diff --git a/library.properties b/library.properties
index aeac01b..a3c24dd 100644
--- a/library.properties
+++ b/library.properties
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name=SparkFun Toolkit
-version=1.2.0
+version=1.2.1
 author=SparkFun Electronics
 maintainer=SparkFun Electronics
 sentence=A utility library that other SparkFun libraries can take advantage of.
diff --git a/src/sfTk/sfToolkit.h b/src/sfTk/sfToolkit.h
index c8b15ba..e0ffd2e 100644
--- a/src/sfTk/sfToolkit.h
+++ b/src/sfTk/sfToolkit.h
@@ -46,6 +46,10 @@ int32_t sftk_byte_swap(int32_t i);
 // delay in milliseconds
 void sftk_delay_ms(uint32_t ms);
 
+// delay in microseconds
+// see: https://docs.arduino.cc/language-reference/en/functions/time/delayMicroseconds/
+void sftk_delay_us(uint32_t us);
+
 // ticks in milliseconds
 uint32_t sftk_ticks_ms(void);
 
diff --git a/src/sfTkArduino.cpp b/src/sfTkArduino.cpp
index 49b5aef..c49f380 100644
--- a/src/sfTkArduino.cpp
+++ b/src/sfTkArduino.cpp
@@ -17,9 +17,33 @@
 
 void sftk_delay_ms(uint32_t ms)
 {
+    if (ms == 0)
+        return;
     delay(ms);
 }
 
+// published max us delay for delayMicroseconds() on Arduino
+static const uint32_t MAX_DELAY_US = 16383;
+
+void sftk_delay_us(uint32_t us)
+{
+    // no tick, not dice
+    if (us == 0)
+        return;
+
+    // Can the built in just handle it?
+    if (us <= MAX_DELAY_US)
+        delayMicroseconds((unsigned int)us);
+    else
+    {
+        // break up microseconds into milliseconds and the remaining microseconds
+        delay(us / 1000);              // whole ms
+        unsigned int rest = us % 1000; // always < 1000, safe cast
+        if (rest)
+            delayMicroseconds(rest);
+    }
+}
+
 uint32_t sftk_ticks_ms(void)
 {
     return millis();