diff --git a/msm/dsi/dsi_panel.c b/msm/dsi/dsi_panel.c
index 0a65a9135086..3261ea91253f 100644
--- a/msm/dsi/dsi_panel.c
+++ b/msm/dsi/dsi_panel.c
@@ -645,6 +645,9 @@ int dsi_panel_set_backlight(struct dsi_panel *panel, u32 bl_lvl)
 	case DSI_BACKLIGHT_DCS:
 		rc = dsi_panel_update_backlight(panel, bl_lvl);
 		break;
+	case DSI_BACKLIGHT_DUMMY:
+		rc = 0;
+		break;
 	case DSI_BACKLIGHT_EXTERNAL:
 		break;
 	case DSI_BACKLIGHT_PWM:
@@ -732,6 +735,8 @@ static int dsi_panel_bl_register(struct dsi_panel *panel)
 		break;
 	case DSI_BACKLIGHT_DCS:
 		break;
+	case DSI_BACKLIGHT_DUMMY:
+		break;
 	case DSI_BACKLIGHT_EXTERNAL:
 		break;
 	case DSI_BACKLIGHT_PWM:
@@ -767,6 +772,8 @@ static int dsi_panel_bl_unregister(struct dsi_panel *panel)
 		break;
 	case DSI_BACKLIGHT_DCS:
 		break;
+	case DSI_BACKLIGHT_DUMMY:
+		break;
 	case DSI_BACKLIGHT_EXTERNAL:
 		break;
 	case DSI_BACKLIGHT_PWM:
@@ -2403,6 +2410,8 @@ static int dsi_panel_parse_bl_config(struct dsi_panel *panel)
 		panel->bl_config.type = DSI_BACKLIGHT_WLED;
 	} else if (!strcmp(bl_type, "bl_ctrl_dcs")) {
 		panel->bl_config.type = DSI_BACKLIGHT_DCS;
+	} else if (!strcmp(bl_type, "bl_ctrl_dummy")) {
+		panel->bl_config.type = DSI_BACKLIGHT_DUMMY;
 	} else if (!strcmp(bl_type, "bl_ctrl_external")) {
 		panel->bl_config.type = DSI_BACKLIGHT_EXTERNAL;
 	} else {
diff --git a/msm/dsi/dsi_panel.h b/msm/dsi/dsi_panel.h
index baa82d2f7fbf..2379206924f4 100644
--- a/msm/dsi/dsi_panel.h
+++ b/msm/dsi/dsi_panel.h
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ enum dsi_backlight_type {
 	DSI_BACKLIGHT_PWM = 0,
 	DSI_BACKLIGHT_WLED,
 	DSI_BACKLIGHT_DCS,
+	DSI_BACKLIGHT_DUMMY,
 	DSI_BACKLIGHT_EXTERNAL,
 	DSI_BACKLIGHT_UNKNOWN,
 	DSI_BACKLIGHT_MAX,