diff --git a/app/src/display/main.c b/app/src/display/main.c
index 361f1fcaf070..f241c5bd50c5 100644
--- a/app/src/display/main.c
+++ b/app/src/display/main.c
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 LOG_MODULE_DECLARE(zmk, CONFIG_ZMK_LOG_LEVEL);
 
 #include <zephyr/drivers/display.h>
+#include <zephyr/drivers/led.h>
 #include <lvgl.h>
 
 #include "theme.h"
@@ -22,6 +23,14 @@ LOG_MODULE_DECLARE(zmk, CONFIG_ZMK_LOG_LEVEL);
 #include <zmk/display/status_screen.h>
 
 static const struct device *display = DEVICE_DT_GET(DT_CHOSEN(zephyr_display));
+
+#if DT_HAS_CHOSEN(zmk_display_led)
+
+static const struct device *display_led = DEVICE_DT_GET(DT_PARENT(DT_CHOSEN(zmk_display_led)));
+static const uint8_t display_led_idx = DT_NODE_CHILD_IDX(DT_CHOSEN(zmk_display_led));
+
+#endif
+
 static bool initialized = false;
 
 static lv_obj_t *screen;
@@ -55,6 +64,9 @@ void display_timer_cb() { k_work_submit_to_queue(zmk_display_work_q(), &display_
 K_TIMER_DEFINE(display_timer, display_timer_cb, NULL);
 
 void unblank_display_cb(struct k_work *work) {
+#if DT_HAS_CHOSEN(zmk_display_led)
+    led_on(display_led, display_led_idx);
+#endif
     display_blanking_off(display);
 #if !IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_ARCH_POSIX)
     k_timer_start(&display_timer, K_MSEC(TICK_MS), K_MSEC(TICK_MS));
@@ -68,6 +80,9 @@ void blank_display_cb(struct k_work *work) {
     k_timer_stop(&display_timer);
 #endif // !IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_ARCH_POSIX)
     display_blanking_on(display);
+#if DT_HAS_CHOSEN(zmk_display_led)
+    led_off(display_led, display_led_idx);
+#endif
 }
 K_WORK_DEFINE(blank_display_work, blank_display_cb);
 K_WORK_DEFINE(unblank_display_work, unblank_display_cb);
diff --git a/docs/docs/config/displays.md b/docs/docs/config/displays.md
index 96a0074a5248..229a202770f8 100644
--- a/docs/docs/config/displays.md
+++ b/docs/docs/config/displays.md
@@ -62,3 +62,12 @@ See the Devicetree bindings for your display. Here are the bindings for common d
 - [SSD1306 (spi)](https://docs.zephyrproject.org/3.5.0/build/dts/api/bindings/display/solomon,ssd1306fb-spi.html)
 
 A full list of drivers provided by Zephyr can be found in [Zephyr's Devicetree bindings index](https://docs.zephyrproject.org/3.5.0/build/dts/api/bindings.html).
+
+### Chosen nodes
+
+Applies to: [`/chosen` node](https://docs.zephyrproject.org/3.5.0/build/dts/intro-syntax-structure.html#aliases-and-chosen-nodes)
+
+| Property          | Type | Description                                                                                              |
+| ----------------- | ---- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
+| `zephyr,display`  | path | The display device to use.                                                                               |
+| `zmk,display-led` | path | The LED device to use for on/off blanking, if the hardware requires it. Can be a PWM or GPIO LED device. |