diff --git a/glcd.c b/glcd.c
index 683f8a3a..51c62828 100644
--- a/glcd.c
+++ b/glcd.c
@@ -319,16 +319,21 @@ void lcdDrawCircle(uint16_t x, uint16_t y, uint16_t radius, uint8_t filled, uint
 		} while(a <= b);
 }
 
-void lcdDrawEllipse(uint16_t x, uint16_t y, uint16_t a, uint16_t b, uint16_t color) {
+void lcdDrawEllipse(uint16_t x, uint16_t y, uint16_t a, uint16_t b, uint16_t color, uint8_t filled) {
 	int dx = 0, dy = b; /* im I. Quadranten von links oben nach rechts unten */
 	long a2 = a*a, b2 = b*b;
 	long err = b2-(2*b-1)*a2, e2; /* Fehler im 1. Schritt */
 
 	do {
-		lcdDrawPixel(x+dx, y+dy, color); /* I. Quadrant */
-		lcdDrawPixel(x-dx, y+dy, color); /* II. Quadrant */
-		lcdDrawPixel(x-dx, y-dy, color); /* III. Quadrant */
-		lcdDrawPixel(x+dx, y-dy, color); /* IV. Quadrant */
+        if(filled){
+            lcdDrawLine(x-dx,y+dy,x+dx,y+dy, color);
+            lcdDrawLine(x-dx,y-dy,x+dx,y-dy, color);
+        }else{
+            lcdDrawPixel(x+dx, y+dy, color); /* I. Quadrant */
+            lcdDrawPixel(x-dx, y+dy, color); /* II. Quadrant */
+            lcdDrawPixel(x-dx, y-dy, color); /* III. Quadrant */
+            lcdDrawPixel(x+dx, y-dy, color); /* IV. Quadrant */
+        }
 
 		e2 = 2*err;
 		if(e2 <  (2*dx+1)*b2) {
diff --git a/glcd.h b/glcd.h
index bb587253..e4a5d509 100644
--- a/glcd.h
+++ b/glcd.h
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ void lcdDrawLine(uint16_t x0, uint16_t y0, uint16_t x1, uint16_t y1, uint16_t co
 void lcdDrawRect(uint16_t x0, uint16_t y0, uint16_t x1, uint16_t y1, uint8_t filled, uint16_t color);
 void lcdDrawRectString(uint16_t x0, uint16_t y0, uint16_t x1, uint16_t y1, const char* str, font_t font, uint16_t fontColor, uint16_t bkColor);
 void lcdDrawCircle(uint16_t x, uint16_t y, uint16_t radius, uint8_t filled, uint16_t color);
-void lcdDrawEllipse(uint16_t x, uint16_t y, uint16_t a, uint16_t b, uint16_t color);
+void lcdDrawEllipse(uint16_t x, uint16_t y, uint16_t a, uint16_t b, uint16_t color, uint8_t filled);
 
 /* Text Rendering Functions */
 int lcdDrawChar(uint16_t cx, uint16_t cy, char c, font_t font, uint16_t color, uint16_t bkcolor, bool_t tpText);