diff --git a/Adafruit_I2CDevice.cpp b/Adafruit_I2CDevice.cpp
index 91724d6..b1db3ea 100644
--- a/Adafruit_I2CDevice.cpp
+++ b/Adafruit_I2CDevice.cpp
@@ -77,19 +77,10 @@ bool Adafruit_I2CDevice::detected(void) {
 bool Adafruit_I2CDevice::write(const uint8_t *buffer, size_t len, bool stop,
                                const uint8_t *prefix_buffer,
                                size_t prefix_len) {
-  if ((len + prefix_len) > maxBufferSize()) {
-    // currently not guaranteed to work if more than 32 bytes!
-    // we will need to find out if some platforms have larger
-    // I2C buffer sizes :/
-#ifdef DEBUG_SERIAL
-    DEBUG_SERIAL.println(F("\tI2CDevice could not write such a large buffer"));
-#endif
-    return false;
-  }
-
   _wire->beginTransmission(_addr);
 
   // Write the prefix data (usually an address)
+  // This is required to be less than _maxBufferSize, so no need to chunkify
   if ((prefix_len != 0) && (prefix_buffer != NULL)) {
     if (_wire->write(prefix_buffer, prefix_len) != prefix_len) {
 #ifdef DEBUG_SERIAL
@@ -99,14 +90,32 @@ bool Adafruit_I2CDevice::write(const uint8_t *buffer, size_t len, bool stop,
     }
   }
 
-  // Write the data itself
-  if (_wire->write(buffer, len) != len) {
+  // Write the data itself, chunkify if needed
+  size_t bufferSize = maxBufferSize();
+  if (bufferSize > len) {
+    // can just write
+    if (_wire->write(buffer, len) != len) {
 #ifdef DEBUG_SERIAL
-    DEBUG_SERIAL.println(F("\tI2CDevice failed to write"));
+      DEBUG_SERIAL.println(F("\tI2CDevice failed to write"));
 #endif
-    return false;
+      return false;
+    }
+  } else {
+    // must chunkify
+    size_t pos = 0;
+    uint8_t write_buffer[bufferSize];
+    while (pos < len) {
+      size_t write_len = len - pos > bufferSize ? bufferSize : len - pos;
+      for (size_t i = 0; i < write_len; i++)
+        write_buffer[i] = buffer[pos++];
+      if (_wire->write(write_buffer, write_len) != write_len) {
+#ifdef DEBUG_SERIAL
+        DEBUG_SERIAL.println(F("\tI2CDevice failed to write"));
+#endif
+        return false;
+      }
+    }
   }
-
 #ifdef DEBUG_SERIAL
 
   DEBUG_SERIAL.print(F("\tI2CWRITE @ 0x"));
@@ -137,7 +146,7 @@ bool Adafruit_I2CDevice::write(const uint8_t *buffer, size_t len, bool stop,
 
   if (_wire->endTransmission(stop) == 0) {
 #ifdef DEBUG_SERIAL
-    // DEBUG_SERIAL.println("Sent!");
+    DEBUG_SERIAL.println("Sent!");
 #endif
     return true;
   } else {
@@ -157,16 +166,27 @@ bool Adafruit_I2CDevice::write(const uint8_t *buffer, size_t len, bool stop,
  *    @return True if read was successful, otherwise false.
  */
 bool Adafruit_I2CDevice::read(uint8_t *buffer, size_t len, bool stop) {
-  if (len > maxBufferSize()) {
-    // currently not guaranteed to work if more than 32 bytes!
-    // we will need to find out if some platforms have larger
-    // I2C buffer sizes :/
-#ifdef DEBUG_SERIAL
-    DEBUG_SERIAL.println(F("\tI2CDevice could not read such a large buffer"));
-#endif
-    return false;
+  size_t bufferSize = maxBufferSize();
+  if (bufferSize > len) {
+    // can just read
+    return _read(buffer, len, stop);
+  } else {
+    // must chunkify
+    size_t pos = 0;
+    uint8_t read_buffer[bufferSize];
+    while (pos < len) {
+      size_t read_len = len - pos > bufferSize ? bufferSize : len - pos;
+      if (!_read(read_buffer, read_len, false)) {
+        return false;
+      }
+      for (size_t i = 0; i < read_len; i++)
+        buffer[pos++] = read_buffer[i];
+    }
+    return true;
   }
+}
 
+bool Adafruit_I2CDevice::_read(uint8_t *buffer, size_t len, bool stop) {
 #if defined(TinyWireM_h)
   size_t recv = _wire->requestFrom((uint8_t)_addr, (uint8_t)len);
 #else
diff --git a/Adafruit_I2CDevice.h b/Adafruit_I2CDevice.h
index 28468ea..d47714f 100644
--- a/Adafruit_I2CDevice.h
+++ b/Adafruit_I2CDevice.h
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ private:
   TwoWire *_wire;
   bool _begun;
   size_t _maxBufferSize;
+  bool _read(uint8_t *buffer, size_t len, bool stop);
 };
 
 #endif // Adafruit_I2CDevice_h
diff --git a/library.properties b/library.properties
index b6c1ac7..6845034 100644
--- a/library.properties
+++ b/library.properties
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name=Adafruit BusIO
-version=1.8.3
+version=1.9.0
 author=Adafruit
 maintainer=Adafruit <info@adafruit.com>
 sentence=This is a library for abstracting away UART, I2C and SPI interfacing