diff --git a/pwnagotchi/ui/display.py b/pwnagotchi/ui/display.py
index 1f08c71b..13c8ec8b 100644
--- a/pwnagotchi/ui/display.py
+++ b/pwnagotchi/ui/display.py
@@ -193,6 +193,9 @@ class Display(View):
     def is_inky(self):
         return self._implementation.name == 'inky'
 
+    def is_dummy_display(self):
+        return self._implementation.name == 'dummydisplay'
+
     def is_papirus(self):
         return self._implementation.name == 'papirus'
 
diff --git a/pwnagotchi/ui/hw/__init__.py b/pwnagotchi/ui/hw/__init__.py
index c02668ce..af0004be 100644
--- a/pwnagotchi/ui/hw/__init__.py
+++ b/pwnagotchi/ui/hw/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 from pwnagotchi.ui.hw.inky import Inky
+from pwnagotchi.ui.hw.dummydisplay import DummyDisplay
 from pwnagotchi.ui.hw.papirus import Papirus
 from pwnagotchi.ui.hw.oledhat import OledHat
 from pwnagotchi.ui.hw.lcdhat import LcdHat
@@ -69,6 +70,9 @@ def display_for(config):
     if config['ui']['display']['type'] == 'inky':
         return Inky(config)
 
+    elif config['ui']['display']['type'] == 'dummydisplay':
+        return DummyDisplay(config)
+
     elif config['ui']['display']['type'] == 'papirus':
         return Papirus(config)
 
diff --git a/pwnagotchi/ui/hw/dummydisplay.py b/pwnagotchi/ui/hw/dummydisplay.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9630908c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pwnagotchi/ui/hw/dummydisplay.py
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+import logging
+
+import pwnagotchi.ui.fonts as fonts
+from pwnagotchi.ui.hw.base import DisplayImpl
+
+
+class DummyDisplay(DisplayImpl):
+    def __init__(self, config):
+        super(DummyDisplay, self).__init__(config, 'DummyDisplay')
+
+    def layout(self):
+        width=480 if 'width' not in self.config else self.config['width']
+        height=720 if 'height' not in self.config else self.config['height']
+        fonts.setup(int(height/30), int(height/40), int(height/30), int(height/6), int(height/30), int(height/35))
+        self._layout['width'] = width
+        self._layout['height'] = height
+        self._layout['face'] = (0, int(width/12))
+        self._layout['name'] = (5, int(width/25))
+        self._layout['channel'] = (0, 0)
+        self._layout['aps'] = (int(width/8), 0)
+        self._layout['uptime'] = (width-int(width/12), 0)
+        self._layout['line1'] = [0, int(height/32), width, int(height/32)]
+        self._layout['line2'] = [0, height-int(height/25)-1, width, height-int(height/25)-1]
+        self._layout['friend_face'] = (0, int(height/10))
+        self._layout['friend_name'] = (int(width/12), int(height/10))
+        self._layout['shakes'] = (0, height-int(height/25))
+        self._layout['mode'] = (width-int(width/8), height - int (height/25))
+        lw, lh = fonts.Small.getsize("W")
+        self._layout['status'] = {
+            'pos': (int(width/48), int(height/3)),
+            'font': fonts.status_font(fonts.Small),
+            'max': int(width / lw)
+        }
+        return self._layout
+
+    def initialize(self):
+        return
+
+    def render(self, canvas):
+        return
+
+    def clear(self):
+        return
diff --git a/pwnagotchi/utils.py b/pwnagotchi/utils.py
index 4158f94b..cf62af9d 100644
--- a/pwnagotchi/utils.py
+++ b/pwnagotchi/utils.py
@@ -240,6 +240,8 @@ def load_config(args):
     # the very first step is to normalize the display name, so we don't need dozens of if/elif around
     if config['ui']['display']['type'] in ('inky', 'inkyphat'):
         config['ui']['display']['type'] = 'inky'
+    elif config['ui']['display']['type'] in ('dummy', 'dummydisplay'):
+        config['ui']['display']['type'] = 'dummydisplay'
     elif config['ui']['display']['type'] in ('papirus', 'papi'):
         config['ui']['display']['type'] = 'papirus'