diff --git a/TFT_eSPI.cpp b/TFT_eSPI.cpp
index d537faeb..0c12a009 100644
--- a/TFT_eSPI.cpp
+++ b/TFT_eSPI.cpp
@@ -2929,6 +2929,36 @@ void TFT_eSPI::setTextColor(uint16_t c, uint16_t b, bool bgfill)
   _fillbg     = bgfill;
 }
 
+/***************************************************************************************
+** Function name:           getTextColor
+** Description:             get the font foreground colour
+***************************************************************************************/
+uint16_t TFT_eSPI::getTextColor()
+{
+  return textcolor;
+}
+
+/***************************************************************************************
+** Function name:           getTextBgColor
+** Description:             get the font background colour
+***************************************************************************************/
+uint16_t TFT_eSPI::getTextBgColor()
+{
+  return textbgcolor;
+}
+
+/***************************************************************************************
+** Function name:           invertColors
+** Description:             Changes foreground and background colors
+***************************************************************************************/
+void TFT_eSPI::invertColors()
+{
+  uint16_t cor = textcolor;
+
+  textcolor   = textbgcolor;
+  textbgcolor = cor;
+
+}
 
 /***************************************************************************************
 ** Function name:           setPivot
diff --git a/TFT_eSPI.h b/TFT_eSPI.h
index 8ae23427..eed8a71e 100644
--- a/TFT_eSPI.h
+++ b/TFT_eSPI.h
@@ -660,6 +660,10 @@ class TFT_eSPI : public Print { friend class TFT_eSprite; // Sprite class has ac
   void     setTextColor(uint16_t color),                    // Set character (glyph) color only (background not over-written)
            setTextColor(uint16_t fgcolor, uint16_t bgcolor, bool bgfill = false),  // Set character (glyph) foreground and background colour, optional background fill for smooth fonts
            setTextSize(uint8_t size);                       // Set character size multiplier (this increases pixel size)
+  
+  void     invertColors();                                  //invert textcolor and textbgcolor
+  uint16_t getTextColor();                                  //get the textcolor
+  uint16_t getTextBgColor();                                //get the textbgcolor
 
   void     setTextWrap(bool wrapX, bool wrapY = false);     // Turn on/off wrapping of text in TFT width and/or height