diff --git a/docs/overview/event.rst b/docs/overview/event.rst
index 7bf396d04..e5b6878ea 100644
--- a/docs/overview/event.rst
+++ b/docs/overview/event.rst
@@ -169,6 +169,7 @@ Display events
 
 -  :cpp:enumerator:`LV_EVENT_INVALIDATE_AREA,
 -  :cpp:enumerator:`LV_EVENT_RESOLUTION_CHANGED,
+-  :cpp:enumerator:`LV_EVENT_COLOR_FORMAT_CHANGED,
 -  :cpp:enumerator:`LV_EVENT_REFR_REQUEST,
 -  :cpp:enumerator:`LV_EVENT_REFR_START,
 -  :cpp:enumerator:`LV_EVENT_REFR_READY,
diff --git a/src/display/lv_display.c b/src/display/lv_display.c
index dbf06d030..532bc7620 100644
--- a/src/display/lv_display.c
+++ b/src/display/lv_display.c
@@ -422,6 +422,8 @@ void lv_display_set_color_format(lv_display_t * disp, lv_color_format_t color_fo
 
     disp->color_format = color_format;
     disp->layer_head->color_format = color_format;
+
+    lv_display_send_event(disp, LV_EVENT_COLOR_FORMAT_CHANGED, NULL);
 }
 
 lv_color_format_t lv_display_get_color_format(lv_display_t * disp)
diff --git a/src/misc/lv_event.h b/src/misc/lv_event.h
index 563fed5e4..8d4c60861 100644
--- a/src/misc/lv_event.h
+++ b/src/misc/lv_event.h
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ typedef enum {
     /** Events of optional LVGL components*/
     LV_EVENT_INVALIDATE_AREA,
     LV_EVENT_RESOLUTION_CHANGED,
+    LV_EVENT_COLOR_FORMAT_CHANGED,
     LV_EVENT_REFR_REQUEST,
     LV_EVENT_REFR_START,
     LV_EVENT_REFR_READY,