diff --git a/src/RTC_DS1307.cpp b/src/RTC_DS1307.cpp
index f353e291..1ac4767c 100644
--- a/src/RTC_DS1307.cpp
+++ b/src/RTC_DS1307.cpp
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 #define DS1307_ADDRESS 0x68 ///< I2C address for DS1307
 #define DS1307_CONTROL 0x07 ///< Control register
 #define DS1307_NVRAM 0x08   ///< Start of RAM registers - 56 bytes, 0x08 to 0x3f
+#define DS1307_HALT 0x80
 
 /**************************************************************************/
 /*!
@@ -28,6 +29,22 @@ bool RTC_DS1307::begin(TwoWire *wireInstance) {
 /**************************************************************************/
 uint8_t RTC_DS1307::isrunning(void) { return !(read_register(0) >> 7); }
 
+/**************************************************************************/
+/*!
+    @brief  Set DS1307 halt state
+    @param halt set halt to specified value
+*/
+/**************************************************************************/
+void RTC_DS1307::halt(bool halt) {
+  uint8_t reg = read_register(0);
+  if (halt) {
+    reg |= DS1307_HALT;
+  } else {
+    reg &= ~DS1307_HALT;
+  }
+  write_register(0, reg);
+}
+
 /**************************************************************************/
 /*!
     @brief  Set the date and time in the DS1307
diff --git a/src/RTClib.h b/src/RTClib.h
index 879bb3fa..685705eb 100644
--- a/src/RTClib.h
+++ b/src/RTClib.h
@@ -353,6 +353,7 @@ class RTC_DS1307 : RTC_I2C {
   bool begin(TwoWire *wireInstance = &Wire);
   void adjust(const DateTime &dt);
   uint8_t isrunning(void);
+  void halt(bool halt);
   DateTime now();
   Ds1307SqwPinMode readSqwPinMode();
   void writeSqwPinMode(Ds1307SqwPinMode mode);