diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/msm/mdss_fb.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/msm/mdss_fb.c
index 2b7484e18701..3ed543431cbd 100644
--- a/drivers/video/fbdev/msm/mdss_fb.c
+++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/msm/mdss_fb.c
@@ -610,6 +610,7 @@ static int mdss_fb_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	mfd->ext_ad_ctrl = -1;
 	mfd->bl_level = 0;
+	mfd->bl_level_prev_scaled = 0;
 	mfd->bl_scale = 1024;
 	mfd->bl_min_lvl = 30;
 	mfd->fb_imgType = MDP_RGBA_8888;
@@ -944,6 +945,7 @@ void mdss_fb_set_backlight(struct msm_fb_data_type *mfd, u32 bkl_lvl)
 	pdata = dev_get_platdata(&mfd->pdev->dev);
 
 	if ((pdata) && (pdata->set_backlight)) {
+		mfd->bl_level_prev_scaled = mfd->bl_level_scaled;
 		if (!IS_CALIB_MODE_BL(mfd))
 			mdss_fb_scale_bl(mfd, &temp);
 		/*
@@ -954,13 +956,13 @@ void mdss_fb_set_backlight(struct msm_fb_data_type *mfd, u32 bkl_lvl)
 		 * as well as setting bl_level to bkl_lvl even though the
 		 * backlight has been set to the scaled value.
 		 */
-		if (mfd->bl_level_old == temp) {
+		if (mfd->bl_level_scaled == temp) {
 			mfd->bl_level = bkl_lvl;
 			return;
 		}
 		pdata->set_backlight(pdata, temp);
 		mfd->bl_level = bkl_lvl;
-		mfd->bl_level_old = temp;
+		mfd->bl_level_scaled = temp;
 
 		if (mfd->mdp.update_ad_input) {
 			update_ad_input = mfd->mdp.update_ad_input;
@@ -983,7 +985,7 @@ void mdss_fb_update_backlight(struct msm_fb_data_type *mfd)
 		if ((pdata) && (pdata->set_backlight)) {
 			mfd->bl_level = mfd->unset_bl_level;
 			pdata->set_backlight(pdata, mfd->bl_level);
-			mfd->bl_level_old = mfd->unset_bl_level;
+			mfd->bl_level_scaled = mfd->unset_bl_level;
 			mfd->bl_updated = 1;
 		}
 	}
@@ -1020,6 +1022,13 @@ static int mdss_fb_blank_sub(int blank_mode, struct fb_info *info,
 				schedule_delayed_work(&mfd->idle_notify_work,
 					msecs_to_jiffies(mfd->idle_time));
 		}
+
+		mutex_lock(&mfd->bl_lock);
+		if (!mfd->bl_updated) {
+			mfd->bl_updated = 1;
+			mdss_fb_set_backlight(mfd, mfd->bl_level_prev_scaled);
+		}
+		mutex_unlock(&mfd->bl_lock);
 		break;
 
 	case FB_BLANK_VSYNC_SUSPEND:
@@ -1041,8 +1050,9 @@ static int mdss_fb_blank_sub(int blank_mode, struct fb_info *info,
 
 			mfd->op_enable = false;
 			curr_pwr_state = mfd->panel_power_on;
-			mfd->panel_power_on = false;
 			mutex_lock(&mfd->bl_lock);
+			mdss_fb_set_backlight(mfd, 0);
+			mfd->panel_power_on = false;
 			mfd->bl_updated = 0;
 			mutex_unlock(&mfd->bl_lock);
 
diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/msm/mdss_fb.h b/drivers/video/fbdev/msm/mdss_fb.h
index 990a8a83717f..6a791bfa7f55 100644
--- a/drivers/video/fbdev/msm/mdss_fb.h
+++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/msm/mdss_fb.h
@@ -213,7 +213,8 @@ struct msm_fb_data_type {
 	u32 bl_min_lvl;
 	u32 unset_bl_level;
 	u32 bl_updated;
-	u32 bl_level_old;
+	u32 bl_level_scaled;
+	u32 bl_level_prev_scaled;
 	struct mutex bl_lock;
 
 	struct platform_device *pdev;