diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/sun5i-q8-common.dtsi b/arch/arm/boot/dts/sun5i-q8-common.dtsi
index 0641d68a6d827cbfa0ed30d9567799ae550639a9..a78e189f6653a84697ef0dc7aec68a3804c87671 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/sun5i-q8-common.dtsi
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/sun5i-q8-common.dtsi
@@ -41,11 +41,21 @@
  */
 #include "sunxi-q8-common.dtsi"
 
+#include <dt-bindings/pwm/pwm.h>
+
 / {
 	aliases {
 		serial0 = &uart1;
 	};
 
+	backlight: backlight {
+		compatible = "pwm-backlight";
+		pwms = <&pwm 0 50000 PWM_POLARITY_INVERTED>;
+		brightness-levels = <0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100>;
+		default-brightness-level = <8>;
+		/* TODO: backlight uses axp gpio1 as enable pin */
+	};
+
 	chosen {
 		stdout-path = "serial0:115200n8";
 	};