diff --git a/include/linux/backlight.h b/include/linux/backlight.h
index 56e4580d4f55..56e51ebab740 100644
--- a/include/linux/backlight.h
+++ b/include/linux/backlight.h
@@ -175,6 +175,25 @@ static inline void backlight_put(struct backlight_device *bd)
 		put_device(&bd->dev);
 }
 
+/**
+ * backlight_is_blank - Return true if display is expected to be blank
+ * @bd: the backlight device
+ *
+ * Display is expected to be blank if any of these is true::
+ *
+ *   1) if power in not UNBLANK
+ *   2) if fb_blank is not UNBLANK
+ *   3) if state indicate BLANK or SUSPENDED
+ *
+ * Returns true if display is expected to be blank, false otherwise.
+ */
+static inline bool backlight_is_blank(const struct backlight_device *bd)
+{
+	return bd->props.power != FB_BLANK_UNBLANK ||
+	       bd->props.fb_blank != FB_BLANK_UNBLANK ||
+	       bd->props.state & (BL_CORE_SUSPENDED | BL_CORE_FBBLANK);
+}
+
 extern struct backlight_device *backlight_device_register(const char *name,
 	struct device *dev, void *devdata, const struct backlight_ops *ops,
 	const struct backlight_properties *props);