{KE_KEY, 0x1b, KEY_ZOOM },
        {KE_KEY, 0x1c, KEY_PROG2 },
        {KE_KEY, 0x1d, KEY_PROG3 },
+       {KE_KEY, NOTIFY_BRN_MIN,     KEY_BRIGHTNESSDOWN },
+       {KE_KEY, NOTIFY_BRN_MIN + 2, KEY_BRIGHTNESSUP },
        {KE_KEY, 0x30, KEY_SWITCHVIDEOMODE },
        {KE_KEY, 0x31, KEY_SWITCHVIDEOMODE },
        {KE_KEY, 0x32, KEY_SWITCHVIDEOMODE },
        return 0;
 }
 
-static void notify_brn(void)
+static int notify_brn(void)
 {
+       /* returns the *previous* brightness, or -1 */
        struct backlight_device *bd = eeepc_backlight_device;
-       if (bd)
+       if (bd) {
+               int old = bd->props.brightness;
                bd->props.brightness = read_brightness(bd);
+               return old;
+       }
+       return -1;
 }
 
 static void eeepc_rfkill_notify(acpi_handle handle, u32 event, void *data)
 {
        static struct key_entry *key;
        u16 count;
+       int brn = -ENODEV;
 
        if (!ehotk)
                return;
        if (event >= NOTIFY_BRN_MIN && event <= NOTIFY_BRN_MAX)
-               notify_brn();
+               brn = notify_brn();
        count = ehotk->event_count[event % 128]++;
        acpi_bus_generate_proc_event(ehotk->device, event, count);
        acpi_bus_generate_netlink_event(ehotk->device->pnp.device_class,
                                        dev_name(&ehotk->device->dev), event,
                                        count);
        if (ehotk->inputdev) {
+               if (brn != -ENODEV) {
+                       /* brightness-change events need special
+                        * handling for conversion to key events
+                        */
+                       if (brn < 0)
+                               brn = event;
+                       else
+                               brn += NOTIFY_BRN_MIN;
+                       if (event < brn)
+                               event = NOTIFY_BRN_MIN; /* brightness down */
+                       else if (event > brn)
+                               event = NOTIFY_BRN_MIN + 2; /* ... up */
+                       else
+                               event = NOTIFY_BRN_MIN + 1; /* ... unchanged */
+               }
                key = eepc_get_entry_by_scancode(event);
                if (key) {
                        switch (key->type) {