diff --git a/drivers/video/backlight/pm8941-wled.c b/drivers/video/backlight/pm8941-wled.c
index 78bba87..0b6d219 100644
--- a/drivers/video/backlight/pm8941-wled.c
+++ b/drivers/video/backlight/pm8941-wled.c
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@
 #include <linux/of_device.h>
 #include <linux/regmap.h>
 
+/* From DT binding */
+#define PM8941_WLED_DEFAULT_BRIGHTNESS		2048
+
 #define PM8941_WLED_REG_VAL_BASE		0x40
 #define  PM8941_WLED_REG_VAL_MAX		0xFFF
 
@@ -373,6 +376,7 @@
 	struct backlight_device *bl;
 	struct pm8941_wled *wled;
 	struct regmap *regmap;
+	u32 val;
 	int rc;
 
 	regmap = dev_get_regmap(pdev->dev.parent, NULL);
@@ -395,8 +399,12 @@
 	if (rc)
 		return rc;
 
+	val = PM8941_WLED_DEFAULT_BRIGHTNESS;
+	of_property_read_u32(pdev->dev.of_node, "default-brightness", &val);
+
 	memset(&props, 0, sizeof(struct backlight_properties));
 	props.type = BACKLIGHT_RAW;
+	props.brightness = val;
 	props.max_brightness = PM8941_WLED_REG_VAL_MAX;
 	bl = devm_backlight_device_register(&pdev->dev, wled->name,
 					    &pdev->dev, wled,