diff --git a/native/framebuffers.c b/native/framebuffers.c
index cf3d0ba..c8f7f58 100644
--- a/native/framebuffers.c
+++ b/native/framebuffers.c
@@ -188,6 +188,7 @@ void pyfb_close(uint8_t fbnum) {
     // Okay, now handle a real close
     framebuffers[fbnum].users = 0;
     close(framebuffers[fbnum].fb_fd);
+    framebuffers[fbnum].fb_fd = -1;
 
     // free the offscreen buffers
     void** buffer;
@@ -224,4 +225,31 @@ void pyfb_vinfo(uint8_t fbnum, struct pyfb_videomode_info* info_ptr) {
     memcpy(info_ptr, &framebuffers[fbnum].fb_info.vinfo, sizeof(struct fb_var_screeninfo));
 
     unlock(framebuffers[fbnum].fb_lock);
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
+
+void pyfb_flushBuffer(uint8_t fbnum) {
+    // first test if this device number is valid
+    if(fbnum >= MAX_FRAMEBUFFERS) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    lock(framebuffers[fbnum].fb_lock);
+
+    // next, test if the device is really in use
+    if(framebuffers[fbnum].fb_fd == -1) {
+        // this framebuffer is not in use, so ignore
+        unlock(framebuffers[fbnum].fb_lock);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    // if we get here, flush the offscreen buffer to the framebuffer
+    lseek(framebuffers[fbnum].fb_fd, 0L, SEEK_SET);
+    if(framebuffers[fbnum].fb_info.vinfo.bits_per_pixel == 32) {
+        write(framebuffers[fbnum].fb_fd, (void*)framebuffers[fbnum].u32_buffer, (size_t)framebuffers[fbnum].fb_info.fb_size_b);
+    }else{
+        write(framebuffers[fbnum].fb_fd, (void*)framebuffers[fbnum].u16_buffer, (size_t)framebuffers[fbnum].fb_info.fb_size_b);
+    }
+
+    // okay, ready flushed
+    unlock(framebuffers[fbnum].fb_lock);
+}
diff --git a/native/pyframebuffer.h b/native/pyframebuffer.h
index b8b8170..151ac10 100644
--- a/native/pyframebuffer.h
+++ b/native/pyframebuffer.h
@@ -289,9 +289,6 @@ extern void __APISTATUS_internal pyfb_drawHorizontalLine(uint8_t fbnum, unsigned
  * As this operation must be transfered via DMA, this still can take a while. In the internet,
  * it says that it can take something between 20 and 100 milliseconds.
  *
- * Additional to this, it swaps the offscreen buffer, so that this function does not block
- * other threads rendering.
- *
  * @param fbnum The framebuffer number of which to flush all buffers
  */
 extern void pyfb_flushBuffer(uint8_t fbnum);