diff --git a/src/mess/drivers/spc1000.c b/src/mess/drivers/spc1000.c
index 959e6e4e4a7..d8f49a029e6 100644
--- a/src/mess/drivers/spc1000.c
+++ b/src/mess/drivers/spc1000.c
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ NOTE: 2014-09-13: added code from someone's modified MESS driver for floppy
 
 2014-10-11: Replaced above code with MESS-compliant code [Meeso Kim]
 
+2015-06-19: Added code for the centronics printer port
 
 IMPORTANT NOTE for tape usage: you *FIRST* press PLAY on the tape drive
   (e.g. by pressing F2 in partial emulated keyboard mode) and *THEN* you
@@ -140,6 +141,7 @@ IMPORTANT NOTE for tape usage: you *FIRST* press PLAY on the tape drive
 #include "video/mc6847.h"
 #include "imagedev/cassette.h"
 #include "formats/spc1000_cas.h"
+#include "bus/centronics/ctronics.h"
 
 #include "bus/spc1000/exp.h"
 #include "bus/spc1000/fdd.h"
@@ -159,6 +161,7 @@ public:
 		, m_p_videoram(*this, "videoram")
 		, m_io_kb(*this, "LINE")
 		, m_io_joy(*this, "JOY")
+		, m_centronics(*this, "centronics")
 	{}
 
 	DECLARE_WRITE8_MEMBER(iplk_w);
@@ -167,6 +170,7 @@ public:
 	DECLARE_WRITE8_MEMBER(gmode_w);
 	DECLARE_READ8_MEMBER(gmode_r);
 	DECLARE_READ8_MEMBER(porta_r);
+	DECLARE_WRITE_LINE_MEMBER( centronics_busy_w ) { m_centronics_busy = state; }
 	DECLARE_READ8_MEMBER(mc6847_videoram_r);
 	DECLARE_WRITE8_MEMBER(cass_w);
 	DECLARE_READ8_MEMBER(keyboard_r);
@@ -181,6 +185,7 @@ private:
 	UINT16 m_page;
 	UINT8 *m_work_ram;
 	bool m_motor;
+	bool m_centronics_busy;
 	virtual void machine_start();
 	virtual void machine_reset();
 	required_device<z80_device> m_maincpu;
@@ -190,6 +195,7 @@ private:
 	required_shared_ptr<UINT8> m_p_videoram;
 	required_ioport_array<10> m_io_kb;
 	required_ioport m_io_joy;
+	required_device<centronics_device> m_centronics;
 };
 
 static ADDRESS_MAP_START(spc1000_mem, AS_PROGRAM, 8, spc1000_state )
@@ -221,6 +227,7 @@ WRITE8_MEMBER( spc1000_state::cass_w )
 	if (m && !m_motor)
 		m_cass->change_state(m_cass->get_state() & CASSETTE_MASK_MOTOR ? CASSETTE_MOTOR_ENABLED : CASSETTE_MOTOR_DISABLED, CASSETTE_MASK_MOTOR);
 	m_motor = m;
+	m_centronics->write_strobe(BIT(data, 2) ? true : false);
 }
 
 WRITE8_MEMBER(spc1000_state::gmode_w)
@@ -431,7 +438,7 @@ READ8_MEMBER( spc1000_state::porta_r )
 	data |= (m_cass->input() > 0.0038) ? 0x80 : 0;
 	data |= ((m_cass->get_state() & CASSETTE_MASK_UISTATE) != CASSETTE_STOPPED) && ((m_cass->get_state() & CASSETTE_MASK_MOTOR) == CASSETTE_MOTOR_ENABLED)  ? 0x00 : 0x40;
 	data &= ~(m_io_joy->read() & 0x3f);
-
+	data &= ~((m_centronics_busy == 0)<< 5);
 	return data;
 }
 
@@ -470,6 +477,7 @@ static MACHINE_CONFIG_START( spc1000, spc1000_state )
 	MCFG_SPEAKER_STANDARD_MONO("mono")
 	MCFG_SOUND_ADD("ay8910", AY8910, XTAL_4MHz / 1)
 	MCFG_AY8910_PORT_A_READ_CB(READ8(spc1000_state, porta_r))
+	MCFG_AY8910_PORT_B_WRITE_CB(DEVWRITE8("cent_data_out", output_latch_device, write))
 	MCFG_SOUND_ROUTE(ALL_OUTPUTS, "mono", 1.00)
 	MCFG_SOUND_WAVE_ADD(WAVE_TAG, "cassette")
 	MCFG_SOUND_ROUTE(ALL_OUTPUTS, "mono", 0.25)
@@ -477,6 +485,11 @@ static MACHINE_CONFIG_START( spc1000, spc1000_state )
 	MCFG_DEVICE_ADD("ext1", SPC1000_EXP_SLOT, 0)
 	MCFG_DEVICE_SLOT_INTERFACE(spc1000_exp, NULL, false)
 
+	MCFG_CENTRONICS_ADD("centronics", centronics_devices, "printer")
+	MCFG_CENTRONICS_BUSY_HANDLER(WRITELINE(spc1000_state, centronics_busy_w))
+	MCFG_CENTRONICS_OUTPUT_LATCH_ADD("cent_data_out", "centronics")
+	MCFG_DEVICE_ADD("cent_status_in", INPUT_BUFFER, 0)
+
 	MCFG_CASSETTE_ADD("cassette")
 	MCFG_CASSETTE_FORMATS(spc1000_cassette_formats)
 	MCFG_CASSETTE_DEFAULT_STATE(CASSETTE_STOPPED | CASSETTE_SPEAKER_ENABLED | CASSETTE_MOTOR_DISABLED)