diff --git a/ports/stm32f4/boards/meowbit_v121/mpconfigboard.h b/ports/stm32f4/boards/meowbit_v121/mpconfigboard.h
index 72d4f1c88e..bf738e9618 100644
--- a/ports/stm32f4/boards/meowbit_v121/mpconfigboard.h
+++ b/ports/stm32f4/boards/meowbit_v121/mpconfigboard.h
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
 #define BOARD_OSC_DIV 12
 #define BOARD_NO_VBUS_SENSE
 //#define BOARD_VTOR_DEFER //Leave VTOR relocation to bootloader
+#define SHOW_FLASH_SPI
 
 // On-board flash
 #define SPI_FLASH_MOSI_PIN          (&pin_PB15)
diff --git a/ports/stm32f4/common-hal/busio/SPI.c b/ports/stm32f4/common-hal/busio/SPI.c
index afc6cfcbd5..e00b5e9f0c 100644
--- a/ports/stm32f4/common-hal/busio/SPI.c
+++ b/ports/stm32f4/common-hal/busio/SPI.c
@@ -428,31 +428,43 @@ STATIC void spi_clock_disable(uint8_t mask) {
     #ifdef SPI1
     if (mask & (1 << 0)) {
         __HAL_RCC_SPI1_CLK_DISABLE();
+        __HAL_RCC_SPI1_FORCE_RESET();
+        __HAL_RCC_SPI1_RELEASE_RESET();
     }
     #endif
     #ifdef SPI2
     if (mask & (1 << 1)) {
         __HAL_RCC_SPI2_CLK_DISABLE();
+        __HAL_RCC_SPI2_FORCE_RESET();
+        __HAL_RCC_SPI2_RELEASE_RESET();
     }
     #endif
     #ifdef SPI3
     if (mask & (1 << 2)) {
         __HAL_RCC_SPI3_CLK_DISABLE();
+        __HAL_RCC_SPI3_FORCE_RESET();
+        __HAL_RCC_SPI3_RELEASE_RESET();
     }
     #endif
     #ifdef SPI4
     if (mask & (1 << 3)) {
         __HAL_RCC_SPI4_CLK_DISABLE();
+        __HAL_RCC_SPI4_FORCE_RESET();
+        __HAL_RCC_SPI4_RELEASE_RESET();
     }
     #endif
     #ifdef SPI5
     if (mask & (1 << 4)) {
         __HAL_RCC_SPI5_CLK_DISABLE();
+        __HAL_RCC_SPI5_FORCE_RESET();
+        __HAL_RCC_SPI5_RELEASE_RESET();
     }
     #endif
     #ifdef SPI6
     if (mask & (1 << 5)) {
         __HAL_RCC_SPI6_CLK_DISABLE();
+        __HAL_RCC_SPI6_FORCE_RESET();
+        __HAL_RCC_SPI6_RELEASE_RESET();
     }
     #endif
 }
diff --git a/py/circuitpy_mpconfig.h b/py/circuitpy_mpconfig.h
index 5b705a0883..b5d9bb9a80 100644
--- a/py/circuitpy_mpconfig.h
+++ b/py/circuitpy_mpconfig.h
@@ -296,6 +296,7 @@ extern const struct _mp_obj_module_t board_module;
 #define BOARD_I2C (defined(DEFAULT_I2C_BUS_SDA) && defined(DEFAULT_I2C_BUS_SCL))
 #define BOARD_SPI (defined(DEFAULT_SPI_BUS_SCK) && defined(DEFAULT_SPI_BUS_MISO) && defined(DEFAULT_SPI_BUS_MOSI))
 #define BOARD_UART (defined(DEFAULT_UART_BUS_RX) && defined(DEFAULT_UART_BUS_TX))
+#define BOARD_INTERNAL_SPI (defined(SHOW_FLASH_SPI))
 
 // I2C and SPI are always allocated off the heap.
 
diff --git a/shared-bindings/board/__init__.h b/shared-bindings/board/__init__.h
index a9b652ba8d..2842057ad6 100644
--- a/shared-bindings/board/__init__.h
+++ b/shared-bindings/board/__init__.h
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ mp_obj_t common_hal_board_get_i2c(void);
 mp_obj_t common_hal_board_create_i2c(void);
 MP_DECLARE_CONST_FUN_OBJ_0(board_i2c_obj);
 
+mp_obj_t common_hal_board_get_internal_spi(void);
+
 mp_obj_t common_hal_board_get_spi(void);
 mp_obj_t common_hal_board_create_spi(void);
 MP_DECLARE_CONST_FUN_OBJ_0(board_spi_obj);
diff --git a/shared-module/board/__init__.c b/shared-module/board/__init__.c
index 914bc43137..8d87a98ebd 100644
--- a/shared-module/board/__init__.c
+++ b/shared-module/board/__init__.c
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@
 #include "mpconfigboard.h"
 #include "py/runtime.h"
 
+#include "supervisor/spi_flash_api.h"
+
 #if CIRCUITPY_BUSIO
 #include "shared-bindings/busio/I2C.h"
 #include "shared-bindings/busio/SPI.h"
@@ -89,6 +91,15 @@ mp_obj_t common_hal_board_create_spi(void) {
 }
 #endif
 
+#if BOARD_INTERNAL_SPI
+//Provide a reference to the internal SPI, if required. 
+mp_obj_t common_hal_board_get_internal_spi(void) {
+    //TODO: can we change the name of this without having to change every instance of spi in every
+    //flash file? 
+    return (mp_obj_t)(&spi);
+}
+#endif
+
 #if BOARD_UART
 mp_obj_t common_hal_board_get_uart(void) {
     return MP_STATE_VM(shared_uart_bus);
diff --git a/shared-module/displayio/__init__.c b/shared-module/displayio/__init__.c
index af22cb0df8..795de7b87b 100644
--- a/shared-module/displayio/__init__.c
+++ b/shared-module/displayio/__init__.c
@@ -100,6 +100,11 @@ void reset_displays(void) {
                         continue;
                     }
                 #endif
+                #if BOARD_INTERNAL_SPI
+                    if (original_spi == common_hal_board_get_internal_spi()) {
+                        continue;
+                    }
+                #endif
                 memcpy(&fourwire->inline_bus, original_spi, sizeof(busio_spi_obj_t));
                 fourwire->bus = &fourwire->inline_bus;
                 // Check for other displays that use the same spi bus and swap them too.