diff --git a/examples/stm32f469_discovery/ws2812b_dma/main.cpp b/examples/stm32f469_discovery/ws2812b_dma/main.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5efc5e08e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/stm32f469_discovery/ws2812b_dma/main.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2019, Niklas Hauser
+ *
+ * This file is part of the modm project.
+ *
+ * This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+ * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+ * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
+ */
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+#include <modm/board.hpp>
+#include <modm/driver/pwm/ws2812b.hpp>
+#include <modm/ui/led/tables.hpp>
+#include <modm/processing/timer.hpp>
+#include <modm/processing.hpp>
+
+using namespace Board;
+
+using Output = Board::D11;
+using DmaRx = Dma1::Channel3;
+using DmaTx = Dma1::Channel4;
+using SpiLed = SpiMaster2_Dma<DmaRx, DmaTx>;
+// using SpiLed = SpiMaster2; // for non-dma version
+modm::Ws2812b<SpiLed, Output, 8*8> leds;
+modm::ShortPeriodicTimer tmr{33ms};
+
+constexpr uint8_t max = 62;
+uint8_t r=0, g=max/3, b=max/3*2;
+
+int
+main()
+{
+	Board::initialize();
+	LedD13::setOutput();
+	Dma1::enable();
+	leds.initialize<Board::SystemClock>();
+
+	constexpr uint8_t max = 60;
+	uint8_t r=0, g=max/3, b=max/3*2;
+
+	while (true)
+	{
+		for (size_t ii=0; ii < leds.size; ii++)
+		{
+			leds.setColor(ii,
+						  {modm::ui::table22_8_256[r*3/2],
+						   modm::ui::table22_8_256[g*3/2],
+						   modm::ui::table22_8_256[b*3/2]});
+			if (r++ >= max) r = 0;
+			if (g++ >= max) g = 0;
+			if (b++ >= max) b = 0;
+		}
+		leds.write();
+
+		while(not tmr.execute()) ;
+		LedD13::toggle();
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
diff --git a/examples/stm32f469_discovery/ws2812b_dma/project.xml b/examples/stm32f469_discovery/ws2812b_dma/project.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..16526fc699
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/stm32f469_discovery/ws2812b_dma/project.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?>
+<library>
+  <extends>modm:disco-f469ni</extends>
+  <options>
+    <option name=":build:build.path">../../../build/stm32f469_discovery/ws2812b_dma</option>
+  </options>
+  <modules>
+    <module>modm:driver:ws2812</module>
+    <module>modm:platform:spi:2</module>
+    <module>modm:platform:dma</module>
+    <module>modm:ui:led</module>
+    <module>modm:build:scons</module>
+    <module>modm:processing:timer</module>
+  </modules>
+</library>
diff --git a/src/modm/architecture/interface/spi_master.hpp b/src/modm/architecture/interface/spi_master.hpp
index 0bcbe52ccc..94aa1bafeb 100644
--- a/src/modm/architecture/interface/spi_master.hpp
+++ b/src/modm/architecture/interface/spi_master.hpp
@@ -155,6 +155,7 @@ class SpiMaster : public ::modm::PeripheralDriver, public Spi
 	 */
 	static modm::ResumableResult<void>
 	transfer(const uint8_t *tx, uint8_t *rx, std::size_t length);
+
 #endif
 };
 
diff --git a/src/modm/driver/pwm/ws2812b.hpp b/src/modm/driver/pwm/ws2812b.hpp
index dd5e48a4e0..7defea1306 100644
--- a/src/modm/driver/pwm/ws2812b.hpp
+++ b/src/modm/driver/pwm/ws2812b.hpp
@@ -103,11 +103,24 @@ class Ws2812b : protected modm::NestedResumable<3>
 
 	modm::ResumableResult<void>
 	write()
+	requires SpiMaster::usesDma
 	{
 		RF_BEGIN();
 		RF_CALL(SpiMaster::transfer(data, nullptr, length+1));
 		RF_END_RETURN();
 	}
+
+	modm::ResumableResult<void>
+	write()
+	{
+		RF_BEGIN();
+		for (const auto value : data) {
+			while (not SpiMaster::Hal::isTransmitRegisterEmpty()) ;
+			SpiMaster::Hal::write(value);
+		}
+		RF_END_RETURN();
+	}
+
 };
 
 }	// namespace modm
diff --git a/src/modm/platform/spi/stm32/spi_master.hpp.in b/src/modm/platform/spi/stm32/spi_master.hpp.in
index 87999cfa98..023e9eaa52 100644
--- a/src/modm/platform/spi/stm32/spi_master.hpp.in
+++ b/src/modm/platform/spi/stm32/spi_master.hpp.in
@@ -153,6 +153,7 @@ public:
 
 	static modm::ResumableResult<void>
 	transfer(const uint8_t *tx, uint8_t *rx, std::size_t length);
+
 };
 
 } // namespace platform
diff --git a/src/modm/platform/spi/stm32/spi_master_dma.hpp.in b/src/modm/platform/spi/stm32/spi_master_dma.hpp.in
index 1f53b2eb1c..840b76500e 100644
--- a/src/modm/platform/spi/stm32/spi_master_dma.hpp.in
+++ b/src/modm/platform/spi/stm32/spi_master_dma.hpp.in
@@ -74,6 +74,9 @@ public:
 	static modm::ResumableResult<void>
 	transfer(const uint8_t *tx, uint8_t *rx, std::size_t length);
 
+	constexpr bool
+	usesDma(){return true;};
+
 private:
 	static void
 	handleDmaTransferError();