diff --git a/tag_fw/drawing.c b/tag_fw/drawing.c
index 1e0d577a..1211384b 100644
--- a/tag_fw/drawing.c
+++ b/tag_fw/drawing.c
@@ -334,7 +334,24 @@ void ByteDecode(uint8_t byte) {
         epdSend(prev);
     }
 }
-
+#if (SCREEN_WIDTH == 152)
+void drawImageFromBuffer(uint8_t* buffer, const uint8_t lut) {
+    pr("Doing raw 1bpp\n");
+    epdSetup();
+    if (lut) selectLUT(lut);
+    beginFullscreenImage();
+    clearScreen();
+    beginWriteFramebuffer(EPD_COLOR_BLACK);
+    epdSelect();
+    for (uint16_t c = 0; c < (SCREEN_HEIGHT * (SCREEN_WIDTH / 8)); c++) {
+        epdSend(buffer[c]);
+    }
+    epdDeselect();
+    endWriteFramebuffer();
+    addOverlay();
+    drawWithSleep();
+}
+#endif
 void drawImageAtAddress(uint32_t addr, uint8_t lut) {
     struct EepromImageHeader* __xdata eih = (struct EepromImageHeader*)mClutMap;
     eepromRead(addr, mClutMap, sizeof(struct EepromImageHeader));
diff --git a/tag_fw/drawing.h b/tag_fw/drawing.h
index cdd1c939..8ed12e96 100644
--- a/tag_fw/drawing.h
+++ b/tag_fw/drawing.h
@@ -8,6 +8,6 @@
 void set_offline(__bit state);
 #pragma callee_saves drawImageAtAddress
 void drawImageAtAddress(uint32_t addr, uint8_t lut);
-
+void drawImageFromBuffer(uint8_t* buffer, const uint8_t lut);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/tag_fw/fw154.bin b/tag_fw/fw154.bin
index 840f1840..9282512b 100644
Binary files a/tag_fw/fw154.bin and b/tag_fw/fw154.bin differ
diff --git a/tag_fw/syncedproto.c b/tag_fw/syncedproto.c
index 7ffc3113..2e29b241 100644
--- a/tag_fw/syncedproto.c
+++ b/tag_fw/syncedproto.c
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 #include "timer.h"
 #include "userinterface.h"
 #include "wdt.h"
+#include "screen.h"
 
 // download-stuff
 uint8_t __xdata blockXferBuffer[BLOCK_XFER_BUFFER_SIZE] = {0};
@@ -681,8 +682,38 @@ static bool downloadImageDataToEEPROM(const struct AvailDataInfo *__xdata avail)
     return true;
 }
 
-bool processAvailDataInfo(const struct AvailDataInfo *__xdata avail) {
+bool processAvailDataInfo(struct AvailDataInfo *__xdata avail) {
     switch (avail->dataType) {
+#if (SCREEN_WIDTH == 152)
+        // the 1.54" screen is pretty small, we can write an entire 1bpp image from the block transfer buffer directly to the EPD buffer
+        case DATATYPE_IMG_RAW_1BPP_DIRECT:
+            pr("Direct draw image received\n");
+            if (curDataInfo.dataSize == 0 && xMemEqual((const void *__xdata) & avail->dataVer, (const void *__xdata) & curDataInfo.dataVer, 8)) {
+                // we've downloaded this already, we're guessing it's already displayed
+                pr("currently shown image, send xfc\n");
+                powerUp(INIT_RADIO);
+                sendXferComplete();
+                powerDown(INIT_RADIO);
+                return true;
+            }
+            xMemCopyShort(&curDataInfo, (void *)avail, sizeof(struct AvailDataInfo));
+            if (avail->dataSize > 4096) avail->dataSize = 4096;
+            
+            if (getDataBlock(avail->dataSize)) {
+                powerUp(INIT_RADIO);
+                sendXferComplete();
+                powerDown(INIT_RADIO);
+
+                curDataInfo.dataSize = 0;  // mark as transfer not pending
+                powerUp(INIT_EPD);
+                drawImageFromBuffer(blockXferBuffer, drawWithLut);
+                powerDown(INIT_EPD);
+                drawWithLut = 0;  // default back to the regular ol' stock/OTP LUT
+                return true;
+            }
+            return false;
+            break;
+#endif
         case DATATYPE_IMG_BMP:
         case DATATYPE_IMG_DIFF:
         case DATATYPE_IMG_RAW_1BPP:
diff --git a/tag_fw/syncedproto.h b/tag_fw/syncedproto.h
index b5bd6139..fe39ec87 100644
--- a/tag_fw/syncedproto.h
+++ b/tag_fw/syncedproto.h
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ extern void killRadio(void);
 extern struct AvailDataInfo *__xdata getAvailDataInfo();
 extern struct AvailDataInfo *__xdata getShortAvailDataInfo();
 extern void drawImageFromEeprom(const uint8_t imgSlot);
-extern bool processAvailDataInfo(const struct AvailDataInfo *__xdata avail);
+extern bool processAvailDataInfo(struct AvailDataInfo *__xdata avail);
 extern void initializeProto();
 extern uint8_t detectAP(const uint8_t channel);