diff --git a/Marlin/src/MarlinCore.cpp b/Marlin/src/MarlinCore.cpp
index 63e20842bb6d..f297951d828a 100644
--- a/Marlin/src/MarlinCore.cpp
+++ b/Marlin/src/MarlinCore.cpp
@@ -1334,14 +1334,19 @@ void setup() {
     SETUP_RUN(card.mount());          // Mount media with settings before first_load
   #endif
 
-  SETUP_RUN(settings.first_load());   // Load data from EEPROM if available (or use defaults)
-                                      // This also updates variables in the planner, elsewhere
+  // Prepare some LCDs to display early
+  #if HAS_EARLY_LCD_SETTINGS
+    SETUP_RUN(settings.load_lcd_state());
+  #endif
 
   #if ALL(HAS_WIRED_LCD, SHOW_BOOTSCREEN)
     SETUP_RUN(ui.show_bootscreen());
     const millis_t bootscreen_ms = millis();
   #endif
 
+  SETUP_RUN(settings.first_load());   // Load data from EEPROM if available (or use defaults)
+                                      // This also updates variables in the planner, elsewhere
+
   #if ENABLED(PROBE_TARE)
     SETUP_RUN(probe.tare_init());
   #endif
diff --git a/Marlin/src/inc/Conditionals_post.h b/Marlin/src/inc/Conditionals_post.h
index d43132e13c82..bdaba1570a68 100644
--- a/Marlin/src/inc/Conditionals_post.h
+++ b/Marlin/src/inc/Conditionals_post.h
@@ -3384,6 +3384,10 @@
       #define LCD_HEIGHT TERN(IS_ULTIPANEL, 4, 2)
     #endif
   #endif
+  // Prepare the LCD to show the bootscreen early in setup
+  #if ENABLED(SHOW_BOOTSCREEN) && ANY(HAS_LCD_CONTRAST, HAS_LCD_BRIGHTNESS)
+    #define HAS_EARLY_LCD_SETTINGS 1
+  #endif
 #endif
 
 #if BUTTONS_EXIST(EN1, EN2, ENC)
diff --git a/Marlin/src/module/settings.cpp b/Marlin/src/module/settings.cpp
index a9f2f888bff4..d4467b76877d 100644
--- a/Marlin/src/module/settings.cpp
+++ b/Marlin/src/module/settings.cpp
@@ -778,11 +778,13 @@ void MarlinSettings::postprocess() {
 
   #define TWO_BYTE_HASH(A,B) uint16_t((uint16_t(A ^ 0xC3) << 4) ^ (uint16_t(B ^ 0xC3) << 12))
 
+  #define EEPROM_OFFSETOF(FIELD) (EEPROM_OFFSET + offsetof(SettingsData, FIELD))
+
   #if ENABLED(DEBUG_EEPROM_READWRITE)
     #define _FIELD_TEST(FIELD) \
       SERIAL_ECHOLNPGM("Field: " STRINGIFY(FIELD)); \
       EEPROM_ASSERT( \
-        eeprom_error || eeprom_index == offsetof(SettingsData, FIELD) + EEPROM_OFFSET, \
+        eeprom_error || eeprom_index == EEPROM_OFFSETOF(FIELD), \
         "Field " STRINGIFY(FIELD) " mismatch." \
       )
   #else
@@ -797,7 +799,7 @@ void MarlinSettings::postprocess() {
     #define EEPROM_READ_ALWAYS(V...) EEPROM_READ_ALWAYS_(V)
   #endif
 
-  const char version[4] = EEPROM_VERSION;
+  constexpr char version_str[4] = EEPROM_VERSION;
 
   #if ENABLED(EEPROM_INIT_NOW)
     constexpr uint32_t strhash32(const char *s, const uint32_t h=0) {
@@ -827,14 +829,14 @@ void MarlinSettings::postprocess() {
    */
   bool MarlinSettings::save() {
     float dummyf = 0;
-    MString<3> ver(F("ERR"));
 
     if (!EEPROM_START(EEPROM_OFFSET)) return false;
 
     EEPROM_Error eeprom_error = ERR_EEPROM_NOERR;
 
     // Write or Skip version. (Flash doesn't allow rewrite without erase.)
-    TERN(FLASH_EEPROM_EMULATION, EEPROM_SKIP, EEPROM_WRITE)(ver);
+    constexpr char dummy_version[] = "ERR";
+    TERN(FLASH_EEPROM_EMULATION, EEPROM_SKIP, EEPROM_WRITE)(dummy_version);
 
     #if ENABLED(EEPROM_INIT_NOW)
       EEPROM_SKIP(build_hash);  // Skip the hash slot which will be written later
@@ -1765,7 +1767,7 @@ void MarlinSettings::postprocess() {
       // Write the EEPROM header
       eeprom_index = EEPROM_OFFSET;
 
-      EEPROM_WRITE(version);
+      EEPROM_WRITE(version_str);
       #if ENABLED(EEPROM_INIT_NOW)
         EEPROM_WRITE(build_hash);
       #endif
@@ -1797,29 +1799,39 @@ void MarlinSettings::postprocess() {
     return success;
   }
 
+  EEPROM_Error MarlinSettings::check_version() {
+    if (!EEPROM_START(EEPROM_OFFSET)) return ERR_EEPROM_NOPROM;
+    char stored_ver[4];
+    EEPROM_READ_ALWAYS(stored_ver);
+
+    // Version has to match or defaults are used
+    if (strncmp(stored_ver, version_str, 3) != 0) {
+      if (stored_ver[3] != '\0') {
+        stored_ver[0] = '?';
+        stored_ver[1] = '\0';
+      }
+      DEBUG_ECHO_MSG("EEPROM version mismatch (EEPROM=", stored_ver, " Marlin=" EEPROM_VERSION ")");
+      return ERR_EEPROM_VERSION;
+    }
+    return ERR_EEPROM_NOERR;
+  }
+
   /**
    * M501 - Retrieve Configuration
    */
   EEPROM_Error MarlinSettings::_load() {
     EEPROM_Error eeprom_error = ERR_EEPROM_NOERR;
 
-    if (!EEPROM_START(EEPROM_OFFSET)) return eeprom_error;
-
-    char stored_ver[4];
-    EEPROM_READ_ALWAYS(stored_ver);
+    const EEPROM_Error check = check_version();
+    if (check == ERR_EEPROM_VERSION) return eeprom_error;
 
     uint16_t stored_crc;
 
     do { // A block to break out of on error
 
       // Version has to match or defaults are used
-      if (strncmp(version, stored_ver, 3) != 0) {
-        if (stored_ver[3] != '\0') {
-          stored_ver[0] = '?';
-          stored_ver[1] = '\0';
-        }
-        DEBUG_ECHO_MSG("EEPROM version mismatch (EEPROM=", stored_ver, " Marlin=" EEPROM_VERSION ")");
-        eeprom_error = ERR_EEPROM_VERSION;
+      if (check == ERR_EEPROM_VERSION) {
+        eeprom_error = check;
         break;
       }
 
@@ -2880,8 +2892,7 @@ void MarlinSettings::postprocess() {
       }
       else if (!validating) {
         DEBUG_ECHO_START();
-        DEBUG_ECHO(version);
-        DEBUG_ECHOLNPGM(" stored settings retrieved (", eeprom_total, " bytes; crc ", working_crc, ")");
+        DEBUG_ECHOLN(version_str, F(" stored settings retrieved ("), eeprom_total, F(" bytes; crc "), working_crc, ')');
         TERN_(HOST_EEPROM_CHITCHAT, hostui.notify(F("Stored settings retrieved")));
       }
 
@@ -2967,6 +2978,26 @@ void MarlinSettings::postprocess() {
     return (err == ERR_EEPROM_NOERR);
   }
 
+  #if HAS_EARLY_LCD_SETTINGS
+
+    #if HAS_LCD_CONTRAST
+      void MarlinSettings::load_contrast() {
+        uint8_t lcd_contrast; EEPROM_START(EEPROM_OFFSETOF(lcd_contrast)); EEPROM_READ(lcd_contrast);
+        DEBUG_ECHOLNPGM("LCD Contrast: ", lcd_contrast);
+        ui.contrast = lcd_contrast;
+      }
+    #endif
+
+    #if HAS_LCD_BRIGHTNESS
+      void MarlinSettings::load_brightness() {
+        uint8_t lcd_brightness; EEPROM_START(EEPROM_OFFSETOF(lcd_brightness)); EEPROM_READ(lcd_brightness);
+        DEBUG_ECHOLNPGM("LCD Brightness: ", lcd_brightness);
+        ui.brightness = lcd_brightness;
+      }
+    #endif
+
+  #endif // HAS_EARLY_LCD_SETTINGS
+
   bool MarlinSettings::load() {
     if (validate()) {
       const EEPROM_Error err = _load();
@@ -3117,6 +3148,25 @@ void MarlinSettings::postprocess() {
 
 #endif // !EEPROM_SETTINGS
 
+#if HAS_EARLY_LCD_SETTINGS
+
+  void MarlinSettings::load_lcd_state() {
+    if (TERN0(EEPROM_SETTINGS, check_version() == ERR_EEPROM_NOERR)) {
+      #if ENABLED(EEPROM_SETTINGS)
+        TERN_(HAS_LCD_CONTRAST, load_contrast());
+        TERN_(HAS_LCD_BRIGHTNESS, load_brightness());
+      #endif
+    }
+    else {
+      TERN_(HAS_LCD_CONTRAST, ui.contrast = LCD_CONTRAST_DEFAULT);
+      TERN_(HAS_LCD_BRIGHTNESS, ui.brightness = LCD_BRIGHTNESS_DEFAULT);
+    }
+    TERN_(HAS_LCD_CONTRAST, ui.refresh_contrast());
+    TERN_(HAS_LCD_BRIGHTNESS, ui.refresh_brightness());
+  }
+
+#endif // HAS_EARLY_LCD_SETTINGS
+
 /**
  * M502 - Reset Configuration
  */
diff --git a/Marlin/src/module/settings.h b/Marlin/src/module/settings.h
index b7c5210db5b2..f181e4014dae 100644
--- a/Marlin/src/module/settings.h
+++ b/Marlin/src/module/settings.h
@@ -34,7 +34,8 @@
     ERR_EEPROM_VERSION,
     ERR_EEPROM_SIZE,
     ERR_EEPROM_CRC,
-    ERR_EEPROM_CORRUPT
+    ERR_EEPROM_CORRUPT,
+    ERR_EEPROM_NOPROM
   };
 #endif
 
@@ -66,11 +67,24 @@ class MarlinSettings {
       static bool load();      // Return 'true' if data was loaded ok
       static bool validate();  // Return 'true' if EEPROM data is ok
 
+      static EEPROM_Error check_version();
+
       static void first_load() {
         static bool loaded = false;
         if (!loaded && load()) loaded = true;
       }
 
+      #if HAS_EARLY_LCD_SETTINGS
+        // Special cases for LCD contrast and brightness, so
+        // some LCDs can display bootscreens earlier in setup().
+        #if HAS_LCD_CONTRAST
+          static void load_contrast();
+        #endif
+        #if HAS_LCD_BRIGHTNESS
+          static void load_brightness();
+        #endif
+      #endif
+
       #if ENABLED(AUTO_BED_LEVELING_UBL) // Eventually make these available if any leveling system
                                          // That can store is enabled
         static uint16_t meshes_start_index();
@@ -93,6 +107,10 @@ class MarlinSettings {
 
     #endif // !EEPROM_SETTINGS
 
+    #if HAS_EARLY_LCD_SETTINGS
+      static void load_lcd_state();
+    #endif
+
     #if DISABLED(DISABLE_M503)
       static void report(const bool forReplay=false);
     #else