diff --git a/package/base-files/files/bin/config_generate b/package/base-files/files/bin/config_generate
index 7e0e2acd3b2a30d62ddd110df562465ee6da238b..264f7d3ed1704f915ccaec9186fb538c9cec75f9 100755
--- a/package/base-files/files/bin/config_generate
+++ b/package/base-files/files/bin/config_generate
@@ -236,6 +236,16 @@ generate_led() {
 				set system.$cfg.port_mask='$port_mask'
 			EOF
 		;;
+
+		timer)
+			local delayon delayoff
+			json_get_vars delayon delayoff
+			uci -q batch <<-EOF
+				set system.$cfg.trigger='timer'
+				set system.$cfg.delayon='$delayon'
+				set system.$cfg.delayoff='$delayoff'
+			EOF
+		;;
 	esac
 
 	json_select ..
diff --git a/package/base-files/files/lib/functions/uci-defaults-new.sh b/package/base-files/files/lib/functions/uci-defaults-new.sh
index 37978a839a91ff25a813632522172c2562169e4d..9fa3fa204ecc1904ad74cf1fd68269c8aae58e90 100755
--- a/package/base-files/files/lib/functions/uci-defaults-new.sh
+++ b/package/base-files/files/lib/functions/uci-defaults-new.sh
@@ -422,6 +422,26 @@ ucidef_set_led_ide() {
 	json_select ..
 }
 
+ucidef_set_led_timer() {
+	local cfg="led_$1"
+	local name="$2"
+	local sysfs="$3"
+	local delayon="$4"
+	local delayoff="$5"
+
+	json_select_object led
+
+	json_select_object "$1"
+	json_add_string type timer
+	json_add_string name "$name"
+	json_add_string sysfs "$sysfs"
+	json_add_int delayon "$delayon"
+	json_add_int delayoff "$delayoff"
+	json_select ..
+
+	json_select ..
+}
+
 ucidef_set_led_rssi() {
 	local cfg="led_$1"
 	local name="$2"