diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_mode.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_mode.h
index 54f06c959340923c36ca469dd558df968e5688d0..2264c5c97009333aa74c6a64ffdfd6d2d69bd4d0 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_mode.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_mode.h
@@ -352,6 +352,7 @@ 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 f34bc68aadfb119380e5f6ff1a279a996d4f453a..022f303463fc83920fca4962101a343c1b557238 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/dce_v10_0.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/dce_v10_0.c
@@ -2921,6 +2921,11 @@ 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);
 }
 
@@ -2929,6 +2934,9 @@ 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 26378bd6aba45a86e18e1d7ac122182a7730a811..800a9f36ab4faddbd5836de2c486e6550eff5a68 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/dce_v11_0.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/dce_v11_0.c
@@ -3047,6 +3047,11 @@ 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);
 }
 
@@ -3055,6 +3060,9 @@ 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 a712f4b285f6c2d636b5546c841ce528b114c884..b8368f69ce1fbbe17230ef7e7cd5b7e0d35e9d85 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/dce_v6_0.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/dce_v6_0.c
@@ -2787,6 +2787,11 @@ 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);
 }
 
@@ -2795,6 +2800,9 @@ 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 c008dc03068707de0bd2620679f2f74357d474b1..012e0a9ae0ffcd5e7dda1ce1925ae93d4e4e4b6f 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/dce_v8_0.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/dce_v8_0.c
@@ -2819,6 +2819,11 @@ 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);
 }
 
@@ -2827,6 +2832,9 @@ 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 */