diff --git a/DCC.cpp b/DCC.cpp
index 5a9a2fd..0185ce9 100644
--- a/DCC.cpp
+++ b/DCC.cpp
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ const byte FN_GROUP_5=0x10;
 
 FSH* DCC::shieldName=NULL;
 byte DCC::joinRelay=UNUSED_PIN;
+byte DCC::globalSpeedsteps=128;
 
 void DCC::begin(const FSH * motorShieldName, MotorDriver * mainDriver, MotorDriver* progDriver) {
   shieldName=(FSH *)motorShieldName;
@@ -82,8 +83,34 @@ void DCC::setThrottle2( uint16_t cab, byte speedCode)  {
   if (cab > 127)
     b[nB++] = highByte(cab) | 0xC0;    // convert train number into a two-byte address
   b[nB++] = lowByte(cab);
-  b[nB++] = SET_SPEED;                      // 128-step speed control byte
-  b[nB++] = speedCode; // for encoding see setThrottle
+
+  if (globalSpeedsteps <= 28) {
+
+    uint8_t speed128 = speedCode & 0x7F;
+    uint8_t speed28;
+    uint8_t code28;
+
+    if (speed128 == 0 || speed128 == 1) { // stop or emergency stop
+      code28 = speed128;
+    } else {
+      speed28= (speed128*10+36)/46;                 // convert 2-127 to 1-28
+/*
+      if (globalSpeedsteps <= 14)                   // Don't want to do 14 steps, to get F0 there is ugly
+        code28 = (speed28+3)/2 | (Value of F0);     // convert 1-28 to DCC 14 step speed code
+      else
+*/
+      code28 = (speed28+3)/2 | ( (speed28 & 1) ? 0 : 0b00010000 ); // convert 1-28 to DCC 28 step speed code
+    }
+    //        Construct command byte from:
+    //        command      speed    direction
+    b[nB++] = 0b01000000 | code28 | ((speedCode & 0x80) ? 0b00100000 : 0);
+
+  } else { // 128 speedsteps
+
+    b[nB++] = SET_SPEED;                      // 128-step speed control byte
+    b[nB++] = speedCode; // for encoding see setThrottle
+
+  }
 
   DCCWaveform::mainTrack.schedulePacket(b, nB, 0);
 }
diff --git a/DCC.h b/DCC.h
index c4a6ae3..0f5c489 100644
--- a/DCC.h
+++ b/DCC.h
@@ -102,6 +102,9 @@ public:
   static void displayCabList(Print *stream);
 
   static FSH *getMotorShieldName();
+  static inline void setGlobalSpeedsteps(byte s) {
+    globalSpeedsteps = s;
+  };
 
 private:
   struct LOCO
@@ -119,6 +122,7 @@ private:
   static bool issueReminder(int reg);
   static int nextLoco;
   static FSH *shieldName;
+  static byte globalSpeedsteps;
 
   static LOCO speedTable[MAX_LOCOS];
   static byte cv1(byte opcode, int cv);
diff --git a/DCCEXParser.cpp b/DCCEXParser.cpp
index e344a58..cfb7219 100644
--- a/DCCEXParser.cpp
+++ b/DCCEXParser.cpp
@@ -54,6 +54,8 @@ const int16_t HASH_KEYWORD_MAX = 16244;
 const int16_t HASH_KEYWORD_MIN = 15978;
 const int16_t HASH_KEYWORD_LCN = 15137;   
 const int16_t HASH_KEYWORD_RESET = 26133;
+const int16_t HASH_KEYWORD_SPEED28 = -17064;
+const int16_t HASH_KEYWORD_SPEED128 = 25816;
 
 int16_t DCCEXParser::stashP[MAX_COMMAND_PARAMS];
 bool DCCEXParser::stashBusy;
@@ -790,6 +792,16 @@ bool DCCEXParser::parseD(Print *stream, int16_t params, int16_t p[])
 	    EEStore::dump(p[1]);
 	return true;
 
+    case HASH_KEYWORD_SPEED28:
+        DCC::setGlobalSpeedsteps(28);
+	StringFormatter::send(stream, F("28 Speedsteps"));
+        return true;
+
+    case HASH_KEYWORD_SPEED128:
+        DCC::setGlobalSpeedsteps(128);
+	StringFormatter::send(stream, F("128 Speedsteps"));
+        return true;
+
     default: // invalid/unknown
         break;
     }