diff --git a/src/main/drivers/display.c b/src/main/drivers/display.c
index 8d55c102a..978663fd6 100644
--- a/src/main/drivers/display.c
+++ b/src/main/drivers/display.c
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 
 #include <stdbool.h>
 #include <stdint.h>
+#include <string.h>
 
 #include "platform.h"
 
@@ -66,13 +67,23 @@ bool displayIsGrabbed(const displayPort_t *instance)
     return (instance && instance->grabCount > 0);
 }
 
+void displaySetXY(displayPort_t *instance, uint8_t x, uint8_t y)
+{
+    instance->posX = x;
+    instance->posY = y;
+}
+
 int displayWrite(displayPort_t *instance, uint8_t x, uint8_t y, const char *s)
 {
-    return instance->vTable->write(instance, x, y, s);
+    instance->posX = x + strlen(s);
+    instance->posY = y;
+    return instance->vTable->writeString(instance, x, y, s);
 }
 
 int displayWriteChar(displayPort_t *instance, uint8_t x, uint8_t y, uint8_t c)
 {
+    instance->posX = x + 1;
+    instance->posY = y;
     return instance->vTable->writeChar(instance, x, y, c);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/main/drivers/display.h b/src/main/drivers/display.h
index 6caf1767d..f8ae22819 100644
--- a/src/main/drivers/display.h
+++ b/src/main/drivers/display.h
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ typedef struct displayPort_s {
     void *device;
     uint8_t rows;
     uint8_t cols;
+    uint8_t posX;
+    uint8_t posY;
 
     // CMS state
     bool cleared;
@@ -36,7 +38,7 @@ typedef struct displayPortVTable_s {
     int (*clearScreen)(displayPort_t *displayPort);
     int (*drawScreen)(displayPort_t *displayPort);
     int (*screenSize)(const displayPort_t *displayPort);
-    int (*write)(displayPort_t *displayPort, uint8_t x, uint8_t y, const char *text);
+    int (*writeString)(displayPort_t *displayPort, uint8_t x, uint8_t y, const char *text);
     int (*writeChar)(displayPort_t *displayPort, uint8_t x, uint8_t y, uint8_t c);
     bool (*isTransferInProgress)(const displayPort_t *displayPort);
     int (*heartbeat)(displayPort_t *displayPort);
@@ -59,6 +61,7 @@ bool displayIsGrabbed(const displayPort_t *instance);
 void displayClearScreen(displayPort_t *instance);
 void displayDrawScreen(displayPort_t *instance);
 int displayScreenSize(const displayPort_t *instance);
+void displaySetXY(displayPort_t *instance, uint8_t x, uint8_t y);
 int displayWrite(displayPort_t *instance, uint8_t x, uint8_t y, const char *s);
 int displayWriteChar(displayPort_t *instance, uint8_t x, uint8_t y, uint8_t c);
 bool displayIsTransferInProgress(const displayPort_t *instance);
diff --git a/src/main/io/displayport_max7456.c b/src/main/io/displayport_max7456.c
index 5297b77ed..bd5afd4e5 100644
--- a/src/main/io/displayport_max7456.c
+++ b/src/main/io/displayport_max7456.c
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ static int screenSize(const displayPort_t *displayPort)
     return maxScreenSize;
 }
 
-static int write(displayPort_t *displayPort, uint8_t x, uint8_t y, const char *s)
+static int writeString(displayPort_t *displayPort, uint8_t x, uint8_t y, const char *s)
 {
     UNUSED(displayPort);
     max7456Write(x, y, s);
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ static const displayPortVTable_t max7456VTable = {
     .clearScreen = clearScreen,
     .drawScreen = drawScreen,
     .screenSize = screenSize,
-    .write = write,
+    .writeString = writeString,
     .writeChar = writeChar,
     .isTransferInProgress = isTransferInProgress,
     .heartbeat = heartbeat,
diff --git a/src/main/io/displayport_msp.c b/src/main/io/displayport_msp.c
index 6753a3f23..2631dcbf1 100644
--- a/src/main/io/displayport_msp.c
+++ b/src/main/io/displayport_msp.c
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ static int screenSize(const displayPort_t *displayPort)
     return displayPort->rows * displayPort->cols;
 }
 
-static int write(displayPort_t *displayPort, uint8_t col, uint8_t row, const char *string)
+static int writeString(displayPort_t *displayPort, uint8_t col, uint8_t row, const char *string)
 {
 #define MSP_OSD_MAX_STRING_LENGTH 30 // FIXME move this
     uint8_t buf[MSP_OSD_MAX_STRING_LENGTH + 4];
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ static int writeChar(displayPort_t *displayPort, uint8_t col, uint8_t row, uint8
 
     buf[0] = c;
     buf[1] = 0;
-    return write(displayPort, col, row, buf); //!!TODO - check if there is a direct MSP command to do this
+    return writeString(displayPort, col, row, buf); //!!TODO - check if there is a direct MSP command to do this
 }
 
 static bool isTransferInProgress(const displayPort_t *displayPort)
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ static const displayPortVTable_t mspDisplayPortVTable = {
     .clearScreen = clearScreen,
     .drawScreen = drawScreen,
     .screenSize = screenSize,
-    .write = write,
+    .writeString = writeString,
     .writeChar = writeChar,
     .isTransferInProgress = isTransferInProgress,
     .heartbeat = heartbeat,
diff --git a/src/main/io/displayport_oled.c b/src/main/io/displayport_oled.c
index 09b8f6aa8..b6b5d7e77 100644
--- a/src/main/io/displayport_oled.c
+++ b/src/main/io/displayport_oled.c
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ static int oledScreenSize(const displayPort_t *displayPort)
     return displayPort->rows * displayPort->cols;
 }
 
-static int oledWrite(displayPort_t *displayPort, uint8_t x, uint8_t y, const char *s)
+static int oledWriteString(displayPort_t *displayPort, uint8_t x, uint8_t y, const char *s)
 {
     i2c_OLED_set_xy(displayPort->device, x, y);
     i2c_OLED_send_string(displayPort->device, s);
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ static const displayPortVTable_t oledVTable = {
     .clearScreen = oledClearScreen,
     .drawScreen = oledDrawScreen,
     .screenSize = oledScreenSize,
-    .write = oledWrite,
+    .writeString = oledWriteString,
     .writeChar = oledWriteChar,
     .isTransferInProgress = oledIsTransferInProgress,
     .heartbeat = oledHeartbeat,
diff --git a/src/test/unit/unittest_displayport.h b/src/test/unit/unittest_displayport.h
index ded02afe9..4e649923d 100644
--- a/src/test/unit/unittest_displayport.h
+++ b/src/test/unit/unittest_displayport.h
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ static int displayPortTestScreenSize(const displayPort_t *displayPort)
     return 0;
 }
 
-static int displayPortTestWrite(displayPort_t *displayPort, uint8_t x, uint8_t y, const char *s)
+static int displayPortTestWriteString(displayPort_t *displayPort, uint8_t x, uint8_t y, const char *s)
 {
     UNUSED(displayPort);
     for (unsigned int i = 0; i < strlen(s); i++) {
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ static const displayPortVTable_t testDisplayPortVTable = {
     .clearScreen = displayPortTestClearScreen,
     .drawScreen = displayPortTestDrawScreen,
     .screenSize = displayPortTestScreenSize,
-    .write = displayPortTestWrite,
+    .writeString = displayPortTestWriteString,
     .writeChar = displayPortTestWriteChar,
     .isTransferInProgress = displayPortTestIsTransferInProgress,
     .heartbeat = displayPortTestHeartbeat,