diff --git a/py/asmthumb.c b/py/asmthumb.c
index 91fff3955c284d0dff4d23c2f635c499eed9d954..ba61c31f65fb16c3d9e05004bdf5b39f5d36db0d 100644
--- a/py/asmthumb.c
+++ b/py/asmthumb.c
@@ -288,6 +288,19 @@ void asm_thumb_cmp_rlo_i8(asm_thumb_t *as, uint rlo, int i8) {
     asm_thumb_write_op16(as, OP_CMP_RLO_I8(rlo, i8));
 }
 
+#define OP_B_N(byte_offset) (0xe000 | (((byte_offset) >> 1) & 0x07ff))
+
+void asm_thumb_b_n(asm_thumb_t *as, int label) {
+    int dest = get_label_dest(as, label);
+    int rel = dest - as->code_offset;
+    rel -= 4; // account for instruction prefetch, PC is 4 bytes ahead of this instruction
+    if (SIGNED_FIT12(rel)) {
+        asm_thumb_write_op16(as, OP_B_N(rel));
+    } else {
+        printf("asm_thumb_b_n: branch does not fit in 12 bits\n");
+    }
+}
+
 #define OP_BEQ_N(byte_offset) (0xd000 | (((byte_offset) >> 1) & 0x00ff))
 #define OP_BNE_N(byte_offset) (0xd100 | (((byte_offset) >> 1) & 0x00ff))
 #define OP_BCS_N(byte_offset) (0xd200 | (((byte_offset) >> 1) & 0x00ff))
@@ -371,7 +384,6 @@ void asm_thumb_ite_ge(asm_thumb_t *as) {
     asm_thumb_write_op16(as, 0xbfac);
 }
 
-#define OP_B(byte_offset) (0xe000 | (((byte_offset) >> 1) & 0x07ff))
 // this could be wrong, because it should have a range of +/- 16MiB...
 #define OP_BW_HI(byte_offset) (0xf000 | (((byte_offset) >> 12) & 0x07ff))
 #define OP_BW_LO(byte_offset) (0xb800 | (((byte_offset) >> 1) & 0x07ff))
@@ -384,7 +396,7 @@ void asm_thumb_b_label(asm_thumb_t *as, int label) {
         // is a backwards jump, so we know the size of the jump on the first pass
         // calculate rel assuming 12 bit relative jump
         if (SIGNED_FIT12(rel)) {
-            asm_thumb_write_op16(as, OP_B(rel));
+            asm_thumb_write_op16(as, OP_B_N(rel));
         } else {
             goto large_jump;
         }
diff --git a/py/asmthumb.h b/py/asmthumb.h
index d712063871b18fe36ceaf81b726adf72ef5f9e85..55c36d7126506433556f9804ccee0c99a38d1cf5 100644
--- a/py/asmthumb.h
+++ b/py/asmthumb.h
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ void asm_thumb_movt_reg_i16(asm_thumb_t *as, uint reg_dest, int i16_src);
 void asm_thumb_mov_reg_reg(asm_thumb_t *as, uint reg_dest, uint reg_src);
 void asm_thumb_subs_rlo_rlo_i3(asm_thumb_t *as, uint rlo_dest, uint rlo_src, int i3_src);
 void asm_thumb_cmp_rlo_i8(asm_thumb_t *as, uint rlo, int i8);
+void asm_thumb_b_n(asm_thumb_t *as, int label);
 void asm_thumb_bgt_n(asm_thumb_t *as, int label);
 
 void asm_thumb_mov_reg_i32(asm_thumb_t *as, uint reg_dest, machine_uint_t i32_src); // convenience
diff --git a/py/emitinlinethumb.c b/py/emitinlinethumb.c
index 1e739a34d720f64e235e63b4f8bb26dea933d14e..a17d39cc8a489e7965512b2ada41a5ae565a6e89 100644
--- a/py/emitinlinethumb.c
+++ b/py/emitinlinethumb.c
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ static void emit_inline_thumb_end_pass(emit_inline_asm_t *emit) {
 
 static int emit_inline_thumb_count_params(emit_inline_asm_t *emit, int n_params, py_parse_node_t *pn_params) {
     if (n_params > 4) {
-        printf("SyntaxError: can only have up to 3 parameters to inline assembler\n");
+        printf("SyntaxError: can only have up to 4 parameters to inline thumb assembly\n");
         return 0;
     }
     for (int i = 0; i < n_params; i++) {
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ static int emit_inline_thumb_count_params(emit_inline_asm_t *emit, int n_params,
         }
         const char *p = qstr_str(PY_PARSE_NODE_LEAF_ARG(pn_params[i]));
         if (!(strlen(p) == 2 && p[0] == 'r' && p[1] == '0' + i)) {
-            printf("SyntaxError: parameter %d to inline assembler must be r%d\n", i, i);
+            printf("SyntaxError: parameter %d to inline assembler must be r%d\n", i + 1, i);
             return 0;
         }
     }
@@ -128,6 +128,9 @@ static int get_arg_label(emit_inline_asm_t *emit, qstr op, py_parse_node_t *pn_a
 
 static void emit_inline_thumb_op(emit_inline_asm_t *emit, qstr op, int n_args, py_parse_node_t *pn_args) {
     // TODO perhaps make two tables:
+    // one_args =
+    // "b", LAB, asm_thumb_b_n,
+    // "bgt", LAB, asm_thumb_bgt_n,
     // two_args =
     // "movs", RLO, I8, asm_thumb_movs_reg_i8
     // "movw", REG, REG, asm_thumb_movw_reg_i16
@@ -135,7 +138,14 @@ static void emit_inline_thumb_op(emit_inline_asm_t *emit, qstr op, int n_args, p
     // "subs", RLO, RLO, I3, asm_thumb_subs_reg_reg_i3
 
     // 1 arg
-    if (strcmp(qstr_str(op), "bgt") == 0) {
+    if (strcmp(qstr_str(op), "b") == 0) {
+        if (!check_n_arg(op, n_args, 1)) {
+            return;
+        }
+        int label_num = get_arg_label(emit, op, pn_args, 0);
+        // TODO check that this succeeded, ie branch was within range
+        asm_thumb_b_n(emit->as, label_num);
+    } else if (strcmp(qstr_str(op), "bgt") == 0) {
         if (!check_n_arg(op, n_args, 1)) {
             return;
         }