diff --git a/apps/nspanel-lovelace-ui/luibackend/config.py b/apps/nspanel-lovelace-ui/luibackend/config.py
index b8202151..d82eaad0 100644
--- a/apps/nspanel-lovelace-ui/luibackend/config.py
+++ b/apps/nspanel-lovelace-ui/luibackend/config.py
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ class LuiBackendConfig(object):
             'sleepBrightness': 20,
             'screenBrightness': 100,
             'defaultBackgroundColor': "ha-dark",
+            'featureExperimentalSliders': False,
             'sleepTracking': None,
             'sleepTrackingZones': ["not_home", "off"],
             'sleepOverride': None,
diff --git a/apps/nspanel-lovelace-ui/luibackend/controller.py b/apps/nspanel-lovelace-ui/luibackend/controller.py
index 2597c97d..da1fc3d1 100644
--- a/apps/nspanel-lovelace-ui/luibackend/controller.py
+++ b/apps/nspanel-lovelace-ui/luibackend/controller.py
@@ -85,7 +85,11 @@ class LuiController(object):
         elif type(defaultBackgroundColor) is list:
             dbc = rgb_dec565(defaultBackgroundColor)
 
-        self._send_mqtt_msg(f"dimmode~{sleepBrightness}~{brightness}~{dbc}")
+        featureExperimentalSliders=0
+        if self._config.get("featureExperimentalSliders"):
+            featureExperimentalSliders=1
+
+        self._send_mqtt_msg(f"dimmode~{sleepBrightness}~{brightness}~{dbc}~~{featureExperimentalSliders}")
         
     def calc_current_brightness(self, sleep_brightness_config):
         current_screensaver_brightness = 20