diff --git a/inc/MicroBit.h b/inc/MicroBit.h
index b218210..64e8488 100644
--- a/inc/MicroBit.h
+++ b/inc/MicroBit.h
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
 #include "MicroBitEventService.h"
 #include "MicroBitLEDService.h"
 #include "MicroBitAccelerometerService.h"
+#include "MicroBitMagnetometerService.h"
 #include "ExternalEvents.h"
 
 // MicroBit::flags values
@@ -111,6 +112,7 @@ class MicroBit
     MicroBitEventService            *ble_event_service;
     MicroBitLEDService              *ble_led_service;
     MicroBitAccelerometerService    *ble_accelerometer_service;
+    MicroBitMagnetometerService     *ble_magnetometer_service;
     
     /**
       * Constructor. 
diff --git a/inc/MicroBitConfig.h b/inc/MicroBitConfig.h
index 79cea2d..99d37c3 100644
--- a/inc/MicroBitConfig.h
+++ b/inc/MicroBitConfig.h
@@ -167,6 +167,13 @@
 #define MICROBIT_BLE_ACCELEROMETER_SERVICE     1
 #endif
 
+// Enable/Disable BLE Service: MicroBitMagnetometerService
+// This enables live access to the on board 3 axis magnetometer.
+// Set '1' to enable. 
+#ifndef MICROBIT_BLE_MAGNETOMETER_SERVICE
+#define MICROBIT_BLE_MAGNETOMETER_SERVICE     1
+#endif
+
 // Defines the maximum length strong that can be written to the
 // display over BLE.
 #ifndef MICROBIT_BLE_MAXIMUM_SCROLLTEXT
diff --git a/source/CMakeLists.txt b/source/CMakeLists.txt
index 6f3cc60..abaaf36 100755
--- a/source/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/source/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ set(YOTTA_AUTO_MICROBIT-DAL_CPP_FILES
     "ble-services/MicroBitEventService.cpp"
     "ble-services/MicroBitLEDService.cpp"
     "ble-services/MicroBitAccelerometerService.cpp"
+    "ble-services/MicroBitMagnetometerService.cpp"
 )
 
 if (YOTTA_CFG_MICROBIT_CONFIGFILE)
diff --git a/source/MicroBit.cpp b/source/MicroBit.cpp
index 66a0e75..b35dacd 100644
--- a/source/MicroBit.cpp
+++ b/source/MicroBit.cpp
@@ -125,6 +125,10 @@ void MicroBit::init()
     ble_accelerometer_service = new MicroBitAccelerometerService(*ble);
 #endif
 
+#if CONFIG_ENABLED(MICROBIT_BLE_MAGNETOMETER_SERVICE) 
+    ble_magnetometer_service = new MicroBitMagnetometerService(*ble);
+#endif
+
     // Setup advertising.
     ble->accumulateAdvertisingPayload(GapAdvertisingData::BREDR_NOT_SUPPORTED | GapAdvertisingData::LE_GENERAL_DISCOVERABLE);
     ble->accumulateAdvertisingPayload(GapAdvertisingData::COMPLETE_LOCAL_NAME, (uint8_t *)MICROBIT_BLE_DEVICE_NAME, sizeof(MICROBIT_BLE_DEVICE_NAME));
diff --git a/source/ble-services/MicroBitMagnetometerService.cpp b/source/ble-services/MicroBitMagnetometerService.cpp
index df14341..ca3d7f0 100644
--- a/source/ble-services/MicroBitMagnetometerService.cpp
+++ b/source/ble-services/MicroBitMagnetometerService.cpp
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ void MicroBitMagnetometerService::magnetometerUpdate(MicroBitEvent e)
     magnetometerDataCharacteristicBuffer[0] = uBit.compass.getX();
     magnetometerDataCharacteristicBuffer[1] = uBit.compass.getY();
     magnetometerDataCharacteristicBuffer[2] = uBit.compass.getZ();
-    magnetometerBearingCharacteristicBuffer = (uint16_t) uBit.compass.bearing();
+    magnetometerBearingCharacteristicBuffer = (uint16_t) uBit.compass.heading();
 
     ble.gattServer().notify(magnetometerDataCharacteristicHandle,(uint8_t *)magnetometerDataCharacteristicBuffer, sizeof(magnetometerDataCharacteristicBuffer));
     ble.gattServer().notify(magnetometerDataCharacteristicHandle,(uint8_t *)magnetometerBearingCharacteristicBuffer, sizeof(magnetometerDataCharacteristicBuffer));