diff --git a/drivers/leds/led-class.c b/drivers/leds/led-class.c
index 2606600..211e21f 100644
--- a/drivers/leds/led-class.c
+++ b/drivers/leds/led-class.c
@@ -81,6 +81,79 @@
 	__ATTR_NULL,
 };
 
+static void led_timer_function(unsigned long data)
+{
+	struct led_classdev *led_cdev = (void *)data;
+	unsigned long brightness;
+	unsigned long delay;
+
+	if (!led_cdev->blink_delay_on || !led_cdev->blink_delay_off) {
+		led_set_brightness(led_cdev, LED_OFF);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	brightness = led_get_brightness(led_cdev);
+	if (!brightness) {
+		/* Time to switch the LED on. */
+		brightness = led_cdev->blink_brightness;
+		delay = led_cdev->blink_delay_on;
+	} else {
+		/* Store the current brightness value to be able
+		 * to restore it when the delay_off period is over.
+		 */
+		led_cdev->blink_brightness = brightness;
+		brightness = LED_OFF;
+		delay = led_cdev->blink_delay_off;
+	}
+
+	led_set_brightness(led_cdev, brightness);
+
+	mod_timer(&led_cdev->blink_timer, jiffies + msecs_to_jiffies(delay));
+}
+
+static void led_stop_software_blink(struct led_classdev *led_cdev)
+{
+	/* deactivate previous settings */
+	del_timer_sync(&led_cdev->blink_timer);
+	led_cdev->blink_delay_on = 0;
+	led_cdev->blink_delay_off = 0;
+}
+
+static void led_set_software_blink(struct led_classdev *led_cdev,
+				   unsigned long delay_on,
+				   unsigned long delay_off)
+{
+	int current_brightness;
+
+	current_brightness = led_get_brightness(led_cdev);
+	if (current_brightness)
+		led_cdev->blink_brightness = current_brightness;
+	if (!led_cdev->blink_brightness)
+		led_cdev->blink_brightness = led_cdev->max_brightness;
+
+	if (delay_on == led_cdev->blink_delay_on &&
+	    delay_off == led_cdev->blink_delay_off)
+		return;
+
+	led_stop_software_blink(led_cdev);
+
+	led_cdev->blink_delay_on = delay_on;
+	led_cdev->blink_delay_off = delay_off;
+
+	/* never on - don't blink */
+	if (!delay_on)
+		return;
+
+	/* never off - just set to brightness */
+	if (!delay_off) {
+		led_set_brightness(led_cdev, led_cdev->blink_brightness);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	mod_timer(&led_cdev->blink_timer, jiffies + 1);
+}
+
+
 /**
  * led_classdev_suspend - suspend an led_classdev.
  * @led_cdev: the led_classdev to suspend.
@@ -148,6 +221,10 @@
 
 	led_update_brightness(led_cdev);
 
+	init_timer(&led_cdev->blink_timer);
+	led_cdev->blink_timer.function = led_timer_function;
+	led_cdev->blink_timer.data = (unsigned long)led_cdev;
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_LEDS_TRIGGERS
 	led_trigger_set_default(led_cdev);
 #endif
@@ -157,7 +234,6 @@
 
 	return 0;
 }
-
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(led_classdev_register);
 
 /**
@@ -175,6 +251,9 @@
 	up_write(&led_cdev->trigger_lock);
 #endif
 
+	/* Stop blinking */
+	led_brightness_set(led_cdev, LED_OFF);
+
 	device_unregister(led_cdev->dev);
 
 	down_write(&leds_list_lock);
@@ -183,6 +262,30 @@
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(led_classdev_unregister);
 
+void led_blink_set(struct led_classdev *led_cdev,
+		   unsigned long *delay_on,
+		   unsigned long *delay_off)
+{
+	if (led_cdev->blink_set &&
+	    led_cdev->blink_set(led_cdev, delay_on, delay_off))
+		return;
+
+	/* blink with 1 Hz as default if nothing specified */
+	if (!*delay_on && !*delay_off)
+		*delay_on = *delay_off = 500;
+
+	led_set_software_blink(led_cdev, *delay_on, *delay_off);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(led_blink_set);
+
+void led_brightness_set(struct led_classdev *led_cdev,
+			enum led_brightness brightness)
+{
+	led_stop_software_blink(led_cdev);
+	led_cdev->brightness_set(led_cdev, brightness);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(led_brightness_set);
+
 static int __init leds_init(void)
 {
 	leds_class = class_create(THIS_MODULE, "leds");