diff --git a/include/linux/leds.h b/include/linux/leds.h
index c39bbf17a25b..4caf559b1922 100644
--- a/include/linux/leds.h
+++ b/include/linux/leds.h
@@ -183,6 +183,43 @@ struct led_classdev {
 
 	/* LEDs that have private triggers have this set */
 	struct led_hw_trigger_type	*trigger_type;
+
+	/* Unique trigger name supported by LED set in hw control mode */
+	const char		*hw_control_trigger;
+	/*
+	 * Check if the LED driver supports the requested mode provided by the
+	 * defined supported trigger to setup the LED to hw control mode.
+	 *
+	 * Return 0 on success. Return -EOPNOTSUPP when the passed flags are not
+	 * supported and software fallback needs to be used.
+	 * Return a negative error number on any other case  for check fail due
+	 * to various reason like device not ready or timeouts.
+	 */
+	int			(*hw_control_is_supported)(struct led_classdev *led_cdev,
+							   unsigned long flags);
+	/*
+	 * Activate hardware control, LED driver will use the provided flags
+	 * from the supported trigger and setup the LED to be driven by hardware
+	 * following the requested mode from the trigger flags.
+	 * Deactivate hardware blink control by setting brightness to LED_OFF via
+	 * the brightness_set() callback.
+	 *
+	 * Return 0 on success, a negative error number on flags apply fail.
+	 */
+	int			(*hw_control_set)(struct led_classdev *led_cdev,
+						  unsigned long flags);
+	/*
+	 * Get from the LED driver the current mode that the LED is set in hw
+	 * control mode and put them in flags.
+	 * Trigger can use this to get the initial state of a LED already set in
+	 * hardware blink control.
+	 *
+	 * Return 0 on success, a negative error number on failing parsing the
+	 * initial mode. Error from this function is NOT FATAL as the device
+	 * may be in a not supported initial state by the attached LED trigger.
+	 */
+	int			(*hw_control_get)(struct led_classdev *led_cdev,
+						  unsigned long *flags);
 #endif
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_LEDS_BRIGHTNESS_HW_CHANGED