diff --git a/libscpi/inc/scpi/config.h b/libscpi/inc/scpi/config.h
index b57d748c..8b97aecf 100644
--- a/libscpi/inc/scpi/config.h
+++ b/libscpi/inc/scpi/config.h
@@ -93,6 +93,10 @@ extern "C" {
 #define USE_COMMAND_TAGS 1
 #endif
 
+#ifndef USE_64K_PROGMEM_FOR_CMD_LIST
+#define USE_64K_PROGMEM_FOR_CMD_LIST 0
+#endif
+
 #ifndef USE_DEPRECATED_FUNCTIONS
 #define USE_DEPRECATED_FUNCTIONS 1
 #endif
diff --git a/libscpi/inc/scpi/types.h b/libscpi/inc/scpi/types.h
index 38ee0184..ebeb4799 100644
--- a/libscpi/inc/scpi/types.h
+++ b/libscpi/inc/scpi/types.h
@@ -113,7 +113,11 @@ extern "C" {
 
     typedef struct _scpi_command_t scpi_command_t;
 
+#if USE_COMMAND_TAGS
 #define SCPI_CMD_LIST_END       {NULL, NULL, 0}
+#else
+#define SCPI_CMD_LIST_END       {NULL, NULL}
+#endif
 
     /* scpi interface */
     typedef struct _scpi_t scpi_t;
@@ -246,10 +250,22 @@ extern "C" {
 #define SCPI_CHOICE_LIST_END   {NULL, -1}
     typedef struct _scpi_choice_def_t scpi_choice_def_t;
 
+    struct _scpi_command_t {
+        const char * pattern;
+        scpi_command_callback_t callback;
+#if USE_COMMAND_TAGS
+        int32_t tag;
+#endif /* USE_COMMAND_TAGS */
+    };
+
     struct _scpi_param_list_t {
         const scpi_command_t * cmd;
         lex_state_t lex_state;
         scpi_const_buffer_t cmd_raw;
+#if USE_64K_PROGMEM_FOR_CMD_LIST
+        scpi_command_t cmd_s;
+        char cmd_pattern_s[SCPI_MAX_CMD_PATTERN_SIZE + 1];
+#endif
     };
     typedef struct _scpi_param_list_t scpi_param_list_t;
 
@@ -273,14 +289,6 @@ extern "C" {
 
     typedef scpi_token_t scpi_parameter_t;
 
-    struct _scpi_command_t {
-        const char * pattern;
-        scpi_command_callback_t callback;
-#if USE_COMMAND_TAGS
-        int32_t tag;
-#endif /* USE_COMMAND_TAGS */
-    };
-
     struct _scpi_interface_t {
         scpi_error_callback_t error;
         scpi_write_t write;
@@ -289,6 +297,7 @@ extern "C" {
         scpi_command_callback_t reset;
     };
 
+
     struct _scpi_t {
         const scpi_command_t * cmdlist;
         scpi_buffer_t buffer;
diff --git a/libscpi/src/parser.c b/libscpi/src/parser.c
index 62dc1518..568ae47d 100644
--- a/libscpi/src/parser.c
+++ b/libscpi/src/parser.c
@@ -45,6 +45,10 @@
 #include "scpi/constants.h"
 #include "scpi/utils.h"
 
+#if USE_64K_PROGMEM_FOR_CMD_LIST
+#include <avr/pgmspace.h>
+#endif
+
 /**
  * Write data to SCPI output
  * @param context
@@ -160,12 +164,26 @@ static scpi_bool_t processCommand(scpi_t * context) {
  */
 static scpi_bool_t findCommandHeader(scpi_t * context, const char * header, int len) {
     int32_t i;
+#if USE_64K_PROGMEM_FOR_CMD_LIST
+    PGM_P pattern;
+
+    for (i = 0; (pattern = (PGM_P)pgm_read_word(&context->cmdlist[i].pattern)) != 0; ++i) {
+        strncpy_P(context->param_list.cmd_pattern_s, pattern, SCPI_MAX_CMD_PATTERN_SIZE);
+        context->param_list.cmd_pattern_s[SCPI_MAX_CMD_PATTERN_SIZE] = '\0';
+
+        if (matchCommand(context->param_list.cmd_pattern_s, header, len, NULL, 0, 0)) {
+            context->param_list.cmd_s.callback = (scpi_command_callback_t)pgm_read_word(&context->cmdlist[i].callback);
+#if USE_COMMAND_TAGS 
+            context->param_list.cmd_s..tag = (int32_t)pgm_read_dword(&context->cmdlist[i].tag);
+#endif
+#else
     const scpi_command_t * cmd;
 
     for (i = 0; context->cmdlist[i].pattern != NULL; i++) {
         cmd = &context->cmdlist[i];
         if (matchCommand(cmd->pattern, header, len, NULL, 0, 0)) {
             context->param_list.cmd = cmd;
+#endif
             return TRUE;
         }
     }
@@ -255,6 +273,11 @@ void SCPI_Init(scpi_t * context) {
         context->idn[3] = SCPI_DEFAULT_4_REVISION;
     }
 
+#if USE_64K_PROGMEM_FOR_CMD_LIST
+    context->param_list.cmd_s.pattern = context->param_list.cmd_pattern_s;
+    context->param_list.cmd = &context->param_list.cmd_s;
+#endif
+
     context->buffer.position = 0;
     SCPI_ErrorInit(context);
 }