diff --git a/rpi/gpio.go b/rpi/gpio.go
index 02acd65..ab3736e 100644
--- a/rpi/gpio.go
+++ b/rpi/gpio.go
@@ -1,15 +1,18 @@
 package rpi
 
 import (
+	"errors"
 	"log"
 	"syscall"
+	"time"
 	"unsafe"
 
 	"github.com/davecheney/gpio"
 )
 
 var (
-	gpfsel, gpset, gpclr, gplev []*uint32
+	gpfsel, gpset, gpclr, gplev, gppupdnclk []*uint32
+	gppupdn                                 *uint32
 )
 
 func initGPIO(memfd int) {
@@ -37,6 +40,11 @@ func initGPIO(memfd int) {
 		(*uint32)(unsafe.Pointer(&buf[BCM2835_GPLEV0])),
 		(*uint32)(unsafe.Pointer(&buf[BCM2835_GPLEV1])),
 	}
+	gppupdnclk = []*uint32{
+		(*uint32)(unsafe.Pointer(&buf[BCM2835_GPPUDCLK0])),
+		(*uint32)(unsafe.Pointer(&buf[BCM2835_GPPUDCLK1])),
+	}
+	gppupdn = (*uint32)(unsafe.Pointer(&buf[BCM2835_GPPUD]))
 }
 
 // pin represents a specalised RPi GPIO pin with fast paths for
@@ -80,3 +88,21 @@ func GPIOFSel(pin, mode uint8) {
 	value |= uint32(mode) << shift
 	*gpfsel[offset] = value & mask
 }
+
+func GPIOSetPullUpDown(pin uint8, dir PullDirection) error {
+	if int(dir) > 2 {
+		return errors.New("pull direction must be PullDown, PullUp, or PullOff")
+	}
+
+	offset := pin / 32
+	shift := pin % 32
+
+	*gppupdn = (*gppupdn & ^uint32(3)) | uint32(dir)
+	time.Sleep(time.Microsecond*5)
+	*gppupdnclk[offset] = uint32(1 << shift)
+	time.Sleep(time.Microsecond*5)
+	*gppupdn &^= 3
+	*gppupdnclk[offset] = 0
+
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/rpi/rpi.go b/rpi/rpi.go
index 9905724..092aff4 100644
--- a/rpi/rpi.go
+++ b/rpi/rpi.go
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ import (
 	"sync"
 )
 
+type PullDirection uint8
+
 const (
 	// Physical addresses for various peripheral register sets
 
@@ -98,6 +100,10 @@ const (
 	GPIO24 = GPIO_P1_18
 	GPIO27 = GPIO_P1_13
 	GPIO17 = GPIO_P1_11
+
+	PullNone PullDirection = 0
+	PullDown PullDirection = 1
+	PullUp   PullDirection = 2
 )
 
 func initRPi() {