diff --git a/bin/config.d/display-waveshare-1-44.yaml b/bin/config.d/display-waveshare-1-44.yaml
index 1d85a4a3b..d37f6cf6a 100644
--- a/bin/config.d/display-waveshare-1-44.yaml
+++ b/bin/config.d/display-waveshare-1-44.yaml
@@ -22,5 +22,5 @@ Input:
   TrackballLeft: 5
   TrackballRight: 26
   TrackballPress: 13
-
+  TrackballDirection: FALLING
 #  User: 21
diff --git a/src/input/TrackballInterruptBase.h b/src/input/TrackballInterruptBase.h
index 2397839b9..92db8720e 100644
--- a/src/input/TrackballInterruptBase.h
+++ b/src/input/TrackballInterruptBase.h
@@ -4,8 +4,13 @@
 #include "mesh/NodeDB.h"
 
 #ifndef TB_DIRECTION
+#if ARCH_PORTDUINO
+#include "PortduinoGlue.h"
+#define TB_DIRECTION (PinStatus) settingsMap[tbDirection]
+#else
 #define TB_DIRECTION RISING
 #endif
+#endif
 
 class TrackballInterruptBase : public Observable<const InputEvent *>, public concurrency::OSThread
 {
diff --git a/src/platform/portduino/PortduinoGlue.cpp b/src/platform/portduino/PortduinoGlue.cpp
index f582a116d..49d1acb4c 100644
--- a/src/platform/portduino/PortduinoGlue.cpp
+++ b/src/platform/portduino/PortduinoGlue.cpp
@@ -642,6 +642,11 @@ bool loadConfig(const char *configPath)
             settingsMap[tbLeftPin] = yamlConfig["Input"]["TrackballLeft"].as<int>(RADIOLIB_NC);
             settingsMap[tbRightPin] = yamlConfig["Input"]["TrackballRight"].as<int>(RADIOLIB_NC);
             settingsMap[tbPressPin] = yamlConfig["Input"]["TrackballPress"].as<int>(RADIOLIB_NC);
+            if (yamlConfig["Input"]["TrackballDirection"].as<std::string>("RISING") == "RISING") {
+                settingsMap[tbDirection] = 4;
+            } else if (yamlConfig["Input"]["TrackballDirection"].as<std::string>("RISING") == "FALLING") {
+                settingsMap[tbDirection] = 3;
+            }
         }
 
         if (yamlConfig["Webserver"]) {
diff --git a/src/platform/portduino/PortduinoGlue.h b/src/platform/portduino/PortduinoGlue.h
index 5795f0d8d..e404b7f1c 100644
--- a/src/platform/portduino/PortduinoGlue.h
+++ b/src/platform/portduino/PortduinoGlue.h
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ enum configNames {
     tbLeftPin,
     tbRightPin,
     tbPressPin,
+    tbDirection,
     spidev,
     spiSpeed,
     i2cdev,