diff --git a/libsrc/leddevice/LedDeviceFactory.cpp b/libsrc/leddevice/LedDeviceFactory.cpp
index 3c925e8d..a3dd87af 100755
--- a/libsrc/leddevice/LedDeviceFactory.cpp
+++ b/libsrc/leddevice/LedDeviceFactory.cpp
@@ -324,12 +324,13 @@ LedDevice * LedDeviceFactory::construct(const Json::Value & deviceConfig)
 	else if (type == "ws281x")
 	{
 		const int gpio = deviceConfig.get("gpio", 18).asInt();
-		const int leds = deviceConfig.get("leds", 12).asInt();
+		const int leds = deviceConfig.get("leds", 256).asInt();
 		const uint32_t freq = deviceConfig.get("freq", (Json::UInt)800000ul).asInt();
 		const int dmanum = deviceConfig.get("dmanum", 5).asInt();
                 const int pwmchannel = deviceConfig.get("pwmchannel", 0).asInt();
+		const int invert = deviceConfig.get("invert", 0).asInt();
 
-		LedDeviceWS281x * ledDeviceWS281x = new LedDeviceWS281x(gpio, leds, freq, dmanum, pwmchannel);
+		LedDeviceWS281x * ledDeviceWS281x = new LedDeviceWS281x(gpio, leds, freq, dmanum, pwmchannel, invert);
 		device = ledDeviceWS281x;
 	}
 #endif
diff --git a/libsrc/leddevice/LedDeviceWS281x.cpp b/libsrc/leddevice/LedDeviceWS281x.cpp
index 3871b553..542ff80c 100644
--- a/libsrc/leddevice/LedDeviceWS281x.cpp
+++ b/libsrc/leddevice/LedDeviceWS281x.cpp
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 #include "LedDeviceWS281x.h"
 
 // Constructor
-LedDeviceWS281x::LedDeviceWS281x(const int gpio, const int leds, const uint32_t freq, const int dmanum, const int pwmchannel)
+LedDeviceWS281x::LedDeviceWS281x(const int gpio, const int leds, const uint32_t freq, const int dmanum, const int pwmchannel, const int invert)
 {
 	initialized = false;
 	led_string.freq = freq;
@@ -14,13 +14,13 @@ LedDeviceWS281x::LedDeviceWS281x(const int gpio, const int leds, const uint32_t
 	}
 	chan = pwmchannel;
 	led_string.channel[chan].gpionum = gpio;
-	led_string.channel[chan].invert = 0;
+	led_string.channel[chan].invert = invert;
 	led_string.channel[chan].count = leds;
 	led_string.channel[chan].brightness = 255;
 	led_string.channel[chan].strip_type = WS2811_STRIP_RGB;
 
 	led_string.channel[!chan].gpionum = 0;
-	led_string.channel[!chan].invert = 0;
+	led_string.channel[!chan].invert = invert;
 	led_string.channel[!chan].count = 0;
 	led_string.channel[!chan].brightness = 0;
 	led_string.channel[!chan].strip_type = WS2811_STRIP_RGB;
diff --git a/libsrc/leddevice/LedDeviceWS281x.h b/libsrc/leddevice/LedDeviceWS281x.h
index 61a58800..29209016 100644
--- a/libsrc/leddevice/LedDeviceWS281x.h
+++ b/libsrc/leddevice/LedDeviceWS281x.h
@@ -16,8 +16,11 @@ public:
 	/// @param leds   The number of leds attached to the gpio pin
 	/// @param freq   The target frequency for the data line, default is 800000
 	/// @param dmanum The DMA channel to use, default is 5
+	/// @param pwmchannel The pwm channel to use
+	/// @param invert Invert the output line to support an inverting level shifter
+
 	///
-	LedDeviceWS281x(const int gpio, const int leds, const uint32_t freq, int dmanum, int pwmchannel);
+	LedDeviceWS281x(const int gpio, const int leds, const uint32_t freq, int dmanum, int pwmchannel, int invert);
 
 	///
 	/// Destructor of the LedDevice, waits for DMA to complete and then cleans up