diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/Kconfig b/drivers/video/fbdev/Kconfig
index 88b008fb8a4e..9b9a76b82c04 100644
--- a/drivers/video/fbdev/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/Kconfig
@@ -284,12 +284,14 @@ config FB_PM2_FIFO_DISCONNECT
 config FB_ARMCLCD
 	tristate "ARM PrimeCell PL110 support"
 	depends on ARM || ARM64 || COMPILE_TEST
-	depends on FB && ARM_AMBA
+	depends on FB && ARM_AMBA && HAS_IOMEM
 	select FB_CFB_FILLRECT
 	select FB_CFB_COPYAREA
 	select FB_CFB_IMAGEBLIT
 	select FB_MODE_HELPERS if OF
 	select VIDEOMODE_HELPERS if OF
+	select BACKLIGHT_LCD_SUPPORT if OF
+	select BACKLIGHT_CLASS_DEVICE if OF
 	help
 	  This framebuffer device driver is for the ARM PrimeCell PL110
 	  Colour LCD controller.  ARM PrimeCells provide the building
diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/amba-clcd.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/amba-clcd.c
index 9b158869cb89..52a33d3926ac 100644
--- a/drivers/video/fbdev/amba-clcd.c
+++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/amba-clcd.c
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 #include <linux/of.h>
 #include <linux/of_address.h>
 #include <linux/of_graph.h>
+#include <linux/backlight.h>
 #include <video/display_timing.h>
 #include <video/of_display_timing.h>
 #include <video/videomode.h>
@@ -71,6 +72,11 @@ static void clcdfb_disable(struct clcd_fb *fb)
 	if (fb->board->disable)
 		fb->board->disable(fb);
 
+	if (fb->panel->backlight) {
+		fb->panel->backlight->props.power = FB_BLANK_POWERDOWN;
+		backlight_update_status(fb->panel->backlight);
+	}
+
 	val = readl(fb->regs + fb->off_cntl);
 	if (val & CNTL_LCDPWR) {
 		val &= ~CNTL_LCDPWR;
@@ -116,6 +122,14 @@ static void clcdfb_enable(struct clcd_fb *fb, u32 cntl)
 	cntl |= CNTL_LCDPWR;
 	writel(cntl, fb->regs + fb->off_cntl);
 
+	/*
+	 * Turn on backlight
+	 */
+	if (fb->panel->backlight) {
+		fb->panel->backlight->props.power = FB_BLANK_UNBLANK;
+		backlight_update_status(fb->panel->backlight);
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * finally, enable the interface.
 	 */
@@ -576,6 +590,28 @@ static int clcdfb_snprintf_mode(char *buf, int size, struct fb_videomode *mode)
 			mode->refresh);
 }
 
+static int clcdfb_of_get_backlight(struct device_node *endpoint,
+				   struct clcd_panel *clcd_panel)
+{
+	struct device_node *panel;
+	struct device_node *backlight;
+
+	panel = of_graph_get_remote_port_parent(endpoint);
+	if (!panel)
+		return -ENODEV;
+
+	/* Look up the optional backlight phandle */
+	backlight = of_parse_phandle(panel, "backlight", 0);
+	if (backlight) {
+		clcd_panel->backlight = of_find_backlight_by_node(backlight);
+		of_node_put(backlight);
+
+		if (!clcd_panel->backlight)
+			return -EPROBE_DEFER;
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static int clcdfb_of_get_mode(struct device *dev, struct device_node *endpoint,
 		struct fb_videomode *mode)
 {
@@ -662,6 +698,10 @@ static int clcdfb_of_init_display(struct clcd_fb *fb)
 	if (!endpoint)
 		return -ENODEV;
 
+	err = clcdfb_of_get_backlight(endpoint, fb->panel);
+	if (err)
+		return err;
+
 	err = clcdfb_of_get_mode(&fb->dev->dev, endpoint, &fb->panel->mode);
 	if (err)
 		return err;
diff --git a/include/linux/amba/clcd.h b/include/linux/amba/clcd.h
index e82e3ee2c54a..e64c1ccebb76 100644
--- a/include/linux/amba/clcd.h
+++ b/include/linux/amba/clcd.h
@@ -93,6 +93,8 @@ enum {
 	CLCD_CAP_ALL		= CLCD_CAP_BGR | CLCD_CAP_RGB,
 };
 
+struct backlight_device;
+
 struct clcd_panel {
 	struct fb_videomode	mode;
 	signed short		width;	/* width in mm */
@@ -105,6 +107,7 @@ struct clcd_panel {
 				fixedtimings:1,
 				grayscale:1;
 	unsigned int		connector;
+	struct backlight_device	*backlight;
 };
 
 struct clcd_regs {