diff --git a/scripts/target/mame/mess.lua b/scripts/target/mame/mess.lua
index 7f66af0cab1..ce56c05d03c 100644
--- a/scripts/target/mame/mess.lua
+++ b/scripts/target/mame/mess.lua
@@ -2686,6 +2686,7 @@ files {
 	MAME_DIR .. "src/mess/drivers/ms0515.c",
 	MAME_DIR .. "src/mess/drivers/ms9540.c",
 	MAME_DIR .. "src/mess/drivers/mstation.c",
+	MAME_DIR .. "src/mess/drivers/mt735.c",
 	MAME_DIR .. "src/mess/drivers/mx2178.c",
 	MAME_DIR .. "src/mess/drivers/mycom.c",
 	MAME_DIR .. "src/mess/drivers/myvision.c",
diff --git a/src/mame/mess.lst b/src/mame/mess.lst
index cd3cce4ab9d..e868a11d4cf 100644
--- a/src/mame/mess.lst
+++ b/src/mame/mess.lst
@@ -2741,3 +2741,4 @@ tvgame
 aussieby
 hp_ipc
 lggp40
+mt735
diff --git a/src/mess/drivers/mt735.c b/src/mess/drivers/mt735.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..569f612d875
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/mess/drivers/mt735.c
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+/*
+  Brother MT735 thermal printer
+*/
+
+
+#include "emu.h"
+#include "cpu/m68000/m68000.h"
+
+class mt735_state : public driver_device
+{
+public:
+	mt735_state(const machine_config &mconfig, device_type type, const char *tag);
+
+	required_device<m68000_device> m_cpu;
+
+	DECLARE_READ8_MEMBER(p4_r);
+	DECLARE_READ8_MEMBER(p5_r);
+
+	virtual void machine_start();
+	virtual void machine_reset();
+};
+
+mt735_state::mt735_state(const machine_config &mconfig, device_type type, const char *tag) :
+	driver_device(mconfig, type, tag),
+	m_cpu(*this, "maincpu")
+{
+}
+
+void mt735_state::machine_start()
+{
+}
+
+void mt735_state::machine_reset()
+{
+}
+
+READ8_MEMBER(mt735_state::p4_r)
+{
+	logerror("p4_r (%06x)\n", space.device().safe_pc());
+	return 0xe0;
+}
+
+READ8_MEMBER(mt735_state::p5_r)
+{
+	logerror("p5_r (%06x)\n", space.device().safe_pc());
+	return 0x00;
+}
+
+static ADDRESS_MAP_START( mt735_map, AS_PROGRAM, 16, mt735_state )
+	AM_RANGE(0x000000, 0x03ffff) AM_ROM AM_REGION("maincpu", 0)
+	AM_RANGE(0x278000, 0x287fff) AM_RAM
+	AM_RANGE(0x400000, 0x4fffff) AM_RAM
+	AM_RANGE(0xff8004, 0xff8005) AM_READ8(p4_r, 0xff00)
+	AM_RANGE(0xff8004, 0xff8005) AM_READ8(p5_r, 0x00ff)
+ADDRESS_MAP_END
+
+static INPUT_PORTS_START( mt735 )
+INPUT_PORTS_END
+
+static MACHINE_CONFIG_START( mt735, mt735_state )
+	MCFG_CPU_ADD("maincpu", M68000, XTAL_48MHz/6)
+	MCFG_CPU_PROGRAM_MAP(mt735_map)
+MACHINE_CONFIG_END
+
+ROM_START( mt735 )
+	ROM_REGION( 0x40000, "maincpu", 0 )
+	ROM_LOAD16_BYTE( "spg_m_e_ic103.bin", 0, 0x20000, CRC(1ab58bc9) SHA1(c10d50f38819c037d28435b77e09f2b6923e8369) )
+	ROM_LOAD16_BYTE( "spg_m_o_ic102.bin", 1, 0x20000, CRC(84d8446b) SHA1(b1cedd8b09556eb8118f79b012aeec5b61e3ff32) )
+ROM_END
+
+COMP( ????, mt735, 0, 0, mt735, mt735, driver_device, 0, "Brother", "MT735", MACHINE_NOT_WORKING|MACHINE_NO_SOUND )