diff --git a/target/linux/generic-2.6/config-2.6.23 b/target/linux/generic-2.6/config-2.6.23
index e92c8b3f1b..734842144e 100644
--- a/target/linux/generic-2.6/config-2.6.23
+++ b/target/linux/generic-2.6/config-2.6.23
@@ -677,6 +677,7 @@ CONFIG_LEDS_TRIGGER_HEARTBEAT=y
 # CONFIG_LEDS_TRIGGER_IDE_DISK is not set
 # CONFIG_LEDS_TRIGGER_MORSE is not set
 CONFIG_LEDS_TRIGGER_TIMER=y
+# CONFIG_LEDS_TRIGGER_DEFAULT_ON is not set
 # CONFIG_LEGACY_PTYS is not set
 CONFIG_LIBCRC32C=m
 # CONFIG_LIBERTAS is not set
diff --git a/target/linux/generic-2.6/files/drivers/leds/ledtrig-default-on.c b/target/linux/generic-2.6/files/drivers/leds/ledtrig-default-on.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..92995e40cf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/target/linux/generic-2.6/files/drivers/leds/ledtrig-default-on.c
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+/*
+ * LED Kernel Default ON Trigger
+ *
+ * Copyright 2008 Nick Forbes <nick.forbes@incepta.com>
+ *
+ * Based on Richard Purdie's ledtrig-timer.c.
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ */
+
+#include <linux/module.h>
+#include <linux/kernel.h>
+#include <linux/init.h>
+#include <linux/leds.h>
+#include "leds.h"
+
+static void defon_trig_activate(struct led_classdev *led_cdev)
+{
+	led_set_brightness(led_cdev, LED_FULL);
+}
+
+static struct led_trigger defon_led_trigger = {
+	.name     = "default-on",
+	.activate = defon_trig_activate,
+};
+
+static int __init defon_trig_init(void)
+{
+	return led_trigger_register(&defon_led_trigger);
+}
+
+static void __exit defon_trig_exit(void)
+{
+	led_trigger_unregister(&defon_led_trigger);
+}
+
+module_init(defon_trig_init);
+module_exit(defon_trig_exit);
+
+MODULE_AUTHOR("Nick Forbes <nick.forbes@incepta.com>");
+MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Default-ON LED trigger");
+MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
diff --git a/target/linux/generic-2.6/patches-2.6.23/402-ledtrig_default_on.patch b/target/linux/generic-2.6/patches-2.6.23/402-ledtrig_default_on.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a59915c3eb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/target/linux/generic-2.6/patches-2.6.23/402-ledtrig_default_on.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+diff -ur linux-2.6.23.1.orig/drivers/leds/Kconfig linux-2.6.23.1/drivers/leds/Kconfig
+--- linux-2.6.23.1.orig/drivers/leds/Kconfig	2007-12-01 00:41:03.000000000 +1300
++++ linux-2.6.23.1/drivers/leds/Kconfig	2007-12-01 01:26:43.000000000 +1300
+@@ -137,4 +137,11 @@
+ 	tristate "LED Morse Trigger"
+ 	depends on LEDS_TRIGGERS
+ 
++config LEDS_TRIGGER_DEFAULT_ON
++	tristate "LED Default ON Trigger"
++	depends on LEDS_TRIGGERS
++	help
++	  This allows LEDs to be initialised in the ON state.
++	  If unsure, say Y.
++
+ endif # NEW_LEDS
+diff -ur linux-2.6.23.1.orig/drivers/leds/Makefile linux-2.6.23.1/drivers/leds/Makefile
+--- linux-2.6.23.1.orig/drivers/leds/Makefile	2007-12-01 00:41:03.000000000 +1300
++++ linux-2.6.23.1/drivers/leds/Makefile	2007-12-01 01:27:12.000000000 +1300
+@@ -23,3 +23,4 @@
+ obj-$(CONFIG_LEDS_TRIGGER_IDE_DISK)	+= ledtrig-ide-disk.o
+ obj-$(CONFIG_LEDS_TRIGGER_HEARTBEAT)	+= ledtrig-heartbeat.o
+ obj-$(CONFIG_LEDS_TRIGGER_MORSE)	+= ledtrig-morse.o
++obj-$(CONFIG_LEDS_TRIGGER_DEFAULT_ON)	+= ledtrig-default-on.o