diff --git a/ports/atmel-samd/common-hal/paralleldisplay/ParallelBus.c b/ports/atmel-samd/common-hal/paralleldisplay/ParallelBus.c
index 490c595e74..10407d3b3a 100644
--- a/ports/atmel-samd/common-hal/paralleldisplay/ParallelBus.c
+++ b/ports/atmel-samd/common-hal/paralleldisplay/ParallelBus.c
@@ -69,9 +69,13 @@ void common_hal_paralleldisplay_parallelbus_construct(paralleldisplay_parallelbu
     common_hal_digitalio_digitalinout_construct(&self->write, write);
     common_hal_digitalio_digitalinout_switch_to_output(&self->write, true, DRIVE_MODE_PUSH_PULL);
 
-    self->read.base.type = &digitalio_digitalinout_type;
-    common_hal_digitalio_digitalinout_construct(&self->read, read);
-    common_hal_digitalio_digitalinout_switch_to_output(&self->read, true, DRIVE_MODE_PUSH_PULL);
+    self->read.base.type = &mp_type_NoneType;
+    if (read != NULL) {
+        self->read.base.type = &digitalio_digitalinout_type;
+        common_hal_digitalio_digitalinout_construct(&self->read, read);
+        common_hal_digitalio_digitalinout_switch_to_output(&self->read, true, DRIVE_MODE_PUSH_PULL);
+        never_reset_pin_number(read->number);
+    }
 
     self->data0_pin = data_pin;
     self->write_group = &PORT->Group[write->number / 32];
@@ -89,7 +93,6 @@ void common_hal_paralleldisplay_parallelbus_construct(paralleldisplay_parallelbu
     never_reset_pin_number(command->number);
     never_reset_pin_number(chip_select->number);
     never_reset_pin_number(write->number);
-    never_reset_pin_number(read->number);
     for (uint8_t i = 0; i < 8; i++) {
         never_reset_pin_number(data_pin + i);
     }
diff --git a/ports/espressif/common-hal/paralleldisplay/ParallelBus.c b/ports/espressif/common-hal/paralleldisplay/ParallelBus.c
index b9ee1f055d..1b6ee41c40 100644
--- a/ports/espressif/common-hal/paralleldisplay/ParallelBus.c
+++ b/ports/espressif/common-hal/paralleldisplay/ParallelBus.c
@@ -72,13 +72,6 @@ void common_hal_paralleldisplay_parallelbus_construct_nonsequential(paralleldisp
         .buffer_size = 512,
     };
 
-    if (reset != NULL) {
-        common_hal_never_reset_pin(reset);
-        self->reset_pin_number = reset->number;
-    } else {
-        self->reset_pin_number = NO_PIN;
-    }
-
     for (uint8_t i = 0; i < n_pins; i++) {
         common_hal_never_reset_pin(data_pins[i]);
         config.pin_data_num[i] = common_hal_mcu_pin_number(data_pins[i]);
@@ -98,10 +91,14 @@ void common_hal_paralleldisplay_parallelbus_construct_nonsequential(paralleldisp
         gpio_set_level(read->number, true);
     }
 
+    self->reset_pin_number = NO_PIN;
+    if (reset != NULL) {
+        common_hal_never_reset_pin(reset);
+        self->reset_pin_number = reset->number;
+    }
+
     common_hal_never_reset_pin(chip_select);
     common_hal_never_reset_pin(command);
-    common_hal_never_reset_pin(read);
-    common_hal_never_reset_pin(reset);
     common_hal_never_reset_pin(write);
 
     self->config = config;
@@ -140,8 +137,8 @@ void common_hal_paralleldisplay_parallelbus_deinit(paralleldisplay_parallelbus_o
 
     reset_pin_number(self->config.pin_num_cs);
     reset_pin_number(self->config.pin_num_wr);
-    reset_pin_number(self->read_pin_number);
     reset_pin_number(self->config.pin_num_rs);
+    reset_pin_number(self->read_pin_number);
     reset_pin_number(self->reset_pin_number);
 
     port_i2s_reset_instance(0);
diff --git a/ports/espressif/common-hal/paralleldisplay/ParallelBus.h b/ports/espressif/common-hal/paralleldisplay/ParallelBus.h
index 1c84d9b421..c46d3cb0b8 100644
--- a/ports/espressif/common-hal/paralleldisplay/ParallelBus.h
+++ b/ports/espressif/common-hal/paralleldisplay/ParallelBus.h
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@
 
 typedef struct {
     mp_obj_base_t base;
-    uint8_t read_pin_number;
-    uint8_t reset_pin_number;
+    gpio_num_t read_pin_number;
+    gpio_num_t reset_pin_number;
     i2s_lcd_config_t config;
     i2s_lcd_handle_t handle;
 } paralleldisplay_parallelbus_obj_t;
diff --git a/ports/raspberrypi/common-hal/paralleldisplay/ParallelBus.c b/ports/raspberrypi/common-hal/paralleldisplay/ParallelBus.c
index 2e0ae4def2..51187a3429 100644
--- a/ports/raspberrypi/common-hal/paralleldisplay/ParallelBus.c
+++ b/ports/raspberrypi/common-hal/paralleldisplay/ParallelBus.c
@@ -67,9 +67,13 @@ void common_hal_paralleldisplay_parallelbus_construct(paralleldisplay_parallelbu
     common_hal_digitalio_digitalinout_construct(&self->chip_select, chip_select);
     common_hal_digitalio_digitalinout_switch_to_output(&self->chip_select, true, DRIVE_MODE_PUSH_PULL);
 
-    self->read.base.type = &digitalio_digitalinout_type;
-    common_hal_digitalio_digitalinout_construct(&self->read, read);
-    common_hal_digitalio_digitalinout_switch_to_output(&self->read, true, DRIVE_MODE_PUSH_PULL);
+    self->read.base.type = &mp_type_NoneType;
+    if (read != NULL) {
+        self->read.base.type = &digitalio_digitalinout_type;
+        common_hal_digitalio_digitalinout_construct(&self->read, read);
+        common_hal_digitalio_digitalinout_switch_to_output(&self->read, true, DRIVE_MODE_PUSH_PULL);
+        never_reset_pin_number(read->number);
+    }
 
     self->data0_pin = data_pin;
     self->write = write_pin;
@@ -86,7 +90,6 @@ void common_hal_paralleldisplay_parallelbus_construct(paralleldisplay_parallelbu
     never_reset_pin_number(command->number);
     never_reset_pin_number(chip_select->number);
     never_reset_pin_number(write_pin);
-    never_reset_pin_number(read->number);
     for (uint8_t i = 0; i < 8; i++) {
         never_reset_pin_number(data_pin + i);
     }
@@ -121,8 +124,12 @@ void common_hal_paralleldisplay_parallelbus_deinit(paralleldisplay_parallelbus_o
     reset_pin_number(self->command.pin->number);
     reset_pin_number(self->chip_select.pin->number);
     reset_pin_number(self->write);
-    reset_pin_number(self->read.pin->number);
-    reset_pin_number(self->reset.pin->number);
+    if (self->read.base.type != &mp_type_NoneType) {
+        reset_pin_number(self->read.pin->number);
+    }
+    if (self->reset.base.type != &mp_type_NoneType) {
+        reset_pin_number(self->reset.pin->number);
+    }
 }
 
 bool common_hal_paralleldisplay_parallelbus_reset(mp_obj_t obj) {
diff --git a/shared-bindings/paralleldisplay/ParallelBus.c b/shared-bindings/paralleldisplay/ParallelBus.c
index be69ce1f95..6e6e778259 100644
--- a/shared-bindings/paralleldisplay/ParallelBus.c
+++ b/shared-bindings/paralleldisplay/ParallelBus.c
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
 //|     protocol may be refered to as 8080-I Series Parallel Interface in datasheets. It doesn't handle
 //|     display initialization."""
 //|
-//|     def __init__(self, *, data0: microcontroller.Pin, command: microcontroller.Pin, chip_select: microcontroller.Pin, write: microcontroller.Pin, read: microcontroller.Pin, reset: microcontroller.Pin, frequency: int = 30_000_000) -> None:
+//|     def __init__(self, *, data0: microcontroller.Pin, command: microcontroller.Pin, chip_select: microcontroller.Pin, write: microcontroller.Pin, read: Optional[microcontroller.Pin], reset: Optional[microcontroller.Pin] = None, frequency: int = 30_000_000) -> None:
 //|         """Create a ParallelBus object associated with the given pins. The bus is inferred from data0
 //|         by implying the next 7 additional pins on a given GPIO port.
 //|
@@ -56,8 +56,8 @@
 //|         :param microcontroller.Pin command: Data or command pin
 //|         :param microcontroller.Pin chip_select: Chip select pin
 //|         :param microcontroller.Pin write: Write pin
-//|         :param microcontroller.Pin read: Read pin
-//|         :param microcontroller.Pin reset: Reset pin
+//|         :param microcontroller.Pin read: Read pin, optional
+//|         :param microcontroller.Pin reset: Reset pin, optional
 //|         :param int frequency: The communication frequency in Hz for the display on the bus"""
 //|         ...
 //|
@@ -69,8 +69,8 @@ STATIC mp_obj_t paralleldisplay_parallelbus_make_new(const mp_obj_type_t *type,
         { MP_QSTR_command, MP_ARG_OBJ | MP_ARG_KW_ONLY | MP_ARG_REQUIRED },
         { MP_QSTR_chip_select, MP_ARG_OBJ | MP_ARG_KW_ONLY | MP_ARG_REQUIRED },
         { MP_QSTR_write, MP_ARG_OBJ | MP_ARG_KW_ONLY | MP_ARG_REQUIRED },
-        { MP_QSTR_read, MP_ARG_OBJ | MP_ARG_KW_ONLY | MP_ARG_REQUIRED },
-        { MP_QSTR_reset, MP_ARG_OBJ | MP_ARG_KW_ONLY | MP_ARG_REQUIRED },
+        { MP_QSTR_read, MP_ARG_OBJ | MP_ARG_KW_ONLY, {.u_obj = mp_const_none } },
+        { MP_QSTR_reset, MP_ARG_OBJ | MP_ARG_KW_ONLY, {.u_obj = mp_const_none } },
         { MP_QSTR_frequency, MP_ARG_INT | MP_ARG_KW_ONLY, {.u_int = 30000000 } },
     };
     mp_arg_val_t args[MP_ARRAY_SIZE(allowed_args)];
@@ -79,8 +79,8 @@ STATIC mp_obj_t paralleldisplay_parallelbus_make_new(const mp_obj_type_t *type,
     const mcu_pin_obj_t *command = validate_obj_is_free_pin(args[ARG_command].u_obj);
     const mcu_pin_obj_t *chip_select = validate_obj_is_free_pin(args[ARG_chip_select].u_obj);
     const mcu_pin_obj_t *write = validate_obj_is_free_pin(args[ARG_write].u_obj);
-    const mcu_pin_obj_t *read = validate_obj_is_free_pin(args[ARG_read].u_obj);
-    const mcu_pin_obj_t *reset = validate_obj_is_free_pin(args[ARG_reset].u_obj);
+    const mcu_pin_obj_t *read = validate_obj_is_free_pin_or_none(args[ARG_read].u_obj);
+    const mcu_pin_obj_t *reset = validate_obj_is_free_pin_or_none(args[ARG_reset].u_obj);
 
     paralleldisplay_parallelbus_obj_t *self = &allocate_display_bus_or_raise()->parallel_bus;
     self->base.type = &paralleldisplay_parallelbus_type;