diff --git a/target/linux/generic-2.6/config-2.6.24 b/target/linux/generic-2.6/config-2.6.24
index 9610ee12dae350cbd25c4880f0a80d7b3aad1264..2428960e4cac850d18229c7934871a0f911b9cce 100644
--- a/target/linux/generic-2.6/config-2.6.24
+++ b/target/linux/generic-2.6/config-2.6.24
@@ -689,6 +689,7 @@ CONFIG_JOLIET=y
 # CONFIG_LDM_PARTITION is not set
 CONFIG_LEDS_CLASS=y
 CONFIG_LEDS_TRIGGERS=y
+CONFIG_LEDS_TRIGGER_DEFAULT_ON=y
 CONFIG_LEDS_TRIGGER_HEARTBEAT=y
 # CONFIG_LEDS_TRIGGER_IDE_DISK is not set
 # CONFIG_LEDS_TRIGGER_MORSE is not set
diff --git a/target/linux/generic-2.6/patches-2.6.24/402-ledtrig_default_on.patch b/target/linux/generic-2.6/patches-2.6.24/402-ledtrig_default_on.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..a59915c3ebeddefdb4b5f0bb1b26e52b158d5d62
--- /dev/null
+++ b/target/linux/generic-2.6/patches-2.6.24/402-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