diff --git a/lib/uart/uart_tx.vhd b/lib/uart/uart_tx.vhd
index 8c4e63d..ca42d04 100644
--- a/lib/uart/uart_tx.vhd
+++ b/lib/uart/uart_tx.vhd
@@ -57,6 +57,8 @@ entity uart_tx is
                    serial_out : out std_logic;
                   buffer_full : out std_logic;
              buffer_half_full : out std_logic;
+             tx_complete	  : out std_logic;
+             tx_empty		  : out std_logic;
                           clk : in std_logic);
     end uart_tx;
 --
@@ -115,6 +117,9 @@ signal fifo_read          : std_logic;
 --	
 begin
 
+  tx_complete	<= fifo_read;
+  tx_empty		<= not fifo_data_present;
+  
   -- 8 to 1 multiplexer to convert parallel data to serial
 
   kcuart: kcuart_tx