diff --git a/doc/openocd.texi b/doc/openocd.texi
index b47d2c447..440aa04ad 100644
--- a/doc/openocd.texi
+++ b/doc/openocd.texi
@@ -2702,6 +2702,26 @@ Reset the current configuration.
 @deffn {Command} {jlink config write}
 Write the current configuration to the internal persistent storage.
 @end deffn
+@deffn {Command} {jlink emucom write <channel> <data>}
+Write data to an EMUCOM channel. The data needs to be encoded as hexadecimal
+pairs.
+
+The following example shows how to write the three bytes 0xaa, 0x0b and 0x23 to
+the EMUCOM channel 0x10:
+@example
+> jlink emucom write 0x10 aa0b23
+@end example
+@end deffn
+@deffn {Command} {jlink emucom read <channel> <length>}
+Read data from an EMUCOM channel. The read data is encoded as hexadecimal
+pairs.
+
+The following example shows how to read 4 bytes from the EMUCOM channel 0x0:
+@example
+> jlink emucom read 0x0 4
+77a90000
+@end example
+@end deffn
 @deffn {Config} {jlink usb} <@option{0} to @option{3}>
 Set the USB address of the interface, in case more than one adapter is connected
 to the host. If not specified, USB addresses are not considered. Device
diff --git a/src/jtag/drivers/jlink.c b/src/jtag/drivers/jlink.c
index 95c6d8db3..e5bfd322f 100644
--- a/src/jtag/drivers/jlink.c
+++ b/src/jtag/drivers/jlink.c
@@ -1602,6 +1602,125 @@ COMMAND_HANDLER(jlink_handle_config_command)
 	return ERROR_OK;
 }
 
+COMMAND_HANDLER(jlink_handle_emucom_write_command)
+{
+	int ret;
+	size_t tmp;
+	uint32_t channel;
+	uint32_t length;
+	uint8_t *buf;
+	size_t dummy;
+
+	if (CMD_ARGC != 2)
+		return ERROR_COMMAND_SYNTAX_ERROR;
+
+	if (!jaylink_has_cap(caps, JAYLINK_DEV_CAP_EMUCOM)) {
+		LOG_ERROR("Device does not support EMUCOM.");
+		return ERROR_FAIL;
+	}
+
+	COMMAND_PARSE_NUMBER(u32, CMD_ARGV[0], channel);
+
+	tmp = strlen(CMD_ARGV[1]);
+
+	if (tmp % 2 != 0) {
+		LOG_ERROR("Data must be encoded as hexadecimal pairs.");
+		return ERROR_COMMAND_ARGUMENT_INVALID;
+	}
+
+	buf = malloc(tmp / 2);
+
+	if (!buf) {
+		LOG_ERROR("Failed to allocate buffer.");
+		return ERROR_FAIL;
+	}
+
+	dummy = unhexify(buf, CMD_ARGV[1], tmp / 2);
+
+	if (dummy != (tmp / 2)) {
+		LOG_ERROR("Data must be encoded as hexadecimal pairs.");
+		free(buf);
+		return ERROR_COMMAND_ARGUMENT_INVALID;
+	}
+
+	length = tmp / 2;
+	ret = jaylink_emucom_write(devh, channel, buf, &length);
+
+	free(buf);
+
+	if (ret == JAYLINK_ERR_DEV_NOT_SUPPORTED) {
+		LOG_ERROR("Channel not supported by the device.");
+		return ERROR_FAIL;
+	} else if (ret != JAYLINK_OK) {
+		LOG_ERROR("Failed to write to channel: %s.",
+			jaylink_strerror_name(ret));
+		return ERROR_FAIL;
+	}
+
+	if (length != (tmp / 2))
+		LOG_WARNING("Only %" PRIu32 " bytes written to the channel.", length);
+
+	return ERROR_OK;
+}
+
+COMMAND_HANDLER(jlink_handle_emucom_read_command)
+{
+	int ret;
+	uint32_t channel;
+	uint32_t length;
+	uint8_t *buf;
+	size_t tmp;
+
+	if (CMD_ARGC != 2)
+		return ERROR_COMMAND_SYNTAX_ERROR;
+
+	if (!jaylink_has_cap(caps, JAYLINK_DEV_CAP_EMUCOM)) {
+		LOG_ERROR("Device does not support EMUCOM.");
+		return ERROR_FAIL;
+	}
+
+	COMMAND_PARSE_NUMBER(u32, CMD_ARGV[0], channel);
+	COMMAND_PARSE_NUMBER(u32, CMD_ARGV[1], length);
+
+	buf = malloc(length * 3 + 1);
+
+	if (!buf) {
+		LOG_ERROR("Failed to allocate buffer.");
+		return ERROR_FAIL;
+	}
+
+	ret = jaylink_emucom_read(devh, channel, buf, &length);
+
+	if (ret == JAYLINK_ERR_DEV_NOT_SUPPORTED) {
+		LOG_ERROR("Channel is not supported by the device.");
+		free(buf);
+		return ERROR_FAIL;
+	} else if (ret == JAYLINK_ERR_DEV_NOT_AVAILABLE) {
+		LOG_ERROR("Channel is not available for the requested amount of data. "
+			"%" PRIu32 " bytes are avilable.", length);
+		free(buf);
+		return ERROR_FAIL;
+	} else if (ret != JAYLINK_OK) {
+		LOG_ERROR("Failed to read from channel: %s.",
+			jaylink_strerror_name(ret));
+		free(buf);
+		return ERROR_FAIL;
+	}
+
+	tmp = hexify((char *)buf + length, buf, length, 2 * length + 1);
+
+	if (tmp != 2 * length) {
+		LOG_ERROR("Failed to convert data into hexadecimal string.");
+		free(buf);
+		return ERROR_FAIL;
+	}
+
+	command_print(CMD_CTX, "%s", buf + length);
+	free(buf);
+
+	return ERROR_OK;
+}
+
 static const struct command_registration jlink_config_subcommand_handlers[] = {
 	{
 		.name = "usb",
@@ -1647,6 +1766,24 @@ static const struct command_registration jlink_config_subcommand_handlers[] = {
 	COMMAND_REGISTRATION_DONE
 };
 
+static const struct command_registration jlink_emucom_subcommand_handlers[] = {
+	{
+		.name = "write",
+		.handler = &jlink_handle_emucom_write_command,
+		.mode = COMMAND_EXEC,
+		.help = "write to a channel",
+		.usage = "<channel> <data>",
+	},
+	{
+		.name = "read",
+		.handler = &jlink_handle_emucom_read_command,
+		.mode = COMMAND_EXEC,
+		.help = "read from a channel",
+		.usage = "<channel> <length>"
+	},
+	COMMAND_REGISTRATION_DONE
+};
+
 static const struct command_registration jlink_subcommand_handlers[] = {
 	{
 		.name = "jtag",
@@ -1696,6 +1833,12 @@ static const struct command_registration jlink_subcommand_handlers[] = {
 			"this will show the device configuration",
 		.chain = jlink_config_subcommand_handlers,
 	},
+	{
+		.name = "emucom",
+		.mode = COMMAND_EXEC,
+		.help = "access EMUCOM channel",
+		.chain = jlink_emucom_subcommand_handlers
+	},
 	COMMAND_REGISTRATION_DONE
 };