diff --git a/ESP32_AP-Flasher/data/www/content_cards.json.gz b/ESP32_AP-Flasher/data/www/content_cards.json.gz
index f5382ff3..141c580a 100644
Binary files a/ESP32_AP-Flasher/data/www/content_cards.json.gz and b/ESP32_AP-Flasher/data/www/content_cards.json.gz differ
diff --git a/ESP32_AP-Flasher/include/makeimage.h b/ESP32_AP-Flasher/include/makeimage.h
index dafc84b7..d2816d97 100644
--- a/ESP32_AP-Flasher/include/makeimage.h
+++ b/ESP32_AP-Flasher/include/makeimage.h
@@ -28,6 +28,10 @@ struct imgParam {
 
     uint8_t lut;
     uint8_t shortlut;
+
+    bool preload;
+    uint8_t preloadtype;
+    uint8_t preloadlut;
 };
 
 void spr2buffer(TFT_eSprite &spr, String &fileout, imgParam &imageParams);
diff --git a/ESP32_AP-Flasher/src/contentmanager.cpp b/ESP32_AP-Flasher/src/contentmanager.cpp
index 61a08c67..08716f61 100644
--- a/ESP32_AP-Flasher/src/contentmanager.cpp
+++ b/ESP32_AP-Flasher/src/contentmanager.cpp
@@ -230,6 +230,11 @@ void drawNew(const uint8_t mac[8], const bool buttonPressed, tagRecord *&taginfo
                 }
                 if (contentFS->exists(configFilename)) {
                     imageParams.dither = cfgobj["dither"] && cfgobj["dither"] == "1";
+
+                    imageParams.preload = cfgobj["preload"] && cfgobj["preload"] == "1";
+                    imageParams.preloadlut = cfgobj["preload_lut"];
+                    imageParams.preloadtype = cfgobj["preload_type"];
+
                     jpg2buffer(configFilename, filename, imageParams);
                 } else {
                     filename = "/current/" + String(hexmac) + ".raw";
@@ -246,7 +251,18 @@ void drawNew(const uint8_t mac[8], const bool buttonPressed, tagRecord *&taginfo
                     imageParams.dataType = DATATYPE_IMG_RAW_2BPP;
                     if (imageParams.lut = EPD_LUT_NO_REPEATS && imageParams.shortlut == SHORTLUT_ONLY_BLACK) imageParams.lut = EPD_LUT_DEFAULT;
                 }
-                if (prepareDataAvail(filename, imageParams.dataType, imageParams.lut, mac, cfgobj["timetolive"].as<int>())) {
+
+                struct imageDataTypeArgStruct arg = {0};
+                // load parameters in case we do need to preload an image
+                if (imageParams.preload) {
+                    arg.preloadImage = 1;
+                    arg.specialType = imageParams.preloadtype;
+                    arg.lut = imageParams.preloadlut;
+                } else {
+                    arg.lut = imageParams.lut & 0x03;
+                }
+
+                if (prepareDataAvail(filename, imageParams.dataType, *((uint8_t *)&arg), mac, cfgobj["timetolive"].as<int>())) {
                     if (cfgobj["delete"].as<String>() == "1") {
                         contentFS->remove("/" + configFilename);
                     }
diff --git a/ESP32_AP-Flasher/wwwroot/content_cards.json b/ESP32_AP-Flasher/wwwroot/content_cards.json
index d0a86eac..88bcf585 100644
--- a/ESP32_AP-Flasher/wwwroot/content_cards.json
+++ b/ESP32_AP-Flasher/wwwroot/content_cards.json
@@ -34,6 +34,47 @@
           "0": "off",
           "1": "on"
         }
+      },
+      {
+        "key": "preload",
+        "name": "Display or Preload",
+        "desc": "Display now or preload for later use",
+        "type": "select",
+        "options": {
+          "0": "Display",
+          "1": "Preload"
+        }
+      },
+      {
+        "key": "preload_lut",
+        "name": "Preload LUT",
+        "desc": "Triggered preload images will display with this LUT",
+        "type": "select",
+        "options": {
+          "0": "Default",
+          "1": "No Repeats",
+          "2": "Fast No Reds",
+          "3": "Fast"
+        }
+      },
+      {
+        "key": "preload_type",
+        "name": "Preload Image type",
+        "desc": "Preload type to send to tag, for later recall, or special use",
+        "type": "select",
+        "options": {
+          "0": "Normal",
+          "1": "UI: Splash Screen",
+          "2": "UI: Lost connection",
+          "3": "UI: AP Found",
+          "4": "UI: No AP Found",
+          "5": "UI: Long Term Sleep",
+          "15": "Slideshow image",
+          "16": "Wake: Button 1",
+          "17": "Wake: Button 2",
+          "29": "Wake: GPIO",
+          "30": "Wake: NFC"
+        }
       }
     ]
   },
@@ -649,6 +690,9 @@
     "id": 21,
     "name": "Access point info",
     "desc": "Displays information about the currently connected access point",
-    "hwtype": [0, 1]
+    "hwtype": [
+      0,
+      1
+    ]
   }
-]
+]
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