diff --git a/drivers/mipi_dsi/dsi_mcux_2l.c b/drivers/mipi_dsi/dsi_mcux_2l.c
index 934f267e188..3c51eb4d8c4 100644
--- a/drivers/mipi_dsi/dsi_mcux_2l.c
+++ b/drivers/mipi_dsi/dsi_mcux_2l.c
@@ -162,7 +162,8 @@ static int dsi_mcux_tx_color(const struct device *dev, uint8_t channel,
 		.sendDscCmd = true,
 		.dscCmd = msg->cmd,
 		.txDataType = kDSI_TxDataDcsLongWr,
-		.flags = kDSI_TransferUseHighSpeed,
+		/* default to high speed unless told to use low power */
+		.flags = (msg->flags & MIPI_DSI_MSG_USE_LPM) ? 0 : kDSI_TransferUseHighSpeed,
 	};
 
 	/*
@@ -354,6 +355,8 @@ static ssize_t dsi_mcux_transfer(const struct device *dev, uint8_t channel,
 	dsi_xfer.txData = msg->tx_buf;
 	dsi_xfer.rxDataSize = msg->rx_len;
 	dsi_xfer.rxData = msg->rx_buf;
+	/* default to high speed unless told to use low power */
+	dsi_xfer.flags = (msg->flags & MIPI_DSI_MSG_USE_LPM) ? 0 : kDSI_TransferUseHighSpeed;
 
 	switch (msg->type) {
 	case MIPI_DSI_DCS_READ:
@@ -373,7 +376,6 @@ static ssize_t dsi_mcux_transfer(const struct device *dev, uint8_t channel,
 		dsi_xfer.sendDscCmd = true;
 		dsi_xfer.dscCmd = msg->cmd;
 		dsi_xfer.txDataType = kDSI_TxDataDcsLongWr;
-		dsi_xfer.flags = kDSI_TransferUseHighSpeed;
 		if (msg->flags & MCUX_DSI_2L_FB_DATA) {
 			/*
 			 * Special case- transfer framebuffer data using
diff --git a/include/zephyr/drivers/mipi_dsi.h b/include/zephyr/drivers/mipi_dsi.h
index 6373c1010f0..d26854fc1a6 100644
--- a/include/zephyr/drivers/mipi_dsi.h
+++ b/include/zephyr/drivers/mipi_dsi.h
@@ -217,6 +217,12 @@ struct mipi_dsi_device {
 	uint32_t mode_flags;
 };
 
+/*
+ * Per message flag to indicate the message must be sent
+ * using Low Power Mode instead of controller default.
+ */
+#define MIPI_DSI_MSG_USE_LPM BIT(0x0)
+
 /** MIPI-DSI read/write message. */
 struct mipi_dsi_msg {
 	/** Payload data type. */