diff --git a/TFT_eSPI.cpp b/TFT_eSPI.cpp
index f59c08c..5242b42 100644
--- a/TFT_eSPI.cpp
+++ b/TFT_eSPI.cpp
@@ -860,14 +860,14 @@ void TFT_eSPI::readRect(int32_t x, int32_t y, int32_t w, int32_t h, uint16_t *da
 
 
 /***************************************************************************************
-** Function name:           push rectangle (for SPI Interface II i.e. IM [3:0] = "1101")
+** Function name:           push rectangle
 ** Description:             push 565 pixel colours into a defined area
 ***************************************************************************************/
 void TFT_eSPI::pushRect(int32_t x, int32_t y, int32_t w, int32_t h, uint16_t *data)
 {
-  // Function deprecated, remains for backwards compatibility
-  // New pushImage() is better as it will crop partly off-screen image blocks
+  bool swap = _swapBytes; _swapBytes = false;
   pushImage(x, y, w, h, data);
+  _swapBytes = swap;
 }
 
 
diff --git a/TFT_eSPI.h b/TFT_eSPI.h
index a25100b..5558692 100644
--- a/TFT_eSPI.h
+++ b/TFT_eSPI.h
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 #ifndef _TFT_eSPIH_
 #define _TFT_eSPIH_
 
-#define TFT_ESPI_VERSION "2.2.6"
+#define TFT_ESPI_VERSION "2.2.7"
 
 /***************************************************************************************
 **                         Section 1: Load required header files
@@ -450,7 +450,7 @@ class TFT_eSPI : public Print {
            // The next functions can be used as a pair to copy screen blocks (or horizontal/vertical lines) to another location
            // Read a block of pixels to a data buffer, buffer is 16 bit and the size must be at least w * h
   void     readRect(int32_t x, int32_t y, int32_t w, int32_t h, uint16_t *data);
-           // Write a block of pixels to the screen - this is a deprecated alternative to pushImage()
+           // Write a block of pixels to the screen which have been read by readRect()
   void     pushRect(int32_t x, int32_t y, int32_t w, int32_t h, uint16_t *data);
 
            // These are used to render images or sprites stored in RAM arrays (used by Sprite class for 16bpp Sprites)
diff --git a/library.json b/library.json
index 4a23f3f..cbfea7c 100644
--- a/library.json
+++ b/library.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "TFT_eSPI",
-  "version": "2.2.6",
+  "version": "2.2.7",
   "keywords": "Arduino, tft, ePaper, display, STM32, ESP8266, NodeMCU, ESP32, M5Stack, ILI9341, ST7735, ILI9163, S6D02A1, ILI9486, ST7789, RM68140",
   "description": "A TFT and ePaper SPI graphics library with optimisation for ESP8266, ESP32 and STM32",
   "repository":
diff --git a/library.properties b/library.properties
index a2aaa4e..069b77d 100644
--- a/library.properties
+++ b/library.properties
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name=TFT_eSPI
-version=2.2.6
+version=2.2.7
 author=Bodmer
 maintainer=Bodmer
 sentence=TFT graphics library for Arduino processors with performance optimisation for STM32, ESP8266 and ESP32