diff --git a/src/ec/google/chromeec/ec.c b/src/ec/google/chromeec/ec.c
index 5fe90c8e39..ab4df3dde2 100644
--- a/src/ec/google/chromeec/ec.c
+++ b/src/ec/google/chromeec/ec.c
@@ -2007,6 +2007,32 @@ int google_chromeec_lightbar_off(void)
 	return google_chromeec_command(&cmd);
 }
 
+/*
+ * Sends a command to enable the Chrome EC lightbar.
+ *
+ * This function wraps the LIGHTBAR_CMD_ON sub-command into a standard
+ * EC_CMD_LIGHTBAR_CMD host command.
+ *
+ * @return 0 on success, or a non-zero EC transport error code on failure.
+ */
+int google_chromeec_lightbar_on(void)
+{
+	const struct ec_params_lightbar req = {
+		.cmd = LIGHTBAR_CMD_ON,
+	};
+
+	struct chromeec_command cmd = {
+		.cmd_code = EC_CMD_LIGHTBAR_CMD,
+		.cmd_size_out = 0,
+		.cmd_data_out = NULL,
+		.cmd_size_in = sizeof(req),
+		.cmd_data_in = &req,
+	};
+
+	return google_chromeec_command(&cmd);
+}
+
+
 /*
  * Check if the battery is critically low and not currently charging.
  *
diff --git a/src/ec/google/chromeec/ec.h b/src/ec/google/chromeec/ec.h
index 79aa69bcf8..73ec3eeda8 100644
--- a/src/ec/google/chromeec/ec.h
+++ b/src/ec/google/chromeec/ec.h
@@ -572,6 +572,16 @@ int google_chromeec_set_lightbar_rgb(unsigned int led, int red, int green,
  */
 int google_chromeec_lightbar_off(void);
 
+/*
+ * Sends a command to enable the Chrome EC lightbar.
+ *
+ * This function wraps the LIGHTBAR_CMD_ON sub-command into a standard
+ * EC_CMD_LIGHTBAR_CMD host command.
+ *
+ * @return 0 on success, or a non-zero EC transport error code on failure.
+ */
+int google_chromeec_lightbar_on(void);
+
 /*
  * Check if the battery is critically low and AC is not present.
  *