diff --git a/src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/compat/computercraft/implementation/peripherals/DisplayLinkPeripheral.java b/src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/compat/computercraft/implementation/peripherals/DisplayLinkPeripheral.java
index 2d1c9d29b..cf23be73e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/compat/computercraft/implementation/peripherals/DisplayLinkPeripheral.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/compat/computercraft/implementation/peripherals/DisplayLinkPeripheral.java
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 package com.simibubi.create.compat.computercraft.implementation.peripherals;
 
+import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets;
+import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicInteger;
 
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
@@ -8,7 +10,11 @@ import com.simibubi.create.content.redstone.displayLink.DisplayLinkBlockEntity;
 import com.simibubi.create.content.redstone.displayLink.DisplayLinkContext;
 import com.simibubi.create.content.redstone.displayLink.target.DisplayTargetStats;
 
+import dan200.computercraft.api.lua.IArguments;
+import dan200.computercraft.api.lua.LuaException;
 import dan200.computercraft.api.lua.LuaFunction;
+import dan200.computercraft.api.lua.LuaValues;
+import dan200.computercraft.api.lua.ObjectLuaTable;
 import net.minecraft.nbt.ListTag;
 import net.minecraft.nbt.StringTag;
 import net.minecraft.nbt.Tag;
@@ -52,6 +58,28 @@ public class DisplayLinkPeripheral extends SyncedPeripheral<DisplayLinkBlockEnti
 
 	@LuaFunction
 	public final void write(String text) {
+		writeImpl(text);
+	}
+
+	@LuaFunction
+	public final void writeBytes(IArguments args) throws LuaException {
+		Object data = args.get(0);
+		byte[] bytes;
+		if (data instanceof String str) {
+			bytes = str.getBytes(StandardCharsets.US_ASCII);
+		} else if (data instanceof Map<?, ?> map) {
+			ObjectLuaTable table = new ObjectLuaTable(map);
+			bytes = new byte[table.length()];
+			for (int i = 0; i < bytes.length; i++) {
+				bytes[i] = (byte) (table.getInt(i + 1) & 0xff);
+			}
+		} else {
+			throw LuaValues.badArgumentOf(args, 0, "string or table");
+		}
+		writeImpl(new String(bytes, StandardCharsets.UTF_8));
+	}
+
+	protected final void writeImpl(String text) {
 		ListTag tag = blockEntity.getSourceConfig().getList(TAG_KEY, Tag.TAG_STRING);
 
 		int x = cursorX.get();