diff --git a/NodeManager.cpp b/NodeManager.cpp
index 54e451f332f9fd8c031ef64129147ed93fac18df..9f86a1333be462bc890451df67a741133ead6dd7 100755
--- a/NodeManager.cpp
+++ b/NodeManager.cpp
@@ -1568,6 +1568,10 @@ SensorBH1750::SensorBH1750(NodeManager* node_manager, int child_id): Sensor(node
   _lightSensor = new BH1750();
 }
 
+void SensorBH1750::setMode(uint8_t mode) {
+  _lightSensor->configure(mode);
+}
+
 // what to do during before
 void SensorBH1750::onBefore() {
   _lightSensor->begin();
@@ -1596,6 +1600,12 @@ void SensorBH1750::onReceive(const MyMessage & message) {
 
 // what to do when receiving a remote message
 void SensorBH1750::onProcess(Request & request) {
+  int function = request.getFunction();
+  switch(function) {
+    case 101: setMode(request.getValueInt()); break;
+    default: return;
+  }
+  _send(_msg_service.set(function));
 }
 
 
diff --git a/NodeManager.h b/NodeManager.h
index ac40f34efdea9b2a161619f6757419ea471438f5..4ed5a24fedc75247bb89230de7471be149e64484 100755
--- a/NodeManager.h
+++ b/NodeManager.h
@@ -972,6 +972,8 @@ class SensorDs18b20: public Sensor {
 class SensorBH1750: public Sensor {
   public:
     SensorBH1750(NodeManager* node_manager, int child_id);
+    // [101] set sensor reading mode, e.g. BH1750_ONE_TIME_HIGH_RES_MODE
+    void setMode(uint8_t mode);
     // define what to do at each stage of the sketch
     void onBefore();
     void onSetup();
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9bc784fe1128cb318ab1ff15ba741e9ea0ad6223..094fe2d34c0a39c12351b0af239e0848bfe4d91a 100755
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -685,6 +685,12 @@ Each sensor class can expose additional methods.
     DeviceAddress* getDeviceAddress();
 ~~~
 
+*  SensorBH1750
+~~~c
+    // [101] set sensor reading mode, e.g. BH1750_ONE_TIME_HIGH_RES_MODE
+    void setMode(uint8_t mode);
+~~~
+
 *  SensorBME280 / SensorBMP085 / SensorBMP280
 ~~~c
     // [101] define how many pressure samples to keep track of for calculating the forecast (default: 5)
@@ -1412,4 +1418,4 @@ v1.6:
 * SensorMQ now depends on its own module
 * Added automatic off capability (safeguard) to SensorDigitalOutput
 * Any sensor can now access all NodeManager's functions
-* DHT sensor now using MySensors' DHT library
\ No newline at end of file
+* DHT sensor now using MySensors' DHT library