diff --git a/src/ec/google/chromeec/ec.c b/src/ec/google/chromeec/ec.c
index fb8a014d0a..66cf54c4b0 100644
--- a/src/ec/google/chromeec/ec.c
+++ b/src/ec/google/chromeec/ec.c
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 #include <stdbool.h>
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include <string.h>
+#include <acpi/acpi.h>
 #include <assert.h>
 #include <console/console.h>
 #include <delay.h>
@@ -10,6 +11,7 @@
 #include <device/path.h>
 #include <elog.h>
 #include <halt.h>
+#include <option.h>
 #include <reset.h>
 #include <rtc.h>
 #include <security/vboot/vboot_common.h>
@@ -1329,6 +1331,11 @@ void google_chromeec_init(void)
 	if (CONFIG(EC_GOOGLE_CHROMEEC_AUTO_FAN_CTRL)) {
 		ec_cmd_thermal_auto_fan_ctrl(PLAT_EC);
 	}
+
+	/* Set keyboard backlight */
+	int backlight_level = get_uint_option("ec_kb_backlight", -1);
+	if (backlight_level != -1 && !acpi_is_wakeup_s3() && google_chromeec_has_kbbacklight())
+		google_chromeec_kbbacklight(backlight_level);
 }
 
 int google_ec_running_ro(void)