diff --git a/ion/src/device/shared/drivers/display.cpp b/ion/src/device/shared/drivers/display.cpp
index a2448c574..6c0625a1b 100644
--- a/ion/src/device/shared/drivers/display.cpp
+++ b/ion/src/device/shared/drivers/display.cpp
@@ -386,6 +386,16 @@ void pullPixels(KDColor * pixels, size_t numberOfPixels) {
   send_command(Command::PixelFormatSet, 0x05);
 }
 
+uint32_t panelIdentifier() {
+  send_command(Command::ReadDisplayID);
+  receive_data(); // Dummy read, per datasheet
+  uint8_t id1 = receive_data();
+  uint8_t id2 = receive_data();
+  uint8_t id3 = receive_data();
+
+  return (id1 << 16) | (id2 << 8) | id3;
+}
+
 void pushBlackWhitePixels() {
   send_command(Command::MemoryWrite);
   int numberOfPixels = Ion::Display::Width * Ion::Display::Height;
diff --git a/ion/src/device/shared/drivers/display.h b/ion/src/device/shared/drivers/display.h
index 516ad3cac..1d2c856df 100644
--- a/ion/src/device/shared/drivers/display.h
+++ b/ion/src/device/shared/drivers/display.h
@@ -32,10 +32,12 @@ void waitForPendingDMAUploadCompletion();
 void pushPixels(const KDColor * pixels, size_t numberOfPixels);
 void pushColor(KDColor color, size_t numberOfPixels);
 void pullPixels(KDColor * pixels, size_t numberOfPixels);
+uint32_t panelIdentifier();
 
 enum class Command : uint16_t {
   Nop = 0x00,
   Reset = 0x01,
+  ReadDisplayID = 0x04,
   SleepIn = 0x10,
   SleepOut = 0x11,
   DisplayInversionOff = 0x20,