diff --git a/ports/espressif/boards/m5stack_tab5/board.c b/ports/espressif/boards/m5stack_tab5/board.c
index a3a9eec04714..7c7c768d5c15 100644
--- a/ports/espressif/boards/m5stack_tab5/board.c
+++ b/ports/espressif/boards/m5stack_tab5/board.c
@@ -5,5 +5,375 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
 
 #include "supervisor/board.h"
+#include "mpconfigboard.h"
+#include "shared-bindings/board/__init__.h"
+#include "shared-bindings/busio/I2C.h"
+#include "shared-bindings/microcontroller/Pin.h"
+#include "shared-bindings/mipidsi/Bus.h"
+#include "shared-bindings/mipidsi/Display.h"
+#include "shared-module/displayio/__init__.h"
+#include "shared-module/framebufferio/__init__.h"
+#include "shared-module/framebufferio/FramebufferDisplay.h"
+#include "ports/espressif/common-hal/microcontroller/Pin.h"
+
+// Statically allocate the MIPI DSI bus (only one DSI bus on ESP32-P4)
+static mipidsi_bus_obj_t board_mipidsi_bus;
+
+// ILI9881C initialization sequence
+static const uint8_t ili9881c_init_sequence[] = {
+    0xff, 0x03, 0x98, 0x81, 0x00,
+    0x01, 0x80, 0x78,  // software reset
+    // CMD_Page 1
+    0xff, 0x03, 0x98, 0x81, 0x01,
+    0xb7, 0x01, 0x03,  // set 2 lane
+    // CMD Page 0
+    0xff, 0x03, 0x98, 0x81, 0x00,
+    0x11, 0x80, 0x0a,  // out of sleep
+    0x36, 0x01, 0x00,  // madctl
+    0x3a, 0x01, 0x55,  // colmod
+    // CMD_Page 3
+    0xff, 0x03, 0x98, 0x81, 0x03,
+    0x01, 0x01, 0x00,
+    0x02, 0x01, 0x00,
+    0x03, 0x01, 0x73,
+    0x04, 0x01, 0x00,
+    0x05, 0x01, 0x00,
+    0x06, 0x01, 0x08,
+    0x07, 0x01, 0x00,
+    0x08, 0x01, 0x00,
+    0x09, 0x01, 0x1b,
+    0x0a, 0x01, 0x01,
+    0x0b, 0x01, 0x01,
+    0x0c, 0x01, 0x0d,
+    0x0d, 0x01, 0x01,
+    0x0e, 0x01, 0x01,
+    0x0f, 0x01, 0x26,
+    0x10, 0x01, 0x26,
+    0x11, 0x01, 0x00,
+    0x12, 0x01, 0x00,
+    0x13, 0x01, 0x02,
+    0x14, 0x01, 0x00,
+    0x15, 0x01, 0x00,
+    0x16, 0x01, 0x00,
+    0x17, 0x01, 0x00,
+    0x18, 0x01, 0x00,
+    0x19, 0x01, 0x00,
+    0x1a, 0x01, 0x00,
+    0x1b, 0x01, 0x00,
+    0x1c, 0x01, 0x00,
+    0x1d, 0x01, 0x00,
+    0x1e, 0x01, 0x40,
+    0x1f, 0x01, 0x00,
+    0x20, 0x01, 0x06,
+    0x21, 0x01, 0x01,
+    0x22, 0x01, 0x00,
+    0x23, 0x01, 0x00,
+    0x24, 0x01, 0x00,
+    0x25, 0x01, 0x00,
+    0x26, 0x01, 0x00,
+    0x27, 0x01, 0x00,
+    0x28, 0x01, 0x33,
+    0x29, 0x01, 0x03,
+    0x2a, 0x01, 0x00,
+    0x2b, 0x01, 0x00,
+    0x2c, 0x01, 0x00,
+    0x2d, 0x01, 0x00,
+    0x2e, 0x01, 0x00,
+    0x2f, 0x01, 0x00,
+    0x30, 0x01, 0x00,
+    0x31, 0x01, 0x00,
+    0x32, 0x01, 0x00,
+    0x33, 0x01, 0x00,
+    0x34, 0x01, 0x00,
+    0x35, 0x01, 0x00,
+    0x36, 0x01, 0x00,
+    0x37, 0x01, 0x00,
+    0x38, 0x01, 0x00,
+    0x39, 0x01, 0x00,
+    0x3a, 0x01, 0x00,
+    0x3b, 0x01, 0x00,
+    0x3c, 0x01, 0x00,
+    0x3d, 0x01, 0x00,
+    0x3e, 0x01, 0x00,
+    0x3f, 0x01, 0x00,
+    0x40, 0x01, 0x00,
+    0x41, 0x01, 0x00,
+    0x42, 0x01, 0x00,
+    0x43, 0x01, 0x00,
+    0x44, 0x01, 0x00,
+    0x50, 0x01, 0x01,
+    0x51, 0x01, 0x23,
+    0x52, 0x01, 0x45,
+    0x53, 0x01, 0x67,
+    0x54, 0x01, 0x89,
+    0x55, 0x01, 0xab,
+    0x56, 0x01, 0x01,
+    0x57, 0x01, 0x23,
+    0x58, 0x01, 0x45,
+    0x59, 0x01, 0x67,
+    0x5a, 0x01, 0x89,
+    0x5b, 0x01, 0xab,
+    0x5c, 0x01, 0xcd,
+    0x5d, 0x01, 0xef,
+    0x5e, 0x01, 0x11,
+    0x5f, 0x01, 0x02,
+    0x60, 0x01, 0x00,
+    0x61, 0x01, 0x07,
+    0x62, 0x01, 0x06,
+    0x63, 0x01, 0x0e,
+    0x64, 0x01, 0x0f,
+    0x65, 0x01, 0x0c,
+    0x66, 0x01, 0x0d,
+    0x67, 0x01, 0x02,
+    0x68, 0x01, 0x02,
+    0x69, 0x01, 0x02,
+    0x6a, 0x01, 0x02,
+    0x6b, 0x01, 0x02,
+    0x6c, 0x01, 0x02,
+    0x6d, 0x01, 0x02,
+    0x6e, 0x01, 0x02,
+    0x6f, 0x01, 0x02,
+    0x70, 0x01, 0x02,
+    0x71, 0x01, 0x02,
+    0x72, 0x01, 0x02,
+    0x73, 0x01, 0x05,
+    0x74, 0x01, 0x01,
+    0x75, 0x01, 0x02,
+    0x76, 0x01, 0x00,
+    0x77, 0x01, 0x07,
+    0x78, 0x01, 0x06,
+    0x79, 0x01, 0x0e,
+    0x7a, 0x01, 0x0f,
+    0x7b, 0x01, 0x0c,
+    0x7c, 0x01, 0x0d,
+    0x7d, 0x01, 0x02,
+    0x7e, 0x01, 0x02,
+    0x7f, 0x01, 0x02,
+    0x80, 0x01, 0x02,
+    0x81, 0x01, 0x02,
+    0x82, 0x01, 0x02,
+    0x83, 0x01, 0x02,
+    0x84, 0x01, 0x02,
+    0x85, 0x01, 0x02,
+    0x86, 0x01, 0x02,
+    0x87, 0x01, 0x02,
+    0x88, 0x01, 0x02,
+    0x89, 0x01, 0x05,
+    0x8a, 0x01, 0x01,
+    // CMD_Page 4
+    0xff, 0x03, 0x98, 0x81, 0x04,
+    0x38, 0x01, 0x01,
+    0x39, 0x01, 0x00,
+    0x6c, 0x01, 0x15,
+    0x6e, 0x01, 0x1a,
+    0x6f, 0x01, 0x25,
+    0x3a, 0x01, 0xa4,
+    0x8d, 0x01, 0x20,
+    0x87, 0x01, 0xba,
+    0x3b, 0x01, 0x98,
+    // CMD_Page 1
+    0xff, 0x03, 0x98, 0x81, 0x01,
+    0x22, 0x01, 0x0a,
+    0x31, 0x01, 0x00,
+    0x50, 0x01, 0x6b,
+    0x51, 0x01, 0x66,
+    0x53, 0x01, 0x73,
+    0x55, 0x01, 0x8b,
+    0x60, 0x01, 0x1b,
+    0x61, 0x01, 0x01,
+    0x62, 0x01, 0x0c,
+    0x63, 0x01, 0x00,
+    // Gamma P
+    0xa0, 0x01, 0x00,
+    0xa1, 0x01, 0x15,
+    0xa2, 0x01, 0x1f,
+    0xa3, 0x01, 0x13,
+    0xa4, 0x01, 0x11,
+    0xa5, 0x01, 0x21,
+    0xa6, 0x01, 0x17,
+    0xa7, 0x01, 0x1b,
+    0xa8, 0x01, 0x6b,
+    0xa9, 0x01, 0x1e,
+    0xaa, 0x01, 0x2b,
+    0xab, 0x01, 0x5d,
+    0xac, 0x01, 0x19,
+    0xad, 0x01, 0x14,
+    0xae, 0x01, 0x4b,
+    0xaf, 0x01, 0x1d,
+    0xb0, 0x01, 0x27,
+    0xb1, 0x01, 0x49,
+    0xb2, 0x01, 0x5d,
+    0xb3, 0x01, 0x39,
+    // Gamma N
+    0xc0, 0x01, 0x00,
+    0xc1, 0x01, 0x01,
+    0xc2, 0x01, 0x0c,
+    0xc3, 0x01, 0x11,
+    0xc4, 0x01, 0x15,
+    0xc5, 0x01, 0x28,
+    0xc6, 0x01, 0x1b,
+    0xc7, 0x01, 0x1c,
+    0xc8, 0x01, 0x62,
+    0xc9, 0x01, 0x1c,
+    0xca, 0x01, 0x29,
+    0xcb, 0x01, 0x60,
+    0xcc, 0x01, 0x16,
+    0xcd, 0x01, 0x17,
+    0xce, 0x01, 0x4a,
+    0xcf, 0x01, 0x23,
+    0xd0, 0x01, 0x24,
+    0xd1, 0x01, 0x4f,
+    0xd2, 0x01, 0x5f,
+    0xd3, 0x01, 0x39,
+    // CMD_Page 0
+    0xff, 0x03, 0x98, 0x81, 0x00,
+    0x35, 0x00,
+    0xfe, 0x00,
+    0x29, 0x00,
+};
+
+// I2C addresses
+#define GOODIX_TOUCH_ADDRESS 0x14
+#define ST7123_ADDRESS 0x55
+#define I2C_DEV_ADDR_PI4IOE1 0x43
+
+// PI4IOE GPIO expander registers
+#define PI4IO_REG_CHIP_RESET 0x01
+#define PI4IO_REG_IO_DIR 0x03
+#define PI4IO_REG_OUT_SET 0x05
+#define PI4IO_REG_OUT_H_IM 0x07
+#define PI4IO_REG_PULL_SEL 0x0D
+#define PI4IO_REG_PULL_EN 0x0B
+
+void board_init(void) {
+    // Initialize I2C for GPIO expander and display detection
+    busio_i2c_obj_t *i2c = common_hal_board_create_i2c(0);
+
+    // Initialize PI4IOE GPIO expander to control LCD reset
+    uint8_t write_buf[2];
+
+    common_hal_busio_i2c_try_lock(i2c);
+
+    // Chip reset
+    write_buf[0] = PI4IO_REG_CHIP_RESET;
+    write_buf[1] = 0xFF;
+    common_hal_busio_i2c_write(i2c, I2C_DEV_ADDR_PI4IOE1, write_buf, 2);
+
+    // Set IO direction (bit 7 as output for LCD reset)
+    write_buf[0] = PI4IO_REG_IO_DIR;
+    write_buf[1] = 0b01111111;
+    common_hal_busio_i2c_write(i2c, I2C_DEV_ADDR_PI4IOE1, write_buf, 2);
+
+    // Set output high-impedance mode
+    write_buf[0] = PI4IO_REG_OUT_H_IM;
+    write_buf[1] = 0b00000000;
+    common_hal_busio_i2c_write(i2c, I2C_DEV_ADDR_PI4IOE1, write_buf, 2);
+
+    // Set pull select
+    write_buf[0] = PI4IO_REG_PULL_SEL;
+    write_buf[1] = 0b01111111;
+    common_hal_busio_i2c_write(i2c, I2C_DEV_ADDR_PI4IOE1, write_buf, 2);
+
+    // Enable pull resistors
+    write_buf[0] = PI4IO_REG_PULL_EN;
+    write_buf[1] = 0b01111111;
+    common_hal_busio_i2c_write(i2c, I2C_DEV_ADDR_PI4IOE1, write_buf, 2);
+
+    // Set output state (including LCD reset)
+    write_buf[0] = PI4IO_REG_OUT_SET;
+    write_buf[1] = 0b01110110;
+    common_hal_busio_i2c_write(i2c, I2C_DEV_ADDR_PI4IOE1, write_buf, 2);
+
+    // Small delay for reset to take effect
+    mp_hal_delay_ms(100);
+
+    // Probe I2C bus to detect which display is present
+    bool has_goodix = common_hal_busio_i2c_probe(i2c, GOODIX_TOUCH_ADDRESS);
+    bool has_st7123 = common_hal_busio_i2c_probe(i2c, ST7123_ADDRESS);
+
+    common_hal_busio_i2c_unlock(i2c);
+
+    // Configure display parameters based on detected hardware
+    uint32_t bus_frequency;
+    uint32_t pixel_clock_frequency;
+    const uint8_t *init_sequence;
+    size_t init_sequence_len;
+    uint32_t hsync_pulse_width, hsync_back_porch, hsync_front_porch;
+    uint32_t vsync_pulse_width, vsync_back_porch, vsync_front_porch;
+
+    if (has_goodix) {
+        // ILI9881C display with Goodix touch
+        bus_frequency = 730000000;
+        pixel_clock_frequency = 60000000;
+        init_sequence = ili9881c_init_sequence;
+        init_sequence_len = sizeof(ili9881c_init_sequence);
+        hsync_pulse_width = 40;
+        hsync_back_porch = 140;
+        hsync_front_porch = 40;
+        vsync_pulse_width = 4;
+        vsync_back_porch = 20;
+        vsync_front_porch = 20;
+    } else if (has_st7123) {
+        // ST7123 display
+        bus_frequency = 965000000;
+        pixel_clock_frequency = 70000000;
+        init_sequence = NULL;  // ST7123 doesn't use init sequence
+        init_sequence_len = 0;
+        hsync_pulse_width = 2;
+        hsync_back_porch = 40;
+        hsync_front_porch = 40;
+        vsync_pulse_width = 2;
+        vsync_back_porch = 8;
+        vsync_front_porch = 220;
+
+        // Not tested now
+        return;
+    } else {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    // Initialize the statically allocated MIPI DSI bus
+    board_mipidsi_bus.base.type = &mipidsi_bus_type;
+    common_hal_mipidsi_bus_construct(&board_mipidsi_bus, bus_frequency, 2);  // 2 lanes
+
+    // Allocate display bus for the display object
+    primary_display_bus_t *display_bus_obj = allocate_display_bus_or_raise();
+    mipidsi_display_obj_t *display = &display_bus_obj->mipidsi;
+    display->base.type = &mipidsi_display_type;
+
+    common_hal_mipidsi_display_construct(
+        display,
+        &board_mipidsi_bus,     // Use statically allocated bus
+        init_sequence,
+        init_sequence_len,
+        0,                      // virtual_channel
+        720,                    // width
+        1280,                   // height
+        0,                      // rotation
+        16,                     // color_depth
+        &pin_GPIO22,            // backlight_pin (LCD_BL)
+        0.1f,                   // brightness
+        60,                     // native_frames_per_second
+        true,                   // backlight_on_high
+        hsync_pulse_width,
+        hsync_back_porch,
+        hsync_front_porch,
+        vsync_pulse_width,
+        vsync_back_porch,
+        vsync_front_porch,
+        pixel_clock_frequency
+        );
+
+    // Create framebuffer display
+    framebufferio_framebufferdisplay_obj_t *fb_display = &allocate_display()->framebuffer_display;
+    fb_display->base.type = &framebufferio_framebufferdisplay_type;
+
+    common_hal_framebufferio_framebufferdisplay_construct(
+        fb_display,
+        MP_OBJ_FROM_PTR(display),
+        0,                      // rotation
+        true                    // auto_refresh
+        );
+}
 
 // Use the MP_WEAK supervisor/shared/board.c versions of routines not defined here.
diff --git a/ports/espressif/boards/m5stack_tab5/pins.c b/ports/espressif/boards/m5stack_tab5/pins.c
index 67012cc670df..c64d8803c02c 100644
--- a/ports/espressif/boards/m5stack_tab5/pins.c
+++ b/ports/espressif/boards/m5stack_tab5/pins.c
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
 
 #include "shared-bindings/board/__init__.h"
 
+#include "shared-module/displayio/__init__.h"
+
 static const mp_rom_map_elem_t board_module_globals_table[] = {
     CIRCUITPYTHON_BOARD_DICT_STANDARD_ITEMS
 
@@ -124,5 +126,7 @@ static const mp_rom_map_elem_t board_module_globals_table[] = {
     { MP_ROM_QSTR(MP_QSTR_I2C), MP_ROM_PTR(&board_i2c_obj) },
     { MP_ROM_QSTR(MP_QSTR_SPI), MP_ROM_PTR(&board_spi_obj) },
     { MP_ROM_QSTR(MP_QSTR_UART), MP_ROM_PTR(&board_uart_obj) },
+
+    { MP_ROM_QSTR(MP_QSTR_DISPLAY), MP_ROM_PTR(&displays[0].display)}
 };
 MP_DEFINE_CONST_DICT(board_module_globals, board_module_globals_table);