diff --git a/ports/esp32s2/common-hal/ota/__init__.c b/ports/esp32s2/common-hal/ota/__init__.c
index 6d0e8f11b5..97cc67b766 100644
--- a/ports/esp32s2/common-hal/ota/__init__.c
+++ b/ports/esp32s2/common-hal/ota/__init__.c
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ static void __attribute__((noreturn)) task_fatal_error(void) {
     mp_raise_RuntimeError(translate("OTA Update Failed"));
 }
 
-void common_hal_ota_flash(const void *buf, const size_t len) {
+void common_hal_ota_flash(const void *buf, const size_t len, const int32_t offset) {
     esp_err_t err;
 
     const esp_partition_t *running = esp_ota_get_running_partition();
@@ -108,7 +108,11 @@ void common_hal_ota_flash(const void *buf, const size_t len) {
         }
     }
 
-    err = esp_ota_write( update_handle, buf, len);
+    if (offset == -1) {
+        err = esp_ota_write(update_handle, buf, len);
+    } else {
+        err = esp_ota_write_with_offset(update_handle, buf, len, offset);
+    }
     if (err != ESP_OK) {
         ESP_LOGE(TAG, "esp_ota_write failed (%s)", esp_err_to_name(err));
         task_fatal_error();
diff --git a/shared-bindings/ota/__init__.c b/shared-bindings/ota/__init__.c
index 55858a80e9..84a46c83a2 100644
--- a/shared-bindings/ota/__init__.c
+++ b/shared-bindings/ota/__init__.c
@@ -36,14 +36,27 @@ STATIC mp_obj_t ota_finish(void) {
 }
 STATIC MP_DEFINE_CONST_FUN_OBJ_0(ota_finish_obj, ota_finish);
 
-STATIC mp_obj_t ota_flash(mp_obj_t program_binary_in) {
-    mp_buffer_info_t bufinfo;
-    mp_get_buffer_raise(program_binary_in, &bufinfo, MP_BUFFER_READ);
+STATIC mp_obj_t ota_flash(size_t n_args, const mp_obj_t *pos_args, mp_map_t *kw_args) {
+    enum { ARG_binary, ARG_offset };
+    static const mp_arg_t allowed_args[] = {
+        { MP_QSTR_binary, MP_ARG_OBJ | MP_ARG_REQUIRED },
+        { MP_QSTR_offset, MP_ARG_INT | MP_ARG_KW_ONLY, {.u_int = -1} },
+    };
 
-    common_hal_ota_flash(bufinfo.buf, bufinfo.len);
+    mp_arg_val_t args[MP_ARRAY_SIZE(allowed_args)];
+    mp_arg_parse_all(n_args - 1, pos_args + 1, kw_args, MP_ARRAY_SIZE(allowed_args), allowed_args, args);
+
+    if (args[ARG_offset].u_int < -1) {
+        mp_raise_ValueError(translate("offset must be >= 0"));
+    }
+
+    mp_buffer_info_t bufinfo;
+    mp_get_buffer_raise(args[ARG_binary].u_obj, &bufinfo, MP_BUFFER_READ);
+
+    common_hal_ota_flash(bufinfo.buf, bufinfo.len, args[ARG_offset].u_int);
     return mp_const_none;
 }
-STATIC MP_DEFINE_CONST_FUN_OBJ_1(ota_flash_obj, ota_flash);
+STATIC MP_DEFINE_CONST_FUN_OBJ_KW(ota_flash_obj, 1, ota_flash);
 
 STATIC const mp_rom_map_elem_t ota_module_globals_table[] = {
     { MP_ROM_QSTR(MP_QSTR___name__), MP_ROM_QSTR(MP_QSTR_ota) },
diff --git a/shared-bindings/ota/__init__.h b/shared-bindings/ota/__init__.h
index 1765c21ad7..9eec604e0b 100644
--- a/shared-bindings/ota/__init__.h
+++ b/shared-bindings/ota/__init__.h
@@ -30,6 +30,6 @@
 #include "py/runtime.h"
 
 extern void common_hal_ota_finish(void);
-extern void common_hal_ota_flash(const void *buf, const size_t len);
+extern void common_hal_ota_flash(const void *buf, const size_t len, const int32_t offset);
 
 #endif  // MICROPY_INCLUDED_SHARED_BINDINGS_OTA___INIT___H