- enable-gpios: panel enable gpio
 - reset-gpios: GPIO to control the RESET pin
 - vcc-supply: phandle of regulator that will be used to enable power to the display
+- backlight: phandle of the backlight device
 
 Required nodes:
 - "panel-timing" containing video timings
         compatible = "samsung,lte430wq-f0c", "panel-dpi";
         label = "lcd";
 
+        backlight = <&backlight>;
+
         port {
             lcd_in: endpoint {
                     remote-endpoint = <&dpi_out>;
 
 #include <linux/of.h>
 #include <linux/of_gpio.h>
 #include <linux/regulator/consumer.h>
+#include <linux/backlight.h>
 
 #include <video/omap-panel-data.h>
 #include <video/of_display_timing.h>
 
        struct videomode vm;
 
+       struct backlight_device *backlight;
+
        /* used for non-DT boot, to be removed */
        int backlight_gpio;
 
        if (gpio_is_valid(ddata->backlight_gpio))
                gpio_set_value_cansleep(ddata->backlight_gpio, 1);
 
+       if (ddata->backlight) {
+               ddata->backlight->props.power = FB_BLANK_UNBLANK;
+               backlight_update_status(ddata->backlight);
+       }
+
        dssdev->state = OMAP_DSS_DISPLAY_ACTIVE;
 
        return 0;
        if (gpio_is_valid(ddata->backlight_gpio))
                gpio_set_value_cansleep(ddata->backlight_gpio, 0);
 
+       if (ddata->backlight) {
+               ddata->backlight->props.power = FB_BLANK_POWERDOWN;
+               backlight_update_status(ddata->backlight);
+       }
+
        gpiod_set_value_cansleep(ddata->enable_gpio, 0);
        regulator_disable(ddata->vcc_supply);
 
 {
        struct panel_drv_data *ddata = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
        struct device_node *node = pdev->dev.of_node;
+       struct device_node *bl_node;
        struct omap_dss_device *in;
        int r;
        struct display_timing timing;
 
        ddata->backlight_gpio = -ENOENT;
 
+       bl_node = of_parse_phandle(node, "backlight", 0);
+       if (bl_node) {
+               ddata->backlight = of_find_backlight_by_node(bl_node);
+               of_node_put(bl_node);
+
+               if (!ddata->backlight)
+                       return -EPROBE_DEFER;
+       }
+
        r = of_get_display_timing(node, "panel-timing", &timing);
        if (r) {
                dev_err(&pdev->dev, "failed to get video timing\n");
-               return r;
+               goto error_free_backlight;
        }
 
        videomode_from_timing(&timing, &ddata->vm);
        in = omapdss_of_find_source_for_first_ep(node);
        if (IS_ERR(in)) {
                dev_err(&pdev->dev, "failed to find video source\n");
-               return PTR_ERR(in);
+               r = PTR_ERR(in);
+               goto error_free_backlight;
        }
 
        ddata->in = in;
 
        return 0;
+
+error_free_backlight:
+       if (ddata->backlight)
+               put_device(&ddata->backlight->dev);
+
+       return r;
 }
 
 static int panel_dpi_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
        omap_dss_put_device(in);
 
+       if (ddata->backlight)
+               put_device(&ddata->backlight->dev);
+
        return 0;
 }