diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/dispnv50/disp.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/dispnv50/disp.c
index c46d0374b6e6..80ad2d6b7e4b 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/dispnv50/disp.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/dispnv50/disp.c
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 #include <linux/dma-mapping.h>
 #include <linux/hdmi.h>
 #include <linux/component.h>
+#include <linux/iopoll.h>
 
 #include <drm/drm_atomic.h>
 #include <drm/drm_atomic_helper.h>
@@ -1648,15 +1649,30 @@ nv50_sor_update(struct nouveau_encoder *nv_encoder, u8 head,
 	core->func->sor->ctrl(core, nv_encoder->or, nv_encoder->ctrl, asyh);
 }
 
+/* TODO: Should we extend this to PWM-only backlights?
+ * As well, should we add a DRM helper for waiting for the backlight to acknowledge
+ * the panel backlight has been shut off? Intel doesn't seem to do this, and uses a
+ * fixed time delay from the vbios…
+ */
 static void
 nv50_sor_atomic_disable(struct drm_encoder *encoder, struct drm_atomic_state *state)
 {
 	struct nouveau_encoder *nv_encoder = nouveau_encoder(encoder);
+	struct nouveau_drm *drm = nouveau_drm(nv_encoder->base.base.dev);
 	struct nouveau_crtc *nv_crtc = nouveau_crtc(nv_encoder->crtc);
 	struct nouveau_connector *nv_connector = nv50_outp_get_old_connector(state, nv_encoder);
+	struct nouveau_backlight *backlight = nv_connector->backlight;
 	struct drm_dp_aux *aux = &nv_connector->aux;
+	int ret;
 	u8 pwr;
 
+	if (backlight && backlight->uses_dpcd) {
+		ret = drm_edp_backlight_disable(aux, &backlight->edp_info);
+		if (ret < 0)
+			NV_ERROR(drm, "Failed to disable backlight on [CONNECTOR:%d:%s]: %d\n",
+				 nv_connector->base.base.id, nv_connector->base.name, ret);
+	}
+
 	if (nv_encoder->dcb->type == DCB_OUTPUT_DP) {
 		int ret = drm_dp_dpcd_readb(aux, DP_SET_POWER, &pwr);
 
@@ -1695,6 +1711,9 @@ nv50_sor_atomic_enable(struct drm_encoder *encoder, struct drm_atomic_state *sta
 	struct drm_device *dev = encoder->dev;
 	struct nouveau_drm *drm = nouveau_drm(dev);
 	struct nouveau_connector *nv_connector;
+#ifdef CONFIG_DRM_NOUVEAU_BACKLIGHT
+	struct nouveau_backlight *backlight;
+#endif
 	struct nvbios *bios = &drm->vbios;
 	bool hda = false;
 	u8 proto = NV507D_SOR_SET_CONTROL_PROTOCOL_CUSTOM;
@@ -1769,6 +1788,14 @@ nv50_sor_atomic_enable(struct drm_encoder *encoder, struct drm_atomic_state *sta
 			proto = NV887D_SOR_SET_CONTROL_PROTOCOL_DP_B;
 
 		nv50_audio_enable(encoder, nv_crtc, nv_connector, state, mode);
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_DRM_NOUVEAU_BACKLIGHT
+		backlight = nv_connector->backlight;
+		if (backlight && backlight->uses_dpcd)
+			drm_edp_backlight_enable(&nv_connector->aux, &backlight->edp_info,
+						 (u16)backlight->dev->props.brightness);
+#endif
+
 		break;
 	default:
 		BUG();
@@ -2294,6 +2321,7 @@ nv50_disp_atomic_commit_tail(struct drm_atomic_state *state)
 	nv50_crc_atomic_start_reporting(state);
 	if (!flushed)
 		nv50_crc_atomic_release_notifier_contexts(state);
+
 	drm_atomic_helper_commit_hw_done(state);
 	drm_atomic_helper_cleanup_planes(dev, state);
 	drm_atomic_helper_commit_cleanup_done(state);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_backlight.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_backlight.c
index 72f35a2babcb..1cbd71abc80a 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_backlight.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_backlight.c
@@ -42,11 +42,6 @@
 static struct ida bl_ida;
 #define BL_NAME_SIZE 15 // 12 for name + 2 for digits + 1 for '\0'
 
-struct nouveau_backlight {
-	struct backlight_device *dev;
-	int id;
-};
-
 static bool
 nouveau_get_backlight_name(char backlight_name[BL_NAME_SIZE],
 			   struct nouveau_backlight *bl)
@@ -148,6 +143,98 @@ static const struct backlight_ops nv50_bl_ops = {
 	.update_status = nv50_set_intensity,
 };
 
+/*
+ * eDP brightness callbacks need to happen under lock, since we need to
+ * enable/disable the backlight ourselves for modesets
+ */
+static int
+nv50_edp_get_brightness(struct backlight_device *bd)
+{
+	struct drm_connector *connector = dev_get_drvdata(bd->dev.parent);
+	struct drm_device *dev = connector->dev;
+	struct drm_crtc *crtc;
+	struct drm_modeset_acquire_ctx ctx;
+	int ret = 0;
+
+	drm_modeset_acquire_init(&ctx, 0);
+
+retry:
+	ret = drm_modeset_lock(&dev->mode_config.connection_mutex, &ctx);
+	if (ret == -EDEADLK)
+		goto deadlock;
+	else if (ret < 0)
+		goto out;
+
+	crtc = connector->state->crtc;
+	if (!crtc)
+		goto out;
+
+	ret = drm_modeset_lock(&crtc->mutex, &ctx);
+	if (ret == -EDEADLK)
+		goto deadlock;
+	else if (ret < 0)
+		goto out;
+
+	if (!crtc->state->active)
+		goto out;
+
+	ret = bd->props.brightness;
+out:
+	drm_modeset_drop_locks(&ctx);
+	drm_modeset_acquire_fini(&ctx);
+	return ret;
+deadlock:
+	drm_modeset_backoff(&ctx);
+	goto retry;
+}
+
+static int
+nv50_edp_set_brightness(struct backlight_device *bd)
+{
+	struct drm_connector *connector = dev_get_drvdata(bd->dev.parent);
+	struct nouveau_connector *nv_connector = nouveau_connector(connector);
+	struct drm_device *dev = connector->dev;
+	struct drm_crtc *crtc;
+	struct drm_dp_aux *aux = &nv_connector->aux;
+	struct nouveau_backlight *nv_bl = nv_connector->backlight;
+	struct drm_modeset_acquire_ctx ctx;
+	int ret = 0;
+
+	drm_modeset_acquire_init(&ctx, 0);
+retry:
+	ret = drm_modeset_lock(&dev->mode_config.connection_mutex, &ctx);
+	if (ret == -EDEADLK)
+		goto deadlock;
+	else if (ret < 0)
+		goto out;
+
+	crtc = connector->state->crtc;
+	if (!crtc)
+		goto out;
+
+	ret = drm_modeset_lock(&crtc->mutex, &ctx);
+	if (ret == -EDEADLK)
+		goto deadlock;
+	else if (ret < 0)
+		goto out;
+
+	if (crtc->state->active)
+		ret = drm_edp_backlight_set_level(aux, &nv_bl->edp_info, bd->props.brightness);
+
+out:
+	drm_modeset_drop_locks(&ctx);
+	drm_modeset_acquire_fini(&ctx);
+	return ret;
+deadlock:
+	drm_modeset_backoff(&ctx);
+	goto retry;
+}
+
+static const struct backlight_ops nv50_edp_bl_ops = {
+	.get_brightness = nv50_edp_get_brightness,
+	.update_status = nv50_edp_set_brightness,
+};
+
 static int
 nva3_get_intensity(struct backlight_device *bd)
 {
@@ -194,8 +281,13 @@ static const struct backlight_ops nva3_bl_ops = {
 	.update_status = nva3_set_intensity,
 };
 
+/* FIXME: perform backlight probing for eDP _before_ this, this only gets called after connector
+ * registration which happens after the initial modeset
+ */
 static int
-nv50_backlight_init(struct nouveau_encoder *nv_encoder,
+nv50_backlight_init(struct nouveau_backlight *bl,
+		    struct nouveau_connector *nv_conn,
+		    struct nouveau_encoder *nv_encoder,
 		    struct backlight_properties *props,
 		    const struct backlight_ops **ops)
 {
@@ -205,6 +297,41 @@ nv50_backlight_init(struct nouveau_encoder *nv_encoder,
 	if (!nvif_rd32(device, NV50_PDISP_SOR_PWM_CTL(ffs(nv_encoder->dcb->or) - 1)))
 		return -ENODEV;
 
+	if (nv_conn->type == DCB_CONNECTOR_eDP) {
+		int ret;
+		u16 current_level;
+		u8 edp_dpcd[EDP_DISPLAY_CTL_CAP_SIZE];
+		u8 current_mode;
+
+		ret = drm_dp_dpcd_read(&nv_conn->aux, DP_EDP_DPCD_REV, edp_dpcd,
+				       EDP_DISPLAY_CTL_CAP_SIZE);
+		if (ret < 0)
+			return ret;
+
+		if (drm_edp_backlight_supported(edp_dpcd)) {
+			NV_DEBUG(drm, "DPCD backlight controls supported on %s\n",
+				 nv_conn->base.name);
+
+			ret = drm_edp_backlight_init(&nv_conn->aux, &bl->edp_info, 0, edp_dpcd,
+						     &current_level, &current_mode);
+			if (ret < 0)
+				return ret;
+
+			ret = drm_edp_backlight_enable(&nv_conn->aux, &bl->edp_info, current_level);
+			if (ret < 0) {
+				NV_ERROR(drm, "Failed to enable backlight on %s: %d\n",
+					 nv_conn->base.name, ret);
+				return ret;
+			}
+
+			*ops = &nv50_edp_bl_ops;
+			props->brightness = current_level;
+			props->max_brightness = bl->edp_info.max;
+			bl->uses_dpcd = true;
+			return 0;
+		}
+	}
+
 	if (drm->client.device.info.chipset <= 0xa0 ||
 	    drm->client.device.info.chipset == 0xaa ||
 	    drm->client.device.info.chipset == 0xac)
@@ -245,6 +372,10 @@ nouveau_backlight_init(struct drm_connector *connector)
 	if (!nv_encoder)
 		return 0;
 
+	bl = kzalloc(sizeof(*bl), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!bl)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
 	switch (device->info.family) {
 	case NV_DEVICE_INFO_V0_CURIE:
 		ret = nv40_backlight_init(nv_encoder, &props, &ops);
@@ -257,20 +388,19 @@ nouveau_backlight_init(struct drm_connector *connector)
 	case NV_DEVICE_INFO_V0_VOLTA:
 	case NV_DEVICE_INFO_V0_TURING:
 	case NV_DEVICE_INFO_V0_AMPERE: //XXX: not confirmed
-		ret = nv50_backlight_init(nv_encoder, &props, &ops);
+		ret = nv50_backlight_init(bl, nouveau_connector(connector),
+					  nv_encoder, &props, &ops);
 		break;
 	default:
-		return 0;
+		ret = 0;
+		goto fail_alloc;
 	}
 
-	if (ret == -ENODEV)
-		return 0;
-	else if (ret)
-		return ret;
-
-	bl = kzalloc(sizeof(*bl), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!bl)
-		return -ENOMEM;
+	if (ret) {
+		if (ret == -ENODEV)
+			ret = 0;
+		goto fail_alloc;
+	}
 
 	if (!nouveau_get_backlight_name(backlight_name, bl)) {
 		NV_ERROR(drm, "Failed to retrieve a unique name for the backlight interface\n");
@@ -287,7 +417,9 @@ nouveau_backlight_init(struct drm_connector *connector)
 	}
 
 	nouveau_connector(connector)->backlight = bl;
-	bl->dev->props.brightness = bl->dev->ops->get_brightness(bl->dev);
+	if (!bl->dev->props.brightness)
+		bl->dev->props.brightness =
+			bl->dev->ops->get_brightness(bl->dev);
 	backlight_update_status(bl->dev);
 
 	return 0;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_connector.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_connector.h
index d0b859c4a80e..40f90e353540 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_connector.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_connector.h
@@ -46,7 +46,14 @@ struct nvkm_i2c_port;
 struct dcb_output;
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_DRM_NOUVEAU_BACKLIGHT
-struct nouveau_backlight;
+struct nouveau_backlight {
+	struct backlight_device *dev;
+
+	struct drm_edp_backlight_info edp_info;
+	bool uses_dpcd : 1;
+
+	int id;
+};
 #endif
 
 #define nouveau_conn_atom(p)                                                   \
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_encoder.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_encoder.h
index 1ffcc0a491fd..77c2fed76e8b 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_encoder.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_encoder.h
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 #include <subdev/bios/dcb.h>
 
 #include <drm/drm_encoder_slave.h>
+#include <drm/drm_dp_helper.h>
 #include <drm/drm_dp_mst_helper.h>
 #include "dispnv04/disp.h"
 struct nv50_head_atom;
