diff --git a/src/crab/arm/arm.cr b/src/crab/arm/arm.cr
index bb27456..e246d20 100644
--- a/src/crab/arm/arm.cr
+++ b/src/crab/arm/arm.cr
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ module ARM
       elsif idx & 0b111000000000 == 0b101000000000
         lut[idx] = ->arm_branch(Word)
       elsif idx & 0b111000000000 == 0b100000000000
-        # block data transfer
+        lut[idx] = ->arm_block_data_transfer(Word)
       elsif idx & 0b111000000001 == 0b011000000001
         # undefined
       elsif idx & 0b110000000000 == 0b010000000000
diff --git a/src/crab/arm/block_data_transfer.cr b/src/crab/arm/block_data_transfer.cr
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b4e63e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/crab/arm/block_data_transfer.cr
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+module ARM
+  def arm_block_data_transfer(instr : Word) : Nil
+    pre_index = bit?(instr, 24)
+    add = bit?(instr, 23)
+    s_bit = bit?(instr, 22) # todo respect this bit
+    write_back = bit?(instr, 21)
+    load = bit?(instr, 20)
+    rn = bits(instr, 16..19)
+    list = bits(instr, 0..15)
+
+    address = @r[rn]
+
+    if load
+      16.times do |idx|
+        if bit?(list, idx)
+          address &+= add ? 4 : -4 if pre_index
+          @r[idx] = @gba.bus.read_word(address)
+          address &+= add ? 4 : -4 unless pre_index
+        end
+      end
+    else
+      16.times do |idx|
+        if bit?(list, idx)
+          address &+= add ? 4 : -4 if pre_index
+          @gba.bus[address] = @r[idx]
+          address &+= add ? 4 : -4 unless pre_index
+        end
+      end
+    end
+
+    @r[rn] = address if write_back
+    # todo reset pipeline if r15 is written (this needs to be done in all other instrs that write to r15 as well)
+  end
+end