diff --git a/luma/core/lib.py b/luma/core/lib.py
index 71c09f3..9891665 100644
--- a/luma/core/lib.py
+++ b/luma/core/lib.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # Copyright (c) 2017-18 Richard Hull and contributors
 # See LICENSE.rst for details.
 
-import luma.core.error
+from luma.core import rpi_gpio_bridge as GPIO
 
 
 __all__ = ["rpi_gpio", "spidev"]
@@ -16,19 +16,7 @@ def __spidev__(self):  # pragma: no cover
 
 
 def __rpi_gpio__(self):
-    # RPi.GPIO _really_ doesn't like being run on anything other than
-    # a Raspberry Pi... this is imported here so we can swap out the
-    # implementation for a mock
-    try:  # pragma: no cover
-        import RPi.GPIO as GPIO
-        GPIO.setmode(GPIO.BCM)
-        return GPIO
-    except RuntimeError as e:
-        if str(e) in ['This module can only be run on a Raspberry Pi!',
-                      'Module not imported correctly!']:
-            raise luma.core.error.UnsupportedPlatform(
-                'GPIO access not available')
-
+    return(GPIO.bridge_gpiozero())
 
 def rpi_gpio(Class):
     setattr(Class, __rpi_gpio__.__name__, __rpi_gpio__)
diff --git a/luma/core/rpi_gpio_bridge.py b/luma/core/rpi_gpio_bridge.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4b87efa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/luma/core/rpi_gpio_bridge.py
@@ -0,0 +1,147 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# Copyright (c) 2017-2023 Richard Hull and contributors
+# See LICENSE.rst for details.
+
+import luma.core.error
+from gpiozero import DigitalOutputDevice
+
+class bridge_gpiozero(object):
+
+	class pseudoGPIO(object):
+
+		def __init__(self,RPi_GPIO):
+			# constants
+			self.BCM		= RPi_GPIO.BCM
+			self.BOARD		= RPi_GPIO.BOARD
+
+	def __init__(self):
+		# RPi.GPIO _really_ doesn't like being run on anything other than
+		# a Raspberry Pi... this is imported here so we can swap out the
+		# implementation for a mock
+		try:  # pragma: no cover
+			import RPi.GPIO as RPi_GPIO
+
+		except RuntimeError as e:
+			if str(e) in ['This module can only be run on a Raspberry Pi!',
+						'Module not imported correctly!']:
+				raise luma.core.error.UnsupportedPlatform(
+					'GPIO access not available')
+
+		# constants
+		## get pseudo object GPIO containing constants
+		self.GPIO	= self.pseudoGPIO(RPi_GPIO)
+
+		## more constants
+		self.IN				= RPi_GPIO.IN
+		self.OUT			= RPi_GPIO.OUT
+
+		self.PUD_UP			= RPi_GPIO.PUD_UP
+		self.PUD_DOWN		= RPi_GPIO.PUD_DOWN
+
+		self.HIGH			= RPi_GPIO.HIGH
+		self.LOW			= RPi_GPIO.LOW
+
+		# dict of defined pins
+		self.__PINS	= {}
+
+		self.__MAP_BOARD_GPIO	= self.__GET_MAP_BOARD_GPIO()
+
+		# mode
+		self.mode	= self.GPIO.BCM
+
+
+	def setmode(self,mode):
+		if mode in [GPIO.BCM, GPIO.BOARD]:
+			self.mode	= GPIO.BCM if mode == GPIO.BCM else GPIO.BOARD
+		else:
+			raise luma.core.error.UnsupportedPlatform(
+					f'GPIO mode {mode} not available')
+
+	def setwarnings(self,warnings=False):
+		pass
+
+	def setup(self,channel,direction=None,pull_up_down=None,initial=None):
+		channel	= self.__normalize_gpio_number(channel)
+
+		direction	= self.OUT if direction is None else direction
+
+		if direction == self.IN:
+			raise luma.core.error.UnsupportedPlatform('rpi_gpio_bridge inputs are not available yet.')
+
+		pull_up_down	= self.PUD_UP if pull_up_down is None else pull_up_down
+
+		self.__PINS[channel]	= DigitalOutputDevice(pin=channel,initial_value=initial)
+
+	def output(self,channel,value=False):
+		if not channel in self.__PINS.keys():
+			raise luma.core.error.UnsupportedPlatform(f'rpi_gpio_bridge: Pin {channel} is not defined by setup().')
+
+		if value:
+			self.__PINS[channel].on()
+		else:
+			self.__PINS[channel].off()
+
+	def cleanup(self, channels=None):
+		if channels is None:
+			channels	= self.__PINS.keys()
+		else:
+			channels = channels if type(channels) is list else [channels] if channels else []
+
+		for channel in channels:
+			self.__PINS[channel].off()
+			del self.__PINS[channel]
+
+
+
+
+
+	def __normalize_gpio_number(self, gpio_pin):
+		if self.mode == self.GPIO.BCM:
+			if gpio_pin in self.__MAP_BOARD_GPIO.values():
+				return(gpio_pin)
+			else:
+				raise luma.core.error.UnsupportedPlatform(
+					f'GPIO {gpio_pin} is no valid gpio. Did you set correct mode by setmode()?')
+		else:
+			if gpio_pin in self.__MAP_BOARD_GPIO.keys():
+				return(self.__MAP_BOARD_GPIO[gpio_pin])
+			else:
+				raise luma.core.error.UnsupportedPlatform(
+					f'GPIO pin {gpio_pin} is no valid pin. Did you set correct mode by setmode()?')
+
+	def __GET_MAP_BOARD_GPIO(self):
+		# PIN: GPIO
+		return(
+				{
+					3:	2,
+					5:	3,
+					7:	4,
+					8:	14,
+					10:	15,
+					11:	17,
+					12:	18,
+					13:	27,
+					15:	22,
+					16:	23,
+					18:	24,
+					19:	10,
+					21:	9,
+					22:	25,
+					23:	11,
+					24:	8,
+					26:	7,
+					27:	0,
+					28:	1,
+					29:	5,
+					31:	6,
+					32:	12,
+					33:	13,
+					35:	19,
+					36:	16,
+					37:	26,
+					38:	20,
+					40:	21
+				}
+			)
+
+
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index be854eb..53b2ef6 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ zip_safe = False
 packages = find_namespace:
 python_requires = >=3.8, <4
 install_requires =
+    gpiozero
     pillow>=9.2.0
     smbus2
     pyftdi