diff --git a/campapp/rgb_leds.c b/campapp/rgb_leds.c
index 399ca3a1..53bdde4b 100644
--- a/campapp/rgb_leds.c
+++ b/campapp/rgb_leds.c
@@ -6,15 +6,17 @@
 #include <r0ketlib/fs_util.h>
 #include <r0ketlib/keyin.h>
 #include <string.h>
+#include <math.h>
+#include <stdint.h>
 #include <campapp/rad1oconfig.h>
 
 #define MAX_LED_FRAMES 50
 #define BUF_SIZE 3*8*MAX_LED_FRAMES+2
 
-unsigned char leds[BUF_SIZE];
-unsigned int frames = 0;
-unsigned int ctr = 0;
-unsigned int framectr = 0;
+uint8_t leds[BUF_SIZE];
+uint8_t frames = 0;
+uint16_t ctr = 0;
+uint8_t framectr = 0;
 
 void readRgbLedFile(void) {
 	int size = getFileSize(GLOBAL(ledfile));
@@ -40,7 +42,35 @@ void tick_rgbLeds(void) {
 	if(GLOBAL(rgbleds)) {
 		if(frames > 0) {
 			if(ctr == 0) {
-				ws2812_sendarray(&leds[framectr*3*8+2], 3*8);
+				uint8_t amplified[3*8];
+
+				// determine amplifier level based on the config
+				int8_t amplvl = GLOBAL(rgbleds_amp) - 8;
+				if (amplvl > 0) {
+					amplvl = round(sqrt(pow(2,amplvl+1)));
+				} else if (amplvl < 0) {
+					amplvl = -round(sqrt(pow(2,-amplvl+1)));
+				} else {
+					amplvl = 1;
+				}
+
+				// iterate through every value in the frame (3 channels * 8 LEDs)
+				for (int8_t i=0; i<3*8; i++) {
+					// copy original value
+					uint8_t origval = leds[(framectr*3*8+2)+i];
+					// set the amplified value
+					if (amplvl >= 0) {
+						amplified[i] = origval * amplvl;
+						if (amplvl != 0 && amplified[i] / amplvl != origval) {
+							// overflow!
+							amplified[i] = 255;
+						}
+					} else {
+						amplified[i] = origval / -amplvl;
+					}
+				}
+
+				ws2812_sendarray(&amplified[0], 3*8);
 				framectr++;
 				if(framectr >= frames)
 					framectr = 0;
diff --git a/r0ketlib/config.c b/r0ketlib/config.c
index 8712cf70..2e5ef535 100644
--- a/r0ketlib/config.c
+++ b/r0ketlib/config.c
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ struct CDESC the_config[]= {
     {"nickbg",           255,   0, 255, 1, CFG_TYPE_DEVEL},
     {"vdd_fix",          0,     0, 1,   0, 0},
     {"rgbleds",          0,     0, 1,   0, 0},
+    {"rgbleds_amp",      8,     0, 16,  0, 0},
     { NULL,              0,     0, 0  , 0, 0},
 };
 
diff --git a/r0ketlib/config.h b/r0ketlib/config.h
index f43537bf..c6eb0f8c 100644
--- a/r0ketlib/config.h
+++ b/r0ketlib/config.h
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ extern char ledfile[];
 #define GLOBALnickbg       (the_config[13].value)
 #define GLOBALvdd_fix      (the_config[14].value)
 #define GLOBALrgbleds      (the_config[15].value)
+#define GLOBALrgbleds_amp   (the_config[16].value)
 
 #define GLOBAL(x) GLOBAL ## x