diff --git a/cores/esp8266/Arduino.h b/cores/esp8266/Arduino.h
index 0393ed9b4..afa27de10 100644
--- a/cores/esp8266/Arduino.h
+++ b/cores/esp8266/Arduino.h
@@ -137,10 +137,12 @@ void loop(void);
 // Get the bit location within the hardware port of the given virtual pin.
 // This comes from the pins_*.c file for the active board configuration.
 
+uint32_t digitalPinToPort(uint32_t pin);
+uint32_t digitalPinToBitMask(uint32_t pin);
 #define analogInPinToBit(P) (P)
-
-// On the ATmega1280, the addresses of some of the port registers are
-// greater than 255, so we can't store them in uint8_t's.
+volatile uint32_t* portOutputRegister(uint32_t port);
+volatile uint32_t* portInputRegister(uint32_t port);
+volatile uint32_t* portModeRegister(uint32_t port);
 
 
 #define NOT_A_PIN 0
diff --git a/cores/esp8266/core_esp8266_wiring_digital.c b/cores/esp8266/core_esp8266_wiring_digital.c
index 9de02d96b..f3cac6cb4 100644
--- a/cores/esp8266/core_esp8266_wiring_digital.c
+++ b/cores/esp8266/core_esp8266_wiring_digital.c
@@ -67,6 +67,32 @@ static const uint32_t g_pin_funcs[PINCOUNT] = {
 };
 
 
+uint32_t digitalPinToPort(uint32_t pin)
+{
+    return 0;
+}
+
+uint32_t digitalPinToBitMask(uint32_t pin)
+{
+    return 1 << pin;
+}
+
+volatile uint32_t* portOutputRegister(uint32_t port)
+{
+    return (volatile uint32_t*) (PERIPHS_GPIO_BASEADDR + GPIO_OUT_ADDRESS);
+}
+
+volatile uint32_t* portInputRegister(uint32_t port)
+{
+    return (volatile uint32_t*) (PERIPHS_GPIO_BASEADDR + GPIO_IN_ADDRESS);
+}
+
+volatile uint32_t* portModeRegister(uint32_t port)
+{
+    return (volatile uint32_t*) (PERIPHS_GPIO_BASEADDR + GPIO_ENABLE_ADDRESS);
+}
+
+
 enum PinFunction { GPIO, PWM };
 static uint32_t g_gpio_function[PINCOUNT] = {
     GPIO