diff --git a/I2CEEBlockDevice.cpp b/I2CEEBlockDevice.cpp
index 3ae66fc3a3..e1870ab529 100644
--- a/I2CEEBlockDevice.cpp
+++ b/I2CEEBlockDevice.cpp
@@ -21,9 +21,24 @@
 I2CEEBlockDevice::I2CEEBlockDevice(
         PinName sda, PinName scl, uint8_t addr,
         bd_size_t size, bd_size_t block, int freq)
-    : _i2c(sda, scl), _i2c_addr(addr), _size(size), _block(block)
+    : _i2c_addr(addr), _size(size), _block(block)
 {
-    _i2c.frequency(freq);
+    _i2c = new (_i2c_buffer) I2C(sda, scl);
+    _i2c->frequency(freq);
+}
+
+I2CEEBlockDevice::I2CEEBlockDevice(
+        I2C * i2c_obj, uint8_t addr,
+        bd_size_t size, bd_size_t block)
+    : _i2c_addr(addr), _size(size), _block(block)
+{
+    _i2c = i2c_obj;
+}
+I2CEEBlockDevice::~I2CEEBlockDevice()
+{
+    if (_i2c == (I2C*)_i2c_buffer) {
+        _i2c->~I2C();
+    }
 }
 
 int I2CEEBlockDevice::init()
@@ -41,15 +56,15 @@ int I2CEEBlockDevice::read(void *buffer, bd_addr_t addr, bd_size_t size)
     // Check the address and size fit onto the chip.
     MBED_ASSERT(is_valid_read(addr, size));
 
-    _i2c.start();
-    if (!_i2c.write(_i2c_addr | 0) ||
-        !_i2c.write((char)(addr >> 8)) ||
-        !_i2c.write((char)(addr & 0xff))) {
+    _i2c->start();
+    if (!_i2c->write(_i2c_addr | 0) ||
+        !_i2c->write((char)(addr >> 8)) ||
+        !_i2c->write((char)(addr & 0xff))) {
         return BD_ERROR_DEVICE_ERROR;
     }
-    _i2c.stop();
+    _i2c->stop();
 
-    if (_i2c.read(_i2c_addr, static_cast<char*>(buffer), size) < 0) {
+    if (_i2c->read(_i2c_addr, static_cast<char*>(buffer), size) < 0) {
         return BD_ERROR_DEVICE_ERROR;
     }
 
@@ -66,17 +81,17 @@ int I2CEEBlockDevice::program(const void *buffer, bd_addr_t addr, bd_size_t size
         uint32_t off = addr % _block;
         uint32_t chunk = (off + size < _block) ? size : (_block - off);
 
-        _i2c.start();
-        if (!_i2c.write(_i2c_addr | 0) ||
-            !_i2c.write((char)(addr >> 8)) ||
-            !_i2c.write((char)(addr & 0xff))) {
+        _i2c->start();
+        if (!_i2c->write(_i2c_addr | 0) ||
+            !_i2c->write((char)(addr >> 8)) ||
+            !_i2c->write((char)(addr & 0xff))) {
             return BD_ERROR_DEVICE_ERROR;
         }
 
         for (unsigned i = 0; i < chunk; i++) {
-            _i2c.write(static_cast<const char*>(buffer)[i]);
+            _i2c->write(static_cast<const char*>(buffer)[i]);
         }
-        _i2c.stop();
+        _i2c->stop();
 
         int err = _sync();
         if (err) {
@@ -103,7 +118,7 @@ int I2CEEBlockDevice::_sync()
     // so loop trying to do a zero byte write until it is ACKed
     // by the chip.
     for (int i = 0; i < I2CEE_TIMEOUT; i++) {
-        if (_i2c.write(_i2c_addr | 0, 0, 0) < 1) {
+        if (_i2c->write(_i2c_addr | 0, 0, 0) < 1) {
             return 0;
         }
 
diff --git a/I2CEEBlockDevice.h b/I2CEEBlockDevice.h
index 5f31f7f790..da4732d1e7 100644
--- a/I2CEEBlockDevice.h
+++ b/I2CEEBlockDevice.h
@@ -70,7 +70,24 @@ public:
     I2CEEBlockDevice(
             PinName sda, PinName scl, uint8_t address,
             bd_size_t size, bd_size_t block=32,
-            int bus_speed=400000);
+            int bus_speed=400000);  
+
+     /** Constructor to create an I2CEEBlockDevice on I2C pins
+     *
+     *  @param i2c      The I2C instance pointer
+     *  @param addr     The 8bit I2C address of the chip, common range 0xa0 - 0xae.
+     *  @param size     The size of the device in bytes
+     *  @param block    The page size of the device in bytes, defaults to 32bytes
+     *  @param freq     The frequency of the I2C bus, defaults to 400K.
+     */
+    I2CEEBlockDevice(
+            I2C * i2c_obj, uint8_t address,
+            bd_size_t size, bd_size_t block=32);
+
+    /** Destructor of I2CEEBlockDevice
+     */
+
+    virtual ~I2CEEBlockDevice();
 
     /** Initialize a block device
      *
@@ -141,7 +158,8 @@ public:
     virtual bd_size_t size() const;
     
 private:
-    I2C _i2c;
+    I2C * _i2c;
+    uint32_t _i2c_buffer[sizeof(I2C) / sizeof(uint32_t)];
     uint8_t _i2c_addr;
     uint32_t _size;
     uint32_t _block;