diff --git a/components/spi_74hc595_display/display.py b/components/spi_74hc595_display/display.py
index 4b63684..09f5560 100644
--- a/components/spi_74hc595_display/display.py
+++ b/components/spi_74hc595_display/display.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ SPI_74HC595_DISPLAYComponent = spi_74hc595_display_ns.class_(
 SPI_74HC595_DISPLAYComponentRef = SPI_74HC595_DISPLAYComponent.operator("ref")
 
 CONF_REVERSE = "reverse"
+CONF_REVERSE_CHAIN = "reverse_chain"
 CONF_SEGMENT_FIRST = "segment_first"
 CONF_COMMON_CATHODE = "common_cathode"
 
@@ -21,7 +22,8 @@ CONFIG_SCHEMA = (
             cv.GenerateID(): cv.declare_id(SPI_74HC595_DISPLAYComponent),
             cv.Optional(CONF_NUM_CHIPS, default=1): cv.int_range(min=1, max=255),
             cv.Optional(CONF_REVERSE, default=False): cv.boolean,
-            cv.Optional(CONF_SEGMENT_FIRST, default=False): cv.boolean,
+            cv.Optional(CONF_REVERSE_CHAIN, default=False): cv.boolean,
+            cv.Optional(CONF_SEGMENT_FIRST, default=True): cv.boolean,
             cv.Optional(CONF_COMMON_CATHODE, default=False): cv.boolean,
         }
     )
@@ -37,6 +39,7 @@ async def to_code(config):
 
     cg.add(var.set_num_chips(config[CONF_NUM_CHIPS]))
     cg.add(var.set_reverse(config[CONF_REVERSE]))
+    cg.add(var.set_reverse_chain(config[CONF_REVERSE_CHAIN]))
     cg.add(var.set_segment_first(config[CONF_SEGMENT_FIRST]))
     cg.add(var.set_common_cathode(config[CONF_COMMON_CATHODE]))
 
diff --git a/components/spi_74hc595_display/spi_74hc595_display.cpp b/components/spi_74hc595_display/spi_74hc595_display.cpp
index 11be3dd..b2405d7 100644
--- a/components/spi_74hc595_display/spi_74hc595_display.cpp
+++ b/components/spi_74hc595_display/spi_74hc595_display.cpp
@@ -116,7 +116,13 @@ void SPI_74HC595_DISPLAYComponent::setup() {
   this->spi_setup();
   this->buffer_ = new uint8_t[this->num_chips_ * 8];  // NOLINT
   for (uint8_t i = 0; i < this->num_chips_ * 8; i++)
+  {
     this->buffer_[i] = 0;
+  }
+  if (this->common_cathode_){
+    this->flip_digit_=0xff;
+    this->flip_segment_= ~this->flip_digit;
+  }
 }
 
 void SPI_74HC595_DISPLAYComponent::dump_config() {
@@ -128,8 +134,6 @@ void SPI_74HC595_DISPLAYComponent::dump_config() {
 
 void SPI_74HC595_DISPLAYComponent::display() {
   uint32_t delay = static_cast<uint64_t>(this->get_update_interval())*1000 / 8;
-  uint8_t flip_digit=(this->common_cathode_)?0xFF:0x00;
-  uint8_t flip_segment = ~flip_digit;
   for (uint8_t i = 0; i < 8; i++) {
     this->enable();
     for (uint8_t j = 0; j < this->num_chips_; j++) {
diff --git a/components/spi_74hc595_display/spi_74hc595_display.h b/components/spi_74hc595_display/spi_74hc595_display.h
index d68bfa1..a1713d8 100644
--- a/components/spi_74hc595_display/spi_74hc595_display.h
+++ b/components/spi_74hc595_display/spi_74hc595_display.h
@@ -56,9 +56,15 @@ class SPI_74HC595_DISPLAYComponent : public PollingComponent,
   uint8_t num_chips_{1};
   uint8_t *buffer_;
   bool reverse_{false};
-  bool segment_first_{false};
+  bool reverse_chain_{false};
+  bool segment_first_{true};
   bool common_cathode_{false};
   optional<spi_74hc595_display_writer_t> writer_{};
+
+  uint8_t flip_digit_{0};
+  uint8_t flip_segment_{0xFF};
+  uint8_t digit_mask[8]{0x08,0x04,0x02,0x01,0x80,0x40,0x20,0x10};
+
 };
 
 }  // namespace spi_74hc595_display
diff --git a/esp32-clock-template.yaml b/esp32-clock-template.yaml
index 8e7e8b7..37a9328 100644
--- a/esp32-clock-template.yaml
+++ b/esp32-clock-template.yaml
@@ -71,9 +71,9 @@ display:
     data_rate: 1MHz #10MHz
     num_chips: 1 #3
     update_interval: 4s #16ms
-    common_cathode: false
-    segment_first: false
-    reverse: false
+    # common_cathode: false
+    # segment_first: true
+    # reverse: false
     lambda: |-
       static uint32_t clock_frames=0;
       static uint32_t old_clock=0;