diff --git a/Documentation/leds-class.txt b/Documentation/leds-class.txt
index 56757c751d6fc5611b181f6d79302a195b3fe8c7..18860ad9935a7876746c00660f36b9fd90529499 100644
--- a/Documentation/leds-class.txt
+++ b/Documentation/leds-class.txt
@@ -19,6 +19,12 @@ optimises away.
 
 Complex triggers whilst available to all LEDs have LED specific
 parameters and work on a per LED basis. The timer trigger is an example.
+The timer trigger will periodically change the LED brightness between
+LED_OFF and the current brightness setting. The "on" and "off" time can
+be specified via /sys/class/leds/<device>/delay_{on,off} in milliseconds.
+You can change the brightness value of a LED independently of the timer
+trigger. However, if you set the brightness value to LED_OFF it will
+also disable the timer trigger.
 
 You can change triggers in a similar manner to the way an IO scheduler
 is chosen (via /sys/class/leds/<device>/trigger). Trigger specific
@@ -63,9 +69,9 @@ value if it is called with *delay_on==0 && *delay_off==0 parameters. In
 this case the driver should give back the chosen value through delay_on
 and delay_off parameters to the leds subsystem.
 
-Any call to the brightness_set() callback function should cancel the
-previously programmed hardware blinking function so setting the brightness
-to 0 can also cancel the blinking of the LED.
+Setting the brightness to zero with brightness_set() callback function
+should completely turn off the LED and cancel the previously programmed
+hardware blinking function, if any.
 
 
 Known Issues
diff --git a/drivers/leds/led-class.c b/drivers/leds/led-class.c
index 63aad90247c49483554c6af4d59cd6b57b1669f2..a8dd59ebedf844118c9b59741ae696df8cdb4870 100644
--- a/drivers/leds/led-class.c
+++ b/drivers/leds/led-class.c
@@ -51,6 +51,9 @@ static ssize_t led_brightness_store(struct device *dev,
 
 	if (count == size) {
 		ret = count;
+
+		if (state == LED_OFF)
+			led_trigger_remove(led_cdev);
 		led_set_brightness(led_cdev, state);
 	}
 
diff --git a/drivers/leds/led-triggers.c b/drivers/leds/led-triggers.c
index 13c9026d68af0af90e246824df1429496afe6814..21dd96909444fcca47449970e3daa1ba0e9e7656 100644
--- a/drivers/leds/led-triggers.c
+++ b/drivers/leds/led-triggers.c
@@ -45,9 +45,7 @@ ssize_t led_trigger_store(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,
 		trigger_name[len - 1] = '\0';
 
 	if (!strcmp(trigger_name, "none")) {
-		down_write(&led_cdev->trigger_lock);
-		led_trigger_set(led_cdev, NULL);
-		up_write(&led_cdev->trigger_lock);
+		led_trigger_remove(led_cdev);
 		return count;
 	}
 
@@ -139,6 +137,13 @@ void led_trigger_set(struct led_classdev *led_cdev, struct led_trigger *trigger)
 	led_cdev->trigger = trigger;
 }
 
+void led_trigger_remove(struct led_classdev *led_cdev)
+{
+	down_write(&led_cdev->trigger_lock);
+	led_trigger_set(led_cdev, NULL);
+	up_write(&led_cdev->trigger_lock);
+}
+
 void led_trigger_set_default(struct led_classdev *led_cdev)
 {
 	struct led_trigger *trig;
@@ -231,6 +236,7 @@ void led_trigger_unregister_simple(struct led_trigger *trigger)
 
 /* Used by LED Class */
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(led_trigger_set);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(led_trigger_remove);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(led_trigger_set_default);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(led_trigger_show);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(led_trigger_store);
diff --git a/drivers/leds/leds.h b/drivers/leds/leds.h
index 12b6fe93b1356b980241ef2f7dae3fd325c30090..0214799639f707f80a40f4a351ce607d287b2e0a 100644
--- a/drivers/leds/leds.h
+++ b/drivers/leds/leds.h
@@ -27,6 +27,11 @@ static inline void led_set_brightness(struct led_classdev *led_cdev,
 		led_cdev->brightness_set(led_cdev, value);
 }
 
+static inline int led_get_brightness(struct led_classdev *led_cdev)
+{
+	return led_cdev->brightness;
+}
+
 extern struct rw_semaphore leds_list_lock;
 extern struct list_head leds_list;
 
@@ -34,9 +39,11 @@ extern struct list_head leds_list;
 void led_trigger_set_default(struct led_classdev *led_cdev);
 void led_trigger_set(struct led_classdev *led_cdev,
 			struct led_trigger *trigger);
+void led_trigger_remove(struct led_classdev *led_cdev);
 #else
 #define led_trigger_set_default(x) do {} while(0)
 #define led_trigger_set(x, y) do {} while(0)
+#define led_trigger_remove(x) do {} while(0)
 #endif
 
 ssize_t led_trigger_store(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,
diff --git a/drivers/leds/ledtrig-timer.c b/drivers/leds/ledtrig-timer.c
index 82c55d6e49023ff9fe2866a819a1c5ec7bad7949..706297765d93ae4006b1c7ac8df0802ec9a99847 100644
--- a/drivers/leds/ledtrig-timer.c
+++ b/drivers/leds/ledtrig-timer.c
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@
 #include "leds.h"
 
 struct timer_trig_data {
+	int brightness_on;		/* LED brightness during "on" period.
+					 * (LED_OFF < brightness_on <= LED_FULL)
+					 */
 	unsigned long delay_on;		/* milliseconds on */
 	unsigned long delay_off;	/* milliseconds off */
 	struct timer_list timer;
@@ -34,17 +37,26 @@ static void led_timer_function(unsigned long data)
 {
 	struct led_classdev *led_cdev = (struct led_classdev *) data;
 	struct timer_trig_data *timer_data = led_cdev->trigger_data;
-	unsigned long brightness = LED_OFF;
-	unsigned long delay = timer_data->delay_off;
+	unsigned long brightness;
+	unsigned long delay;
 
 	if (!timer_data->delay_on || !timer_data->delay_off) {
 		led_set_brightness(led_cdev, LED_OFF);
 		return;
 	}
 
-	if (!led_cdev->brightness) {
-		brightness = LED_FULL;
+	brightness = led_get_brightness(led_cdev);
+	if (!brightness) {
+		/* Time to switch the LED on. */
+		brightness = timer_data->brightness_on;
 		delay = timer_data->delay_on;
+	} else {
+		/* Store the current brightness value to be able
+		 * to restore it when the delay_off period is over.
+		 */
+		timer_data->brightness_on = brightness;
+		brightness = LED_OFF;
+		delay = timer_data->delay_off;
 	}
 
 	led_set_brightness(led_cdev, brightness);
@@ -156,6 +168,9 @@ static void timer_trig_activate(struct led_classdev *led_cdev)
 	if (!timer_data)
 		return;
 
+	timer_data->brightness_on = led_get_brightness(led_cdev);
+	if (timer_data->brightness_on == LED_OFF)
+		timer_data->brightness_on = LED_FULL;
 	led_cdev->trigger_data = timer_data;
 
 	init_timer(&timer_data->timer);