diff --git a/src/codal_app/microbithal.cpp b/src/codal_app/microbithal.cpp
index 249606b..258e4de 100644
--- a/src/codal_app/microbithal.cpp
+++ b/src/codal_app/microbithal.cpp
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ static const PullMode pin_pull_mode_mapping[] = {
 };
 
 static uint8_t pin_pull_state[32 + 6];
+static uint16_t touch_state[4];
 static uint16_t button_state[2];
 
 extern "C" {
@@ -202,11 +203,32 @@ void microbit_hal_pin_write_analog_u10(int pin, int value) {
     pin_obj[pin]->setAnalogValue(value);
 }
 
-int microbit_hal_pin_is_touched(int pin) {
-    if (pin == MICROBIT_HAL_PIN_LOGO) {
-        // For touch on the logo pin, delegate to the TouchButton instance.
-        return uBit.logo.buttonActive();
+int microbit_hal_pin_touch_state(int pin, int *was_touched, int *num_touches) {
+    if (was_touched != NULL || num_touches != NULL) {
+        int pin_state_index;
+        if (pin == MICROBIT_HAL_PIN_LOGO) {
+            pin_state_index = 3;
+        } else {
+            pin_state_index = pin; // pin0/1/2
+        }
+        int t = pin_obj[pin]->wasTouched();
+        uint16_t state = touch_state[pin_state_index];
+        if (t) {
+            // Update state based on number of touches since last call.
+            // Low bit is "was touched at least once", upper bits are "number of touches".
+            state = (state + (t << 1)) | 1;
+        }
+        if (was_touched != NULL) {
+            *was_touched = state & 1;
+            state &= ~1;
+        }
+        if (num_touches != NULL) {
+            *num_touches = state >> 1;
+            state &= 1;
+        }
+        touch_state[pin_state_index] = state;
     }
+
     return pin_obj[pin]->isTouched();
 }
 
diff --git a/src/codal_app/microbithal.h b/src/codal_app/microbithal.h
index e8840dc..ca137f3 100644
--- a/src/codal_app/microbithal.h
+++ b/src/codal_app/microbithal.h
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ int microbit_hal_pin_read(int pin);
 void microbit_hal_pin_write(int pin, int value);
 int microbit_hal_pin_read_analog_u10(int pin);
 void microbit_hal_pin_write_analog_u10(int pin, int value);
-int microbit_hal_pin_is_touched(int pin);
+int microbit_hal_pin_touch_state(int pin, int *was_touched, int *num_touches);
 void microbit_hal_pin_write_ws2812(int pin, const uint8_t *buf, size_t len);
 
 int microbit_hal_i2c_init(int scl, int sda, int freq);
diff --git a/src/codal_port/microbit_pin.c b/src/codal_port/microbit_pin.c
index 4c9e79b..9e2712a 100644
--- a/src/codal_port/microbit_pin.c
+++ b/src/codal_port/microbit_pin.c
@@ -155,17 +155,35 @@ mp_obj_t microbit_pin_get_analog_period_microseconds(mp_obj_t self_in) {
 }
 MP_DEFINE_CONST_FUN_OBJ_1(microbit_pin_get_analog_period_microseconds_obj, microbit_pin_get_analog_period_microseconds);
 
-mp_obj_t microbit_pin_is_touched(mp_obj_t self_in) {
+static int microbit_pin_get_touch_state(mp_obj_t self_in, int *was_touched, int *num_touches) {
     microbit_pin_obj_t *self = (microbit_pin_obj_t*)self_in;
     const microbit_pinmode_t *mode = microbit_pin_get_mode(self);
     if (mode != microbit_pin_mode_touch && mode != microbit_pin_mode_button) {
         microbit_obj_pin_acquire(self, microbit_pin_mode_touch);
         // set NO_PULL on pin
     }
-    return mp_obj_new_bool(microbit_hal_pin_is_touched(self->name));
+    return microbit_hal_pin_touch_state(self->name, was_touched, num_touches);
+}
+
+mp_obj_t microbit_pin_is_touched(mp_obj_t self_in) {
+    return mp_obj_new_bool(microbit_pin_get_touch_state(self_in, NULL, NULL));
 }
 MP_DEFINE_CONST_FUN_OBJ_1(microbit_pin_is_touched_obj, microbit_pin_is_touched);
 
+mp_obj_t microbit_pin_was_touched(mp_obj_t self_in) {
+    int was_touched;
+    microbit_pin_get_touch_state(self_in, &was_touched, NULL);
+    return mp_obj_new_bool(was_touched);
+}
+MP_DEFINE_CONST_FUN_OBJ_1(microbit_pin_was_touched_obj, microbit_pin_was_touched);
+
+mp_obj_t microbit_pin_get_touches(mp_obj_t self_in) {
+    int num_touches;
+    microbit_pin_get_touch_state(self_in, NULL, &num_touches);
+    return MP_OBJ_NEW_SMALL_INT(num_touches);
+}
+MP_DEFINE_CONST_FUN_OBJ_1(microbit_pin_get_touches_obj, microbit_pin_get_touches);
+
 mp_obj_t microbit_pin_set_touch_mode(mp_obj_t self_in, mp_obj_t mode_in) {
     microbit_pin_obj_t *self = (microbit_pin_obj_t *)self_in;
     const microbit_pinmode_t *mode = microbit_pin_get_mode(self);
@@ -238,6 +256,8 @@ STATIC const mp_rom_map_elem_t microbit_touch_pin_locals_dict_table[] = {
     { MP_ROM_QSTR(MP_QSTR_set_analog_period_microseconds), MP_ROM_PTR(&microbit_pin_set_analog_period_microseconds_obj) },
     { MP_ROM_QSTR(MP_QSTR_get_analog_period_microseconds), MP_ROM_PTR(&microbit_pin_get_analog_period_microseconds_obj) },
     { MP_ROM_QSTR(MP_QSTR_is_touched), MP_ROM_PTR(&microbit_pin_is_touched_obj) },
+    { MP_ROM_QSTR(MP_QSTR_was_touched), MP_ROM_PTR(&microbit_pin_was_touched_obj) },
+    { MP_ROM_QSTR(MP_QSTR_get_touches), MP_ROM_PTR(&microbit_pin_get_touches_obj) },
     { MP_ROM_QSTR(MP_QSTR_get_pull), MP_ROM_PTR(&microbit_pin_get_pull_obj) },
     { MP_ROM_QSTR(MP_QSTR_set_pull), MP_ROM_PTR(&microbit_pin_set_pull_obj) },
     { MP_ROM_QSTR(MP_QSTR_get_mode), MP_ROM_PTR(&microbit_pin_get_mode_obj) },
@@ -256,6 +276,8 @@ MP_DEFINE_CONST_OBJ_TYPE(
 
 STATIC const mp_rom_map_elem_t microbit_touch_only_pin_locals_dict_table[] = {
     { MP_ROM_QSTR(MP_QSTR_is_touched), MP_ROM_PTR(&microbit_pin_is_touched_obj) },
+    { MP_ROM_QSTR(MP_QSTR_was_touched), MP_ROM_PTR(&microbit_pin_was_touched_obj) },
+    { MP_ROM_QSTR(MP_QSTR_get_touches), MP_ROM_PTR(&microbit_pin_get_touches_obj) },
     { MP_ROM_QSTR(MP_QSTR_set_touch_mode), MP_ROM_PTR(&microbit_pin_set_touch_mode_obj) },
     TOUCH_CONSTANTS,
 };