diff --git a/src/controller.py b/src/controller.py
index 03f5fb0..7eaad98 100644
--- a/src/controller.py
+++ b/src/controller.py
@@ -117,6 +117,15 @@ class Controller:
 				self.text = " "+self.text+" " #add spaces left and right for marquee to enter and leave the full frame
 			print("changed text to ", self.text)
 			self.mqtt.publish(self.topic + "/" + __TOPIC_TEXT_PAN__, self.text, 1 )
+			
+		if message.topic.endswith(__TOPIC_TEXT_SCROLL__ + "/set"):
+			self.mode = Mode.SCROLL
+			self.poscount = 0 #start at beginning of new text
+			self.text = msg
+			for i in range(NUMDIGITS):
+				self.text = " "+self.text+" " #add spaces left and right for marquee to enter and leave the full frame
+			print("changed text to ", self.text)
+			self.mqtt.publish(self.topic + "/" + __TOPIC_TEXT_SCROLL__, self.text, 1 )
 
 
 	def on_connect(self, client, userdata, flags, rc):
@@ -199,14 +208,21 @@ class Controller:
 					if self.text != self.text_last: #time to update animation
 						self.displayTextOffset(self.text, 0)
 			
-				if self.mode == Mode.MARQUEE:
+				if self.mode == Mode.MARQUEE or self.mode == Mode.SCROLL:
 					if time.time() > self.last_scrollupdate+self.scroll_interval or self.text != self.text_last: #time to update animation
 						self.displayTextOffset(self.text, self.poscount)
 						
 						self.poscount += 1
-						self.poscount %= max(1,int(self.seglen(self.text)-NUMDIGITS+1))
+						if self.mode == Mode.MARQUEE:
+							self.poscount %= max(1,int(self.seglen(self.text)-NUMDIGITS+1))
+						elif self.mode == Mode.SCROLL:
+							if self.poscount >= max(1,int(self.seglen(self.text)-NUMDIGITS+1)): #reached end for scroll once
+								self.mode == Mode.STATIC
+								self.text=" ".ljust(NUMDIGITS) #empty
+								
 						self.last_scrollupdate = time.time()
 						
+						
 				if self.mode == Mode.PAN:
 					if time.time() > self.last_scrollupdate+self.scroll_interval or self.text != self.text_last: #time to update animation
 						print("pos=", self.poscount)