diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/toshiba_acpi.c b/drivers/platform/x86/toshiba_acpi.c
index eef76bfa5d73..e7186b1f3229 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/x86/toshiba_acpi.c
+++ b/drivers/platform/x86/toshiba_acpi.c
@@ -1836,6 +1836,7 @@ static ssize_t kbd_backlight_mode_store(struct device *dev,
 			return ret;
 
 		toshiba->kbd_mode = mode;
+		toshiba_acpi->kbd_mode = mode;
 
 		/*
 		 * Some laptop models with the second generation backlit
@@ -1852,7 +1853,7 @@ static ssize_t kbd_backlight_mode_store(struct device *dev,
 		 * event via genetlink.
 		 */
 		if (toshiba->kbd_type == 2 &&
-		    !toshiba_acpi->kbd_event_generated)
+		    !toshiba->kbd_event_generated)
 			schedule_work(&kbd_bl_work);
 	}
 
@@ -2413,16 +2414,21 @@ static const struct attribute_group toshiba_attr_group = {
 
 static void toshiba_acpi_kbd_bl_work(struct work_struct *work)
 {
-	struct acpi_device *acpi_dev = toshiba_acpi->acpi_dev;
-
 	/* Update the sysfs entries */
-	if (sysfs_update_group(&acpi_dev->dev.kobj,
+	if (sysfs_update_group(&toshiba_acpi->acpi_dev->dev.kobj,
 			       &toshiba_attr_group))
 		pr_err("Unable to update sysfs entries\n");
 
+	/* Notify LED subsystem about keyboard backlight change */
+	if (toshiba_acpi->kbd_type == 2 &&
+	    toshiba_acpi->kbd_mode != SCI_KBD_MODE_AUTO)
+		led_classdev_notify_brightness_hw_changed(&toshiba_acpi->kbd_led,
+				(toshiba_acpi->kbd_mode == SCI_KBD_MODE_ON) ?
+				LED_FULL : LED_OFF);
+
 	/* Emulate the keyboard backlight event */
-	acpi_bus_generate_netlink_event(acpi_dev->pnp.device_class,
-					dev_name(&acpi_dev->dev),
+	acpi_bus_generate_netlink_event(toshiba_acpi->acpi_dev->pnp.device_class,
+					dev_name(&toshiba_acpi->acpi_dev->dev),
 					0x92, 0);
 }
 
@@ -3119,9 +3125,12 @@ static int toshiba_acpi_add(struct acpi_device *acpi_dev)
 	/*
 	 * Only register the LED if KBD illumination is supported
 	 * and the keyboard backlight operation mode is set to FN-Z
+	 * or we detect a second gen keyboard backlight
 	 */
-	if (dev->kbd_illum_supported && dev->kbd_mode == SCI_KBD_MODE_FNZ) {
+	if (dev->kbd_illum_supported &&
+	    (dev->kbd_mode == SCI_KBD_MODE_FNZ || dev->kbd_type == 2)) {
 		dev->kbd_led.name = "toshiba::kbd_backlight";
+		dev->kbd_led.flags = LED_BRIGHT_HW_CHANGED;
 		dev->kbd_led.max_brightness = 1;
 		dev->kbd_led.brightness_set = toshiba_kbd_backlight_set;
 		dev->kbd_led.brightness_get = toshiba_kbd_backlight_get;
@@ -3237,11 +3246,16 @@ static void toshiba_acpi_notify(struct acpi_device *acpi_dev, u32 event)
 		pr_info("SATA power event received %x\n", event);
 		break;
 	case 0x92: /* Keyboard backlight mode changed */
-		toshiba_acpi->kbd_event_generated = true;
+		dev->kbd_event_generated = true;
 		/* Update sysfs entries */
 		if (sysfs_update_group(&acpi_dev->dev.kobj,
 				       &toshiba_attr_group))
 			pr_err("Unable to update sysfs entries\n");
+		/* Notify LED subsystem about keyboard backlight change */
+		if (dev->kbd_type == 2 && dev->kbd_mode != SCI_KBD_MODE_AUTO)
+			led_classdev_notify_brightness_hw_changed(&dev->kbd_led,
+					(dev->kbd_mode == SCI_KBD_MODE_ON) ?
+					LED_FULL : LED_OFF);
 		break;
 	case 0x85: /* Unknown */
 	case 0x8d: /* Unknown */