diff --git a/app/drivers/display/Kconfig.il0323 b/app/drivers/display/Kconfig.il0323
index 1f23d6c0d2d..2704023ce9e 100644
--- a/app/drivers/display/Kconfig.il0323
+++ b/app/drivers/display/Kconfig.il0323
@@ -13,3 +13,7 @@ config IL0323
 config IL0323_INVERT
     bool "Invert display"
     default n
+
+config IL0323_ALTERNATIVE_REFRESH
+    bool "Use an alternative approach for partial refreshes"
+    default n
diff --git a/app/drivers/display/il0323.c b/app/drivers/display/il0323.c
index 924a06ec615..9f16d2290c7 100644
--- a/app/drivers/display/il0323.c
+++ b/app/drivers/display/il0323.c
@@ -124,7 +124,11 @@ static int il0323_write(const struct device *dev, const uint16_t x, const uint16
     ptl[IL0323_PTL_HRED_IDX] = x_end_idx;
     ptl[IL0323_PTL_VRST_IDX] = y;
     ptl[IL0323_PTL_VRED_IDX] = y_end_idx;
+#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_IL0323_ALTERNATIVE_REFRESH)
+    ptl[sizeof(ptl) - 1] = 0; // limits fading outside of refresh window
+#else
     ptl[sizeof(ptl) - 1] = IL0323_PTL_PT_SCAN;
+#endif
     LOG_HEXDUMP_DBG(ptl, sizeof(ptl), "ptl");
 
     il0323_busy_wait(cfg);