diff --git a/include/linux/backlight.h b/include/linux/backlight.h
index 5f2fd61ef4fb..ef008bfe22b0 100644
--- a/include/linux/backlight.h
+++ b/include/linux/backlight.h
@@ -129,6 +129,38 @@ static inline int backlight_update_status(struct backlight_device *bd)
 	return ret;
 }
 
+/**
+ * backlight_enable - Enable backlight
+ * @bd: the backlight device to enable
+ */
+static inline int backlight_enable(struct backlight_device *bd)
+{
+	if (!bd)
+		return 0;
+
+	bd->props.power = FB_BLANK_UNBLANK;
+	bd->props.fb_blank = FB_BLANK_UNBLANK;
+	bd->props.state &= ~BL_CORE_FBBLANK;
+
+	return backlight_update_status(bd);
+}
+
+/**
+ * backlight_disable - Disable backlight
+ * @bd: the backlight device to disable
+ */
+static inline int backlight_disable(struct backlight_device *bd)
+{
+	if (!bd)
+		return 0;
+
+	bd->props.power = FB_BLANK_POWERDOWN;
+	bd->props.fb_blank = FB_BLANK_POWERDOWN;
+	bd->props.state |= BL_CORE_FBBLANK;
+
+	return backlight_update_status(bd);
+}
+
 extern struct backlight_device *backlight_device_register(const char *name,
 	struct device *dev, void *devdata, const struct backlight_ops *ops,
 	const struct backlight_properties *props);