diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index fa36264..4870db3 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -72,7 +72,12 @@ Usage Example
     f = open("/display-ruler.bmp", "rb")
 
     pic = displayio.OnDiskBitmap(f)
-    t = displayio.TileGrid(pic, pixel_shader=displayio.ColorConverter())
+    # CircuitPython 6 & 7 compatible
+    t = displayio.TileGrid(
+        pic, pixel_shader=getattr(pic, "pixel_shader", displayio.ColorConverter())
+    )
+    # CircuitPython 7 compatible only
+    # t = displayio.TileGrid(pic, pixel_shader=pic.pixel_shader)
     g.append(t)
 
     display.show(g)
diff --git a/examples/ssd1681_simpletest.py b/examples/ssd1681_simpletest.py
index e1967df..7627532 100644
--- a/examples/ssd1681_simpletest.py
+++ b/examples/ssd1681_simpletest.py
@@ -41,7 +41,12 @@
 
 with open("/display-ruler.bmp", "rb") as f:
     pic = displayio.OnDiskBitmap(f)
-    t = displayio.TileGrid(pic, pixel_shader=displayio.ColorConverter())
+    # CircuitPython 6 & 7 compatible
+    t = displayio.TileGrid(
+        pic, pixel_shader=getattr(pic, "pixel_shader", displayio.ColorConverter())
+    )
+    # CircuitPython 7 compatible only
+    # t = displayio.TileGrid(pic, pixel_shader=pic.pixel_shader)
     g.append(t)
 
     display.show(g)