diff --git a/MyConfig.h b/MyConfig.h
index c519f2745..074b9d3c9 100755
--- a/MyConfig.h
+++ b/MyConfig.h
@@ -2440,6 +2440,7 @@
 #define MY_RS485_DE_PIN
 #define MY_RS485_DE_INVERSE
 #define MY_RS485_HWSERIAL
+#define MY_RS485_SOFTWARESERIAL
 // PJON
 #define MY_PJON
 #define MY_DEBUG_VERBOSE_PJON
diff --git a/MySensors.h b/MySensors.h
index f7d109a72..b4a4ac97e 100644
--- a/MySensors.h
+++ b/MySensors.h
@@ -373,8 +373,10 @@ MY_DEFAULT_RX_LED_PIN in your sketch instead to enable LEDs
 #if defined(__linux__)
 #error You must specify MY_RS485_HWSERIAL for RS485 transport
 #endif
+#if !defined(MY_RS485_SOFTWARESERIAL)
 #include "drivers/AltSoftSerial/AltSoftSerial.cpp"
 #endif
+#endif
 #include "hal/transport/RS485/MyTransportRS485.cpp"
 #elif defined(MY_RADIO_RFM69)
 #if defined(MY_RFM69_NEW_DRIVER)
diff --git a/examples/GatewaySerialRS485/GatewaySerialRS485.ino b/examples/GatewaySerialRS485/GatewaySerialRS485.ino
index 2dc5396a1..b3d6e32a6 100644
--- a/examples/GatewaySerialRS485/GatewaySerialRS485.ino
+++ b/examples/GatewaySerialRS485/GatewaySerialRS485.ino
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@
 *
 * If your Arduino board has additional serial ports
 * you can use to connect the RS485 module.
+* Alternatively, use the Arduino SoftwareSerial library to use any of the supported
+* GPIO pins for communicating with the RS485 module.
 * Otherwise, the gateway uses AltSoftSerial to handle two serial
 * links on one Arduino. Use the following pins for RS485 link
 *
@@ -65,6 +67,11 @@
 // Enable this if RS485 is connected to a hardware serial port
 //#define MY_RS485_HWSERIAL Serial1
 
+// Enable if using SoftwareSerial to communicate with RS485 transceivers.
+// #include <SoftwareSerial.h>
+// SoftwareSerial RS485SoftwareSerial(D1, D2); // RX, TX
+// #define MY_RS485_SOFTWARESERIAL RS485SoftwareSerial
+
 // Enable serial gateway
 #define MY_GATEWAY_SERIAL
 
diff --git a/hal/transport/RS485/MyTransportRS485.cpp b/hal/transport/RS485/MyTransportRS485.cpp
index fdf963125..748776d44 100644
--- a/hal/transport/RS485/MyTransportRS485.cpp
+++ b/hal/transport/RS485/MyTransportRS485.cpp
@@ -88,6 +88,8 @@ unsigned char _recCalcCS;
 
 #if defined(__linux__)
 SerialPort _dev = SerialPort(MY_RS485_HWSERIAL);
+#elif defined(MY_RS485_SOFTWARESERIAL)
+SoftwareSerial& _dev = MY_RS485_SOFTWARESERIAL;
 #elif defined(MY_RS485_HWSERIAL)
 HardwareSerial& _dev = MY_RS485_HWSERIAL;
 #else
diff --git a/keywords.txt b/keywords.txt
index 70f5885e2..8cdabfa0a 100755
--- a/keywords.txt
+++ b/keywords.txt
@@ -236,6 +236,7 @@ MY_RS485_BAUD_RATE	LITERAL1
 MY_RS485_DE_PIN	LITERAL1
 MY_RS485_DE_INVERSE	LITERAL1
 MY_RS485_HWSERIAL	LITERAL1
+MY_RS485_SOFTWARESERIAL	LITERAL1
 MY_RS485_MAX_MESSAGE_LENGTH	LITERAL1
 MY_RS485_SOH_COUNT	LITERAL1