diff --git a/board/isee/igep00x0/igep00x0.c b/board/isee/igep00x0/igep00x0.c
index fe3522a..931416a 100644
--- a/board/isee/igep00x0/igep00x0.c
+++ b/board/isee/igep00x0/igep00x0.c
@@ -60,6 +60,19 @@ int board_init(void)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+#if defined(CONFIG_SHOW_BOOT_PROGRESS) && !defined(CONFIG_SPL_BUILD)
+void show_boot_progress(int val)
+{
+	if (val < 0) {
+		/* something went wrong */
+		return;
+	}
+
+	if (!gpio_request(IGEP00X0_GPIO_LED, ""))
+		gpio_direction_output(IGEP00X0_GPIO_LED, 1);
+}
+#endif
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_SPL_BUILD
 /*
  * Routine: omap_rev_string
diff --git a/board/isee/igep00x0/igep00x0.h b/board/isee/igep00x0/igep00x0.h
index 3133e41..fefdb89 100644
--- a/board/isee/igep00x0/igep00x0.h
+++ b/board/isee/igep00x0/igep00x0.h
@@ -23,6 +23,14 @@
 #ifndef _IGEP00X0_H_
 #define _IGEP00X0_H_
 
+#if (CONFIG_MACH_TYPE == MACH_TYPE_IGEP0020)
+#define IGEP00X0_GPIO_LED 27
+#endif
+
+#if (CONFIG_MACH_TYPE == MACH_TYPE_IGEP0030)
+#define IGEP00X0_GPIO_LED 16
+#endif
+
 const omap3_sysinfo sysinfo = {
 	DDR_STACKED,
 #if (CONFIG_MACH_TYPE == MACH_TYPE_IGEP0020)
diff --git a/include/configs/igep00x0.h b/include/configs/igep00x0.h
index 15e233b..47f637e 100644
--- a/include/configs/igep00x0.h
+++ b/include/configs/igep00x0.h
@@ -82,6 +82,9 @@
 #define CONFIG_OMAP_HSMMC		1
 #define CONFIG_DOS_PARTITION		1
 
+/* define to enable boot progress via leds */
+#define CONFIG_SHOW_BOOT_PROGRESS
+
 /* USB */
 #define CONFIG_MUSB_UDC			1
 #define CONFIG_USB_OMAP3		1