diff --git a/ciborium-io/Cargo.toml b/ciborium-io/Cargo.toml
index 6db6d04..e833242 100644
--- a/ciborium-io/Cargo.toml
+++ b/ciborium-io/Cargo.toml
@@ -23,6 +23,10 @@ is-it-maintained-open-issues = { repository = "enarx/ciborium" }
 [features]
 alloc = []
 std = ["alloc"]
+embedded-io = ["dep:embedded-io"]
+
+[dependencies]
+embedded-io = { version = "0.6.1", optional = true }
 
 [package.metadata.docs.rs]
 all-features = true
diff --git a/ciborium-io/src/eio.rs b/ciborium-io/src/eio.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ef7f052
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ciborium-io/src/eio.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+use crate::{Read, Write};
+
+/// Wrapper around W: embedded_io::Write implementing ciborium::Write
+pub struct EIOWriter<'a, W>(&'a mut W);
+
+impl<'a, W> EIOWriter<'a, W> {
+    /// construct EIOWriter for embedded_io::Write
+    pub fn from(writer: &'a mut W) -> Self {
+        Self(writer)
+    }
+}
+
+impl<'a, W> Write for EIOWriter<'a, W>
+where W: embedded_io::Write
+{
+    type Error = W::Error;
+
+    fn write_all(&mut self, data: &[u8]) -> Result<(), Self::Error> {
+        embedded_io::Write::write_all(self.0, data)
+    }
+
+    fn flush(&mut self) -> Result<(), Self::Error> {
+        embedded_io::Write::flush(self.0)
+    }
+}
+
+
+/// Wrapper around R: embedded_io::Read implementing ciborium::Read
+pub struct EIOReader<'a, R>(&'a mut R);
+
+impl<'a, R> EIOReader<'a, R> {
+    /// construct EIOReader for embedded_io::Read
+    pub fn from(reader: &'a mut R) -> Self {
+        Self(reader)
+    }
+}
+
+impl<'a, R> Read for EIOReader<'a, R>
+where R: embedded_io::Read
+{
+    type Error = embedded_io::ReadExactError<R::Error>;
+
+    fn read_exact(&mut self, data: &mut [u8]) -> Result<(), Self::Error> {
+        embedded_io::Read::read_exact(self.0, data)
+    }
+}
diff --git a/ciborium-io/src/lib.rs b/ciborium-io/src/lib.rs
index fef5b70..30a484d 100644
--- a/ciborium-io/src/lib.rs
+++ b/ciborium-io/src/lib.rs
@@ -22,6 +22,10 @@
 #[cfg(feature = "alloc")]
 extern crate alloc;
 
+/// Adapters of embedded-io::{Read, Write} implementing ciborium::{Read, Write}
+#[cfg(feature = "embedded-io")]
+pub mod eio;
+
 /// A trait indicating a type that can read bytes
 ///
 /// Note that this is similar to `std::io::Read`, but simplified for use in a