diff --git a/components/esp_lcd/include/esp_lcd_panel_io.h b/components/esp_lcd/include/esp_lcd_panel_io.h
index de7b434b5f..2c2cc086bb 100644
--- a/components/esp_lcd/include/esp_lcd_panel_io.h
+++ b/components/esp_lcd/include/esp_lcd_panel_io.h
@@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct {
     struct {
         unsigned int dc_low_on_data: 1;  /*!< If this flag is enabled, DC line = 0 means transfer data, DC line = 1 means transfer command; vice versa */
         unsigned int octal_mode: 1;      /*!< transmit with octal mode (8 data lines), this mode is used to simulate Intel 8080 timing */
+        unsigned int quad_mode: 1;       /*!< transmit with quad mode (4 data lines), this mode is useful when transmitting LCD parameters (Only use one line for command) */
         unsigned int sio_mode: 1; /*!< Read and write through a single data line (MOSI) */
         unsigned int lsb_first: 1;       /*!< transmit LSB bit first */
         unsigned int cs_high_active: 1;  /*!< CS line is high active */
diff --git a/components/esp_lcd/src/esp_lcd_panel_io_spi.c b/components/esp_lcd/src/esp_lcd_panel_io_spi.c
index e4a7ca730e..7f3e8084e1 100644
--- a/components/esp_lcd/src/esp_lcd_panel_io_spi.c
+++ b/components/esp_lcd/src/esp_lcd_panel_io_spi.c
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ typedef struct {
     struct {
         unsigned int dc_data_level: 1;   // Indicates the level of DC line when tranfering data
         unsigned int octal_mode: 1;      // Indicates whether the transmitting is enabled with octal mode (8 data lines)
+        unsigned int quad_mode: 1;       // Indicates whether the transmitting is enabled with quad mode (4 data lines)
     } flags;
     lcd_spi_trans_descriptor_t trans_pool[]; // Transaction pool
 } esp_lcd_panel_io_spi_t;
@@ -95,6 +96,7 @@ esp_err_t esp_lcd_new_panel_io_spi(esp_lcd_spi_bus_handle_t bus, const esp_lcd_p
 
     spi_panel_io->flags.dc_data_level = !io_config->flags.dc_low_on_data;
     spi_panel_io->flags.octal_mode = io_config->flags.octal_mode;
+    spi_panel_io->flags.quad_mode = io_config->flags.quad_mode;
     spi_panel_io->on_color_trans_done = io_config->on_color_trans_done;
     spi_panel_io->user_ctx = io_config->user_ctx;
     spi_panel_io->lcd_cmd_bits = io_config->lcd_cmd_bits;
@@ -329,6 +331,9 @@ static esp_err_t panel_io_spi_tx_color(esp_lcd_panel_io_t *io, int lcd_cmd, cons
         lcd_trans->flags.dc_gpio_level = !spi_panel_io->flags.dc_data_level; // set D/C line to command mode
         lcd_trans->base.length = spi_panel_io->lcd_cmd_bits;
         lcd_trans->base.tx_buffer = &lcd_cmd;
+        if(color && color_size) {
+            lcd_trans->base.flags |= SPI_TRANS_CS_KEEP_ACTIVE;
+        }
         if (spi_panel_io->flags.octal_mode) {
             // use 8 lines for transmitting command, address and data
             lcd_trans->base.flags |= (SPI_TRANS_MULTILINE_CMD | SPI_TRANS_MULTILINE_ADDR | SPI_TRANS_MODE_OCT);
@@ -372,6 +377,9 @@ static esp_err_t panel_io_spi_tx_color(esp_lcd_panel_io_t *io, int lcd_cmd, cons
         if (spi_panel_io->flags.octal_mode) {
             // use 8 lines for transmitting command, address and data
             lcd_trans->base.flags |= (SPI_TRANS_MULTILINE_CMD | SPI_TRANS_MULTILINE_ADDR | SPI_TRANS_MODE_OCT);
+        } else if (spi_panel_io->flags.quad_mode) {
+            // use 4 lines only for transmitting data
+            lcd_trans->base.flags |= SPI_TRANS_MODE_QIO;
         }
 
         // color data is usually large, using queue+blocking mode