diff --git a/lvgl_tft/Kconfig b/lvgl_tft/Kconfig
index 4a74ad2..fc62cfb 100644
--- a/lvgl_tft/Kconfig
+++ b/lvgl_tft/Kconfig
@@ -739,6 +739,20 @@ menu "LVGL TFT Display controller"
             help
                 Use software reset and ignores configured reset pin (some hardware does not use a reset pin).
 
+        config LV_DISPLAY_USE_TE_PIN
+            bool "Enable TE (Tearing effect) pin"
+            default y
+            help
+                Enable the TE pin to control the display. You can disable
+                it when the display does not need MISO signal to be controlled.
+
+        config LV_DISPLAY_TE_PIN
+            int "GPIO for TE (Tearing effect) pin"
+            depends on LV_DISPLAY_USE_TE_PIN
+            default 38
+            help
+                Configure the display TE pin here.
+
     endmenu
 
     # menu will be visible only when LV_PREDEFINED_DISPLAY_NONE is y
diff --git a/lvgl_tft/st7789.c b/lvgl_tft/st7789.c
index 70af85d..5c7212c 100644
--- a/lvgl_tft/st7789.c
+++ b/lvgl_tft/st7789.c
@@ -82,6 +82,14 @@ void st7789_init(void)
         {0xB6, {0x0A, 0x82, 0x27, 0x00}, 4},
         {ST7789_SLPOUT, {0}, 0x80},
         {ST7789_DISPON, {0}, 0x80},
+    #ifdef CONFIG_LV_DISPLAY_USE_TE_PIN
+        {ST7789_TEON, {0}, 1}, //[BJ] turn on TE
+    #endif
+        //----------- 
+        //[BJ] Below I am trying to change refresh rate of the screen so the tearing is not prominent
+        //{ST7789_FRCTR2,{0x1F},1}, //[BJ] set the refresh rate
+        {ST7789_FRCTRL1,{0x01, 0x0F, 0x0F},3}, //[BJ] divide the refresh by 2.
+        // ----------------------------------------
         {0, {0}, 0xff},
     };
 
@@ -94,6 +102,11 @@ void st7789_init(void)
     gpio_set_direction(ST7789_RST, GPIO_MODE_OUTPUT);
 #endif
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_LV_DISPLAY_USE_TE_PIN
+    gpio_pad_select_gpio(ST7789_TE);
+    gpio_set_direction(ST7789_TE, GPIO_MODE_INPUT);
+#endif
+
     //Reset the display
 #if !defined(ST7789_SOFT_RST)
     gpio_set_level(ST7789_RST, 0);
@@ -208,7 +221,7 @@ void st7789_send_data(void * data, uint16_t length)
 
 static void st7789_send_color(void * data, size_t length)
 {
-    //disp_wait_for_pending_transactions(); [BJ] noticed that commenting this made the display slightly faster.
+    // disp_wait_for_pending_transactions();
     gpio_set_level(ST7789_DC, 1);
     disp_spi_send_colors(data, length);
 }
diff --git a/lvgl_tft/st7789.h b/lvgl_tft/st7789.h
index cacb31b..362f98c 100644
--- a/lvgl_tft/st7789.h
+++ b/lvgl_tft/st7789.h
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ extern "C"
 
 #define ST7789_DC       CONFIG_LV_DISP_PIN_DC
 #define ST7789_RST      CONFIG_LV_DISP_PIN_RST
+#define ST7789_TE       CONFIG_LV_DISPLAY_TE_PIN
+
 
 #if CONFIG_LV_DISP_USE_RST
   #if CONFIG_LV_DISP_ST7789_SOFT_RESET