diff --git a/app/include/user_modules.h b/app/include/user_modules.h
index 5fac80e6..0b046db6 100644
--- a/app/include/user_modules.h
+++ b/app/include/user_modules.h
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 //#define LUA_USE_MODULES_ENDUSER_SETUP // USE_DNS in dhcpserver.h needs to be enabled for this module to work.
 #define LUA_USE_MODULES_FILE
 #define LUA_USE_MODULES_GPIO
+//#define LUA_USE_MODULES_HMC5883L
 //#define LUA_USE_MODULES_HTTP
 //#define LUA_USE_MODULES_HX711
 #define LUA_USE_MODULES_I2C
diff --git a/app/modules/hmc5883l.c b/app/modules/hmc5883l.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4f7c4979
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/modules/hmc5883l.c
@@ -0,0 +1,108 @@
+/*
+ * Driver for Honeywell HMC5883L compass IC
+ *
+ * Code based on BMP085 driver.
+ */
+#include "module.h"
+#include "lauxlib.h"
+#include "platform.h"
+#include "c_stdlib.h"
+#include "c_string.h"
+
+static const uint32_t hmc5883_i2c_id = 0;
+static const uint8_t hmc5883_i2c_addr = 0x1E;
+
+static uint8_t ICACHE_FLASH_ATTR r8u(uint32_t id, uint8_t reg) {
+    uint8_t ret;
+
+    platform_i2c_send_start(id);
+    platform_i2c_send_address(id, hmc5883_i2c_addr, PLATFORM_I2C_DIRECTION_TRANSMITTER);
+    platform_i2c_send_byte(id, reg);
+    platform_i2c_send_stop(id);
+    platform_i2c_send_start(id);
+    platform_i2c_send_address(id, hmc5883_i2c_addr, PLATFORM_I2C_DIRECTION_RECEIVER);
+    ret = platform_i2c_recv_byte(id, 0);
+    platform_i2c_send_stop(id);
+    return ret;
+}
+
+static void ICACHE_FLASH_ATTR w8u(uint32_t id, uint8_t reg, uint8_t val) {
+    platform_i2c_send_start(hmc5883_i2c_id);
+    platform_i2c_send_address(hmc5883_i2c_id, hmc5883_i2c_addr, PLATFORM_I2C_DIRECTION_TRANSMITTER);
+    platform_i2c_send_byte(hmc5883_i2c_id, reg);
+    platform_i2c_send_byte(hmc5883_i2c_id, val);
+    platform_i2c_send_stop(hmc5883_i2c_id);
+}
+
+static int ICACHE_FLASH_ATTR hmc5883_init(lua_State* L) {
+
+    uint32_t sda;
+    uint32_t scl;
+    uint8_t  devid_a, devid_b, devid_c;
+
+    sda = luaL_checkinteger(L, 1);
+    scl = luaL_checkinteger(L, 2);
+
+    luaL_argcheck(L, sda > 0 && scl > 0, 1, "no i2c for D0");
+
+    platform_i2c_setup(hmc5883_i2c_id, sda, scl, PLATFORM_I2C_SPEED_SLOW);
+    
+    devid_a = r8u(hmc5883_i2c_id, 10);
+    devid_b = r8u(hmc5883_i2c_id, 11);
+    devid_c = r8u(hmc5883_i2c_id, 12);
+
+    if ((devid_a != 0x48) || (devid_b != 0x34) || (devid_c != 0x33)) {
+        return luaL_error(L, "device not found");
+    }
+
+    // 8 sample average, 15 Hz update rate, normal measurement
+    w8u(hmc5883_i2c_id, 0x00, 0x70);
+
+    // Gain = 5
+    w8u(hmc5883_i2c_id, 0x01, 0xA0);
+
+    // Continuous measurement
+    w8u(hmc5883_i2c_id, 0x02, 0x00);
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
+static int ICACHE_FLASH_ATTR hmc5883_read(lua_State* L) {
+
+    uint8_t data[6];
+    int x,y,z;
+    int i;
+
+    platform_i2c_send_start(hmc5883_i2c_id);
+    platform_i2c_send_address(hmc5883_i2c_id, hmc5883_i2c_addr, PLATFORM_I2C_DIRECTION_TRANSMITTER);
+    platform_i2c_send_byte(hmc5883_i2c_id, 0x03);
+    platform_i2c_send_stop(hmc5883_i2c_id);
+    platform_i2c_send_start(hmc5883_i2c_id);
+    platform_i2c_send_address(hmc5883_i2c_id, hmc5883_i2c_addr, PLATFORM_I2C_DIRECTION_RECEIVER);
+
+    for (i=0; i<5; i++) {
+	data[i] = platform_i2c_recv_byte(hmc5883_i2c_id, 1);
+    }
+    
+    data[5] = platform_i2c_recv_byte(hmc5883_i2c_id, 0);
+
+    platform_i2c_send_stop(hmc5883_i2c_id);
+
+    x = (int16_t) ((data[0] << 8) | data[1]);
+    y = (int16_t) ((data[2] << 8) | data[3]);
+    z = (int16_t) ((data[4] << 8) | data[5]);
+
+    lua_pushinteger(L, x);
+    lua_pushinteger(L, y);
+    lua_pushinteger(L, z);
+
+    return 3;
+}
+
+static const LUA_REG_TYPE hmc5883_map[] = {
+    { LSTRKEY( "read" ),         LFUNCVAL( hmc5883_read )},
+    { LSTRKEY( "init" ),         LFUNCVAL( hmc5883_init )},
+    { LNILKEY, LNILVAL}
+};
+
+NODEMCU_MODULE(HMC5883L, "hmc5883l", hmc5883_map, NULL);
diff --git a/docs/en/modules/hmc5883l.md b/docs/en/modules/hmc5883l.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c87f43ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/en/modules/hmc5883l.md
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+# HMC5883L Module
+| Since  | Origin / Contributor  | Maintainer  | Source  |
+| :----- | :-------------------- | :---------- | :------ |
+| 2016-04-09 | [Jason Schmidlapp](https://github.com/jschmidlapp) | [Jason Schmidlapp](https://github.com/jschmidlapp) | [hmc5883l.c](../../../app/modules/hmc5883l.c)|
+
+
+This module provides access to the [HMC5883L](https://www.adafruit.com/datasheets/HMC5883L_3-Axis_Digital_Compass_IC.pdf) three axis digital compass.
+
+## hmc5883l.read()
+Samples the sensor and returns X,Y and Z data.
+
+#### Syntax
+`hmc5883l.read()`
+
+#### Returns
+x,y,z measurements (integers)
+temperature multiplied with 10 (integer)
+
+#### Example
+```lua
+hmc5883.init(1, 2)
+local x,y,z = hmc5883l.read()
+print(string.format("x = %d, y = %d, z = %d", x, y, z))
+```
+
+## hmc5883l.init()
+Initializes the module and sets the pin configuration.
+
+#### Syntax
+`hmc5883l.init(sda, scl)`
+
+#### Parameters
+- `sda` data pin
+- `scl` clock pin
+
+#### Returns
+`nil`
diff --git a/mkdocs.yml b/mkdocs.yml
index db2f0cc6..350081b6 100644
--- a/mkdocs.yml
+++ b/mkdocs.yml
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ pages:
         - 'enduser setup': 'en/modules/enduser-setup.md'
         - 'file': 'en/modules/file.md'
         - 'gpio': 'en/modules/gpio.md'
+        - 'hmc5883l': 'en/modules/hmc5883l.md'
         - 'http': 'en/modules/http.md'
         - 'hx711' : 'en/modules/hx711.md'
         - 'i2c' : 'en/modules/i2c.md'