diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_panel.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_panel.c
index f634371..4fa1e3b 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_panel.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_panel.c
@@ -26,12 +26,20 @@
 #include <linux/module.h>
 
 #include <drm/drm_crtc.h>
+#include <drm/drm_dp_helper.h>
 #include <drm/drm_panel.h>
 #include <drm/drm_print.h>
 
 static DEFINE_MUTEX(panel_lock);
 static LIST_HEAD(panel_list);
 
+struct dp_aux_backlight {
+	struct backlight_device *base;
+	struct drm_dp_aux *aux;
+	struct drm_edp_backlight_info info;
+	bool enabled;
+};
+
 /**
  * DOC: drm panel
  *
@@ -342,6 +350,106 @@ int drm_panel_of_backlight(struct drm_panel *panel)
 	return 0;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_panel_of_backlight);
+
+static int dp_aux_backlight_update_status(struct backlight_device *bd)
+{
+	struct dp_aux_backlight *bl = bl_get_data(bd);
+	u16 brightness = backlight_get_brightness(bd);
+	int ret = 0;
+
+	if (!backlight_is_blank(bd)) {
+		if (!bl->enabled) {
+			drm_edp_backlight_enable(bl->aux, &bl->info, brightness);
+			bl->enabled = true;
+			return 0;
+		}
+		ret = drm_edp_backlight_set_level(bl->aux, &bl->info, brightness);
+	} else {
+		if (bl->enabled) {
+			drm_edp_backlight_disable(bl->aux, &bl->info);
+			bl->enabled = false;
+		}
+	}
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static const struct backlight_ops dp_aux_bl_ops = {
+	.update_status = dp_aux_backlight_update_status,
+};
+
+/**
+ * drm_panel_dp_aux_backlight - create and use DP AUX backlight
+ * @panel: DRM panel
+ * @aux: The DP AUX channel to use
+ *
+ * Use this function to create and handle backlight if your panel
+ * supports backlight control over DP AUX channel using DPCD
+ * registers as per VESA's standard backlight control interface.
+ *
+ * When the panel is enabled backlight will be enabled after a
+ * successful call to &drm_panel_funcs.enable()
+ *
+ * When the panel is disabled backlight will be disabled before the
+ * call to &drm_panel_funcs.disable().
+ *
+ * A typical implementation for a panel driver supporting backlight
+ * control over DP AUX will call this function at probe time.
+ * Backlight will then be handled transparently without requiring
+ * any intervention from the driver.
+ *
+ * drm_panel_dp_aux_backlight() must be called after the call to drm_panel_init().
+ *
+ * Return: 0 on success or a negative error code on failure.
+ */
+int drm_panel_dp_aux_backlight(struct drm_panel *panel, struct drm_dp_aux *aux)
+{
+	struct dp_aux_backlight *bl;
+	struct backlight_properties props = { 0 };
+	u16 current_level;
+	u8 current_mode;
+	u8 edp_dpcd[EDP_DISPLAY_CTL_CAP_SIZE];
+	int ret;
+
+	if (!panel || !panel->dev || !aux)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	ret = drm_dp_dpcd_read(aux, DP_EDP_DPCD_REV, edp_dpcd,
+			       EDP_DISPLAY_CTL_CAP_SIZE);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		return ret;
+
+	if (!drm_edp_backlight_supported(edp_dpcd)) {
+		DRM_DEV_INFO(panel->dev, "DP AUX backlight is not supported\n");
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	bl = devm_kzalloc(panel->dev, sizeof(*bl), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!bl)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	bl->aux = aux;
+
+	ret = drm_edp_backlight_init(aux, &bl->info, 0, edp_dpcd,
+				     &current_level, &current_mode);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		return ret;
+
+	props.type = BACKLIGHT_RAW;
+	props.brightness = current_level;
+	props.max_brightness = bl->info.max;
+
+	bl->base = devm_backlight_device_register(panel->dev, "dp_aux_backlight",
+						  panel->dev, bl,
+						  &dp_aux_bl_ops, &props);
+	if (IS_ERR(bl->base))
+		return PTR_ERR(bl->base);
+
+	panel->backlight = bl->base;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_panel_dp_aux_backlight);
 #endif
 
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Thierry Reding <treding@nvidia.com>");
diff --git a/include/drm/drm_panel.h b/include/drm/drm_panel.h
index 33605c3..3ebfaa6 100644
--- a/include/drm/drm_panel.h
+++ b/include/drm/drm_panel.h
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ struct backlight_device;
 struct device_node;
 struct drm_connector;
 struct drm_device;
+struct drm_dp_aux;
 struct drm_panel;
 struct display_timing;
 
@@ -64,8 +65,8 @@ enum drm_panel_orientation;
  * the panel. This is the job of the .unprepare() function.
  *
  * Backlight can be handled automatically if configured using
- * drm_panel_of_backlight(). Then the driver does not need to implement the
- * functionality to enable/disable backlight.
+ * drm_panel_of_backlight() or drm_panel_dp_aux_backlight(). Then the driver
+ * does not need to implement the functionality to enable/disable backlight.
  */
 struct drm_panel_funcs {
 	/**
@@ -144,8 +145,8 @@ struct drm_panel {
 	 * Backlight device, used to turn on backlight after the call
 	 * to enable(), and to turn off backlight before the call to
 	 * disable().
-	 * backlight is set by drm_panel_of_backlight() and drivers
-	 * shall not assign it.
+	 * backlight is set by drm_panel_of_backlight() or
+	 * drm_panel_dp_aux_backlight() and drivers shall not assign it.
 	 */
 	struct backlight_device *backlight;
 
@@ -208,11 +209,17 @@ static inline int of_drm_get_panel_orientation(const struct device_node *np,
 #if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_DRM_PANEL) && (IS_BUILTIN(CONFIG_BACKLIGHT_CLASS_DEVICE) || \
 	(IS_MODULE(CONFIG_DRM) && IS_MODULE(CONFIG_BACKLIGHT_CLASS_DEVICE)))
 int drm_panel_of_backlight(struct drm_panel *panel);
+int drm_panel_dp_aux_backlight(struct drm_panel *panel, struct drm_dp_aux *aux);
 #else
 static inline int drm_panel_of_backlight(struct drm_panel *panel)
 {
 	return 0;
 }
+static inline int drm_panel_dp_aux_backlight(struct drm_panel *panel,
+					     struct drm_dp_aux *aux)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
 #endif
 
 #endif
