diff --git a/Adafruit_SSD1306.cpp b/Adafruit_SSD1306.cpp
index 46218d7d..3136098b 100644
--- a/Adafruit_SSD1306.cpp
+++ b/Adafruit_SSD1306.cpp
@@ -1099,3 +1099,28 @@ void Adafruit_SSD1306::dim(boolean dim) {
   TRANSACTION_END
 }
 
+
+/**************************************************************************/
+/*!
+   @brief Scroll display up one line, reseting cursor y to print at bottom
+*/
+/**************************************************************************/
+void Adafruit_SSD1306::scrollUp(void) {
+	/*
+	* - supporting oled 128x32 pixel display so know width
+	* -- a row of pixels 128 columns x 8 down is 8 * 16, left to right
+	*/
+	
+	// copy 2nd to last line from buffer to top of scroll buffer; (char pixel width with 8 as base size of 1) * (total pixel width / 8 as that is how this display is addressed) * (lines)
+	int intLineSize = ((textsize * SSD1306_PIXEL_CHUNK) * (WIDTH / SSD1306_PIXEL_CHUNK));
+	memcpy(buffer, buffer + intLineSize, SSD1306_BUFF_SIZE - intLineSize);
+
+	// clear buffer last line; (char pixel width with 8 as base size of 1) * (total pixel width / 8 as that is how this display is addressed) * (font size for height * lines)
+	int intOffsetLastLine = intLineSize * 3;
+	memset(buffer + intOffsetLastLine, 0, SSD1306_BUFF_SIZE - intOffsetLastLine);
+
+	setCursor(cursor_x, (textsize * SSD1306_PIXEL_CHUNK) * 3);
+
+}
+
+
diff --git a/Adafruit_SSD1306.h b/Adafruit_SSD1306.h
index 2933cb0b..18b0a853 100644
--- a/Adafruit_SSD1306.h
+++ b/Adafruit_SSD1306.h
@@ -102,13 +102,15 @@
 #if defined SSD1306_128_32
  #define SSD1306_LCDWIDTH  128 ///< DEPRECATED: width w/SSD1306_128_32 defined
  #define SSD1306_LCDHEIGHT  32 ///< DEPRECATED: height w/SSD1306_128_32 defined
+ #define SSD1306_PIXEL_CHUNK 8 ///< for scrollUP(); 8 bit "pages"; see datasheet
+ #define SSD1306_BUFF_SIZE (128 * ((32 + 7) / 8)) ///< for scrollUP()
 #endif
 #if defined SSD1306_96_16
  #define SSD1306_LCDWIDTH   96 ///< DEPRECATED: width w/SSD1306_96_16 defined
  #define SSD1306_LCDHEIGHT  16 ///< DEPRECATED: height w/SSD1306_96_16 defined
 #endif
 
-/*! 
+/*!
     @brief  Class that stores state and functions for interacting with
             SSD1306 OLED displays.
 */
@@ -149,6 +151,10 @@ class Adafruit_SSD1306 : public Adafruit_GFX {
   boolean      getPixel(int16_t x, int16_t y);
   uint8_t     *getBuffer(void);
 
+	// adding function to scroll display up a line; for use with println
+	void				scrollUp(void); 		// scroll display up one line of text
+
+
  private:
   inline void  SPIwrite(uint8_t d) __attribute__((always_inline));
   void         drawFastHLineInternal(int16_t x, int16_t y, int16_t w,