diff --git a/drivers/Kconfig b/drivers/Kconfig
index ae168d37b01..ece137d45ba 100644
--- a/drivers/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/Kconfig
@@ -71,4 +71,7 @@ source "drivers/dma/Kconfig"
 source "drivers/usb/Kconfig"
 
 source "drivers/crypto/Kconfig"
+
+source "drivers/display/Kconfig"
+
 endmenu
diff --git a/drivers/Makefile b/drivers/Makefile
index c0a93846f6d..4bf578b86c4 100644
--- a/drivers/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/Makefile
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ subdir-ccflags-y += -I$(srctree)/include/drivers
 obj-y = console/
 obj-y += random/
 obj-y += serial/
+obj-y += display/
 obj-$(CONFIG_SYS_CLOCK_EXISTS) += timer/
 obj-y += interrupt_controller/
 obj-$(CONFIG_GROVE) += grove/
diff --git a/drivers/display/Kconfig b/drivers/display/Kconfig
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..58ba915ea42
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/display/Kconfig
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+# Kconfig - Display drivers
+
+#
+# Copyright (c) 2017 Intel Corporation
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+#
+
+config MICROBIT_DISPLAY
+	bool "BBC micro:bit 5x5 LED Display support"
+	depends on BOARD_BBC_MICROBIT
+	depends on GPIO
+	help
+	  Enable this to be able to display images and text on the 5x5
+	  LED matrix display on the BBC micro:bit.
+
+config MICROBIT_DISPLAY_PIN_GRANULARITY
+	bool "Access the GPIO on a per-pin instead of per-port basis"
+	depends on MICROBIT_DISPLAY
+	help
+	  By default, the micro:bit display driver will update the GPIO
+	  pins of the display (pins 4 through 15) by accessing the entire
+	  GPIO port. This is done for efficiency, however it may interfere
+	  with other peripherals connected to the same GPIO port. Select
+	  this option if other peripherals are connected to the same GPIO
+	  port.
diff --git a/drivers/display/Makefile b/drivers/display/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..551cca3f705
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/display/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+obj-$(CONFIG_MICROBIT_DISPLAY) += mb_display.o mb_font.o
diff --git a/drivers/display/mb_display.c b/drivers/display/mb_display.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..47d2afc64fe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/display/mb_display.c
@@ -0,0 +1,206 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2017 Intel Corporation
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ */
+
+/*
+ * References:
+ *
+ * https://www.microbit.co.uk/device/screen
+ * https://lancaster-university.github.io/microbit-docs/ubit/display/
+ */
+
+#include <zephyr.h>
+#include <init.h>
+#include <board.h>
+#include <gpio.h>
+#include <device.h>
+
+#include <display/mb_display.h>
+
+#include "mb_font.h"
+
+#define DISPLAY_ROWS 3
+#define DISPLAY_COLS 9
+
+struct mb_display {
+	struct device  *dev;      /* GPIO device */
+
+	struct k_timer  timer;    /* Rendering timer */
+
+	/* The following variables track the currently shown image */
+	int             cur;      /* Currently rendered row */
+	uint32_t        row[3];   /* Content (columns) for each row */
+	int64_t         expiry;   /* When to stop showing the current image */
+
+	int32_t         duration; /* Duration for each shown image */
+
+	const char     *str;      /* String to be shown */
+};
+
+struct x_y {
+	uint8_t x:4,
+		y:4;
+};
+
+/* Where the X,Y coordinates of each row/col are found.
+ * The top left corner has the coordinates 0,0.
+ */
+static const struct x_y map[DISPLAY_ROWS][DISPLAY_COLS] = {
+	{{0, 0}, {2, 0}, {4, 0}, {4, 3}, {3, 3}, {2, 3}, {1, 3}, {0, 3}, {1, 2} },
+	{{4, 2}, {0, 2}, {2, 2}, {1, 0}, {3, 0}, {3, 4}, {1, 4}, {0, 0}, {0, 0} },
+	{{2, 4}, {4, 4}, {0, 4}, {0, 1}, {1, 1}, {2, 1}, {3, 1}, {4, 1}, {3, 2} },
+};
+
+/* Mask of all the column bits */
+static const uint32_t col_mask = (((~0UL) << LED_COL1_GPIO_PIN) &
+				  ((~0UL) >> (31 - LED_COL9_GPIO_PIN)));
+
+#define GET_PIXEL(img, x, y) ((img)->row[y] & BIT(x))
+
+/* Precalculate all three rows of an image */
+static void set_img(struct mb_display *disp, const struct mb_image *img)
+{
+	int row, col;
+
+	for (row = 0; row < DISPLAY_ROWS; row++) {
+		disp->row[row] = 0;
+
+		for (col = 0; col < DISPLAY_COLS; col++) {
+			if (GET_PIXEL(img, map[row][col].x, map[row][col].y)) {
+				disp->row[row] |= BIT(LED_COL1_GPIO_PIN + col);
+			}
+		}
+
+		disp->row[row] = ~disp->row[row] & col_mask;
+		disp->row[row] |= BIT(LED_ROW1_GPIO_PIN + row);
+	}
+
+	disp->cur = 0;
+}
+
+#define ROW_PIN(n) (LED_ROW1_GPIO_PIN + (n))
+
+static inline void update_pins(struct mb_display *disp, uint32_t val)
+{
+	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_MICROBIT_DISPLAY_PIN_GRANULARITY)) {
+		uint32_t pin, prev = (disp->cur + 2) % 3;
+
+		/* Disable the previous row */
+		gpio_pin_write(disp->dev, ROW_PIN(prev), 0);
+
+		/* Set the column pins to their correct values */
+		for (pin = LED_COL1_GPIO_PIN; pin <= LED_COL9_GPIO_PIN; pin++) {
+			gpio_pin_write(disp->dev, pin, !!(val & BIT(pin)));
+		}
+
+		/* Enable the new row */
+		gpio_pin_write(disp->dev, ROW_PIN(disp->cur), 1);
+	} else {
+		gpio_port_write(disp->dev, val);
+	}
+}
+
+static void show_row(struct k_timer *timer)
+{
+	struct mb_display *disp = CONTAINER_OF(timer, struct mb_display, timer);
+
+	update_pins(disp, disp->row[disp->cur]);
+	disp->cur = (disp->cur + 1) % DISPLAY_ROWS;
+
+	if (disp->cur == 0 && disp->expiry != K_FOREVER &&
+	    k_uptime_get() > disp->expiry) {
+		k_timer_stop(&disp->timer);
+
+		if (disp->str && disp->str[0]) {
+			mb_display_char(disp, disp->str[0], disp->duration);
+			disp->str++;
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+static void clear_display(struct k_timer *timer)
+{
+	struct mb_display *disp = CONTAINER_OF(timer, struct mb_display, timer);
+
+	update_pins(disp, col_mask);
+}
+
+static struct mb_display display = {
+	.timer = K_TIMER_INITIALIZER(display.timer, show_row, clear_display),
+};
+
+void mb_display_image(struct mb_display *disp, const struct mb_image *img,
+		      int32_t duration)
+{
+	set_img(disp, img);
+
+	if (duration == K_FOREVER) {
+		disp->expiry = K_FOREVER;
+	} else {
+		disp->expiry = k_uptime_get() + duration;
+	}
+
+	k_timer_start(&disp->timer, K_NO_WAIT, K_MSEC(5));
+}
+
+void mb_display_stop(struct mb_display *disp)
+{
+	k_timer_stop(&disp->timer);
+	disp->str = NULL;
+}
+
+void mb_display_char(struct mb_display *disp, char chr, int32_t duration)
+{
+	if (chr < MB_FONT_START || chr > MB_FONT_END) {
+		chr = ' ';
+	}
+
+	mb_display_image(disp, &mb_font[chr - MB_FONT_START], duration);
+}
+
+void mb_display_str(struct mb_display *disp, const char *str, int32_t duration)
+{
+	__ASSERT(str, "NULL string");
+
+	if (*str == '\0') {
+		return;
+	}
+
+	disp->str = &str[1];
+	disp->duration = duration;
+
+	mb_display_char(disp, *str, duration);
+}
+
+struct mb_display *mb_display_get(void)
+{
+	return &display;
+}
+
+static int mb_display_init(struct device *dev)
+{
+	ARG_UNUSED(dev);
+
+	display.dev = device_get_binding(CONFIG_GPIO_NRF5_P0_DEV_NAME);
+
+	__ASSERT(dev, "No GPIO device found");
+
+	gpio_pin_configure(display.dev, LED_ROW1_GPIO_PIN, GPIO_DIR_OUT);
+	gpio_pin_configure(display.dev, LED_ROW2_GPIO_PIN, GPIO_DIR_OUT);
+	gpio_pin_configure(display.dev, LED_ROW3_GPIO_PIN, GPIO_DIR_OUT);
+	gpio_pin_configure(display.dev, LED_COL1_GPIO_PIN, GPIO_DIR_OUT);
+	gpio_pin_configure(display.dev, LED_COL2_GPIO_PIN, GPIO_DIR_OUT);
+	gpio_pin_configure(display.dev, LED_COL3_GPIO_PIN, GPIO_DIR_OUT);
+	gpio_pin_configure(display.dev, LED_COL4_GPIO_PIN, GPIO_DIR_OUT);
+	gpio_pin_configure(display.dev, LED_COL5_GPIO_PIN, GPIO_DIR_OUT);
+	gpio_pin_configure(display.dev, LED_COL6_GPIO_PIN, GPIO_DIR_OUT);
+	gpio_pin_configure(display.dev, LED_COL7_GPIO_PIN, GPIO_DIR_OUT);
+	gpio_pin_configure(display.dev, LED_COL8_GPIO_PIN, GPIO_DIR_OUT);
+	gpio_pin_configure(display.dev, LED_COL9_GPIO_PIN, GPIO_DIR_OUT);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+SYS_INIT(mb_display_init, POST_KERNEL, CONFIG_KERNEL_INIT_PRIORITY_DEVICE);
diff --git a/drivers/display/mb_font.c b/drivers/display/mb_font.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f4344102eac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/display/mb_font.c
@@ -0,0 +1,582 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2017 Intel Corporation
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ */
+
+#include <display/mb_display.h>
+
+#include "mb_font.h"
+
+const struct mb_image mb_font[MB_FONT_COUNT] = {
+	/* ' ' */
+	MB_IMAGE({ 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 },
+		 { 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 },
+		 { 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 },
+		 { 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 },
+		 { 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 }),
+	/* '!' */
+	MB_IMAGE({ 0, 1, 0, 0, 0 },
+		 { 0, 1, 0, 0, 0 },
+		 { 0, 1, 0, 0, 0 },
+		 { 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 },
+		 { 0, 1, 0, 0, 0 }),
+	/* '"' */
+	MB_IMAGE({ 0, 1, 0, 1, 0 },
+		 { 0, 1, 0, 1, 0 },
+		 { 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 },
+		 { 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 },
+		 { 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 }),
+	/* '#' */
+	MB_IMAGE({ 0, 1, 0, 1, 0 },
+		 { 1, 1, 1, 1, 1 },
+		 { 0, 1, 0, 1, 0 },
+		 { 1, 1, 1, 1, 1 },
+		 { 0, 1, 0, 1, 0 }),
+	/* '$' */
+	MB_IMAGE({ 0, 1, 1, 1, 0 },
+		 { 1, 1, 0, 0, 1 },
+		 { 0, 1, 1, 1, 0 },
+		 { 1, 0, 0, 1, 1 },
+		 { 0, 1, 1, 1, 0 }),
+	/* '%' */
+	MB_IMAGE({ 1, 1, 0, 0, 1 },
+		 { 1, 0, 0, 1, 0 },
+		 { 0, 0, 1, 0, 0 },
+		 { 0, 1, 0, 0, 1 },
+		 { 1, 0, 0, 1, 1 }),
+	/* '&' */
+	MB_IMAGE({ 0, 1, 1, 0, 0 },
+		 { 1, 0, 0, 1, 0 },
+		 { 0, 1, 1, 0, 0 },
+		 { 1, 0, 0, 1, 0 },
+		 { 0, 1, 1, 0, 1 }),
+	/* ''' */
+	MB_IMAGE({ 0, 1, 0, 0, 0 },
+		 { 0, 1, 0, 0, 0 },
+		 { 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 },
+		 { 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 },
+		 { 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 }),
+	/* '(' */
+	MB_IMAGE({ 0, 0, 1, 0, 0 },
+		 { 0, 1, 0, 0, 0 },
+		 { 0, 1, 0, 0, 0 },
+		 { 0, 1, 0, 0, 0 },
+		 { 0, 0, 1, 0, 0 }),
+	/* ')' */
+	MB_IMAGE({ 0, 1, 0, 0, 0 },
+		 { 0, 0, 1, 0, 0 },
+		 { 0, 0, 1, 0, 0 },
+		 { 0, 0, 1, 0, 0 },
+		 { 0, 1, 0, 0, 0 }),
+	/* '*' */
+	MB_IMAGE({ 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 },
+		 { 0, 1, 0, 1, 0 },
+		 { 0, 0, 1, 0, 0 },
+		 { 0, 1, 0, 1, 0 },
+		 { 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 }),
+	/* '+' */
+	MB_IMAGE({ 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 },
+		 { 0, 0, 1, 0, 0 },
+		 { 0, 1, 1, 1, 0 },
+		 { 0, 0, 1, 0, 0 },
+		 { 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 }),
+	/* ',' */
+	MB_IMAGE({ 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 },
+		 { 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 },
+		 { 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 },
+		 { 0, 0, 1, 0, 0 },
+		 { 0, 1, 0, 0, 0 }),
+	/* '-' */
+	MB_IMAGE({ 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 },
+		 { 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 },
+		 { 0, 1, 1, 1, 0 },
+		 { 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 },
+		 { 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 }),
+	/* '.' */
+	MB_IMAGE({ 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 },
+		 { 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 },
+		 { 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 },
+		 { 0, 1, 0, 0, 0 },
+		 { 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 }),
+	/* '/' */
+	MB_IMAGE({ 0, 0, 0, 0, 1 },
+		 { 0, 0, 0, 1, 0 },
+		 { 0, 0, 1, 0, 0 },
+		 { 0, 1, 0, 0, 0 },
+		 { 1, 0, 0, 0, 0 }),
+	/* '0' */
+	MB_IMAGE({ 0, 1, 1, 0, 0 },
+		 { 1, 0, 0, 1, 0 },
+		 { 1, 0, 0, 1, 0 },
+		 { 1, 0, 0, 1, 0 },
+		 { 0, 1, 1, 0, 0 }),
+	/* '1' */
+	MB_IMAGE({ 0, 0, 1, 0, 0 },
+		 { 0, 1, 1, 0, 0 },
+		 { 0, 0, 1, 0, 0 },
+		 { 0, 0, 1, 0, 0 },
+		 { 0, 1, 1, 1, 0 }),
+	/* '2' */
+	MB_IMAGE({ 1, 1, 1, 0, 0 },
+		 { 0, 0, 0, 1, 0 },
+		 { 0, 1, 1, 0, 0 },
+		 { 1, 0, 0, 0, 0 },
+		 { 1, 1, 1, 1, 0 }),
+	/* '3' */
+	MB_IMAGE({ 1, 1, 1, 1, 0 },
+		 { 0, 0, 0, 1, 0 },
+		 { 0, 0, 1, 0, 0 },
+		 { 1, 0, 0, 1, 0 },
+		 { 0, 1, 1, 0, 0 }),
+	/* '4' */
+	MB_IMAGE({ 0, 0, 1, 1, 0 },
+		 { 0, 1, 0, 1, 0 },
+		 { 1, 0, 0, 1, 0 },
+		 { 1, 1, 1, 1, 1 },
+		 { 0, 0, 0, 1, 0 }),
+	/* '5' */
+	MB_IMAGE({ 1, 1, 1, 1, 1 },
+		 { 1, 0, 0, 0, 0 },
+		 { 1, 1, 1, 1, 0 },
+		 { 0, 0, 0, 0, 1 },
+		 { 1, 1, 1, 1, 0 }),
+	/* '6' */
+	MB_IMAGE({ 0, 0, 0, 1, 0 },
+		 { 0, 0, 1, 0, 0 },
+		 { 0, 1, 1, 1, 0 },
+		 { 1, 0, 0, 0, 1 },
+		 { 0, 1, 1, 1, 0 }),
+	/* '7' */
+	MB_IMAGE({ 1, 1, 1, 1, 1 },
+		 { 0, 0, 0, 1, 0 },
+		 { 0, 0, 1, 0, 0 },
+		 { 0, 1, 0, 0, 0 },
+		 { 1, 0, 0, 0, 0 }),
+	/* '8' */
+	MB_IMAGE({ 0, 1, 1, 1, 0 },
+		 { 1, 0, 0, 0, 1 },
+		 { 0, 1, 1, 1, 0 },
+		 { 1, 0, 0, 0, 1 },
+		 { 0, 1, 1, 1, 0 }),
+	/* '9' */
+	MB_IMAGE({ 0, 1, 1, 1, 0 },
+		 { 1, 0, 0, 0, 1 },
+		 { 0, 1, 1, 1, 0 },
+		 { 0, 0, 1, 0, 0 },
+		 { 0, 1, 0, 0, 0 }),
+	/* ':' */
+	MB_IMAGE({ 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 },
+		 { 0, 1, 0, 0, 0 },
+		 { 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 },
+		 { 0, 1, 0, 0, 0 },
+		 { 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 }),
+	/* ';' */
+	MB_IMAGE({ 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 },
+		 { 0, 0, 1, 0, 0 },
+		 { 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 },
+		 { 0, 0, 1, 0, 0 },
+		 { 0, 1, 0, 0, 0 }),
+	/* '<' */
+	MB_IMAGE({ 0, 0, 0, 1, 0 },
+		 { 0, 0, 1, 0, 0 },
+		 { 0, 1, 0, 0, 0 },
+		 { 0, 0, 1, 0, 0 },
+		 { 0, 0, 0, 1, 0 }),
+	/* '=' */
+	MB_IMAGE({ 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 },
+		 { 0, 1, 1, 1, 0 },
+		 { 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 },
+		 { 0, 1, 1, 1, 0 },
+		 { 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 }),
+	/* '>' */
+	MB_IMAGE({ 0, 1, 0, 0, 0 },
+		 { 0, 0, 1, 0, 0 },
+		 { 0, 0, 0, 1, 0 },
+		 { 0, 0, 1, 0, 0 },
+		 { 0, 1, 0, 0, 0 }),
+	/* '?' */
+	MB_IMAGE({ 0, 1, 1, 1, 0 },
+		 { 1, 0, 0, 0, 1 },
+		 { 0, 0, 1, 1, 0 },
+		 { 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 },
+		 { 0, 0, 1, 0, 0 }),
+	/* '@' */
+	MB_IMAGE({ 0, 1, 1, 1, 0 },
+		 { 1, 0, 0, 0, 1 },
+		 { 1, 0, 1, 0, 1 },
+		 { 1, 0, 0, 1, 1 },
+		 { 0, 1, 1, 0, 0 }),
+	/* 'A' */
+	MB_IMAGE({ 0, 1, 1, 0, 0 },
+		 { 1, 0, 0, 1, 0 },
+		 { 1, 1, 1, 1, 0 },
+		 { 1, 0, 0, 1, 0 },
+		 { 1, 0, 0, 1, 0 }),
+	/* 'B' */
+	MB_IMAGE({ 1, 1, 1, 0, 0 },
+		 { 1, 0, 0, 1, 0 },
+		 { 1, 1, 1, 0, 0 },
+		 { 1, 0, 0, 1, 0 },
+		 { 1, 1, 1, 0, 0 }),
+	/* 'C' */
+	MB_IMAGE({ 0, 1, 1, 1, 0 },
+		 { 1, 0, 0, 0, 0 },
+		 { 1, 0, 0, 0, 0 },
+		 { 1, 0, 0, 0, 0 },
+		 { 0, 1, 1, 1, 0 }),
+	/* 'D' */
+	MB_IMAGE({ 1, 1, 1, 0, 0 },
+		 { 1, 0, 0, 1, 0 },
+		 { 1, 0, 0, 1, 0 },
+		 { 1, 0, 0, 1, 0 },
+		 { 1, 1, 1, 0, 0 }),
+	/* 'E' */
+	MB_IMAGE({ 1, 1, 1, 1, 0 },
+		 { 1, 0, 0, 0, 0 },
+		 { 1, 1, 1, 0, 0 },
+		 { 1, 0, 0, 0, 0 },
+		 { 1, 1, 1, 1, 0 }),
+	/* 'F' */
+	MB_IMAGE({ 1, 1, 1, 1, 0 },
+		 { 1, 0, 0, 0, 0 },
+		 { 1, 1, 1, 0, 0 },
+		 { 1, 0, 0, 0, 0 },
+		 { 1, 0, 0, 0, 0 }),
+	/* 'G' */
+	MB_IMAGE({ 0, 1, 1, 1, 0 },
+		 { 1, 0, 0, 0, 0 },
+		 { 1, 0, 0, 1, 1 },
+		 { 1, 0, 0, 0, 1 },
+		 { 0, 1, 1, 1, 0 }),
+	/* 'H' */
+	MB_IMAGE({ 1, 0, 0, 1, 0 },
+		 { 1, 0, 0, 1, 0 },
+		 { 1, 1, 1, 1, 0 },
+		 { 1, 0, 0, 1, 0 },
+		 { 1, 0, 0, 1, 0 }),
+	/* 'I' */
+	MB_IMAGE({ 1, 1, 1, 0, 0 },
+		 { 0, 1, 0, 0, 0 },
+		 { 0, 1, 0, 0, 0 },
+		 { 0, 1, 0, 0, 0 },
+		 { 1, 1, 1, 0, 0 }),
+	/* 'J' */
+	MB_IMAGE({ 1, 1, 1, 1, 1 },
+		 { 0, 0, 0, 1, 0 },
+		 { 0, 0, 0, 1, 0 },
+		 { 1, 0, 0, 1, 0 },
+		 { 0, 1, 1, 0, 0 }),
+	/* 'K' */
+	MB_IMAGE({ 1, 0, 0, 1, 0 },
+		 { 1, 0, 1, 0, 0 },
+		 { 1, 1, 0, 0, 0 },
+		 { 1, 0, 1, 0, 0 },
+		 { 1, 0, 0, 1, 0 }),
+	/* 'L' */
+	MB_IMAGE({ 1, 0, 0, 0, 0 },
+		 { 1, 0, 0, 0, 0 },
+		 { 1, 0, 0, 0, 0 },
+		 { 1, 0, 0, 0, 0 },
+		 { 1, 1, 1, 1, 0 }),
+	/* 'M' */
+	MB_IMAGE({ 1, 0, 0, 0, 1 },
+		 { 1, 1, 0, 1, 1 },
+		 { 1, 0, 1, 0, 1 },
+		 { 1, 0, 0, 0, 1 },
+		 { 1, 0, 0, 0, 1 }),
+	/* 'N' */
+	MB_IMAGE({ 1, 0, 0, 0, 1 },
+		 { 1, 1, 0, 0, 1 },
+		 { 1, 0, 1, 0, 1 },
+		 { 1, 0, 0, 1, 1 },
+		 { 1, 0, 0, 0, 1 }),
+	/* 'O' */
+	MB_IMAGE({ 0, 1, 1, 0, 0 },
+		 { 1, 0, 0, 1, 0 },
+		 { 1, 0, 0, 1, 0 },
+		 { 1, 0, 0, 1, 0 },
+		 { 0, 1, 1, 0, 0 }),
+	/* 'P' */
+	MB_IMAGE({ 1, 1, 1, 0, 0 },
+		 { 1, 0, 0, 1, 0 },
+		 { 1, 1, 1, 0, 0 },
+		 { 1, 0, 0, 0, 0 },
+		 { 1, 0, 0, 0, 0 }),
+	/* 'Q' */
+	MB_IMAGE({ 0, 1, 1, 0, 0 },
+		 { 1, 0, 0, 1, 0 },
+		 { 1, 0, 0, 1, 0 },
+		 { 0, 1, 1, 0, 0 },
+		 { 0, 0, 1, 1, 0 }),
+	/* 'R' */
+	MB_IMAGE({ 1, 1, 1, 0, 0 },
+		 { 1, 0, 0, 1, 0 },
+		 { 1, 1, 1, 0, 0 },
+		 { 1, 0, 0, 1, 0 },
+		 { 1, 0, 0, 0, 1 }),
+	/* 'S' */
+	MB_IMAGE({ 0, 1, 1, 1, 0 },
+		 { 1, 0, 0, 0, 0 },
+		 { 0, 1, 1, 0, 0 },
+		 { 0, 0, 0, 1, 0 },
+		 { 1, 1, 1, 0, 0 }),
+	/* 'T' */
+	MB_IMAGE({ 1, 1, 1, 1, 1 },
+		 { 0, 0, 1, 0, 0 },
+		 { 0, 0, 1, 0, 0 },
+		 { 0, 0, 1, 0, 0 },
+		 { 0, 0, 1, 0, 0 }),
+	/* 'U' */
+	MB_IMAGE({ 1, 0, 0, 1, 0 },
+		 { 1, 0, 0, 1, 0 },
+		 { 1, 0, 0, 1, 0 },
+		 { 1, 0, 0, 1, 0 },
+		 { 0, 1, 1, 0, 0 }),
+	/* 'V' */
+	MB_IMAGE({ 1, 0, 0, 0, 1 },
+		 { 1, 0, 0, 0, 1 },
+		 { 1, 0, 0, 0, 1 },
+		 { 0, 1, 0, 1, 0 },
+		 { 0, 0, 1, 0, 0 }),
+	/* 'W' */
+	MB_IMAGE({ 1, 0, 0, 0, 1 },
+		 { 1, 0, 0, 0, 1 },
+		 { 1, 0, 1, 0, 1 },
+		 { 1, 1, 0, 1, 1 },
+		 { 1, 0, 0, 0, 1 }),
+	/* 'X' */
+	MB_IMAGE({ 1, 0, 0, 1, 0 },
+		 { 1, 0, 0, 1, 0 },
+		 { 0, 1, 1, 0, 0 },
+		 { 1, 0, 0, 1, 0 },
+		 { 1, 0, 0, 1, 0 }),
+	/* 'Y' */
+	MB_IMAGE({ 1, 0, 0, 0, 1 },
+		 { 0, 1, 0, 1, 0 },
+		 { 0, 0, 1, 0, 0 },
+		 { 0, 0, 1, 0, 0 },
+		 { 0, 0, 1, 0, 0 }),
+	/* 'Z' */
+	MB_IMAGE({ 1, 1, 1, 1, 0 },
+		 { 0, 0, 1, 0, 0 },
+		 { 0, 1, 0, 0, 0 },
+		 { 1, 0, 0, 0, 0 },
+		 { 1, 1, 1, 1, 0 }),
+	/* '[' */
+	MB_IMAGE({ 0, 1, 1, 1, 0 },
+		 { 0, 1, 0, 0, 0 },
+		 { 0, 1, 0, 0, 0 },
+		 { 0, 1, 0, 0, 0 },
+		 { 0, 1, 1, 1, 0 }),
+	/* '\' */
+	MB_IMAGE({ 1, 0, 0, 0, 0 },
+		 { 0, 1, 0, 0, 0 },
+		 { 0, 0, 1, 0, 0 },
+		 { 0, 0, 0, 1, 0 },
+		 { 0, 0, 0, 0, 1 }),
+	/* ']' */
+	MB_IMAGE({ 0, 1, 1, 1, 0 },
+		 { 0, 0, 0, 1, 0 },
+		 { 0, 0, 0, 1, 0 },
+		 { 0, 0, 0, 1, 0 },
+		 { 0, 1, 1, 1, 0 }),
+	/* '^' */
+	MB_IMAGE({ 0, 0, 1, 0, 0 },
+		 { 0, 1, 0, 1, 0 },
+		 { 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 },
+		 { 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 },
+		 { 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 }),
+	/* '_' */
+	MB_IMAGE({ 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 },
+		 { 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 },
+		 { 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 },
+		 { 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 },
+		 { 1, 1, 1, 1, 1 }),
+	/* '`' */
+	MB_IMAGE({ 0, 1, 0, 0, 0 },
+		 { 0, 0, 1, 0, 0 },
+		 { 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 },
+		 { 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 },
+		 { 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 }),
+	/* 'a' */
+	MB_IMAGE({ 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 },
+		 { 0, 1, 1, 1, 0 },
+		 { 1, 0, 0, 1, 0 },
+		 { 1, 0, 0, 1, 0 },
+		 { 0, 1, 1, 1, 1 }),
+	/* 'b' */
+	MB_IMAGE({ 1, 0, 0, 0, 0 },
+		 { 1, 0, 0, 0, 0 },
+		 { 1, 1, 1, 0, 0 },
+		 { 1, 0, 0, 1, 0 },
+		 { 1, 1, 1, 0, 0 }),
+	/* 'c' */
+	MB_IMAGE({ 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 },
+		 { 0, 1, 1, 1, 0 },
+		 { 1, 0, 0, 0, 0 },
+		 { 1, 0, 0, 0, 0 },
+		 { 0, 1, 1, 1, 0 }),
+	/* 'd' */
+	MB_IMAGE({ 0, 0, 0, 1, 0 },
+		 { 0, 0, 0, 1, 0 },
+		 { 0, 1, 1, 1, 0 },
+		 { 1, 0, 0, 1, 0 },
+		 { 0, 1, 1, 1, 0 }),
+	/* 'e' */
+	MB_IMAGE({ 0, 1, 1, 0, 0 },
+		 { 1, 0, 0, 1, 0 },
+		 { 1, 1, 1, 0, 0 },
+		 { 1, 0, 0, 0, 0 },
+		 { 0, 1, 1, 1, 0 }),
+	/* 'f' */
+	MB_IMAGE({ 0, 0, 1, 1, 0 },
+		 { 0, 1, 0, 0, 0 },
+		 { 1, 1, 1, 0, 0 },
+		 { 0, 1, 0, 0, 0 },
+		 { 0, 1, 0, 0, 0 }),
+	/* 'g' */
+	MB_IMAGE({ 0, 1, 1, 1, 0 },
+		 { 1, 0, 0, 1, 0 },
+		 { 0, 1, 1, 1, 0 },
+		 { 0, 0, 0, 1, 0 },
+		 { 0, 1, 1, 0, 0 }),
+	/* 'h' */
+	MB_IMAGE({ 1, 0, 0, 0, 0 },
+		 { 1, 0, 0, 0, 0 },
+		 { 1, 1, 1, 0, 0 },
+		 { 1, 0, 0, 1, 0 },
+		 { 1, 0, 0, 1, 0 }),
+	/* 'i' */
+	MB_IMAGE({ 0, 1, 0, 0, 0 },
+		 { 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 },
+		 { 0, 1, 0, 0, 0 },
+		 { 0, 1, 0, 0, 0 },
+		 { 0, 1, 0, 0, 0 }),
+	/* 'j' */
+	MB_IMAGE({ 0, 0, 0, 1, 0 },
+		 { 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 },
+		 { 0, 0, 0, 1, 0 },
+		 { 0, 0, 0, 1, 0 },
+		 { 0, 1, 1, 0, 0 }),
+	/* 'k' */
+	MB_IMAGE({ 1, 0, 0, 0, 0 },
+		 { 1, 0, 1, 0, 0 },
+		 { 1, 1, 0, 0, 0 },
+		 { 1, 0, 1, 0, 0 },
+		 { 1, 0, 0, 1, 0 }),
+	/* 'l' */
+	MB_IMAGE({ 0, 1, 0, 0, 0 },
+		 { 0, 1, 0, 0, 0 },
+		 { 0, 1, 0, 0, 0 },
+		 { 0, 1, 0, 0, 0 },
+		 { 0, 0, 1, 1, 0 }),
+	/* 'm' */
+	MB_IMAGE({ 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 },
+		 { 1, 1, 0, 1, 1 },
+		 { 1, 0, 1, 0, 1 },
+		 { 1, 0, 0, 0, 1 },
+		 { 1, 0, 0, 0, 1 }),
+	/* 'n' */
+	MB_IMAGE({ 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 },
+		 { 1, 1, 1, 0, 0 },
+		 { 1, 0, 0, 1, 0 },
+		 { 1, 0, 0, 1, 0 },
+		 { 1, 0, 0, 1, 0 }),
+	/* 'o' */
+	MB_IMAGE({ 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 },
+		 { 0, 1, 1, 0, 0 },
+		 { 1, 0, 0, 1, 0 },
+		 { 1, 0, 0, 1, 0 },
+		 { 0, 1, 1, 0, 0 }),
+	/* 'p' */
+	MB_IMAGE({ 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 },
+		 { 1, 1, 1, 0, 0 },
+		 { 1, 0, 0, 1, 0 },
+		 { 1, 1, 1, 0, 0 },
+		 { 1, 0, 0, 0, 0 }),
+	/* 'q' */
+	MB_IMAGE({ 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 },
+		 { 0, 1, 1, 1, 0 },
+		 { 1, 0, 0, 1, 0 },
+		 { 0, 1, 1, 1, 0 },
+		 { 0, 0, 0, 1, 0 }),
+	/* 'r' */
+	MB_IMAGE({ 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 },
+		 { 0, 1, 1, 1, 0 },
+		 { 1, 0, 0, 0, 0 },
+		 { 1, 0, 0, 0, 0 },
+		 { 1, 0, 0, 0, 0 }),
+	/* 's' */
+	MB_IMAGE({ 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 },
+		 { 0, 0, 1, 1, 0 },
+		 { 0, 1, 0, 0, 0 },
+		 { 0, 0, 1, 0, 0 },
+		 { 1, 1, 0, 0, 0 }),
+	/* 't' */
+	MB_IMAGE({ 0, 1, 0, 0, 0 },
+		 { 0, 1, 0, 0, 0 },
+		 { 0, 1, 1, 1, 0 },
+		 { 0, 1, 0, 0, 0 },
+		 { 0, 0, 1, 1, 1 }),
+	/* 'u' */
+	MB_IMAGE({ 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 },
+		 { 1, 0, 0, 1, 0 },
+		 { 1, 0, 0, 1, 0 },
+		 { 1, 0, 0, 1, 0 },
+		 { 0, 1, 1, 1, 1 }),
+	/* 'v' */
+	MB_IMAGE({ 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 },
+		 { 1, 0, 0, 0, 1 },
+		 { 1, 0, 0, 0, 1 },
+		 { 0, 1, 0, 1, 0 },
+		 { 0, 0, 1, 0, 0 }),
+	/* 'w' */
+	MB_IMAGE({ 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 },
+		 { 1, 0, 0, 0, 1 },
+		 { 1, 0, 0, 0, 1 },
+		 { 1, 0, 1, 0, 1 },
+		 { 1, 1, 0, 1, 1 }),
+	/* 'x' */
+	MB_IMAGE({ 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 },
+		 { 1, 0, 0, 1, 0 },
+		 { 0, 1, 1, 0, 0 },
+		 { 0, 1, 1, 0, 0 },
+		 { 1, 0, 0, 1, 0 }),
+	/* 'y' */
+	MB_IMAGE({ 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 },
+		 { 1, 0, 0, 0, 1 },
+		 { 0, 1, 0, 1, 0 },
+		 { 0, 0, 1, 0, 0 },
+		 { 1, 1, 0, 0, 0 }),
+	/* 'z' */
+	MB_IMAGE({ 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 },
+		 { 1, 1, 1, 1, 0 },
+		 { 0, 0, 1, 0, 0 },
+		 { 0, 1, 0, 0, 0 },
+		 { 1, 1, 1, 1, 0 }),
+	/* '{' */
+	MB_IMAGE({ 0, 0, 1, 1, 0 },
+		 { 0, 0, 1, 0, 0 },
+		 { 0, 1, 1, 0, 0 },
+		 { 0, 0, 1, 0, 0 },
+		 { 0, 0, 1, 1, 0 }),
+	/* '|' */
+	MB_IMAGE({ 0, 1, 0, 0, 0 },
+		 { 0, 1, 0, 0, 0 },
+		 { 0, 1, 0, 0, 0 },
+		 { 0, 1, 0, 0, 0 },
+		 { 0, 1, 0, 0, 0 }),
+	/* '}' */
+	MB_IMAGE({ 1, 1, 0, 0, 0 },
+		 { 0, 1, 0, 0, 0 },
+		 { 0, 1, 1, 0, 0 },
+		 { 0, 1, 0, 0, 0 },
+		 { 1, 1, 0, 0, 0 }),
+	/* '~' */
+	MB_IMAGE({ 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 },
+		 { 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 },
+		 { 0, 1, 1, 0, 0 },
+		 { 0, 0, 0, 1, 1 },
+		 { 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 }),
+};
diff --git a/drivers/display/mb_font.h b/drivers/display/mb_font.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8e03c540139
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/display/mb_font.h
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2017 Intel Corporation
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ */
+
+#define MB_FONT_COUNT 95
+#define MB_FONT_START ' '
+#define MB_FONT_END   '~'
+
+extern const struct mb_image mb_font[MB_FONT_COUNT];
diff --git a/include/display/mb_display.h b/include/display/mb_display.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..77df7d4b522
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/display/mb_display.h
@@ -0,0 +1,134 @@
+/** @file
+ *  @brief BBC micro:bit display APIs.
+ */
+
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2017 Intel Corporation
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ */
+
+#ifndef __MB_DISPLAY_H
+#define __MB_DISPLAY_H
+
+/**
+ * @brief BBC micro:bit display APIs
+ * @defgroup mb_display BBC micro:bit display APIs
+ * @{
+ */
+
+#include <stdint.h>
+#include <misc/util.h>
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
+/**
+ * @brief Representation of a BBC micro:bit display image.
+ *
+ * This struct should normally not be used directly, rather created
+ * using the MB_IMAGE() macro.
+ */
+struct mb_image {
+	union {
+		struct {
+			uint8_t c1:1,
+				c2:1,
+				c3:1,
+				c4:1,
+				c5:1;
+		} r[5];
+		uint8_t row[5];
+	};
+};
+
+/**
+ * @def MB_IMAGE
+ * @brief Generate an image object from a given array rows/columns.
+ *
+ * This helper takes an array of 5 rows, each consisting of 5 0/1 values which
+ * correspond to the columns of that row. The value 0 means the pixel is
+ * disabled whereas a 1 means the pixel is enabled.
+ *
+ * The pixels go from left to right and top to bottom, i.e. top-left corner
+ * is the first row's first value, top-right is the first rows last value,
+ * and bottom-right corner is the last value of the last (5th) row. As an
+ * example, the following would create a smiley face image:
+ *
+ * <pre>
+ * static const struct mb_image smiley = MB_IMAGE({ 0, 1, 0, 1, 0 },
+ *						  { 0, 1, 0, 1, 0 },
+ *						  { 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 },
+ *						  { 1, 0, 0, 0, 1 },
+ *						  { 0, 1, 1, 1, 0 });
+ * </pre>
+ *
+ * @param _rows Each of the 5 rows represented as a 5-value column array.
+ *
+ * @return Image bitmap that can be passed e.g. to mb_display_image().
+ */
+#define MB_IMAGE(_rows...) { .r = { _rows } }
+
+/**
+ * @brief Opaque struct representing the BBC micro:bit display.
+ *
+ * For more information see the following links:
+ *
+ * https://www.microbit.co.uk/device/screen
+ *
+ * https://lancaster-university.github.io/microbit-docs/ubit/display/
+ */
+struct mb_display;
+
+/**
+ * @brief Get a pointer to the BBC micro:bit display object.
+ *
+ * @return Pointer to display object.
+ */
+struct mb_display *mb_display_get(void);
+
+/**
+ * @brief Display an image on the BBC micro:bit LED display.
+ *
+ * @param disp     Display object.
+ * @param img      Bitmap of pixels.
+ * @param duration Duration how long to show the image (in milliseconds).
+ */
+void mb_display_image(struct mb_display *disp, const struct mb_image *img,
+		      int32_t duration);
+
+/**
+ * @brief Display a character on the BBC micro:bit LED display.
+ *
+ * @param disp     Display object.
+ * @param chr      Character to display.
+ * @param duration Duration how long to show the character (in milliseconds).
+ */
+void mb_display_char(struct mb_display *disp, char chr, int32_t duration);
+
+/**
+ * @brief Display a string of characters on the BBC micro:bit LED display.
+ *
+ * @param disp     Display object.
+ * @param str      String to display.
+ * @param duration Duration how long to show each character (in milliseconds).
+ */
+void mb_display_str(struct mb_display *disp, const char *str, int32_t duration);
+
+/**
+ * @brief Stop the ongoing display of an image.
+ *
+ * @param disp    Display object.
+ */
+void mb_display_stop(struct mb_display *disp);
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif
+
+/**
+ * @}
+ */
+
+#endif /* __MB_DISPLAY_H */
diff --git a/samples/boards/boards.rst b/samples/boards/boards.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f53410732bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/samples/boards/boards.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+Board-specific samples
+######################
+
+.. toctree::
+   :maxdepth: 1
+   :glob:
+
+   */*
diff --git a/samples/boards/microbit/display/Makefile b/samples/boards/microbit/display/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..20ad981a51f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/samples/boards/microbit/display/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+BOARD ?= bbc_microbit
+CONF_FILE = prj.conf
+
+include ${ZEPHYR_BASE}/Makefile.test
diff --git a/samples/boards/microbit/display/README.rst b/samples/boards/microbit/display/README.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a3a137da211
--- /dev/null
+++ b/samples/boards/microbit/display/README.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+.. _microbit_display:
+
+BBC micro:bit display
+#####################
+
+Overview
+********
+A simple example that demonstrates how to use the 5x5 LED matrix display
+on the BBC micro:bit board.
+
+Building
+********
+
+This project outputs various things on the BBC micro:bit display. It can
+be built as follows:
+
+.. code-block:: console
+
+   $ cd samples/boards/microbit/display
+   $ make
+
+Sample Output
+=============
+
+The sample app displays a countdown of the characters 9-0, iterates
+through all pixels one-by-one, displays a smiley face, displays the text
+"Zephyr!", and then stops.
diff --git a/samples/boards/microbit/display/prj.conf b/samples/boards/microbit/display/prj.conf
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9cbdd6e773e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/samples/boards/microbit/display/prj.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+# nothing here
+CONFIG_GPIO=y
+CONFIG_MICROBIT_DISPLAY=y
+#CONFIG_MICROBIT_DISPLAY_PIN_GRANULARITY=y
diff --git a/samples/boards/microbit/display/src/Makefile b/samples/boards/microbit/display/src/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..00066e15678
--- /dev/null
+++ b/samples/boards/microbit/display/src/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+obj-y = main.o
diff --git a/samples/boards/microbit/display/src/main.c b/samples/boards/microbit/display/src/main.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..395377f2e8f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/samples/boards/microbit/display/src/main.c
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2017 Intel Corporation
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ */
+
+#include <zephyr.h>
+#include <misc/printk.h>
+#include <board.h>
+#include <gpio.h>
+#include <device.h>
+
+#include <display/mb_display.h>
+
+static struct mb_image smiley = MB_IMAGE({ 0, 1, 0, 1, 0 },
+					 { 0, 1, 0, 1, 0 },
+					 { 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 },
+					 { 1, 0, 0, 0, 1 },
+					 { 0, 1, 1, 1, 0 });
+
+void main(void)
+{
+	struct mb_display *disp = mb_display_get();
+	int x, y;
+
+	/* Display countdown from '9' to '0' */
+	mb_display_str(disp, "9876543210", K_SECONDS(1));
+
+	k_sleep(K_SECONDS(11));
+
+	/* Iterate through all pixels one-by-one */
+	for (y = 0; y < 5; y++) {
+		for (x = 0; x < 5; x++) {
+			struct mb_image pixel = {};
+			pixel.row[y] = BIT(x);
+			mb_display_image(disp, &pixel, K_MSEC(250));
+			k_sleep(K_MSEC(300));
+		}
+	}
+
+	/* Show a smiley-face */
+	mb_display_image(disp, &smiley, K_SECONDS(2));
+	k_sleep(K_SECONDS(2));
+
+	/* Show some text ("Zephyr!") */
+	mb_display_str(disp, "Zephyr!", K_SECONDS(1));
+}
diff --git a/samples/boards/microbit/display/testcase.ini b/samples/boards/microbit/display/testcase.ini
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0763266506b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/samples/boards/microbit/display/testcase.ini
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+[test]
+build_only = true
+tags = samples
+platform_whitelist = bbc_microbit
diff --git a/samples/boards/microbit/microbit.rst b/samples/boards/microbit/microbit.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..94a01846ac3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/samples/boards/microbit/microbit.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+BBC micro:bit Samples
+#####################
+
+.. toctree::
+   :maxdepth: 1
+   :glob:
+
+   **/*
diff --git a/samples/samples.rst b/samples/samples.rst
index 09fa57c0c2a..b21d6421217 100644
--- a/samples/samples.rst
+++ b/samples/samples.rst
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ Samples and Demos
    grove/*
    advanced
    power/power.rst
+   boards/*