diff --git a/libsrc/leddevice/CMakeLists.txt b/libsrc/leddevice/CMakeLists.txt
index 11504e36..63159184 100644
--- a/libsrc/leddevice/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/libsrc/leddevice/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ if(ENABLE_SPIDEV)
 			${CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/LedDeviceLpd6803.h
 			${CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/LedDeviceLpd8806.h
 			${CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/LedDeviceWs2801.h
+			${CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/LedDeviceP9813.h
 	)
 	SET(Leddevice_SOURCES
 			${Leddevice_SOURCES}
@@ -62,6 +63,7 @@ if(ENABLE_SPIDEV)
 			${CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/LedDeviceLpd6803.cpp
 			${CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/LedDeviceLpd8806.cpp
 			${CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/LedDeviceWs2801.cpp
+			${CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/LedDeviceP9813.cpp
 	)
 endif(ENABLE_SPIDEV)
 
diff --git a/libsrc/leddevice/LedDeviceFactory.cpp b/libsrc/leddevice/LedDeviceFactory.cpp
index 2f7b3a6b..3b7ce9fd 100644
--- a/libsrc/leddevice/LedDeviceFactory.cpp
+++ b/libsrc/leddevice/LedDeviceFactory.cpp
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 	#include "LedDeviceLpd6803.h"
 	#include "LedDeviceLpd8806.h"
 	#include "LedDeviceWs2801.h"
+	#include "LedDeviceP9813.h"
 #endif
 
 #include "LedDeviceAdalight.h"
@@ -145,6 +146,16 @@ LedDevice * LedDeviceFactory::construct(const Json::Value & deviceConfig)
 
 			device = deviceWs2812b;
 	}
+	else if (type == "p9813")
+	{
+		const std::string output = deviceConfig["output"].asString();
+		const unsigned rate      = deviceConfig["rate"].asInt();
+
+		LedDeviceP9813* deviceP9813 = new LedDeviceP9813(output, rate);
+		deviceP9813->open();
+
+		device = deviceP9813;
+	}
 	else
 	{
 		std::cout << "Unable to create device " << type << std::endl;
diff --git a/libsrc/leddevice/LedDeviceP9813.cpp b/libsrc/leddevice/LedDeviceP9813.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6b0654ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libsrc/leddevice/LedDeviceP9813.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+
+// STL includes
+#include <cstring>
+#include <cstdio>
+#include <iostream>
+
+// Linux includes
+#include <fcntl.h>
+#include <sys/ioctl.h>
+
+// hyperion local includes
+#include "LedDeviceP9813.h"
+
+LedDeviceP9813::LedDeviceP9813(const std::string& outputDevice, const unsigned baudrate) :
+	LedSpiDevice(outputDevice, baudrate, 0),
+	mLedCount(0)
+{
+	// empty
+}
+
+int LedDeviceP9813::write(const std::vector<ColorRgb> &ledValues)
+{
+	mLedCount = ledValues.size();
+
+	const unsigned dataLen = ledValues.size() * 4 + 8;
+	uint8_t data[dataLen];
+
+    memset(data, 0x00, dataLen);
+
+    int j = 4;
+    for (unsigned i = 0; i < mLedCount; i++){
+        data[j++] = calculateChecksum(ledValues[i]);
+        data[j++] = ledValues[i].blue;        
+        data[j++] = ledValues[i].green;        
+        data[j++] = ledValues[i].red;        
+    }
+
+	return writeBytes(dataLen, data);
+}
+
+int LedDeviceP9813::switchOff()
+{
+	return write(std::vector<ColorRgb>(mLedCount, ColorRgb{0,0,0}));
+}
+
+const uint8_t LedDeviceP9813::calculateChecksum(const ColorRgb color)
+{
+    uint8_t res = 0;
+
+    res |= (uint8_t)0x03 << 6;  
+    res |= (uint8_t)(~(color.blue  >> 6) & 0x03) << 4; 
+    res |= (uint8_t)(~(color.green >> 6) & 0x03) << 2;    
+    res |= (uint8_t)(~(color.red   >> 6) & 0x03); 
+
+    return res;
+}
diff --git a/libsrc/leddevice/LedDeviceP9813.h b/libsrc/leddevice/LedDeviceP9813.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a76df140
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libsrc/leddevice/LedDeviceP9813.h
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+#pragma once
+
+// STL includes
+#include <string>
+
+// hyperion include
+#include "LedSpiDevice.h"
+
+///
+/// Implementation of the LedDevice interface for writing to P9813 led device.
+///
+class LedDeviceP9813 : public LedSpiDevice
+{
+public:
+	///
+	/// Constructs the LedDevice for a string containing leds of the type P9813
+	///
+	/// @param outputDevice The name of the output device (eg '/etc/SpiDev.0.0')
+	/// @param baudrate The used baudrate for writing to the output device
+	///
+	LedDeviceP9813(const std::string& outputDevice,
+					const unsigned baudrate);
+
+	///
+	/// Writes the led color values to the led-device
+	///
+	/// @param ledValues The color-value per led
+	/// @return Zero on succes else negative
+	///
+	virtual int write(const std::vector<ColorRgb> &ledValues);
+
+	/// Switch the leds off
+	virtual int switchOff();
+
+private:
+
+	/// the number of leds
+	size_t mLedCount;
+	const uint8_t calculateChecksum(const ColorRgb color);
+};