diff --git a/bin/config-dist.yaml b/bin/config-dist.yaml
index b40fb85a5..b4cc81792 100644
--- a/bin/config-dist.yaml
+++ b/bin/config-dist.yaml
@@ -199,6 +199,10 @@ HostMetrics:
 #  UserStringCommand: cat /sys/firmware/devicetree/base/serial-number # Command to execute, to send the results as the userString
 
 
+Config:
+#  DisplayMode: TWOCOLOR # uncomment to force BaseUI
+#  DisplayMode: COLOR # uncomment to force MUI
+
 General:
   MaxNodes: 200
   MaxMessageQueue: 100
diff --git a/src/mesh/NodeDB.cpp b/src/mesh/NodeDB.cpp
index a20acfda0..5ca515dd4 100644
--- a/src/mesh/NodeDB.cpp
+++ b/src/mesh/NodeDB.cpp
@@ -1309,6 +1309,13 @@ void NodeDB::loadFromDisk()
 
         saveToDisk(SEGMENT_MODULECONFIG);
     }
+#if ARCH_PORTDUINO
+    // set any config overrides
+    if (settingsMap[has_configDisplayMode]) {
+        config.display.displaymode = (_meshtastic_Config_DisplayConfig_DisplayMode)settingsMap[configDisplayMode];
+    }
+
+#endif
 }
 
 /** Save a protobuf from a file, return true for success */
diff --git a/src/platform/portduino/PortduinoGlue.cpp b/src/platform/portduino/PortduinoGlue.cpp
index 49d1acb4c..4ece2418d 100644
--- a/src/platform/portduino/PortduinoGlue.cpp
+++ b/src/platform/portduino/PortduinoGlue.cpp
@@ -665,6 +665,21 @@ bool loadConfig(const char *configPath)
             settingsStrings[hostMetrics_user_command] = (yamlConfig["HostMetrics"]["UserStringCommand"]).as<std::string>("");
         }
 
+        if (yamlConfig["Config"]) {
+            if (yamlConfig["Config"]["DisplayMode"]) {
+                settingsMap[has_configDisplayMode] = true;
+                if ((yamlConfig["Config"]["DisplayMode"]).as<std::string>("") == "TWOCOLOR") {
+                    settingsMap[configDisplayMode] = meshtastic_Config_DisplayConfig_DisplayMode_TWOCOLOR;
+                } else if ((yamlConfig["Config"]["DisplayMode"]).as<std::string>("") == "INVERTED") {
+                    settingsMap[configDisplayMode] = meshtastic_Config_DisplayConfig_DisplayMode_INVERTED;
+                } else if ((yamlConfig["Config"]["DisplayMode"]).as<std::string>("") == "COLOR") {
+                    settingsMap[configDisplayMode] = meshtastic_Config_DisplayConfig_DisplayMode_COLOR;
+                } else {
+                    settingsMap[configDisplayMode] = meshtastic_Config_DisplayConfig_DisplayMode_DEFAULT;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
         if (yamlConfig["General"]) {
             settingsMap[maxnodes] = (yamlConfig["General"]["MaxNodes"]).as<int>(200);
             settingsMap[maxtophone] = (yamlConfig["General"]["MaxMessageQueue"]).as<int>(100);
diff --git a/src/platform/portduino/PortduinoGlue.h b/src/platform/portduino/PortduinoGlue.h
index e404b7f1c..288870eef 100644
--- a/src/platform/portduino/PortduinoGlue.h
+++ b/src/platform/portduino/PortduinoGlue.h
@@ -109,7 +109,9 @@ enum configNames {
     mac_address,
     hostMetrics_interval,
     hostMetrics_channel,
-    hostMetrics_user_command
+    hostMetrics_user_command,
+    configDisplayMode,
+    has_configDisplayMode
 };
 enum { no_screen, x11, fb, st7789, st7735, st7735s, st7796, ili9341, ili9342, ili9486, ili9488, hx8357d };
 enum { no_touchscreen, xpt2046, stmpe610, gt911, ft5x06 };