diff --git a/examples/nucleo_f429zi/adc_ads816x/main.cpp b/examples/nucleo_f429zi/adc_ads816x/main.cpp
index a338477689..0d231e3d40 100644
--- a/examples/nucleo_f429zi/adc_ads816x/main.cpp
+++ b/examples/nucleo_f429zi/adc_ads816x/main.cpp
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ main()
 
 	SpiMaster::initialize<Board::SystemClock, 10_MHz>();
 	SpiMaster::connect<Sck::Sck, Mosi::Mosi, Miso::Miso>();
+	adc.configureBus();
 
 	Rst::setOutput();
 	Cs::setOutput(true);
diff --git a/src/modm/architecture/interface/spi.hpp b/src/modm/architecture/interface/spi.hpp
index 80e2dc85fe..17978cb2d3 100644
--- a/src/modm/architecture/interface/spi.hpp
+++ b/src/modm/architecture/interface/spi.hpp
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 #ifndef MODM_INTERFACE_SPI_HPP
 #define MODM_INTERFACE_SPI_HPP
 
+#include <compare>
 #include <modm/architecture/interface/peripheral.hpp>
 
 namespace modm
@@ -45,6 +46,15 @@ struct Spi
 	};
 };
 
+template <typename SpiMaster>
+struct SpiConfiguration
+{
+	SpiMaster::DataMode dataMode{};
+	SpiMaster::DataOrder dataOrder{};
+
+	constexpr auto operator<=>(const SpiConfiguration&) const = default;
+};
+
 } // namespace modm
 
 #endif // MODM_INTERFACE_SPI_HPP
diff --git a/src/modm/architecture/interface/spi_device.hpp b/src/modm/architecture/interface/spi_device.hpp
index 89ac49b7b4..a5fd910125 100644
--- a/src/modm/architecture/interface/spi_device.hpp
+++ b/src/modm/architecture/interface/spi_device.hpp
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ namespace modm
  * @author	Niklas Hauser
  * @ingroup modm_architecture_spi_device
  */
-template < class SpiMaster >
+template < class SpiMaster, SpiConfiguration<SpiMaster> config >
 class SpiDevice
 {
 	Spi::ConfigurationHandler configuration;
@@ -44,6 +44,12 @@ class SpiDevice
 		configuration = handler;
 	}
 
+	void inline
+	configureBus()
+	{
+		SpiMaster::setDataMode(config.dataMode);
+		SpiMaster::setDataOrder(config.dataOrder);
+	}
 protected:
 	bool inline
 	acquireMaster()
diff --git a/src/modm/driver/adc/ads816x.hpp b/src/modm/driver/adc/ads816x.hpp
index faaf64ce94..a9ccc74992 100644
--- a/src/modm/driver/adc/ads816x.hpp
+++ b/src/modm/driver/adc/ads816x.hpp
@@ -87,6 +87,9 @@ struct ads816x
 	};
 };
 
+template<typename SpiMaster>
+constexpr auto Ads816xSpiConfig = SpiConfiguration<SpiMaster>{SpiMaster::DataMode::Mode0, SpiMaster::DataOrder::MsbFirst};
+
 /**
  * @tparam	SpiMaster	SpiMaster interface
  * @tparam	Cs			Chip-select pin
@@ -95,7 +98,9 @@ struct ads816x
  * @ingroup modm_driver_ads816x
  */
 template <typename SpiMaster, typename Cs>
-class Ads816x : public ads816x, public modm::SpiDevice<SpiMaster>, protected modm::NestedResumable<3>
+class Ads816x : public ads816x,
+				public modm::SpiDevice<SpiMaster, Ads816xSpiConfig<SpiMaster>>,
+				protected modm::NestedResumable<3>
 {
 public:
 	Ads816x() = default;