diff --git a/SerialCommand.cpp b/SerialCommand.cpp
index bbea5ba..bd830c2 100644
--- a/SerialCommand.cpp
+++ b/SerialCommand.cpp
@@ -56,6 +56,23 @@ void SerialCommand::addCommand(const char *command, void (*function)()) {
   commandCount++;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Similar to the addCommand() function above, this appends char address to the beginning of the command.
+ * This is intended to assist in RS-485 situations where addressing is required.
+ */
+void SerialCommand::addCommandWithAddr(const char *command, void (*function)()){
+  String tmp = String(address)+String(command);
+  char charBuf[50];
+  tmp.toCharArray(charBuf,50);
+  commandList = (SerialCommandCallback *) realloc(commandList, (commandCount + 1) * sizeof(SerialCommandCallback));
+  strncpy(commandList[commandCount].command, charBuf, SERIALCOMMAND_MAXCOMMANDLENGTH);
+  commandList[commandCount].function = function;
+  commandCount++;
+}
+
+void SerialCommand::setAddress(char addin){
+  address = addin;
+}
 /**
  * This sets up a handler to be called in the event that the receveived command string
  * isn't in the list of commands.
@@ -70,9 +87,9 @@ void SerialCommand::setDefaultHandler(void (*function)(const char *)) {
  * When the terminator character (default '\n') is seen, it starts parsing the
  * buffer for a prefix command, and calls handlers setup by addCommand() member
  */
-void SerialCommand::readSerial() {
-  while (Serial.available() > 0) {
-    char inChar = Serial.read();   // Read single available character, there may be more waiting
+void SerialCommand::readSerial(Stream &stream) {
+  while (stream.available() > 0) {
+    char inChar = stream.read();   // Read single available character, there may be more waiting
     #ifdef SERIALCOMMAND_DEBUG
       Serial.print(inChar);   // Echo back to serial stream
     #endif
diff --git a/SerialCommand.h b/SerialCommand.h
index e00dd29..a373742 100644
--- a/SerialCommand.h
+++ b/SerialCommand.h
@@ -46,9 +46,10 @@ class SerialCommand {
   public:
     SerialCommand();      // Constructor
     void addCommand(const char *command, void(*function)());  // Add a command to the processing dictionary.
+    void addCommandWithAddr(const char *command, void(*function)());//Add a command to the processing dictionary with address.
     void setDefaultHandler(void (*function)(const char *));   // A handler to call when no valid command received.
-
-    void readSerial();    // Main entry point.
+    void setAddress(char addin);
+    void readSerial(Stream &stream = Serial);    // Main entry point.
     void clearBuffer();   // Clears the input buffer.
     char *next();         // Returns pointer to next token found in command buffer (for getting arguments to commands).
 
@@ -70,6 +71,7 @@ class SerialCommand {
     char buffer[SERIALCOMMAND_BUFFER + 1]; // Buffer of stored characters while waiting for terminator character
     byte bufPos;                        // Current position in the buffer
     char *last;                         // State variable used by strtok_r during processing
+    char address;
 };
 
 #endif //SerialCommand_h
diff --git a/examples/SerialCommandExample/SerialCommandExample.pde b/examples/SerialCommandExample/SerialCommandExample.pde
index 8d0bf4a..1373dcb 100644
--- a/examples/SerialCommandExample/SerialCommandExample.pde
+++ b/examples/SerialCommandExample/SerialCommandExample.pde
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ void setup() {
   sCmd.addCommand("OFF",   LED_off);         // Turns LED off
   sCmd.addCommand("HELLO", sayHello);        // Echos the string argument back
   sCmd.addCommand("P",     processCommand);  // Converts two arguments to integers and echos them back
+  sCmd.setAddress('A');                      // Sets the address for any calls to addCommandWithAddr()
+  sCmd.addCommandWithAddr("GOODBYE", sayGoodbye); //Adds the command "AGOODBYE" to the list of available commands
   sCmd.setDefaultHandler(unrecognized);      // Handler for command that isn't matched  (says "What?")
   Serial.println("Ready");
 }
@@ -50,6 +52,9 @@ void sayHello() {
   }
 }
 
+void sayGoodbye(){
+  Serial.println("Adios");
+}
 
 void processCommand() {
   int aNumber;
diff --git a/keywords.txt b/keywords.txt
index 50b7076..8ef8ec0 100644
--- a/keywords.txt
+++ b/keywords.txt
@@ -8,11 +8,12 @@ SerialCommand	KEYWORD1
 # Methods and Functions (KEYWORD2)
 #######################################
 
-addCommand	KEYWORD2
-setDefaultHandler	KEYWORD2
-readSerial	KEYWORD2
-clearBuffer	KEYWORD2
-next	KEYWORD2
+addCommand        	KEYWORD2
+addCommandWithAddr	KEYWORD2
+setDefaultHandler 	KEYWORD2
+readSerial        	KEYWORD2
+clearBuffer       	KEYWORD2
+next              	KEYWORD2
 
 #######################################
 # Instances (KEYWORD2)