diff --git a/backend/fbdev.c b/backend/fbdev.c
index d7fb08e..ac93328 100644
--- a/backend/fbdev.c
+++ b/backend/fbdev.c
@@ -22,6 +22,20 @@
 #define FBDEV_DEFAULT "/dev/fb0"
 #define SCREEN(x) ((twin_context_t *) x)->screen
 #define PRIV(x) ((twin_fbdev_t *) ((twin_context_t *) x)->priv)
+#define ARGB32_TO_RGB565(pixel)                                  \
+    (((pixel & 0x00f80000) >> 8) | ((pixel & 0x0000fc00) >> 5) | \
+     ((pixel & 0x000000f8) >> 3))
+
+/* Requires validation in 24-bit per pixel environments. */
+#define ARGB32_TO_RGB888(pixel) (0xff000000 | (pixel))
+#define GET_TWIN_FBDEV(left, top, closure, dest)                               \
+    do {                                                                       \
+        twin_screen_t *screen = SCREEN(closure);                               \
+        twin_fbdev_t *tx = PRIV(closure);                                      \
+        off_t off = (top) * (screen->width) + (left);                          \
+        *(dest) =                                                              \
+            (uint32_t *) ((uintptr_t) tx->fb_base + (off * sizeof(uint32_t))); \
+    } while (0)
 
 typedef struct {
     twin_screen_t *screen;
@@ -43,22 +57,43 @@ typedef struct {
     size_t fb_len;
 } twin_fbdev_t;
 
-static void _twin_fbdev_put_span(twin_coord_t left,
-                                 twin_coord_t top,
-                                 twin_coord_t right,
-                                 twin_argb32_t *pixels,
-                                 void *closure)
+static void _twin_fbdev_put_span16(twin_coord_t left,
+                                   twin_coord_t top,
+                                   twin_coord_t right,
+                                   twin_argb32_t *pixels,
+                                   void *closure)
 {
-    twin_screen_t *screen = SCREEN(closure);
-    twin_fbdev_t *tx = PRIV(closure);
+    uint32_t *dest;
+    GET_TWIN_FBDEV(left, top, closure, &dest);
+    twin_coord_t width = right - left;
+    for (int i = 0; i < width; i++) {
+        dest[i] = ARGB32_TO_RGB565(pixels[i]);
+    }
+}
 
-    if (tx->fb_base == MAP_FAILED)
-        return;
+static void _twin_fbdev_put_span24(twin_coord_t left,
+                                   twin_coord_t top,
+                                   twin_coord_t right,
+                                   twin_argb32_t *pixels,
+                                   void *closure)
+{
+    uint32_t *dest;
+    GET_TWIN_FBDEV(left, top, closure, &dest);
+    twin_coord_t width = right - left;
+    for (int i = 0; i < width; i++) {
+        dest[i] = ARGB32_TO_RGB888(pixels[i]);
+    }
+}
 
+static void _twin_fbdev_put_span32(twin_coord_t left,
+                                   twin_coord_t top,
+                                   twin_coord_t right,
+                                   twin_argb32_t *pixels,
+                                   void *closure)
+{
+    uint32_t *dest;
+    GET_TWIN_FBDEV(left, top, closure, &dest);
     twin_coord_t width = right - left;
-    off_t off = top * screen->width + left;
-    uint32_t *dest =
-        (uint32_t *) ((uintptr_t) tx->fb_base + (off * sizeof(*dest)));
     memcpy(dest, pixels, width * sizeof(*dest));
 }
 
@@ -88,6 +123,27 @@ static bool twin_fbdev_work(void *closure)
     return true;
 }
 
+static inline bool twin_fbdev_is_rgb565(twin_fbdev_t *tx)
+{
+    return tx->fb_var.red.offset == 11 && tx->fb_var.red.length == 5 &&
+           tx->fb_var.green.offset == 5 && tx->fb_var.green.length == 6 &&
+           tx->fb_var.blue.offset == 0 && tx->fb_var.blue.length == 5;
+}
+
+static inline bool twin_fbdev_is_rgb888(twin_fbdev_t *tx)
+{
+    return tx->fb_var.red.offset == 16 && tx->fb_var.red.length == 8 &&
+           tx->fb_var.green.offset == 8 && tx->fb_var.green.length == 8 &&
+           tx->fb_var.blue.offset == 0 && tx->fb_var.blue.length == 8;
+}
+
+static inline bool twin_fbdev_is_argb32(twin_fbdev_t *tx)
+{
+    return tx->fb_var.red.offset == 16 && tx->fb_var.red.length == 8 &&
+           tx->fb_var.green.offset == 8 && tx->fb_var.green.length == 8 &&
+           tx->fb_var.blue.offset == 0 && tx->fb_var.blue.length == 8;
+}
+
 static bool twin_fbdev_apply_config(twin_fbdev_t *tx)
 {
     /* Read changable information of the framebuffer */
@@ -99,7 +155,6 @@ static bool twin_fbdev_apply_config(twin_fbdev_t *tx)
     /* Set the virtual screen size to be the same as the physical screen */
     tx->fb_var.xres_virtual = tx->fb_var.xres;
     tx->fb_var.yres_virtual = tx->fb_var.yres;
-    tx->fb_var.bits_per_pixel = 32;
     if (ioctl(tx->fb_fd, FBIOPUT_VSCREENINFO, &tx->fb_var) < 0) {
         log_error("Failed to set framebuffer mode");
         return false;
@@ -111,10 +166,29 @@ static bool twin_fbdev_apply_config(twin_fbdev_t *tx)
         return false;
     }
 
-    /* Check bits per pixel */
-    if (tx->fb_var.bits_per_pixel != 32) {
-        log_error("Failed to set framebuffer bpp to 32");
-        return false;
+    /* Examine the framebuffer format */
+    switch (tx->fb_var.bits_per_pixel) {
+    case 16: /* RGB565 */
+        if (!twin_fbdev_is_rgb565(tx)) {
+            log_error("Invalid framebuffer format for 16 bpp");
+            return false;
+        }
+        break;
+    case 24: /* RGB888 */
+        if (!twin_fbdev_is_rgb888(tx)) {
+            log_error("Invalid framebuffer format for 24 bpp");
+            return false;
+        }
+        break;
+    case 32: /* ARGB32 */
+        if (!twin_fbdev_is_argb32(tx)) {
+            log_error("Invalid framebuffer format for 32 bpp");
+            return false;
+        }
+        break;
+    default:
+        log_error("Unsupported bits per pixel: %d", tx->fb_var.bits_per_pixel);
+        break;
     }
 
     /* Read unchangable information of the framebuffer */
@@ -220,9 +294,21 @@ twin_context_t *twin_fbdev_init(int width, int height)
         goto bail_vt_fd;
     }
 
+    /* Examine if framebuffer mapping is valid */
+    if (tx->fb_base == MAP_FAILED) {
+        log_error("Failed to map framebuffer memory");
+        return;
+    }
+
+    const twin_put_span_t fbdev_put_spans[] = {
+        _twin_fbdev_put_span16,
+        _twin_fbdev_put_span24,
+        _twin_fbdev_put_span32,
+    };
     /* Create TWIN screen */
-    ctx->screen =
-        twin_screen_create(width, height, NULL, _twin_fbdev_put_span, ctx);
+    ctx->screen = twin_screen_create(
+        width, height, NULL, fbdev_put_spans[tx->fb_var.bits_per_pixel / 8 - 2],
+        ctx);
 
     /* Create Linux input system object */
     tx->input = twin_linux_input_create(ctx->screen);