diff --git a/drivers/video/backlight/backlight.c b/drivers/video/backlight/backlight.c
index bddc8b17a4d8..76470de1c780 100644
--- a/drivers/video/backlight/backlight.c
+++ b/drivers/video/backlight/backlight.c
@@ -564,6 +564,15 @@ struct backlight_device *of_find_backlight_by_node(struct device_node *node)
 	return dev ? to_backlight_device(dev) : NULL;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(of_find_backlight_by_node);
+
+int of_backlight_initial_power_state(struct device_node *node)
+{
+	if (of_property_read_bool(node, "default-off"))
+		return FB_BLANK_POWERDOWN;
+
+	return FB_BLANK_UNBLANK;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(of_backlight_initial_power_state);
 #endif

 static void __exit backlight_class_exit(void)
diff --git a/drivers/video/backlight/pwm_bl.c b/drivers/video/backlight/pwm_bl.c
index ae3c6b6fd5db..fabcf0f20a13 100644
--- a/drivers/video/backlight/pwm_bl.c
+++ b/drivers/video/backlight/pwm_bl.c
@@ -320,6 +320,7 @@ static int pwm_backlight_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	}

 	bl->props.brightness = data->dft_brightness;
+	bl->props.power = of_backlight_initial_power_state(pdev->dev.of_node);
 	backlight_update_status(bl);

 	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, bl);
diff --git a/include/linux/backlight.h b/include/linux/backlight.h
index 1e7a69adbe6f..0981401fa858 100644
--- a/include/linux/backlight.h
+++ b/include/linux/backlight.h
@@ -163,12 +163,18 @@ struct generic_bl_info {

 #ifdef CONFIG_OF
 struct backlight_device *of_find_backlight_by_node(struct device_node *node);
+int of_backlight_initial_power_state(struct device_node *node);
 #else
 static inline struct backlight_device *
 of_find_backlight_by_node(struct device_node *node)
 {
 	return NULL;
 }
+
+static inline int of_backlight_initial_power_state(struct device_node *node)
+{
+	return FB_BLANK_UNBLANK;
+}
 #endif

 #endif