diff --git a/drivers/video/backlight/Kconfig b/drivers/video/backlight/Kconfig
index 0505b796d743..d1336196aba2 100644
--- a/drivers/video/backlight/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/video/backlight/Kconfig
@@ -453,6 +453,13 @@ config BACKLIGHT_BD6107
 	help
 	  If you have a Rohm BD6107 say Y to enable the backlight driver.
 
+config BACKLIGHT_LED
+	tristate "Generic LED based Backlight Driver"
+	depends on LEDS_CLASS && OF
+	help
+	  If you have a LCD backlight adjustable by LED class driver, say Y
+	  to enable this driver.
+
 endif # BACKLIGHT_CLASS_DEVICE
 
 endif # BACKLIGHT_LCD_SUPPORT
diff --git a/drivers/video/backlight/Makefile b/drivers/video/backlight/Makefile
index d67073f9d421..ecd321daee21 100644
--- a/drivers/video/backlight/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/video/backlight/Makefile
@@ -54,3 +54,4 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_BACKLIGHT_SKY81452)	+= sky81452-backlight.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_BACKLIGHT_TOSA)		+= tosa_bl.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_BACKLIGHT_TPS65217)	+= tps65217_bl.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_BACKLIGHT_WM831X)		+= wm831x_bl.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_BACKLIGHT_LED)		+= led_bl.o
diff --git a/drivers/video/backlight/led_bl.c b/drivers/video/backlight/led_bl.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..82cffa39a5b2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/video/backlight/led_bl.c
@@ -0,0 +1,226 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2015 Texas Instruments
+ *
+ * Author: Tomi Valkeinen <tomi.valkeinen@ti.com>
+ *
+ * Based on pwm_bl.c
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; version 2 of the License.
+ */
+#include <linux/backlight.h>
+#include <linux/gpio/consumer.h>
+#include <linux/leds.h>
+#include <linux/module.h>
+#include <linux/platform_device.h>
+#include <linux/regulator/consumer.h>
+#include <linux/slab.h>
+
+struct led_bl_data {
+	struct device		*dev;
+	struct backlight_device	*bl_dev;
+
+	unsigned int		*levels;
+	bool			enabled;
+	struct regulator	*power_supply;
+	struct gpio_desc	*enable_gpio;
+
+	struct led_classdev *led_cdev;
+
+	unsigned int max_brightness;
+	unsigned int default_brightness;
+};
+
+static void led_bl_set_brightness(struct led_bl_data *priv, int brightness)
+{
+	int err;
+
+	if (!priv->enabled) {
+		err = regulator_enable(priv->power_supply);
+		if (err < 0)
+			dev_err(priv->dev, "failed to enable power supply\n");
+
+		if (priv->enable_gpio)
+			gpiod_set_value_cansleep(priv->enable_gpio, 1);
+	}
+
+	led_set_brightness(priv->led_cdev, priv->levels[brightness]);
+
+	priv->enabled = true;
+}
+
+static void led_bl_power_off(struct led_bl_data *priv)
+{
+	if (!priv->enabled)
+		return;
+
+	led_set_brightness(priv->led_cdev, LED_OFF);
+
+	if (priv->enable_gpio)
+		gpiod_set_value_cansleep(priv->enable_gpio, 0);
+
+	regulator_disable(priv->power_supply);
+
+	priv->enabled = false;
+}
+
+static int led_bl_update_status(struct backlight_device *bl)
+{
+	struct led_bl_data *priv = bl_get_data(bl);
+	int brightness = bl->props.brightness;
+
+	if (bl->props.power != FB_BLANK_UNBLANK ||
+	    bl->props.fb_blank != FB_BLANK_UNBLANK ||
+	    bl->props.state & BL_CORE_FBBLANK)
+		brightness = 0;
+
+	if (brightness > 0)
+		led_bl_set_brightness(priv, brightness);
+	else
+		led_bl_power_off(priv);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static const struct backlight_ops led_bl_ops = {
+	.update_status	= led_bl_update_status,
+};
+
+static int led_bl_parse_dt(struct device *dev,
+			   struct led_bl_data *priv)
+{
+	struct device_node *node = dev->of_node;
+	int num_levels;
+	u32 *levels;
+	u32 value;
+	int ret;
+
+	if (!node)
+		return -ENODEV;
+
+	num_levels = of_property_count_u32_elems(node, "brightness-levels");
+	if (num_levels < 0)
+		return num_levels;
+
+	levels = devm_kzalloc(dev, sizeof(u32) * num_levels, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!levels)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	ret = of_property_read_u32_array(node, "brightness-levels",
+					 levels,
+					 num_levels);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		return ret;
+
+	ret = of_property_read_u32(node, "default-brightness-level", &value);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		return ret;
+
+	if (value >= num_levels) {
+		dev_err(dev, "invalid default-brightness-level\n");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	priv->levels = levels;
+	priv->max_brightness = num_levels - 1;
+	priv->default_brightness = value;
+
+	priv->led_cdev = of_led_get(node);
+	if (IS_ERR(priv->led_cdev))
+		return PTR_ERR(priv->led_cdev);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int led_bl_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
+{
+	struct backlight_properties props;
+	struct led_bl_data *priv;
+	int ret;
+
+	priv = devm_kzalloc(&pdev->dev, sizeof(*priv), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!priv)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, priv);
+
+	priv->dev = &pdev->dev;
+
+	ret = led_bl_parse_dt(&pdev->dev, priv);
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "failed to parse DT data\n");
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	priv->enable_gpio = devm_gpiod_get_optional(&pdev->dev, "enable",
+			    GPIOD_OUT_LOW);
+	if (IS_ERR(priv->enable_gpio)) {
+		ret = PTR_ERR(priv->enable_gpio);
+		goto err;
+	}
+
+	priv->power_supply = devm_regulator_get(&pdev->dev, "power");
+	if (IS_ERR(priv->power_supply)) {
+		ret = PTR_ERR(priv->power_supply);
+		goto err;
+	}
+
+	memset(&props, 0, sizeof(struct backlight_properties));
+	props.type = BACKLIGHT_RAW;
+	props.max_brightness = priv->max_brightness;
+	priv->bl_dev = backlight_device_register(dev_name(&pdev->dev),
+			&pdev->dev, priv, &led_bl_ops, &props);
+	if (IS_ERR(priv->bl_dev)) {
+		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "failed to register backlight\n");
+		ret = PTR_ERR(priv->bl_dev);
+		goto err;
+	}
+
+	priv->bl_dev->props.brightness = priv->default_brightness;
+	backlight_update_status(priv->bl_dev);
+
+	return 0;
+
+err:
+	if (priv->led_cdev)
+		led_put(priv->led_cdev);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static int led_bl_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
+{
+	struct led_bl_data *priv = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
+	struct backlight_device *bl = priv->bl_dev;
+
+	backlight_device_unregister(bl);
+
+	led_bl_power_off(priv);
+
+	led_put(priv->led_cdev);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static const struct of_device_id led_bl_of_match[] = {
+	{ .compatible = "led-backlight" },
+	{ }
+};
+
+MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(of, led_bl_of_match);
+
+static struct platform_driver led_bl_driver = {
+	.driver		= {
+		.name		= "led-backlight",
+		.of_match_table	= of_match_ptr(led_bl_of_match),
+	},
+	.probe		= led_bl_probe,
+	.remove		= led_bl_remove,
+};
+
+module_platform_driver(led_bl_driver);
+
+MODULE_DESCRIPTION("LED based Backlight Driver");
+MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
+MODULE_ALIAS("platform:led-backlight");
