diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 14ab1c8..ae5746a 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ Release
 x64
 MMDVMHost
 RemoteCommand
+Images
 *.o
 *.opendb
 *.bak
@@ -15,5 +16,6 @@ RemoteCommand
 *.user
 *.VC.db
 .vs
+.vscode
 *.ambe
 GitVersion.h
diff --git a/DStarHeader.cpp b/DStarHeader.cpp
index 2eacc4e..a74c36c 100644
--- a/DStarHeader.cpp
+++ b/DStarHeader.cpp
@@ -27,20 +27,15 @@
 #include <cstring>
 
 CDStarHeader::CDStarHeader(const unsigned char* header) :
-m_header(nullptr)
+m_header()
 {
 	assert(header != nullptr);
-
-	m_header = new unsigned char[DSTAR_HEADER_LENGTH_BYTES];
-
 	::memcpy(m_header, header, DSTAR_HEADER_LENGTH_BYTES);
 }
 
 CDStarHeader::CDStarHeader() :
-m_header(nullptr)
+m_header()
 {
-	m_header = new unsigned char[DSTAR_HEADER_LENGTH_BYTES];
-
 	::memset(m_header, ' ', DSTAR_HEADER_LENGTH_BYTES);
 
 	m_header[0U] = 0x00U;
@@ -50,7 +45,6 @@ m_header(nullptr)
 
 CDStarHeader::~CDStarHeader()
 {
-	delete[] m_header;
 }
 
 CDStarHeader& CDStarHeader::operator=(const CDStarHeader& header)
diff --git a/DStarHeader.h b/DStarHeader.h
index 2f85079..ce63ba9 100644
--- a/DStarHeader.h
+++ b/DStarHeader.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-*   Copyright (C) 2016,2023 by Jonathan Naylor G4KLX
+*   Copyright (C) 2016,2023,2026 by Jonathan Naylor G4KLX
 *
 *   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
 *   it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@
 
 #if defined(USE_DSTAR)
 
+#include "DStarDefines.h"
+
 class CDStarHeader {
 public:
 	CDStarHeader(const unsigned char* header);
@@ -56,7 +58,7 @@ public:
 	CDStarHeader& operator=(const CDStarHeader& header);
 
 private:
-	unsigned char* m_header;
+	unsigned char m_header[DSTAR_HEADER_LENGTH_BYTES];
 };
 
 #endif
diff --git a/Modem.cpp b/Modem.cpp
index 78011b7..efc896d 100644
--- a/Modem.cpp
+++ b/Modem.cpp
@@ -311,7 +311,8 @@ m_fmMaxDevLevel(90.0F),
 m_fmExtEnable(false),
 #endif
 m_capabilities1(0x00U),
-m_capabilities2(0x00U)
+m_capabilities2(0x00U),
+m_serialDataLen(0U)
 {
 	m_buffer = new unsigned char[BUFFER_LENGTH];
 }
@@ -988,6 +989,48 @@ void CModem::clock(unsigned int ms)
 
 					m_rxSerialData.addData(m_buffer + m_offset, m_length - m_offset);
 				}
+				
+				// NEW: Buffer serial data and forward complete commands as transparent data
+				{
+					// Add received bytes to our accumulation buffer
+					for (unsigned int i = 0; i < (m_length - m_offset); i++) {
+						if (m_serialDataLen < 256) {
+							m_serialDataBuffer[m_serialDataLen++] = m_buffer[m_offset + i];
+							
+							// Check for Nextion command terminator (0xFF 0xFF 0xFF)
+							if (m_serialDataLen >= 3 && 
+								m_serialDataBuffer[m_serialDataLen - 3] == 0xFF &&
+								m_serialDataBuffer[m_serialDataLen - 2] == 0xFF &&
+								m_serialDataBuffer[m_serialDataLen - 1] == 0xFF) {
+								
+								// We have a complete command
+								// Add it to the RX transparent data queue so it will be forwarded to NextionDriver
+								// With sendFrameType=1, we need to include the frame type byte
+								
+								// Create a buffer with frame type byte + command data
+								unsigned char frameBuffer[260];
+								frameBuffer[0] = 0x90;  // Frame type: transparent data
+								::memcpy(frameBuffer + 1, m_serialDataBuffer, m_serialDataLen);
+								
+								// Add length byte and data with frame type to RX queue
+								unsigned char len = m_serialDataLen + 1U;  // +1 for frame type byte
+								m_rxTransparentData.addData(&len, 1U);
+								m_rxTransparentData.addData(frameBuffer, len);
+								
+								if (m_trace) {
+									CUtils::dump(1U, "Adding button command with frame type to RX Transparent queue", frameBuffer, len);
+								}
+								
+								// Reset buffer for next command
+								m_serialDataLen = 0U;
+							}
+						} else {
+							// Buffer overflow, reset
+							LogWarning("Serial data buffer overflow, resetting");
+							m_serialDataLen = 0U;
+						}
+					}
+				}
 				break;
 
 			default:
diff --git a/Modem.h b/Modem.h
index 58b7037..33004d6 100644
--- a/Modem.h
+++ b/Modem.h
@@ -403,6 +403,10 @@ private:
 	void printDebug();
 
 	RESP_TYPE_MMDVM getResponse();
+
+	// Added these for buffering serial data from display:
+    unsigned char              m_serialDataBuffer[256];
+    unsigned int               m_serialDataLen;
 };
 
 #endif
diff --git a/Version.h b/Version.h
index 0e0fbe8..18b215a 100644
--- a/Version.h
+++ b/Version.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- *   Copyright (C) 2015-2025 by Jonathan Naylor G4KLX
+ *   Copyright (C) 2015-2026 by Jonathan Naylor G4KLX
  *
  *   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
  *   it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
@@ -19,6 +19,6 @@
 #if !defined(VERSION_H)
 #define	VERSION_H
 
-const char* VERSION = "20250828";
+const char* VERSION = "20260218";
 
 #endif