diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/amdgpu_dm/amdgpu_dm.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/amdgpu_dm/amdgpu_dm.c
index 8dc0f70df24f..9b3f5f76d52d 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/amdgpu_dm/amdgpu_dm.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/amdgpu_dm/amdgpu_dm.c
@@ -230,6 +230,10 @@ static int amdgpu_dm_atomic_check(struct drm_device *dev,
 static void handle_hpd_irq_helper(struct amdgpu_dm_connector *aconnector);
 static void handle_hpd_rx_irq(void *param);
 
+static void amdgpu_dm_backlight_set_level(struct amdgpu_display_manager *dm,
+					 int bl_idx,
+					 u32 user_brightness);
+
 static bool
 is_timing_unchanged_for_freesync(struct drm_crtc_state *old_crtc_state,
 				 struct drm_crtc_state *new_crtc_state);
@@ -2885,6 +2889,12 @@ static int dm_resume(void *handle)
 
 		mutex_unlock(&dm->dc_lock);
 
+		/* set the backlight after a reset */
+		for (i = 0; i < dm->num_of_edps; i++) {
+			if (dm->backlight_dev[i])
+				amdgpu_dm_backlight_set_level(dm, i, dm->brightness[i]);
+		}
+
 		return 0;
 	}
 	/* Recreate dc_state - DC invalidates it when setting power state to S3. */