diff --git a/core/embed/rust/Cargo.toml b/core/embed/rust/Cargo.toml
index e20f57a17..b473f3caa 100644
--- a/core/embed/rust/Cargo.toml
+++ b/core/embed/rust/Cargo.toml
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ button = []
 touch = []
 clippy = []
 jpeg = []
+disp_i8080_8bit_dw = []  # write pixels directly to peripheral
+disp_i8080_16bit_dw = []  # write pixels directly to peripheral
 debug = ["ui_debug"]
 sbu = []
 sd_card = []
diff --git a/core/embed/rust/src/trezorhal/display.rs b/core/embed/rust/src/trezorhal/display.rs
index 69c0a5a20..060fa66b3 100644
--- a/core/embed/rust/src/trezorhal/display.rs
+++ b/core/embed/rust/src/trezorhal/display.rs
@@ -104,7 +104,15 @@ pub fn bar_radius_buffer(x: i16, y: i16, w: i16, h: i16, radius: u8, buffer: &mu
 }
 
 #[inline(always)]
-#[cfg(all(feature = "model_tt", target_arch = "arm"))]
+#[cfg(all(feature = "disp_i8080_16bit_dw", not(feature = "disp_i8080_8bit_dw")))]
+pub fn pixeldata(c: u16) {
+    unsafe {
+        ffi::DISPLAY_DATA_ADDRESS.write_volatile(c);
+    }
+}
+
+#[inline(always)]
+#[cfg(feature = "disp_i8080_8bit_dw")]
 pub fn pixeldata(c: u16) {
     unsafe {
         ffi::DISPLAY_DATA_ADDRESS.write_volatile((c & 0xff) as u8);
@@ -113,7 +121,7 @@ pub fn pixeldata(c: u16) {
 }
 
 #[inline(always)]
-#[cfg(not(all(feature = "model_tt", target_arch = "arm")))]
+#[cfg(not(any(feature = "disp_i8080_16bit_dw", feature = "disp_i8080_8bit_dw")))]
 pub fn pixeldata(c: u16) {
     unsafe {
         ffi::display_pixeldata(c);
diff --git a/core/embed/trezorhal/boards/trezor_t.h b/core/embed/trezorhal/boards/trezor_t.h
index 4e9973f50..5853cb988 100644
--- a/core/embed/trezorhal/boards/trezor_t.h
+++ b/core/embed/trezorhal/boards/trezor_t.h
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #define USE_I2C 1
 #define USE_TOUCH 1
 #define USE_SBU 1
+#define USE_DISP_I8080_8BIT_DW 1
 
 #include "displays/st7789v.h"
 
diff --git a/core/embed/trezorhal/displays/st7789v.c b/core/embed/trezorhal/displays/st7789v.c
index ae6f54000..f09919ccc 100644
--- a/core/embed/trezorhal/displays/st7789v.c
+++ b/core/embed/trezorhal/displays/st7789v.c
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #include TREZOR_BOARD
 #include "display_interface.h"
 #include "memzero.h"
+#include "st7789v.h"
 #include STM32_HAL_H
 
 // using const volatile instead of #define results in binaries that change
@@ -32,13 +33,17 @@ const volatile uint8_t DISPLAY_ST7789V_INVERT_COLORS = 0;
 // FSMC/FMC Bank 1 - NOR/PSRAM 1
 #define DISPLAY_MEMORY_BASE 0x60000000
 #define DISPLAY_MEMORY_PIN 16
-
-__IO uint8_t *const DISPLAY_CMD_ADDRESS =
-    (__IO uint8_t *const)((uint32_t)DISPLAY_MEMORY_BASE);
-__IO uint8_t *const DISPLAY_DATA_ADDRESS =
-    (__IO uint8_t *const)((uint32_t)DISPLAY_MEMORY_BASE |
-                          (1 << DISPLAY_MEMORY_PIN));
-
+#ifdef USE_DISP_I8080_16BIT_DW
+#define DISPLAY_ADDR_SHIFT 2
+#elif USE_DISP_I8080_8BIT_DW
+#define DISPLAY_ADDR_SHIFT 1
+#endif
+
+__IO DISP_MEM_TYPE *const DISPLAY_CMD_ADDRESS =
+    (__IO DISP_MEM_TYPE *const)((uint32_t)DISPLAY_MEMORY_BASE);
+__IO DISP_MEM_TYPE *const DISPLAY_DATA_ADDRESS =
+    (__IO DISP_MEM_TYPE *const)((uint32_t)DISPLAY_MEMORY_BASE |
+                                (DISPLAY_ADDR_SHIFT << DISPLAY_MEMORY_PIN));
 #define LED_PWM_TIM_PERIOD \
   (255)  // little less than 4kHz with PSC = (SystemCoreClock / 1000000) - 1)
 #define LED_PWM_SLOW_TIM_PERIOD \
@@ -526,7 +531,12 @@ void display_setup_fmc(void) {
   external_display_data_sram.Init.NSBank = FMC_NORSRAM_BANK1;
   external_display_data_sram.Init.DataAddressMux = FMC_DATA_ADDRESS_MUX_DISABLE;
   external_display_data_sram.Init.MemoryType = FMC_MEMORY_TYPE_SRAM;
+#ifdef USE_DISP_I8080_16BIT_DW
+  external_display_data_sram.Init.MemoryDataWidth =
+      FMC_NORSRAM_MEM_BUS_WIDTH_16;
+#elif USE_DISP_I8080_8BIT_DW
   external_display_data_sram.Init.MemoryDataWidth = FMC_NORSRAM_MEM_BUS_WIDTH_8;
+#endif
   external_display_data_sram.Init.BurstAccessMode =
       FMC_BURST_ACCESS_MODE_DISABLE;
   external_display_data_sram.Init.WaitSignalPolarity =
@@ -559,6 +569,9 @@ void display_setup_fmc(void) {
 void display_init(void) {
   // init peripherals
   __HAL_RCC_GPIOE_CLK_ENABLE();
+  __HAL_RCC_GPIOA_CLK_ENABLE();
+  __HAL_RCC_GPIOC_CLK_ENABLE();
+  __HAL_RCC_GPIOD_CLK_ENABLE();
   __HAL_RCC_TIM1_CLK_ENABLE();
   __HAL_RCC_FMC_CLK_ENABLE();
 
@@ -631,6 +644,18 @@ void display_init(void) {
   //                       LCD_D4/PE7   LCD_D5/PE8   LCD_D6/PE9   LCD_D7/PE10
   GPIO_InitStructure.Pin = GPIO_PIN_7 | GPIO_PIN_8 | GPIO_PIN_9 | GPIO_PIN_10;
   HAL_GPIO_Init(GPIOE, &GPIO_InitStructure);
+#ifdef USE_DISP_I8080_16BIT_DW
+  //                       LCD_D8/PE11   LCD_D9/PE12   LCD_D10/PE13 LCD_D11/PE14
+  GPIO_InitStructure.Pin =
+      GPIO_PIN_11 | GPIO_PIN_12 | GPIO_PIN_13 | GPIO_PIN_14;
+  HAL_GPIO_Init(GPIOE, &GPIO_InitStructure);
+  //                       LCD_D12/PE15
+  GPIO_InitStructure.Pin = GPIO_PIN_15;
+  HAL_GPIO_Init(GPIOE, &GPIO_InitStructure);
+  //                       LCD_D13/PD8   LCD_D14/PD9   LCD_D15/PD10
+  GPIO_InitStructure.Pin = GPIO_PIN_8 | GPIO_PIN_9 | GPIO_PIN_10;
+  HAL_GPIO_Init(GPIOD, &GPIO_InitStructure);
+#endif
 
   display_setup_fmc();
 
diff --git a/core/embed/trezorhal/displays/st7789v.h b/core/embed/trezorhal/displays/st7789v.h
index 4d23d300f..5d15c66b6 100644
--- a/core/embed/trezorhal/displays/st7789v.h
+++ b/core/embed/trezorhal/displays/st7789v.h
@@ -10,14 +10,27 @@
 #define DISPLAY_RESY 240
 #define TREZOR_FONT_BPP 4
 
-extern __IO uint8_t *const DISPLAY_CMD_ADDRESS;
-extern __IO uint8_t *const DISPLAY_DATA_ADDRESS;
+#ifdef USE_DISP_I8080_16BIT_DW
+#define DISP_MEM_TYPE uint16_t
+#elif USE_DISP_I8080_8BIT_DW
+#define DISP_MEM_TYPE uint8_t
+#else
+#error "Unsupported display interface"
+#endif
+
+extern __IO DISP_MEM_TYPE *const DISPLAY_CMD_ADDRESS;
+extern __IO DISP_MEM_TYPE *const DISPLAY_DATA_ADDRESS;
 
 #define CMD(X) (*DISPLAY_CMD_ADDRESS = (X))
 #define DATA(X) (*DISPLAY_DATA_ADDRESS = (X))
+
+#ifdef USE_DISP_I8080_16BIT_DW
+#define PIXELDATA(X) DATA(X)
+#elif USE_DISP_I8080_8BIT_DW
 #define PIXELDATA(X) \
   DATA((X)&0xFF);    \
   DATA((X) >> 8)
+#endif
 
 void display_set_little_endian(void);
 void display_set_big_endian(void);
diff --git a/core/site_scons/boards/trezor_t.py b/core/site_scons/boards/trezor_t.py
index 54617f12d..99f7829ff 100644
--- a/core/site_scons/boards/trezor_t.py
+++ b/core/site_scons/boards/trezor_t.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ def configure(env, features_wanted, defines, sources):
     display = 'st7789v.c'
     hw_model = get_hw_model_as_number('T2T1')
     hw_revision = 0
+    features_available.append("disp_i8080_8bit_dw")
 
     defines += [f'TREZOR_BOARD=\\"boards/{board}\\"', ]
     defines += [f'HW_MODEL={hw_model}', ]