diff --git a/src/avrdude.1 b/src/avrdude.1
index eb8ab98d..158a5085 100644
--- a/src/avrdude.1
+++ b/src/avrdude.1
@@ -910,6 +910,11 @@ needs eight bytes as it is the same as 0xFFFFffffFFFFffffU.
 One trailing comma at the end of
 .Ar data
 items is ignored to facilitate copy & paste of lists.
+.It Ar write memory data
+The start address
+.Ar addr
+may be omitted if the size of the memory being written to is
+1 byte in size.
 .It Ar write memory addr len data[,] {data[,]} ...
 The ellipsis ... form writes <len> bytes padded by repeating the last
 .Ar data
diff --git a/src/doc/avrdude.texi b/src/doc/avrdude.texi
index 022448c4..f6655c67 100644
--- a/src/doc/avrdude.texi
+++ b/src/doc/avrdude.texi
@@ -1616,6 +1616,10 @@ eight bytes as it is the same as @code{0xFFFFffffFFFFffffU}.
 One trailing comma at the end of data items is ignored to facilitate copy
 and paste of lists.
 
+@item write @var{memtype} @var{addr} @var{data}
+The start address @code{addr} may be omitted if the size of the memory
+being written to is 1 byte in size.
+
 @item write @var{memtype} @var{addr} @var{length} @var{data[,]} @{@var{data[,]}@} @dots{}
 The ellipsis form @dots{} of write is similar to above, but @var{length}
 byte of the memory are written. For that purpose, after writing the
diff --git a/src/term.c b/src/term.c
index 0828e17e..5100a28e 100644
--- a/src/term.c
+++ b/src/term.c
@@ -406,10 +406,11 @@ static int is_mantissa_only(char *p) {
 
 
 static int cmd_write(PROGRAMMER *pgm, AVRPART *p, int argc, char *argv[]) {
-  if (argc < 4) {
+  if (argc < 3) {
     msg_error(
       "Usage: write <memory> <addr> <data>[,] {<data>[,]}\n"
       "       write <memory> <addr> <len> <data>[,] {<data>[,]} ...\n"
+      "       write <memory> <data>\n"
       "\n"
       "Ellipsis ... writes <len> bytes padded by repeating the last <data> item.\n"
       "\n"
@@ -456,13 +457,23 @@ static int cmd_write(PROGRAMMER *pgm, AVRPART *p, int argc, char *argv[]) {
   }
   int maxsize = mem->size;
 
-  char *end_ptr;
-  int addr = strtoul(argv[2], &end_ptr, 0);
-  if (*end_ptr || (end_ptr == argv[2])) {
-    pmsg_error("(write) cannot parse address %s\n", argv[2]);
+  if (argc == 3 && maxsize > 1) {
+    pmsg_error("(write) no start address specified for memory %s\n"
+      "Please specify a start address for memories greater than 1 byte in size\n",
+      memtype);
     return -1;
   }
 
+  char *end_ptr;
+  int addr = 0;
+  if(argc >= 4) {
+    addr = strtoul(argv[2], &end_ptr, 0);
+    if (*end_ptr || (end_ptr == argv[2])) {
+      pmsg_error("(write) cannot parse address %s\n", argv[2]);
+      return -1;
+    }
+  }
+
   if (addr < 0 || addr >= maxsize) {
     pmsg_error("(write) %s address 0x%05x is out of range [0, 0x%05x]\n", mem->desc, addr, maxsize-1);
     return -1;
@@ -487,7 +498,12 @@ static int cmd_write(PROGRAMMER *pgm, AVRPART *p, int argc, char *argv[]) {
     }
   } else {
     write_mode = WRITE_MODE_STANDARD;
-    start_offset = 3;
+    // With no user specified start address, data starts at argv[2]
+    // With user specified start address, data starts at a argv[3]
+    if(argc == 3)
+      start_offset = 2;
+    else
+      start_offset = 3;
     len = argc - start_offset;
   }