diff --git a/target/linux/mvebu/files/arch/arm/boot/dts/armada-385-linksys-rango.dts b/target/linux/mvebu/files/arch/arm/boot/dts/armada-385-linksys-rango.dts
index 804ba0d6aa73399a91c10624037d591a5ca7519d..61f45921375892befdf2de92eb3bd1d04c508384 100644
--- a/target/linux/mvebu/files/arch/arm/boot/dts/armada-385-linksys-rango.dts
+++ b/target/linux/mvebu/files/arch/arm/boot/dts/armada-385-linksys-rango.dts
@@ -326,6 +326,7 @@
 		sata {
 			label = "rango:white:sata";
 			gpios = <&gpio0 21 GPIO_ACTIVE_LOW>;
+			linux,default-trigger = "disk-activity";
 		};
 
 		wlan_2g {
diff --git a/target/linux/mvebu/files/arch/arm/boot/dts/armada-385-linksys-shelby.dts b/target/linux/mvebu/files/arch/arm/boot/dts/armada-385-linksys-shelby.dts
index c7a8ddd7f9a55487c72d27e6f9b0bed732858ce2..f8dd193ef047d3385a1bc85f2ae04e892e69ca4e 100644
--- a/target/linux/mvebu/files/arch/arm/boot/dts/armada-385-linksys-shelby.dts
+++ b/target/linux/mvebu/files/arch/arm/boot/dts/armada-385-linksys-shelby.dts
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@
 
 		sata {
 			label = "shelby:white:sata";
+			linux,default-trigger = "disk-activity";
 		};
 	};
 };
diff --git a/target/linux/mvebu/patches-4.9/004-add_sata_disk_activity_trigger.patch b/target/linux/mvebu/patches-4.9/004-add_sata_disk_activity_trigger.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..8a18cfa278c09952884ec64695c4c0bfa689047e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/target/linux/mvebu/patches-4.9/004-add_sata_disk_activity_trigger.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+From 172230195068703b78ad5733a09492f5d6814c09 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Ansuel Smith <ansuelsmth@gmail.com>
+Date: Tue, 28 Feb 2017 14:15:50 +0100
+Subject: [PATCH] ARM: dts: armada: Add default trigger for sata led
+
+In others board we have the sata led set to function
+with the sata led trigger by default.
+This patch makes the same for these board that have sata
+led but get disabled by not associating it to any trigger.
+
+Signed-off-by: Ansuel Smith <ansuelsmth@gmail.com>
+Acked-by: Jason Cooper <jason@lakedaemon.net>
+Signed-off-by: Gregory CLEMENT <gregory.clement@free-electrons.com>
+---
+ arch/arm/boot/dts/armada-385-linksys-caiman.dts | 1 +
+ arch/arm/boot/dts/armada-385-linksys-cobra.dts  | 1 +
+ arch/arm/boot/dts/armada-xp-linksys-mamba.dts   | 1 +
+ 3 files changed, 3 insertions(+)
+
+diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/armada-385-linksys-caiman.dts b/arch/arm/boot/dts/armada-385-linksys-caiman.dts
+index f3cee91..a1b6e68 100644
+--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/armada-385-linksys-caiman.dts
++++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/armada-385-linksys-caiman.dts
+@@ -315,6 +315,7 @@
+ 
+ 		sata {
+ 			label = "caiman:white:sata";
++			linux,default-trigger = "disk-activity";
+ 		};
+ 	};
+ };
+diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/armada-385-linksys-cobra.dts b/arch/arm/boot/dts/armada-385-linksys-cobra.dts
+index 1110718..a1a75af 100644
+--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/armada-385-linksys-cobra.dts
++++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/armada-385-linksys-cobra.dts
+@@ -315,6 +315,7 @@
+ 
+ 		sata {
+ 			label = "cobra:white:sata";
++			linux,default-trigger = "disk-activity";
+ 		};
+ 	};
+ };
+diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/armada-xp-linksys-mamba.dts b/arch/arm/boot/dts/armada-xp-linksys-mamba.dts
+index 42ea876..3744ba3 100644
+--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/armada-xp-linksys-mamba.dts
++++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/armada-xp-linksys-mamba.dts
+@@ -266,6 +266,7 @@
+ 					esata@4 {
+ 						label = "mamba:white:esata";
+ 						reg = <0x4>;
++						linux,default-trigger = "disk-activity";
+ 					};
+ 
+ 					usb2@5 {
+-- 
+2.9.3
+