diff --git a/src/draw/sw/lv_draw_sw.c b/src/draw/sw/lv_draw_sw.c
index 780d7a6bc..d8ff61b94 100644
--- a/src/draw/sw/lv_draw_sw.c
+++ b/src/draw/sw/lv_draw_sw.c
@@ -239,4 +239,38 @@ static void execute_drawing(lv_draw_sw_unit_t * u)
 
 }
 
+
+void lv_draw_sw_rgb565_swap(void * buf, int32_t buf_size_px)
+{
+    uint32_t u32_cnt = buf_size_px / 2;
+    uint16_t * buf16 = buf;
+    uint32_t * buf32 = buf;
+
+    while(u32_cnt >= 8) {
+        buf32[0] = ((uint32_t)(buf32[0] & 0xff00ff00) >> 8) + ((uint32_t)(buf32[0] & 0x00ff00ff) << 8);
+        buf32[1] = ((uint32_t)(buf32[1] & 0xff00ff00) >> 8) + ((uint32_t)(buf32[1] & 0x00ff00ff) << 8);
+        buf32[2] = ((uint32_t)(buf32[2] & 0xff00ff00) >> 8) + ((uint32_t)(buf32[2] & 0x00ff00ff) << 8);
+        buf32[3] = ((uint32_t)(buf32[3] & 0xff00ff00) >> 8) + ((uint32_t)(buf32[3] & 0x00ff00ff) << 8);
+        buf32[4] = ((uint32_t)(buf32[4] & 0xff00ff00) >> 8) + ((uint32_t)(buf32[4] & 0x00ff00ff) << 8);
+        buf32[5] = ((uint32_t)(buf32[5] & 0xff00ff00) >> 8) + ((uint32_t)(buf32[5] & 0x00ff00ff) << 8);
+        buf32[6] = ((uint32_t)(buf32[6] & 0xff00ff00) >> 8) + ((uint32_t)(buf32[6] & 0x00ff00ff) << 8);
+        buf32[7] = ((uint32_t)(buf32[7] & 0xff00ff00) >> 8) + ((uint32_t)(buf32[7] & 0x00ff00ff) << 8);
+        buf32 += 8;
+        u32_cnt -= 8;
+    }
+
+    while(u32_cnt) {
+        *buf32 = ((uint32_t)(*buf32 & 0xff00ff00) >> 8) + ((uint32_t)(*buf32 & 0x00ff00ff) << 8);
+        buf32++;
+        u32_cnt--;
+    }
+
+    if(buf_size_px & 0x1) {
+        uint32_t e = buf_size_px - 1;
+        buf16[e] = ((buf16[e] & 0xff00) >> 8) + ((buf16[e] & 0x00ff) << 8);
+    }
+
+    return;
+}
+
 #endif /*LV_USE_DRAW_SW*/
diff --git a/src/draw/sw/lv_draw_sw.h b/src/draw/sw/lv_draw_sw.h
index ea2ca6131..ce09a653a 100644
--- a/src/draw/sw/lv_draw_sw.h
+++ b/src/draw/sw/lv_draw_sw.h
@@ -82,6 +82,15 @@ void lv_draw_sw_transform(lv_draw_unit_t * draw_unit, const lv_area_t * dest_are
                           int32_t src_w, int32_t src_h, int32_t src_stride,
                           const lv_draw_image_dsc_t * draw_dsc, const lv_draw_image_sup_t * sup, lv_color_format_t cf, void * dest_buf);
 
+
+/**
+ * Swap the upper and lower byte of an RGB565 buffer.
+ * Might be required if a 8bit parallel port or an SPI port send the bytes in the wrong order.
+ * The bytes will be swapped in place.
+ * @param buf_size_px   number of pixels in the buffer
+ */
+void lv_draw_sw_rgb565_swap(void * buf, int32_t buf_size_px);
+
 /***********************
  * GLOBAL VARIABLES
  ***********************/
diff --git a/src/misc/lv_color.c b/src/misc/lv_color.c
index 7725b3a7a..85fc5f55e 100644
--- a/src/misc/lv_color.c
+++ b/src/misc/lv_color.c
@@ -44,8 +44,6 @@ const lv_color_filter_dsc_t lv_color_filter_shade = {.filter_cb = lv_color_filte
 uint8_t lv_color_format_get_bpp(lv_color_format_t cf)
 {
     switch(cf) {
-        case LV_COLOR_FORMAT_NATIVE_REVERSED:
-            return LV_COLOR_DEPTH / 8;
         case LV_COLOR_FORMAT_I1:
         case LV_COLOR_FORMAT_A1:
             return 1;
diff --git a/src/misc/lv_color.h b/src/misc/lv_color.h
index 1cee9f48b..1332ec957 100644
--- a/src/misc/lv_color.h
+++ b/src/misc/lv_color.h
@@ -117,9 +117,6 @@ enum _lv_color_format_t {
     LV_COLOR_FORMAT_ARGB8888          = 0x10,
     LV_COLOR_FORMAT_XRGB8888          = 0x11,
 
-    /*Miscellaneous formats*/
-    LV_COLOR_FORMAT_NATIVE_REVERSED   = 0x1A,
-
     /*Formats not supported by software renderer but kept here so GPU can use it*/
     LV_COLOR_FORMAT_A1                = 0x0B,
     LV_COLOR_FORMAT_A2                = 0x0C,