diff --git a/main/displays/gameoflifedisplay.cpp b/main/displays/gameoflifedisplay.cpp
index e50c117..84445a5 100644
--- a/main/displays/gameoflifedisplay.cpp
+++ b/main/displays/gameoflifedisplay.cpp
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@
 #include <tftinstance.h>
 #include <screenmanager.h>
 
+// local includes
+#include "screens.h"
+
 void GameOfLifeDisplay::start()
 {
     Base::start();
@@ -18,6 +21,8 @@ void GameOfLifeDisplay::initScreen()
 {
     Base::initScreen();
 
+    disableScreenFlip(true);
+
     espgui::tft.setRotation(3);
     espgui::tft.fillScreen(TFT_BLACK);
 }
@@ -45,7 +50,8 @@ void GameOfLifeDisplay::stop()
 {
     Base::stop();
 
-    espgui::tft.setRotation(0);
+    disableScreenFlip(false);
+
     m_grid = nullptr;
     m_newgrid = nullptr;
 }
diff --git a/main/displays/pingpongdisplay.cpp b/main/displays/pingpongdisplay.cpp
index 0c036e6..71d85cd 100644
--- a/main/displays/pingpongdisplay.cpp
+++ b/main/displays/pingpongdisplay.cpp
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@
 #include <tftinstance.h>
 #include <screenmanager.h>
 
+// local includes
+#include <screens.h>
+
 PingPongDisplay::PingPongDisplay() :
     lpaddle_y(cpputils::randomNumber<uint8_t>(0, h - paddle_h, espcpputils::esp_random_device{})),
     rpaddle_y(cpputils::randomNumber<uint8_t>(0, h - paddle_h, espcpputils::esp_random_device{})),
@@ -19,6 +22,8 @@ void PingPongDisplay::initScreen()
 {
     Base::initScreen();
 
+    disableScreenFlip(true);
+
     espgui::tft.fillScreen(TFT_BLACK);
     espgui::tft.setRotation(1);
 
@@ -41,7 +46,7 @@ void PingPongDisplay::stop()
 {
     Base::stop();
 
-    espgui::tft.setRotation(0);
+    disableScreenFlip(false);
 }
 
 void PingPongDisplay::buttonPressed(espgui::Button button)
diff --git a/main/displays/spirodisplay.cpp b/main/displays/spirodisplay.cpp
index 548f2a0..eed469e 100644
--- a/main/displays/spirodisplay.cpp
+++ b/main/displays/spirodisplay.cpp
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@
 #include <screenmanager.h>
 #include <tftinstance.h>
 
+// local includes
+#include "screens.h"
+
 namespace {
 typedef unsigned char byte;
 } // namespace
@@ -15,6 +18,7 @@ void SpiroDisplay::initScreen()
 {
     Base::initScreen();
 
+    disableScreenFlip(true);
     espgui::tft.setRotation(3);
 }
 
@@ -79,7 +83,7 @@ void SpiroDisplay::stop()
 {
     Base::stop();
 
-    espgui::tft.setRotation(0);
+    disableScreenFlip(false);
 }
 
 void SpiroDisplay::buttonPressed(espgui::Button button)
diff --git a/main/displays/starfielddisplay.cpp b/main/displays/starfielddisplay.cpp
index 2615498..5495805 100644
--- a/main/displays/starfielddisplay.cpp
+++ b/main/displays/starfielddisplay.cpp
@@ -7,8 +7,9 @@
 #include <screenmanager.h>
 
 // local includes
-#include "globals.h"
 #include "displays/menus/demosmenu.h"
+#include "globals.h"
+#include "screens.h"
 
 StarfieldDisplay::StarfieldDisplay() :
     za(cpputils::randomNumber<uint8_t>(espcpputils::esp_random_device{})),
@@ -22,6 +23,8 @@ void StarfieldDisplay::initScreen()
 {
     Base::initScreen();
 
+    disableScreenFlip(true);
+
     espgui::tft.fillScreen(TFT_BLACK);
     espgui::tft.setRotation(1);
 
@@ -75,8 +78,7 @@ void StarfieldDisplay::redraw()
 void StarfieldDisplay::stop()
 {
     Base::stop();
-
-    espgui::tft.setRotation(0);
+    disableScreenFlip(false);
 }
 
 void StarfieldDisplay::buttonPressed(espgui::Button button)
diff --git a/main/screens.cpp b/main/screens.cpp
index 6f1f406..65b94ba 100644
--- a/main/screens.cpp
+++ b/main/screens.cpp
@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@ using namespace espgui;
 
 Label bootLabel{32, 250};
 
+namespace {
+bool disable_screen_flip{false};
+}
+
 void initScreen()
 {
     // vertical screen
@@ -54,7 +58,8 @@ void updateDisplay()
         changeScreenCallback = {};
     }
 
-    updateRotation();
+    if (!disable_screen_flip)
+        updateRotation();
 
     if (const int8_t rawButton = rawButtonRequest.load(); rawButton != -1 && currentDisplay)
     {
@@ -85,3 +90,8 @@ void redrawDisplay()
         currentDisplay->redraw();
     }
 }
+
+void disableScreenFlip(bool enable)
+{
+    disable_screen_flip = enable;
+}
diff --git a/main/screens.h b/main/screens.h
index 37911e1..53be905 100644
--- a/main/screens.h
+++ b/main/screens.h
@@ -9,3 +9,4 @@ void initScreen();
 void updateDisplay();
 void updateRotation();
 void redrawDisplay();
+void disableScreenFlip(bool enable);