diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_mode.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_mode.h
index d9533bbc467cca304a97d2d4595494bda77d457e..588cf659439104035c2bcff8de5b88370e062679 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_mode.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_mode.h
@@ -350,6 +350,7 @@ struct amdgpu_mode_info {
 	u16 firmware_flags;
 	/* pointer to backlight encoder */
 	struct amdgpu_encoder *bl_encoder;
+	u8 bl_level; /* saved backlight level */
 	struct amdgpu_audio	audio; /* audio stuff */
 	int			num_crtc; /* number of crtcs */
 	int			num_hpd; /* number of hpd pins */
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/atombios_encoders.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/atombios_encoders.c
index 2af26d2da12779f8bfb38460ddaf67f03ccf41e3..d702fb8e342753f19f308c398bd2b0567d252ba2 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/atombios_encoders.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/atombios_encoders.c
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 #include <linux/backlight.h>
 #include "bif/bif_4_1_d.h"
 
-static u8
+u8
 amdgpu_atombios_encoder_get_backlight_level_from_reg(struct amdgpu_device *adev)
 {
 	u8 backlight_level;
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ amdgpu_atombios_encoder_get_backlight_level_from_reg(struct amdgpu_device *adev)
 	return backlight_level;
 }
 
-static void
+void
 amdgpu_atombios_encoder_set_backlight_level_to_reg(struct amdgpu_device *adev,
 					    u8 backlight_level)
 {
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/atombios_encoders.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/atombios_encoders.h
index 2bdec40515ce51e846c15dd625d89de649a4db8f..f77cbdef679e989281027242ff11328105d08bb1 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/atombios_encoders.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/atombios_encoders.h
@@ -24,6 +24,11 @@
 #ifndef __ATOMBIOS_ENCODER_H__
 #define __ATOMBIOS_ENCODER_H__
 
+u8
+amdgpu_atombios_encoder_get_backlight_level_from_reg(struct amdgpu_device *adev);
+void
+amdgpu_atombios_encoder_set_backlight_level_to_reg(struct amdgpu_device *adev,
+						   u8 backlight_level);
 u8
 amdgpu_atombios_encoder_get_backlight_level(struct amdgpu_encoder *amdgpu_encoder);
 void
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/dce_v10_0.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/dce_v10_0.c
index 7ea900010702caaf43aa1b57ba0bb9ab263d8c06..452f88ea46a2ed52fa08ccb78497e0f231498c0d 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/dce_v10_0.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/dce_v10_0.c
@@ -2862,6 +2862,11 @@ static int dce_v10_0_hw_fini(void *handle)
 
 static int dce_v10_0_suspend(void *handle)
 {
+	struct amdgpu_device *adev = (struct amdgpu_device *)handle;
+
+	adev->mode_info.bl_level =
+		amdgpu_atombios_encoder_get_backlight_level_from_reg(adev);
+
 	return dce_v10_0_hw_fini(handle);
 }
 
@@ -2870,6 +2875,9 @@ static int dce_v10_0_resume(void *handle)
 	struct amdgpu_device *adev = (struct amdgpu_device *)handle;
 	int ret;
 
+	amdgpu_atombios_encoder_set_backlight_level_to_reg(adev,
+							   adev->mode_info.bl_level);
+
 	ret = dce_v10_0_hw_init(handle);
 
 	/* turn on the BL */
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/dce_v11_0.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/dce_v11_0.c
index 158b92ea435fd7d61330e7195011c752202128b7..a7c1c584a1913722ddb1f9a8815fe14d8d3ea0af 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/dce_v11_0.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/dce_v11_0.c
@@ -2988,6 +2988,11 @@ static int dce_v11_0_hw_fini(void *handle)
 
 static int dce_v11_0_suspend(void *handle)
 {
+	struct amdgpu_device *adev = (struct amdgpu_device *)handle;
+
+	adev->mode_info.bl_level =
+		amdgpu_atombios_encoder_get_backlight_level_from_reg(adev);
+
 	return dce_v11_0_hw_fini(handle);
 }
 
@@ -2996,6 +3001,9 @@ static int dce_v11_0_resume(void *handle)
 	struct amdgpu_device *adev = (struct amdgpu_device *)handle;
 	int ret;
 
+	amdgpu_atombios_encoder_set_backlight_level_to_reg(adev,
+							   adev->mode_info.bl_level);
+
 	ret = dce_v11_0_hw_init(handle);
 
 	/* turn on the BL */
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/dce_v6_0.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/dce_v6_0.c
index ee2162e81da97960cd36a3ef3bb33b9697b5cbfc..9f67b7fd3487946bfe9065003b9dc26d1fb13224 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/dce_v6_0.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/dce_v6_0.c
@@ -2730,6 +2730,11 @@ static int dce_v6_0_hw_fini(void *handle)
 
 static int dce_v6_0_suspend(void *handle)
 {
+	struct amdgpu_device *adev = (struct amdgpu_device *)handle;
+
+	adev->mode_info.bl_level =
+		amdgpu_atombios_encoder_get_backlight_level_from_reg(adev);
+
 	return dce_v6_0_hw_fini(handle);
 }
 
@@ -2738,6 +2743,9 @@ static int dce_v6_0_resume(void *handle)
 	struct amdgpu_device *adev = (struct amdgpu_device *)handle;
 	int ret;
 
+	amdgpu_atombios_encoder_set_backlight_level_to_reg(adev,
+							   adev->mode_info.bl_level);
+
 	ret = dce_v6_0_hw_init(handle);
 
 	/* turn on the BL */
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/dce_v8_0.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/dce_v8_0.c
index 8dbe97dff58c658bce77d390596e661a0dc220f1..f55422cbd77abbfb01329d15c6ae907d0f9e0c16 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/dce_v8_0.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/dce_v8_0.c
@@ -2760,6 +2760,11 @@ static int dce_v8_0_hw_fini(void *handle)
 
 static int dce_v8_0_suspend(void *handle)
 {
+	struct amdgpu_device *adev = (struct amdgpu_device *)handle;
+
+	adev->mode_info.bl_level =
+		amdgpu_atombios_encoder_get_backlight_level_from_reg(adev);
+
 	return dce_v8_0_hw_fini(handle);
 }
 
@@ -2768,6 +2773,9 @@ static int dce_v8_0_resume(void *handle)
 	struct amdgpu_device *adev = (struct amdgpu_device *)handle;
 	int ret;
 
+	amdgpu_atombios_encoder_set_backlight_level_to_reg(adev,
+							   adev->mode_info.bl_level);
+
 	ret = dce_v8_0_hw_init(handle);
 
 	/* turn on the BL */