diff --git a/mipidsi/CHANGELOG.md b/mipidsi/CHANGELOG.md
index 6f77f4c..1d41466 100644
--- a/mipidsi/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/mipidsi/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/).
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+### Added
+
+- added `Display::set_pixels_from_buffer` to allow high performance display writes
+
 ## [v0.8.0] - 2024-05-24
 
 ### Added
diff --git a/mipidsi/examples/spi-ili9486-esp32-c3/Cargo.toml b/mipidsi/examples/spi-ili9486-esp32-c3/Cargo.toml
index 823a6c2..1b8166b 100644
--- a/mipidsi/examples/spi-ili9486-esp32-c3/Cargo.toml
+++ b/mipidsi/examples/spi-ili9486-esp32-c3/Cargo.toml
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ edition = "2021"
 [dependencies]
 mipidsi = { path = "../../" }
 hal = { package = "esp-hal", version = "0.17.0", features = ["esp32c3"] }
-esp-backtrace = { version = "0.11.1", features = ["esp32c3", "panic-handler", "exception-handler", "println"] }
-esp-println = { version = "0.9.1", features = ["esp32c3"] }
+esp-backtrace = { version = "0.14", features = ["esp32c3", "panic-handler", "exception-handler", "println"] }
+esp-println = { version = "0.12", features = ["esp32c3"] }
 embedded-graphics = "0.8.0"
 display-interface-spi = "0.5.0"
 fugit = "0.3.7"
diff --git a/mipidsi/src/lib.rs b/mipidsi/src/lib.rs
index c4436e6..871983a 100644
--- a/mipidsi/src/lib.rs
+++ b/mipidsi/src/lib.rs
@@ -96,8 +96,8 @@
 //! ## Troubleshooting
 //! See [document](https://github.com/almindor/mipidsi/blob/master/docs/TROUBLESHOOTING.md)
 
-use dcs::Dcs;
-use display_interface::WriteOnlyDataCommand;
+use dcs::{Dcs, WriteMemoryStart};
+use display_interface::{DataFormat, WriteOnlyDataCommand};
 
 pub mod error;
 use error::Error;
@@ -222,6 +222,14 @@ where
     /// * `ex` - x coordinate end
     /// * `ey` - y coordinate end
     /// * `colors` - anything that can provide `IntoIterator<Item = u16>` to iterate over pixel data
+    /// <div class="warning">
+    ///
+    /// The end values of the X and Y coordinate ranges are inclusive, and no
+    /// bounds checking is performed on these values. Using out of range values
+    /// (e.g., passing `320` instead of `319` for a 320 pixel wide display) will
+    /// result in undefined behavior.
+    ///
+    /// </div>
     pub fn set_pixels<T>(
         &mut self,
         sx: u16,
@@ -239,6 +247,69 @@ where
         Ok(())
     }
 
+    /// Copies raw pixel data to a rectangular region of the framebuffer.
+    ///
+    /// This method writes the pixel data stored in the `raw_buf` slice to the
+    /// specified rectangular region within the display controller's
+    /// framebuffer.  If `raw_buf` contains more data than required to fill the
+    /// region, writing will wrap around to the top left corner after reaching
+    /// the bottom right corner.
+    ///
+    /// <div class="warning">
+    ///    
+    /// This method is intended for advanced use cases where low level access to
+    /// the displays framebuffer is required for performance reasons.  The
+    /// caller must ensure the raw pixel data in `raw_buf` has the correct
+    /// format and endianness.
+    ///
+    /// For all other use cases it is recommended to instead use
+    /// [`embedded-graphics`](https://docs.rs/embedded-graphics/latest/embedded_graphics/)
+    /// to draw to the display.
+    ///
+    /// </div>
+    ///
+    /// <div class="warning">
+    ///
+    /// The method might not work the same for all `display-interface`s and is
+    /// known to not work as expected when used with a
+    /// [`PGPIO16BitInterface`](https://docs.rs/display-interface-parallel-gpio/latest/display_interface_parallel_gpio/struct.PGPIO16BitInterface.html)
+    /// from the `display-interface-gpio` crate.
+    ///
+    /// </div>
+    ///
+    /// # Arguments
+    ///
+    /// * `sx` - x coordinate start
+    /// * `sy` - y coordinate start
+    /// * `ex` - x coordinate end (inclusive)
+    /// * `ey` - y coordinate end (inclusive)
+    /// * `raw_buf` - `&[u8]` buffer of raw pixel data in the format expected by the display
+    ///
+    /// <div class="warning">
+    ///
+    /// The end values of the X and Y coordinate ranges are inclusive, and no
+    /// bounds checking is performed on these values. Using out of range values
+    /// (e.g., passing `320` instead of `319` for a 320 pixel wide display) will
+    /// result in undefined behavior.
+    ///
+    /// </div>
+    pub fn set_pixels_from_buffer(
+        &mut self,
+        sx: u16,
+        sy: u16,
+        ex: u16,
+        ey: u16,
+        raw_buf: &[u8],
+    ) -> Result<(), Error> {
+        self.set_address_window(sx, sy, ex, ey)?;
+
+        self.dcs.write_command(WriteMemoryStart)?;
+
+        self.dcs.di.send_data(DataFormat::U8(raw_buf))?;
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
     /// Sets the vertical scroll region.
     ///
     /// The `top_fixed_area` and `bottom_fixed_area` arguments can be used to
diff --git a/mipidsi/src/models.rs b/mipidsi/src/models.rs
index 5662482..7236f91 100644
--- a/mipidsi/src/models.rs
+++ b/mipidsi/src/models.rs
@@ -2,8 +2,7 @@
 
 use crate::{
     dcs::{Dcs, SetAddressMode},
-    error::Error,
-    error::InitError,
+    error::{Error, InitError},
     options::ModelOptions,
 };
 use display_interface::WriteOnlyDataCommand;