diff --git a/cores/esp8266/Print.cpp b/cores/esp8266/Print.cpp
index c1405c9f7..aa63cd290 100644
--- a/cores/esp8266/Print.cpp
+++ b/cores/esp8266/Print.cpp
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 #include "Print.h"
 extern "C" {
 #include "c_types.h"
+#include "ets_sys.h"
 }
 
 // Public Methods //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
@@ -43,6 +44,16 @@ size_t ICACHE_FLASH_ATTR Print::write(const uint8_t *buffer, size_t size) {
     return n;
 }
 
+size_t Print::printf(const char *format, ...) {
+  va_list arg;
+  va_start(arg, format);
+  char temp[256];
+  size_t len = ets_vsnprintf(temp, 256, format, arg);
+  len = write((const char *)temp);
+  va_end(arg);
+  return len;
+}
+
 size_t ICACHE_FLASH_ATTR Print::print(const __FlashStringHelper *ifsh) {
     PGM_P p = reinterpret_cast<PGM_P>(ifsh);
 
diff --git a/cores/esp8266/Print.h b/cores/esp8266/Print.h
index 79358f157..7366174f5 100644
--- a/cores/esp8266/Print.h
+++ b/cores/esp8266/Print.h
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ class Print {
             return write((const uint8_t *) buffer, size);
         }
 
+        size_t printf(const char * format, ...);
         size_t print(const __FlashStringHelper *);
         size_t print(const String &);
         size_t print(const char[]);