diff --git a/components/lcd/esp_lcd_ssd1681/esp_lcd_panel_ssd1681.c b/components/lcd/esp_lcd_ssd1681/esp_lcd_panel_ssd1681.c
index 2cec32e07..73df970cd 100644
--- a/components/lcd/esp_lcd_ssd1681/esp_lcd_panel_ssd1681.c
+++ b/components/lcd/esp_lcd_ssd1681/esp_lcd_panel_ssd1681.c
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ typedef struct {
     bool _mirror_x;
     uint8_t *_framebuffer;
     bool _invert_color;
+    int _rows;
 } epaper_panel_t;
 
 // --- Utility functions
@@ -270,7 +271,11 @@ esp_lcd_new_panel_ssd1681(const esp_lcd_panel_io_handle_t io, const esp_lcd_pane
     epaper_panel->busy_gpio_num = epaper_ssd1681_conf->busy_gpio_num;
     epaper_panel->reset_level = panel_dev_config->flags.reset_active_high;
     epaper_panel->_non_copy_mode = epaper_ssd1681_conf->non_copy_mode;
-    // functions
+    epaper_panel->_rows = epaper_ssd1681_conf->rows ?
+        (epaper_ssd1681_conf->rows - 1) : (SSD1681_EPD_1IN54_V2_HEIGHT - 1);
+    if(epaper_panel->_rows != (SSD1681_EPD_1IN54_V2_HEIGHT - 1) &&
+        epaper_panel->_non_copy_mode == false)
+        ESP_LOGE(TAG, "Overridden row count requires non_copy_mode to be true");
     epaper_panel->base.del = epaper_panel_del;
     epaper_panel->base.reset = epaper_panel_reset;
     epaper_panel->base.init = epaper_panel_init;
@@ -383,7 +388,7 @@ static esp_err_t epaper_panel_init(esp_lcd_panel_t *panel)
     panel_epaper_wait_busy(panel);
     // --- Driver Output Control
     ESP_RETURN_ON_ERROR(esp_lcd_panel_io_tx_param(epaper_panel->io, SSD1681_CMD_OUTPUT_CTRL,
-                        SSD1681_PARAM_OUTPUT_CTRL, 3), TAG, "SSD1681_CMD_OUTPUT_CTRL err");
+                        SSD1681_PARAM_OUTPUT_CTRL(epaper_panel->_rows), 3), TAG, "SSD1681_CMD_OUTPUT_CTRL err");
 
     // --- Border Waveform Control
     ESP_RETURN_ON_ERROR(esp_lcd_panel_io_tx_param(epaper_panel->io, SSD1681_CMD_SET_BORDER_WAVEFORM, (uint8_t[]) {
diff --git a/components/lcd/esp_lcd_ssd1681/esp_lcd_ssd1681_commands.h b/components/lcd/esp_lcd_ssd1681/esp_lcd_ssd1681_commands.h
index 2287c46b9..b18c29898 100644
--- a/components/lcd/esp_lcd_ssd1681/esp_lcd_ssd1681_commands.h
+++ b/components/lcd/esp_lcd_ssd1681/esp_lcd_ssd1681_commands.h
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@
 #define SSD1681_CMD_SWRST                   0x12
 // --- Driver output control
 #define SSD1681_CMD_OUTPUT_CTRL             0x01
-#define SSD1681_PARAM_OUTPUT_CTRL           ((uint8_t[]) {0xc7, 0x00, 0x00})
+// Chipset wants (total row count - 1) i.e. 250 rows = 249 here
+#define SSD1681_PARAM_OUTPUT_CTRL(rows)     ((uint8_t[]) {(rows) & 0xFF, (rows) >> 8, 0x00})
 // --- Data Entry Sequence Setting
 #define SSD1681_CMD_DATA_ENTRY_MODE         0x11
 // A [1:0] = ID[1:0], A[2] = AM
diff --git a/components/lcd/esp_lcd_ssd1681/idf_component.yml b/components/lcd/esp_lcd_ssd1681/idf_component.yml
index 008a7df4c..cb372c8d6 100644
--- a/components/lcd/esp_lcd_ssd1681/idf_component.yml
+++ b/components/lcd/esp_lcd_ssd1681/idf_component.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-version: "0.1.0~1"
+version: "0.1.1"
 description: ESP LCD SSD1681 e-paper driver
 url: https://github.com/espressif/esp-bsp/tree/master/components/lcd/esp_lcd_ssd1681
 dependencies:
diff --git a/components/lcd/esp_lcd_ssd1681/include/esp_lcd_panel_ssd1681.h b/components/lcd/esp_lcd_ssd1681/include/esp_lcd_panel_ssd1681.h
index 8cc357458..fe64e5f03 100644
--- a/components/lcd/esp_lcd_ssd1681/include/esp_lcd_panel_ssd1681.h
+++ b/components/lcd/esp_lcd_ssd1681/include/esp_lcd_panel_ssd1681.h
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ typedef struct {
     int busy_gpio_num;         /*!< GPIO num of the BUSY pin */
     bool non_copy_mode;        /*!< If the bitmap would be copied or not.
                                 *   Image rotation and mirror is limited when enabling. */
+    int rows;                  /*!< Override rows count (0 = defaults to 200 rows) */
 } esp_lcd_ssd1681_config_t;
 
 /**