diff --git a/docs/apichanges.md b/docs/apichanges.md
index 01193812..c7bb46e8 100644
--- a/docs/apichanges.md
+++ b/docs/apichanges.md
@@ -151,6 +151,10 @@ compatibility between releases:
  and Python, the examples have been modified to use these methods
  rather than the methods that return data in argument pointers or
  arrays.
+ 
+ * **lpd8806** The constructor for this driver was updated to allow specifying
+ a SPI bus number. This is now the first parameter, the number of LEDs on the
+ strip is now the last (3rd) parameter instead.
 
 # v1.1.0
 
diff --git a/examples/c++/lpd8806.cxx b/examples/c++/lpd8806.cxx
index bc1e17f7..472f36ec 100644
--- a/examples/c++/lpd8806.cxx
+++ b/examples/c++/lpd8806.cxx
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ int
 main(int argc, char **argv)
 {
     //! [Interesting]
-    sensor = new upm::LPD8806(10, 7);
+    sensor = new upm::LPD8806(0, 7, 10);
     usleep (1000000);
 
     sensor->show ();
diff --git a/src/lpd8806/lpd8806.cxx b/src/lpd8806/lpd8806.cxx
index 7872f7f6..37573e3e 100644
--- a/src/lpd8806/lpd8806.cxx
+++ b/src/lpd8806/lpd8806.cxx
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 
 using namespace upm;
 
-LPD8806::LPD8806 (uint16_t pixelCount, int csn) :m_spi(0), m_csnPinCtx(csn) {
+LPD8806::LPD8806 (int bus, int csn, uint16_t pixelCount) :m_spi(bus), m_csnPinCtx(csn) {
     mraa::Result error = mraa::SUCCESS;
     m_name = "LPD8806";
 
diff --git a/src/lpd8806/lpd8806.hpp b/src/lpd8806/lpd8806.hpp
index dd24c432..47ea5b56 100644
--- a/src/lpd8806/lpd8806.hpp
+++ b/src/lpd8806/lpd8806.hpp
@@ -63,10 +63,11 @@ class LPD8806 {
         /**
          * Instantiates an LPD8806 object
          *
-         * @param pixelCount Number of pixels in the strip
+         * @param bus SPI bus to use
          * @param csn Chip select pin
+         * @param pixelCount Number of pixels in the strip
          */
-        LPD8806 (uint16_t pixelCount, int csn);
+        LPD8806 (int bus, int csn, uint16_t pixelCount);
 
         /**
          * LPD8806 object destructor; basically, it frees the allocated