diff --git a/plugins/Kaleidoscope-FocusSerial/src/kaleidoscope/plugin/FocusSerial.h b/plugins/Kaleidoscope-FocusSerial/src/kaleidoscope/plugin/FocusSerial.h
index f9915d52..0f08821a 100644
--- a/plugins/Kaleidoscope-FocusSerial/src/kaleidoscope/plugin/FocusSerial.h
+++ b/plugins/Kaleidoscope-FocusSerial/src/kaleidoscope/plugin/FocusSerial.h
@@ -94,6 +94,9 @@ class FocusSerial : public kaleidoscope::Plugin {
     color.g = Runtime.serialPort().parseInt();
     color.b = Runtime.serialPort().parseInt();
   }
+  void read(char &c) {
+    c = static_cast<char>(Runtime.serialPort().read());
+  }
   void read(uint8_t &u8) {
     u8 = Runtime.serialPort().parseInt();
   }