diff --git a/data b/data
index 653a39d..266a99b 160000
--- a/data
+++ b/data
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 653a39d0a339bcf3ac3365eacd2e5e8136ecf4c6
+Subproject commit 266a99be96189bea92e0ef593f930bb92d3b5b20
diff --git a/src/lib/defaults.hpp b/src/lib/defaults.hpp
index ada5531..11df69a 100644
--- a/src/lib/defaults.hpp
+++ b/src/lib/defaults.hpp
@@ -70,3 +70,4 @@
 #define DEFAULT_ACTIVE_CURRENCIES "USD,EUR,JPY"
 
 #define DEFAULT_GIT_RELEASE_URL "https://git.btclock.dev/api/v1/repos/btclock/btclock_v3/releases/latest"
+#define DEFAULT_VERTICAL_DESC true
diff --git a/src/lib/epd.cpp b/src/lib/epd.cpp
index 1c04725..986b9cc 100644
--- a/src/lib/epd.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/epd.cpp
@@ -373,7 +373,11 @@ extern "C" void updateDisplay(void *pvParameters) noexcept
 void splitText(const uint dispNum, const String &top, const String &bottom,
                bool partial)
 {
-  displays[dispNum].setRotation(2);
+  if(preferences.getBool("verticalDesc", DEFAULT_VERTICAL_DESC) && dispNum == 0) {
+    displays[dispNum].setRotation(1);
+  } else {
+    displays[dispNum].setRotation(2);
+  }
   displays[dispNum].setFont(&FONT_SMALL);
   displays[dispNum].setTextColor(getFgColor());
 
diff --git a/src/lib/webserver.cpp b/src/lib/webserver.cpp
index b901379..11b9024 100644
--- a/src/lib/webserver.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/webserver.cpp
@@ -549,6 +549,7 @@ void onApiSettingsPatch(AsyncWebServerRequest *request, JsonVariant &json)
                            "mowMode", "suffixShareDot", "flOffWhenDark",
                            "flAlwaysOn", "flDisable", "flFlashOnUpd",
                            "mempoolSecure", "useNostr", "bitaxeEnabled",
+                           "verticalDesc",
                            "nostrZapNotify", "stagingSource", "httpAuthEnabled"};
 
   for (String setting : boolSettings)
@@ -689,6 +690,8 @@ void onApiSettingsGet(AsyncWebServerRequest *request)
   root["suffixPrice"] = preferences.getBool("suffixPrice", DEFAULT_SUFFIX_PRICE);
   root["disableLeds"] = preferences.getBool("disableLeds", DEFAULT_DISABLE_LEDS);
   root["mowMode"] = preferences.getBool("mowMode", DEFAULT_MOW_MODE);
+  root["verticalDesc"] = preferences.getBool("verticalDesc", DEFAULT_VERTICAL_DESC);
+
   root["suffixShareDot"] = preferences.getBool("suffixShareDot", DEFAULT_SUFFIX_SHARE_DOT);
 
   root["hostnamePrefix"] = preferences.getString("hostnamePrefix", DEFAULT_HOSTNAME_PREFIX);