diff --git a/lib/GfxRenderer/Bitmap.cpp b/lib/GfxRenderer/Bitmap.cpp
index 7c46df1c..4dbe8a25 100644
--- a/lib/GfxRenderer/Bitmap.cpp
+++ b/lib/GfxRenderer/Bitmap.cpp
@@ -257,6 +257,7 @@ BmpReaderError Bitmap::parseHeaders() {
 }
 
 // packed 2bpp output, 0 = black, 1 = dark gray, 2 = light gray, 3 = white
+// TODO: This seems to only work sequentially, rowY is mostly ignored
 BmpReaderError Bitmap::readRow(uint8_t* data, uint8_t* rowBuffer, int rowY) const {
   // Note: rowBuffer should be pre-allocated by the caller to size 'rowBytes'
   if (file.read(rowBuffer, rowBytes) != rowBytes) return BmpReaderError::ShortReadRow;
diff --git a/lib/GfxRenderer/GfxRenderer.cpp b/lib/GfxRenderer/GfxRenderer.cpp
index 52cd6f4d..168e494e 100644
--- a/lib/GfxRenderer/GfxRenderer.cpp
+++ b/lib/GfxRenderer/GfxRenderer.cpp
@@ -152,18 +152,24 @@ void GfxRenderer::drawImage(const uint8_t bitmap[], const int x, const int y, co
   einkDisplay.drawImage(bitmap, rotatedX, rotatedY, width, height);
 }
 
-void GfxRenderer::drawBitmap(const Bitmap& bitmap, const int x, const int y, const int maxWidth,
-                             const int maxHeight) const {
+void GfxRenderer::drawBitmap(const Bitmap& bitmap, const int x, const int y, const int maxWidth, const int maxHeight,
+                             const float cropX, const float cropY) const {
   float scale = 1.0f;
   bool isScaled = false;
-  if (maxWidth > 0 && bitmap.getWidth() > maxWidth) {
-    scale = static_cast<float>(maxWidth) / static_cast<float>(bitmap.getWidth());
+  int cropPixX = std::floor(bitmap.getWidth() * cropX / 2.0f);
+  int cropPixY = std::floor(bitmap.getHeight() * cropY / 2.0f);
+  Serial.printf("[%lu] [GFX] Cropping %dx%d by %dx%d pix, is %s\n", millis(), bitmap.getWidth(), bitmap.getHeight(),
+                cropPixX, cropPixY, bitmap.isTopDown() ? "top-down" : "bottom-up");
+
+  if (maxWidth > 0 && (1.0f - cropX) * bitmap.getWidth() > maxWidth) {
+    scale = static_cast<float>(maxWidth) / static_cast<float>((1.0f - cropX) * bitmap.getWidth());
     isScaled = true;
   }
-  if (maxHeight > 0 && bitmap.getHeight() > maxHeight) {
-    scale = std::min(scale, static_cast<float>(maxHeight) / static_cast<float>(bitmap.getHeight()));
+  if (maxHeight > 0 && (1.0f - cropY) * bitmap.getHeight() > maxHeight) {
+    scale = std::min(scale, static_cast<float>(maxHeight) / static_cast<float>((1.0f - cropY) * bitmap.getHeight()));
     isScaled = true;
   }
+  Serial.printf("[%lu] [GFX] Scaling by %f - %s\n", millis(), scale, isScaled ? "scaled" : "not scaled");
 
   // Calculate output row size (2 bits per pixel, packed into bytes)
   // IMPORTANT: Use int, not uint8_t, to avoid overflow for images > 1020 pixels wide
@@ -178,10 +184,10 @@ void GfxRenderer::drawBitmap(const Bitmap& bitmap, const int x, const int y, con
     return;
   }
 
-  for (int bmpY = 0; bmpY < bitmap.getHeight(); bmpY++) {
+  for (int bmpY = 0; bmpY < (bitmap.getHeight() - cropPixY); bmpY++) {
     // The BMP's (0, 0) is the bottom-left corner (if the height is positive, top-left if negative).
     // Screen's (0, 0) is the top-left corner.
-    int screenY = y + (bitmap.isTopDown() ? bmpY : bitmap.getHeight() - 1 - bmpY);
+    int screenY = y - cropPixY + (bitmap.isTopDown() ? bmpY : bitmap.getHeight() - 1 - bmpY);
     if (isScaled) {
       screenY = std::floor(screenY * scale);
     }
@@ -196,8 +202,13 @@ void GfxRenderer::drawBitmap(const Bitmap& bitmap, const int x, const int y, con
       return;
     }
 
-    for (int bmpX = 0; bmpX < bitmap.getWidth(); bmpX++) {
-      int screenX = x + bmpX;
+    if (bmpY < cropPixY) {
+      // Skip the row if it's outside the crop area
+      continue;
+    }
+
+    for (int bmpX = cropPixX; bmpX < bitmap.getWidth() - cropPixX; bmpX++) {
+      int screenX = x + bmpX - cropPixX;
       if (isScaled) {
         screenX = std::floor(screenX * scale);
       }
diff --git a/lib/GfxRenderer/GfxRenderer.h b/lib/GfxRenderer/GfxRenderer.h
index af4f2d50..e3e9558d 100644
--- a/lib/GfxRenderer/GfxRenderer.h
+++ b/lib/GfxRenderer/GfxRenderer.h
@@ -66,7 +66,8 @@ class GfxRenderer {
   void drawRect(int x, int y, int width, int height, bool state = true) const;
   void fillRect(int x, int y, int width, int height, bool state = true) const;
   void drawImage(const uint8_t bitmap[], int x, int y, int width, int height) const;
-  void drawBitmap(const Bitmap& bitmap, int x, int y, int maxWidth, int maxHeight) const;
+  void drawBitmap(const Bitmap& bitmap, int x, int y, int maxWidth, int maxHeight, float cropX = 0,
+                  float cropY = 0) const;
 
   // Text
   int getTextWidth(int fontId, const char* text, EpdFontFamily::Style style = EpdFontFamily::REGULAR) const;
diff --git a/lib/JpegToBmpConverter/JpegToBmpConverter.cpp b/lib/JpegToBmpConverter/JpegToBmpConverter.cpp
index 9c61ef0d..4bf26994 100644
--- a/lib/JpegToBmpConverter/JpegToBmpConverter.cpp
+++ b/lib/JpegToBmpConverter/JpegToBmpConverter.cpp
@@ -468,7 +468,10 @@ bool JpegToBmpConverter::jpegFileToBmpStream(FsFile& jpegFile, Print& bmpOut) {
     // Calculate scale to fit within target dimensions while maintaining aspect ratio
     const float scaleToFitWidth = static_cast<float>(TARGET_MAX_WIDTH) / imageInfo.m_width;
     const float scaleToFitHeight = static_cast<float>(TARGET_MAX_HEIGHT) / imageInfo.m_height;
-    const float scale = (scaleToFitWidth < scaleToFitHeight) ? scaleToFitWidth : scaleToFitHeight;
+    // const float scale = (scaleToFitWidth < scaleToFitHeight) ? scaleToFitWidth : scaleToFitHeight;
+    // For now, scale to the smaller dimension, so we can crop later.
+    // TODO: ideally, we already crop here.
+    const float scale = (scaleToFitWidth > scaleToFitHeight) ? scaleToFitWidth : scaleToFitHeight;
 
     outWidth = static_cast<int>(imageInfo.m_width * scale);
     outHeight = static_cast<int>(imageInfo.m_height * scale);
diff --git a/src/CrossPointSettings.h b/src/CrossPointSettings.h
index bb38df68..f24cde5f 100644
--- a/src/CrossPointSettings.h
+++ b/src/CrossPointSettings.h
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ class CrossPointSettings {
 
   // Should match with SettingsActivity text
   enum SLEEP_SCREEN_MODE { DARK = 0, LIGHT = 1, CUSTOM = 2, COVER = 3 };
+  enum SLEEP_SCREEN_COVER_MODE { FIT = 0, CROP = 1 };
 
   // Status bar display type enum
   enum STATUS_BAR_MODE { NONE = 0, NO_PROGRESS = 1, FULL = 2 };
diff --git a/src/activities/boot_sleep/SleepActivity.cpp b/src/activities/boot_sleep/SleepActivity.cpp
index cc9fa9d9..0b5b2679 100644
--- a/src/activities/boot_sleep/SleepActivity.cpp
+++ b/src/activities/boot_sleep/SleepActivity.cpp
@@ -142,18 +142,29 @@ void SleepActivity::renderBitmapSleepScreen(const Bitmap& bitmap) const {
   int x, y;
   const auto pageWidth = renderer.getScreenWidth();
   const auto pageHeight = renderer.getScreenHeight();
+  float cropX = 0, cropY = 0;
 
+  Serial.printf("[%lu] [SLP] bitmap %d x %d, screen %d x %d\n", millis(), bitmap.getWidth(), bitmap.getHeight(),
+                pageWidth, pageHeight);
   if (bitmap.getWidth() > pageWidth || bitmap.getHeight() > pageHeight) {
     // image will scale, make sure placement is right
-    const float ratio = static_cast<float>(bitmap.getWidth()) / static_cast<float>(bitmap.getHeight());
+    float ratio = static_cast<float>(bitmap.getWidth()) / static_cast<float>(bitmap.getHeight());
     const float screenRatio = static_cast<float>(pageWidth) / static_cast<float>(pageHeight);
 
+    Serial.printf("[%lu] [SLP] bitmap ratio: %f, screen ratio: %f\n", millis(), ratio, screenRatio);
     if (ratio > screenRatio) {
       // image wider than viewport ratio, scaled down image needs to be centered vertically
+      cropX = 1.0f - (screenRatio / ratio);
+      Serial.printf("[%lu] [SLP] Cropping bitmap x: %f\n", millis(), cropX);
+      ratio = (1 - cropX) * static_cast<float>(bitmap.getWidth()) / static_cast<float>(bitmap.getHeight());
       x = 0;
       y = (pageHeight - pageWidth / ratio) / 2;
     } else {
       // image taller than viewport ratio, scaled down image needs to be centered horizontally
+      // try to crop
+      cropY = 1.0f - (ratio / screenRatio);
+      Serial.printf("[%lu] [SLP] Cropping bitmap y: %f\n", millis(), cropY);
+      ratio = static_cast<float>(bitmap.getWidth()) / ((1 - cropY) * static_cast<float>(bitmap.getHeight()));
       x = (pageWidth - pageHeight * ratio) / 2;
       y = 0;
     }
@@ -164,20 +175,20 @@ void SleepActivity::renderBitmapSleepScreen(const Bitmap& bitmap) const {
   }
 
   renderer.clearScreen();
-  renderer.drawBitmap(bitmap, x, y, pageWidth, pageHeight);
+  renderer.drawBitmap(bitmap, x, y, pageWidth, pageHeight, cropX, cropY);
   renderer.displayBuffer(EInkDisplay::HALF_REFRESH);
 
   if (bitmap.hasGreyscale()) {
     bitmap.rewindToData();
     renderer.clearScreen(0x00);
     renderer.setRenderMode(GfxRenderer::GRAYSCALE_LSB);
-    renderer.drawBitmap(bitmap, x, y, pageWidth, pageHeight);
+    renderer.drawBitmap(bitmap, x, y, pageWidth, pageHeight, cropX, cropY);
     renderer.copyGrayscaleLsbBuffers();
 
     bitmap.rewindToData();
     renderer.clearScreen(0x00);
     renderer.setRenderMode(GfxRenderer::GRAYSCALE_MSB);
-    renderer.drawBitmap(bitmap, x, y, pageWidth, pageHeight);
+    renderer.drawBitmap(bitmap, x, y, pageWidth, pageHeight, cropX, cropY);
     renderer.copyGrayscaleMsbBuffers();
 
     renderer.displayGrayBuffer();