diff --git a/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/devices/miband/MiBand2Coordinator.java b/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/devices/miband/MiBand2Coordinator.java
index 24ca4794a..fb7614b1c 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/devices/miband/MiBand2Coordinator.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/devices/miband/MiBand2Coordinator.java
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ import java.util.Set;
 
 import nodomain.freeyourgadget.gadgetbridge.GBApplication;
 import nodomain.freeyourgadget.gadgetbridge.R;
+import nodomain.freeyourgadget.gadgetbridge.activities.SettingsActivity;
 import nodomain.freeyourgadget.gadgetbridge.devices.InstallHandler;
 import nodomain.freeyourgadget.gadgetbridge.devices.SampleProvider;
 import nodomain.freeyourgadget.gadgetbridge.devices.miband2.MiBand2FWInstallHandler;
@@ -189,6 +190,16 @@ public class MiBand2Coordinator extends MiBandCoordinator {
         return new Date();
     }
 
+    public static MiBandConst.DistanceUnit getDistanceUnit() {
+        Prefs prefs = GBApplication.getPrefs();
+        String unit = prefs.getString(SettingsActivity.PREF_MEASUREMENT_SYSTEM, GBApplication.getContext().getString(R.string.p_unit_metric));
+        if (unit.equals(GBApplication.getContext().getString(R.string.p_unit_metric))) {
+            return MiBandConst.DistanceUnit.METRIC;
+        } else {
+            return MiBandConst.DistanceUnit.IMPERIAL;
+        }
+    }
+
     public static DoNotDisturb getDoNotDisturb(Context context) {
         Prefs prefs = GBApplication.getPrefs();
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/devices/miband/MiBand2Service.java b/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/devices/miband/MiBand2Service.java
index 723096d61..ac6ae9088 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/devices/miband/MiBand2Service.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/devices/miband/MiBand2Service.java
@@ -144,6 +144,8 @@ public class MiBand2Service {
     public static final byte[] COMMAND_DISABLE_DISPLAY_CALLER = new byte[]{ENDPOINT_DISPLAY, 0x10, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00};
     public static final byte[] DISPLAY_XXX = new byte[] {ENDPOINT_DISPLAY, 0x03, 0x0, 0x0 };
     public static final byte[] DISPLAY_YYY = new byte[] {ENDPOINT_DISPLAY, 0x10, 0x0, 0x1, 0x1 };
+    public static final byte[] COMMAND_DISTANCE_UNIT_METRIC = new byte[] { ENDPOINT_DISPLAY, 0x03, 0x00, 0x00 };
+    public static final byte[] COMMAND_DISTANCE_UNIT_IMPERIAL = new byte[] { ENDPOINT_DISPLAY, 0x03, 0x00, 0x01 };
 
     // The third byte controls the threshold, in minutes
     // The last 8 bytes represent 2 separate time intervals for the inactivity warnings
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/devices/miband/MiBandConst.java b/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/devices/miband/MiBandConst.java
index 077814665..db7e90f2f 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/devices/miband/MiBandConst.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/devices/miband/MiBandConst.java
@@ -81,6 +81,11 @@ public final class MiBandConst {
     public static final Version MI2_FW_VERSION_MIN_TEXT_NOTIFICATIONS = new Version("1.0.1.28");
     public static final Version MI2_FW_VERSION_INTERMEDIATE_UPGRADE_53 = new Version("1.0.0.53");
 
+    public enum DistanceUnit {
+        METRIC,
+        IMPERIAL
+    }
+
     public static int getNotificationPrefIntValue(String pref, String origin, Prefs prefs, int defaultValue) {
         String key = getNotificationPrefKey(pref, origin);
         return prefs.getInt(key, defaultValue);
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/service/devices/miband2/MiBand2Support.java b/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/service/devices/miband2/MiBand2Support.java
index a074f7e14..b921db6f8 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/service/devices/miband2/MiBand2Support.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/service/devices/miband2/MiBand2Support.java
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
 import nodomain.freeyourgadget.gadgetbridge.GBApplication;
 import nodomain.freeyourgadget.gadgetbridge.Logging;
 import nodomain.freeyourgadget.gadgetbridge.R;
+import nodomain.freeyourgadget.gadgetbridge.activities.SettingsActivity;
 import nodomain.freeyourgadget.gadgetbridge.database.DBHandler;
 import nodomain.freeyourgadget.gadgetbridge.database.DBHelper;
 import nodomain.freeyourgadget.gadgetbridge.deviceevents.GBDeviceEventBatteryInfo;
@@ -1252,6 +1253,9 @@ public class MiBand2Support extends AbstractBTLEDeviceSupport {
                 case MiBandConst.PREF_MI2_INACTIVITY_WARNINGS_DND_END:
                     setInactivityWarnings(builder);
                     break;
+                case SettingsActivity.PREF_MEASUREMENT_SYSTEM:
+                    setDistanceUnit(builder);
+                    break;
             }
             builder.queue(getQueue());
         } catch (IOException e) {
@@ -1452,6 +1456,17 @@ public class MiBand2Support extends AbstractBTLEDeviceSupport {
         return this;
     }
 
+    private MiBand2Support setDistanceUnit(TransactionBuilder builder) {
+        MiBandConst.DistanceUnit unit = MiBand2Coordinator.getDistanceUnit();
+        LOG.info("Setting distance unit to " + unit);
+        if (unit == MiBandConst.DistanceUnit.METRIC) {
+            builder.write(getCharacteristic(MiBand2Service.UUID_CHARACTERISTIC_3_CONFIGURATION), MiBand2Service.COMMAND_DISTANCE_UNIT_METRIC);
+        } else {
+            builder.write(getCharacteristic(MiBand2Service.UUID_CHARACTERISTIC_3_CONFIGURATION), MiBand2Service.COMMAND_DISTANCE_UNIT_IMPERIAL);
+        }
+        return this;
+    }
+
     public void phase2Initialize(TransactionBuilder builder) {
         LOG.info("phase2Initialize...");
         requestBatteryInfo(builder);
@@ -1462,6 +1477,7 @@ public class MiBand2Support extends AbstractBTLEDeviceSupport {
         setDateDisplay(builder);
         setTimeFormat(builder);
         setUserInfo(builder);
+        setDistanceUnit(builder);
         setWearLocation(builder);
         setFitnessGoal(builder);
         setDisplayItems(builder);