFSET(pin), GPIO_CNF_INPUT, 0);
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_NRF52_HAVE_PORT1
+  port = GPIO_PORT_DECODE(dev->sda_pin);
+  if (port == 1)
+    {
+      base = NRF52_GPIO_P1_BASE;
+    }
+#endif
+
+  pin = GPIO_PIN_DECODE(dev->sda_pin);
+  modifyreg32(base + NRF52_GPIO_PIN_CNF_OFFSET(pin), GPIO_CNF_INPUT, 0);
+}
+
+static void i2c_bb_set_scl(FAR struct i2c_bitbang_lower_dev_s *lower,
+                           bool high)
+{
+  struct nrf52_i2c_bitbang_dev_s *dev = lower->priv;
+
+  nrf52_gpio_write(dev->scl_pin, high);
+}
+
+static void i2c_bb_set_sda(FAR struct i2c_bitbang_lower_dev_s *lower,
+                           bool high)
+{
+  struct nrf52_i2c_bitbang_dev_s *dev = lower->priv;
+
+  nrf52_gpio_write(dev->sda_pin, high);
+}
+
+static bool i2c_bb_get_scl(FAR struct i2c_bitbang_lower_dev_s *lower)
+{
+  struct nrf52_i2c_bitbang_dev_s *dev = lower->priv;
+
+  return nrf52_gpio_read(dev->scl_pin);
+}
+
+static bool i2c_bb_get_sda(FAR struct i2c_bitbang_lower_dev_s *lower)
+{
+  struct nrf52_i2c_bitbang_dev_s *dev = lower->priv;
+
+  return nrf52_gpio_read(dev->sda_pin);
+}
+
+/****************************************************************************
+ * Public Functions
+ ****************************************************************************/
+
+struct i2c_master_s *nrf52_i2c_bitbang_initialize(nrf52_pinset_t sda_pin,
+                                                  nrf52_pinset_t scl_pin)
+{
+  struct nrf52_i2c_bitbang_dev_s *dev =
+      (struct nrf52_i2c_bitbang_dev_s *)
+          kmm_zalloc(sizeof(struct nrf52_i2c_bitbang_dev_s));
+
+  DEBUGASSERT(dev);
+
+  dev->lower.ops = &g_ops;
+  dev->lower.priv = dev;
+  dev->scl_pin = scl_pin;
+  dev->sda_pin = sda_pin;
+
+  return i2c_bitbang_initialize(&dev->lower);
+}
+
diff --git a/arch/arm/src/nrf52/nrf52_i2c_bitbang.h b/arch/arm/src/nrf52/nrf52_i2c_bitbang.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..de163a00175
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arch/arm/src/nrf52/nrf52_i2c_bitbang.h
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+/****************************************************************************
+ * arch/arm/src/nrf52/nrf52_i2c_bitbang.h
+ *
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+ * contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file distributed with
+ * this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership.  The
+ * ASF licenses this file to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with the
+ * License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+ * WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.  See the
+ * License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ *
+ ****************************************************************************/
+
+#ifndef __ARCH_ARM_SRC_NRF52_NRF52_I2C_BITBANG_H
+#define __ARCH_ARM_SRC_NRF52_NRF52_I2C_BITBANG_H
+
+/****************************************************************************
+ * Included Files
+ ****************************************************************************/
+
+#include <nuttx/config.h>
+#include <nuttx/i2c/i2c_master.h>
+#include "nrf52_gpio.h"
+
+/****************************************************************************
+ * Pre-processor Definitions
+ ****************************************************************************/
+
+/****************************************************************************
+ * Public Types
+ ****************************************************************************/
+
+/****************************************************************************
+ * Public Data
+ ****************************************************************************/
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+#define EXTERN extern "C"
+extern "C"
+{
+#else
+#define EXTERN extern
+#endif
+
+/****************************************************************************
+ * Inline Functions
+ ****************************************************************************/
+
+/****************************************************************************
+ * Public Function Prototypes
+ ****************************************************************************/
+
+struct i2c_master_s *nrf52_i2c_bitbang_initialize(nrf52_pinset_t sda_pin,
+                                                  nrf52_pinset_t scl_pin);
+
+#undef EXTERN
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif
+
+#endif /* __ARCH_ARM_SRC_NRF52_NRF52_I2C_BITBANG_H */