diff --git a/msm/dsi/dsi_panel.c b/msm/dsi/dsi_panel.c
index b98447056ce3..2b8a53819195 100644
--- a/msm/dsi/dsi_panel.c
+++ b/msm/dsi/dsi_panel.c
@@ -543,6 +543,8 @@ static int dsi_panel_update_backlight(struct dsi_panel *panel,
 	int rc = 0;
 	unsigned long mode_flags = 0;
 	struct mipi_dsi_device *dsi = NULL;
+	struct dsi_backlight_config *bl = &panel->bl_config;
+	u32 bl_lvl_2bytes;
 
 	if (!panel || (bl_lvl > 0xffff)) {
 		DSI_ERR("invalid params\n");
@@ -558,7 +560,13 @@ static int dsi_panel_update_backlight(struct dsi_panel *panel,
 	if (panel->bl_config.bl_inverted_dbv)
 		bl_lvl = (((bl_lvl & 0xff) << 8) | (bl_lvl >> 8));
 
-	rc = mipi_dsi_dcs_set_display_brightness(dsi, bl_lvl);
+        if (bl->bl_2bytes_enable){
+                bl_lvl_2bytes =  ((bl_lvl & 0xff00) >> 8) | ((bl_lvl & 0xff) << 8);
+                rc = mipi_dsi_dcs_set_display_brightness(dsi, bl_lvl_2bytes);
+        }
+	else
+		rc = mipi_dsi_dcs_set_display_brightness(dsi, bl_lvl);
+
 	if (rc < 0)
 		DSI_ERR("failed to update dcs backlight:%d\n", bl_lvl);
 
@@ -2455,6 +2463,11 @@ static int dsi_panel_parse_bl_config(struct dsi_panel *panel)
 	else
 		DSI_ERR("bl-dsc-cmd-state command state unrecognized-%s\n",
 			state);
+	panel->bl_config.bl_2bytes_enable = utils->read_bool(utils->data,
+			"qcom,bklt-dcs-2bytes-enabled");
+
+	pr_info("[%s] bl_2bytes_enable=%d\n", panel->name,
+			panel->bl_config.bl_2bytes_enable);
 
 	if (panel->bl_config.type == DSI_BACKLIGHT_PWM) {
 		rc = dsi_panel_parse_bl_pwm_config(panel);
diff --git a/msm/dsi/dsi_panel.h b/msm/dsi/dsi_panel.h
index 3fc6baf9fd13..baa82d2f7fbf 100644
--- a/msm/dsi/dsi_panel.h
+++ b/msm/dsi/dsi_panel.h
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ struct dsi_backlight_config {
 	enum dsi_backlight_type type;
 	enum bl_update_flag bl_update;
 
+	bool bl_2bytes_enable;
 	u32 bl_min_level;
 	u32 bl_max_level;
 	u32 brightness_max_level;