diff --git a/tasmota/core_esp8266_wiring_pwm.cpp b/tasmota/core_esp8266_wiring_pwm.cpp
index d81928a5d..d879a0001 100644
--- a/tasmota/core_esp8266_wiring_pwm.cpp
+++ b/tasmota/core_esp8266_wiring_pwm.cpp
@@ -29,15 +29,21 @@
 extern "C" {
 
 static uint32_t analogMap = 0;
-static int32_t analogScale = PWMRANGE;
+static int32_t analogScale = 255;  // Match upstream default, breaking change from 2.x.x
 static uint16_t analogFreq = 1000;
 
 extern void __analogWriteRange(uint32_t range) {
-  if (range > 0) {
+  if ((range >= 15) && (range <= 65535)) {
     analogScale = range;
   }
 }
 
+extern void __analogWriteResolution(int res) {
+  if ((res >= 4) && (res <= 16)) {
+    analogScale = (1 << res) - 1;
+  }
+}
+
 extern void __analogWriteFreq(uint32_t freq) {
   if (freq < 40) {
     analogFreq = 40;
@@ -61,6 +67,10 @@ extern void __analogWrite(uint8_t pin, int val) {
     val = analogScale;
   }
 
+  // Per the Arduino docs at https://www.arduino.cc/reference/en/language/functions/analog-io/analogwrite/
+  // val: the duty cycle: between 0 (always off) and 255 (always on).
+  // So if val = 0 we have digitalWrite(LOW), if we have val==range we have digitalWrite(HIGH)
+
   if (analogMap & 1UL << pin) {
     analogMap &= ~(1 << pin);
   }
@@ -79,6 +89,7 @@ extern void __analogWrite(uint8_t pin, int val) {
 extern void analogWrite(uint8_t pin, int val) __attribute__((weak, alias("__analogWrite")));
 extern void analogWriteFreq(uint32_t freq) __attribute__((weak, alias("__analogWriteFreq")));
 extern void analogWriteRange(uint32_t range) __attribute__((weak, alias("__analogWriteRange")));
+extern void analogWriteResolution(int res) __attribute__((weak, alias("__analogWriteResolution")));
 
 };