diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/Kconfig b/drivers/platform/x86/Kconfig
index b6ac37a5d06d..b6ce1a5b01e5 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/x86/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/platform/x86/Kconfig
@@ -199,6 +199,20 @@ config DELL_RBTN
 	  To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module will
 	  be called dell-rbtn.
 
+config DELL_UART_BACKLIGHT
+	tristate "Dell AIO UART Backlight driver"
+	depends on SERIAL_8250
+	depends on ACPI
+	---help---
+	  Say Y here if you want to support Dell AIO UART backlight interface.
+	  The Dell AIO machines released after 2017 come with a UART interface
+	  to communicate with the backlight scalar board. This driver creates
+	  a standard backlight interface and talks to the scalar board through
+	  UART to adjust the AIO screen brightness.
+
+	  To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module will
+	  be called dell_uart_backlight.
+
 
 config FUJITSU_LAPTOP
 	tristate "Fujitsu Laptop Extras"
diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/Makefile b/drivers/platform/x86/Makefile
index c32b34a72467..85329fd26afd 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/x86/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/platform/x86/Makefile
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_DELL_WMI_AIO)	+= dell-wmi-aio.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_DELL_WMI_LED)	+= dell-wmi-led.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_DELL_SMO8800)	+= dell-smo8800.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_DELL_RBTN)		+= dell-rbtn.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_DELL_UART_BACKLIGHT) += dell-uart-backlight.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_ACER_WMI)		+= acer-wmi.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_ACERHDF)		+= acerhdf.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_HP_ACCEL)		+= hp_accel.o
diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/dell-uart-backlight.c b/drivers/platform/x86/dell-uart-backlight.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..eae075cfcadb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/platform/x86/dell-uart-backlight.c
@@ -0,0 +1,463 @@
+/*
+ *  Dell AIO Serial Backlight Driver
+ *
+ *  Copyright (C) 2017 AceLan Kao <acelan.kao@canonical.com>
+ *
+ *  This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ *  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ *  the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+ *  (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ *  This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ *  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ *  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ *  GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ */
+
+#include <linux/kernel.h>
+#include <linux/module.h>
+#include <linux/acpi.h>
+#include <linux/serial_8250.h>
+#include <linux/delay.h>
+#include <linux/backlight.h>
+#include <acpi/video.h>
+
+#include "dell-uart-backlight.h"
+
+struct dell_uart_backlight {
+	struct device *dev;
+	struct backlight_device *dell_uart_bd;
+	struct mutex brightness_mutex;
+	int line;
+	int bl_power;
+};
+struct uart_8250_port *serial8250_get_port(int line);
+struct tty_struct *tty;
+struct file *ftty;
+
+unsigned int (*io_serial_in)(struct uart_port *p, int offset);
+int (*uart_write)(struct tty_struct *tty, const unsigned char *buf, int count);
+int (*uart_chars_in_buffer)(struct tty_struct *tty);
+
+static struct dell_uart_bl_cmd uart_cmd[] = {
+	/*
+	 * Get Firmware Version: Tool uses this command to get firmware version.
+	 * Command: 0x6A 0x06 0x8F (Length:3 Type: 0x0A, Cmd:6 Checksum:0x8F)
+	 * Return data: 0x0D 0x06 Data checksum (Length:13,Cmd:0x06,
+	 * 	        Data :F/W version(APRILIA=APR27-VXXX,PHINE=PHI23-VXXX),
+	 * 	        checksum:SUM(Length and Cmd and Data)xor 0xFF .
+	 */
+	[DELL_UART_GET_FIRMWARE_VER] = {
+		.cmd	= {0x6A, 0x06, 0x8F},
+		.tx_len	= 3,
+	},
+	/*
+	 * Get Brightness level: Application uses this command for scaler to get brightness.
+	 * Command: 0x6A 0x0C 0x89 (Length:3 Type: 0x0A, Cmd:0x0C, Checksum:0x89)
+	 * Return data: 0x04 0x0C Data checksum
+	 * (Length:4 Cmd: 0x0C Data: brightness level checksum: SUM(Length and Cmd and Data)xor 0xFF)
+	 *           brightness level which ranges from 0~100.
+	 */
+	[DELL_UART_GET_BRIGHTNESS] = {
+		.cmd	= {0x6A, 0x0C, 0x89},
+		.ret	= {0x04, 0x0C, 0x00, 0x00},
+		.tx_len	= 3,
+		.rx_len	= 4,
+	},
+	/* Set Brightness level: Application uses this command for scaler to set brightness.
+	 * Command: 0x8A 0x0B Byte2 Checksum (Length:4 Type: 0x0A, Cmd:0x0B)
+	 * 	    where Byte2 is the brightness level which ranges from 0~100.
+	 * Return data: 0x03 0x0B 0xF1(Length:3,Cmd:B,checksum:0xF1)
+	 * Scaler must send the 3bytes ack within 1 second when success, other value if error
+	 */
+	[DELL_UART_SET_BRIGHTNESS] = {
+		.cmd	= {0x8A, 0x0B, 0x0, 0x0},
+		.ret	= {0x03, 0x0B, 0xF1},
+		.tx_len	= 4,
+		.rx_len	= 3,
+	},
+	/*
+	 * Screen ON/OFF Control: Application uses this command to control screen ON or OFF.
+	 * Command: 0x8A 0x0E Byte2 Checksum (Length:4 Type: 0x0A, Cmd:0x0E) where
+	 * 	    Byte2=0 to turn OFF the screen.
+	 * 	    Byte2=1 to turn ON the screen
+	 * 	    Other value of Byte2 is reserved and invalid.
+	 * Return data: 0x03 0x0E 0xEE(Length:3,Cmd:E,checksum:0xEE)
+	 */
+	[DELL_UART_SET_BACKLIGHT_POWER] = {
+		.cmd	= {0x8A, 0x0E, 0x00, 0x0},
+		.ret	= {0x03, 0x0E, 0xEE},
+		.tx_len	= 4,
+		.rx_len	= 3,
+	},
+};
+
+static int dell_uart_write(struct uart_8250_port *up, __u8 *buf, int len)
+{
+	int actual = 0;
+	struct uart_port *port = &up->port;
+
+	tty_port_tty_wakeup(&port->state->port);
+	tty = tty_port_tty_get(&port->state->port);
+	actual = uart_write(tty, buf, len);
+	while (uart_chars_in_buffer(tty)) {
+		udelay(10);
+	}
+
+	return actual;
+}
+
+static int dell_uart_read(struct uart_8250_port *up, __u8 *buf, int len)
+{
+	int i, retry;
+	unsigned long flags;
+
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&up->port.lock, flags);
+	for (i = 0; i < len; i++) {
+		retry = 10;
+		while (!(io_serial_in(&up->port, UART_LSR) & UART_LSR_DR)) {
+			if (--retry == 0)
+				break;
+			mdelay(20);
+		}
+
+		if (retry == 0)
+			break;
+		buf[i] = io_serial_in(&up->port, UART_RX);
+	}
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&up->port.lock, flags);
+
+	return i;
+}
+
+static void dell_uart_dump_cmd(const char *func, const char *prefix,
+			       const char *cmd, int len)
+{
+	char buf[80];
+
+	snprintf(buf, 80, "dell_uart_backlight:%s:%s", func, prefix);
+	if (len != 0)
+		print_hex_dump_debug(buf, DUMP_PREFIX_NONE,
+					16, 1, cmd, len, false);
+	else
+		pr_debug("dell_uart_backlight:%s:%sNULL\n", func, prefix);
+
+}
+
+/*
+ * checksum: SUM(Length and Cmd and Data)xor 0xFF)
+ */
+static unsigned char dell_uart_checksum(unsigned char *buf, int len)
+{
+	unsigned char val = 0;
+
+	while (len-- > 0)
+		val += buf[len];
+
+	return val ^ 0xff;
+}
+
+/*
+ * There is no command to get backlight power status,
+ * so we set the backlight power to "on" while initializing,
+ * and then track and report its status by bl_power variable
+ */
+static int inline dell_uart_get_bl_power(struct dell_uart_backlight *dell_pdata)
+{
+	return dell_pdata->bl_power;
+}
+
+static int dell_uart_set_bl_power(struct backlight_device *bd, int power)
+{
+	struct dell_uart_bl_cmd *bl_cmd =
+		&uart_cmd[DELL_UART_SET_BACKLIGHT_POWER];
+	struct dell_uart_backlight *dell_pdata = bl_get_data(bd);
+	struct uart_8250_port *uart = serial8250_get_port(dell_pdata->line);
+	int rx_len;
+
+	if (power != FB_BLANK_POWERDOWN)
+		power = FB_BLANK_UNBLANK;
+
+	bl_cmd->cmd[2] = power ? 0 : 1;
+	bl_cmd->cmd[3] = dell_uart_checksum(bl_cmd->cmd, bl_cmd->tx_len - 1);
+
+	dell_uart_dump_cmd(__func__, "tx: ", bl_cmd->cmd, bl_cmd->tx_len);
+
+	if (mutex_lock_killable(&dell_pdata->brightness_mutex) < 0) {
+		pr_debug("Failed to get mutex_lock");
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	dell_uart_write(uart, bl_cmd->cmd, bl_cmd->tx_len);
+	rx_len = dell_uart_read(uart, bl_cmd->ret, bl_cmd->rx_len);
+
+	mutex_unlock(&dell_pdata->brightness_mutex);
+
+	dell_uart_dump_cmd(__func__, "rx: ", bl_cmd->ret, rx_len);
+
+	bd->props.power = power;
+	dell_pdata->bl_power = power;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int dell_uart_get_brightness(struct backlight_device *bd)
+{
+	struct dell_uart_bl_cmd *bl_cmd = &uart_cmd[DELL_UART_GET_BRIGHTNESS];
+	struct dell_uart_backlight *dell_pdata = bl_get_data(bd);
+	struct uart_8250_port *uart = serial8250_get_port(dell_pdata->line);
+	int rx_len, brightness = 0;
+
+	dell_uart_dump_cmd(__func__, "tx: ", bl_cmd->cmd, bl_cmd->tx_len);
+
+	if (mutex_lock_killable(&dell_pdata->brightness_mutex) < 0) {
+		pr_debug("Failed to get mutex_lock");
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	dell_uart_write(uart, bl_cmd->cmd, bl_cmd->tx_len);
+	rx_len = dell_uart_read(uart, bl_cmd->ret, bl_cmd->rx_len);
+
+	mutex_unlock(&dell_pdata->brightness_mutex);
+
+	dell_uart_dump_cmd(__func__, "rx: ", bl_cmd->ret, rx_len);
+
+	brightness = (unsigned int)bl_cmd->ret[2];
+
+	return brightness;
+}
+
+static int dell_uart_update_status(struct backlight_device *bd)
+{
+	struct dell_uart_bl_cmd *bl_cmd = &uart_cmd[DELL_UART_SET_BRIGHTNESS];
+	struct dell_uart_backlight *dell_pdata = bl_get_data(bd);
+	struct uart_8250_port *uart = serial8250_get_port(dell_pdata->line);
+	int rx_len;
+
+	bl_cmd->cmd[2] = bd->props.brightness;
+	bl_cmd->cmd[3] = dell_uart_checksum(bl_cmd->cmd, bl_cmd->tx_len - 1);
+
+	dell_uart_dump_cmd(__func__, "tx: ", bl_cmd->cmd, bl_cmd->tx_len);
+
+	if (mutex_lock_killable(&dell_pdata->brightness_mutex) < 0) {
+		pr_debug("Failed to get mutex_lock");
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	dell_uart_write(uart, bl_cmd->cmd, bl_cmd->tx_len);
+	rx_len = dell_uart_read(uart, bl_cmd->ret, bl_cmd->rx_len);
+
+	mutex_unlock(&dell_pdata->brightness_mutex);
+
+	dell_uart_dump_cmd(__func__, "rx: ", bl_cmd->ret, rx_len);
+
+	if (bd->props.power != dell_uart_get_bl_power(dell_pdata))
+		dell_uart_set_bl_power(bd, bd->props.power);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int dell_uart_get_scalar_status(struct dell_uart_backlight *dell_pdata)
+{
+	struct dell_uart_bl_cmd *bl_cmd = &uart_cmd[DELL_UART_GET_SCALAR];
+	struct uart_8250_port *uart = serial8250_get_port(dell_pdata->line);
+	int rx_len, status = 1; /* assume the scalar IC controls backlight if the command failed */
+
+	dell_uart_dump_cmd(__func__, "tx: ", bl_cmd->cmd, bl_cmd->tx_len);
+
+	if (mutex_lock_killable(&dell_pdata->brightness_mutex) < 0) {
+		pr_debug("Failed to get mutex_lock");
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	dell_uart_write(uart, bl_cmd->cmd, bl_cmd->tx_len);
+	rx_len = dell_uart_read(uart, bl_cmd->ret, bl_cmd->rx_len);
+
+	mutex_unlock(&dell_pdata->brightness_mutex);
+
+	dell_uart_dump_cmd(__func__, "rx: ", bl_cmd->ret, rx_len);
+
+	if (rx_len == 4)
+		status = (unsigned int)bl_cmd->ret[2];
+
+	return status;
+}
+
+static int dell_uart_show_firmware_ver(struct dell_uart_backlight *dell_pdata)
+{
+	struct dell_uart_bl_cmd *bl_cmd = &uart_cmd[DELL_UART_GET_FIRMWARE_VER];
+	struct uart_8250_port *uart = serial8250_get_port(dell_pdata->line);
+	int rx_len = 0, retry = 10;
+
+	dell_uart_dump_cmd(__func__, "tx: ", bl_cmd->cmd, bl_cmd->tx_len);
+
+	if (mutex_lock_killable(&dell_pdata->brightness_mutex) < 0) {
+		pr_debug("Failed to get mutex_lock");
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	dell_uart_write(uart, bl_cmd->cmd, bl_cmd->tx_len);
+	while (retry-- > 0) {
+		/* first byte is data length */
+		dell_uart_read(uart, bl_cmd->ret, 1);
+		rx_len = (int)bl_cmd->ret[0];
+		if (bl_cmd->ret[0] > 80 || bl_cmd->ret[0] <= 0) {
+			pr_debug("Failed to get firmware version\n");
+			if (retry == 0) {
+				mutex_unlock(&dell_pdata->brightness_mutex);
+				return -1;
+			}
+			msleep(100);
+			continue;
+		}
+
+		dell_uart_read(uart, bl_cmd->ret+1, rx_len-1);
+		break;
+	}
+	mutex_unlock(&dell_pdata->brightness_mutex);
+
+	dell_uart_dump_cmd(__func__, "rx: ", bl_cmd->ret, rx_len);
+
+	pr_debug("Firmare str(%d)= %s\n", (int)bl_cmd->ret[0], bl_cmd->ret+2);
+	return rx_len;
+}
+
+static const struct backlight_ops dell_uart_backlight_ops = {
+	.get_brightness = dell_uart_get_brightness,
+	.update_status = dell_uart_update_status,
+};
+
+static int dell_uart_startup(struct dell_uart_backlight *dell_pdata)
+{
+	struct uart_8250_port *uartp;
+	struct uart_port *port;
+
+	dell_pdata->line = 0;
+	uartp = serial8250_get_port(dell_pdata->line);
+	port = &uartp->port;
+	tty = port->state->port.tty;
+	io_serial_in = port->serial_in;
+	uart_write = tty->driver->ops->write;
+	uart_chars_in_buffer = tty->driver->ops->chars_in_buffer;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int dell_uart_bl_add(struct acpi_device *dev)
+{
+	struct dell_uart_backlight *dell_pdata;
+	struct backlight_properties props;
+	struct backlight_device *dell_uart_bd;
+
+	dell_pdata = kzalloc(sizeof(struct dell_uart_backlight), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!dell_pdata) {
+		pr_debug("Failed to allocate memory for dell_uart_backlight\n");
+		return -1;
+	}
+	dell_pdata->dev = &dev->dev;
+	dell_uart_startup(dell_pdata);
+	dev->driver_data = dell_pdata;
+
+	mutex_init(&dell_pdata->brightness_mutex);
+
+	if (!dell_uart_get_scalar_status(dell_pdata)) {
+		udelay(50);
+		/* try another command to make sure there is no scalar IC */
+		if (dell_uart_show_firmware_ver(dell_pdata) <= 0) {
+			pr_debug("Scalar is not in charge of brightness adjustment.\n");
+			kzfree(dell_pdata);
+			return -1;
+		}
+	}
+
+	memset(&props, 0, sizeof(struct backlight_properties));
+	props.type = BACKLIGHT_PLATFORM;
+	props.max_brightness = 100;
+
+	dell_uart_bd = backlight_device_register("dell_uart_backlight",
+						 &dev->dev,
+						 dell_pdata,
+						 &dell_uart_backlight_ops,
+						 &props);
+	if (IS_ERR(dell_uart_bd)) {
+		kzfree(dell_pdata);
+		pr_debug("Backlight registration failed\n");
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	dell_pdata->dell_uart_bd = dell_uart_bd;
+
+	dell_uart_set_bl_power(dell_uart_bd, FB_BLANK_UNBLANK);
+	dell_uart_bd->props.brightness = 100;
+	backlight_update_status(dell_uart_bd);
+
+	/* unregister acpi backlight interface */
+	acpi_video_set_dmi_backlight_type(acpi_backlight_vendor);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int dell_uart_bl_remove(struct acpi_device *dev)
+{
+	struct dell_uart_backlight *dell_pdata = dev->driver_data;
+
+	backlight_device_unregister(dell_pdata->dell_uart_bd);
+	kzfree(dell_pdata);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int dell_uart_bl_suspend(struct device *dev)
+{
+	filp_close(ftty, NULL);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int dell_uart_bl_resume(struct device *dev)
+{
+	ftty = filp_open("/dev/ttyS0", O_RDWR | O_NOCTTY | O_NDELAY, 0);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static SIMPLE_DEV_PM_OPS(dell_uart_bl_pm, dell_uart_bl_suspend, dell_uart_bl_resume);
+
+static const struct acpi_device_id dell_uart_bl_ids[] = {
+	{"DELL0501", 0},
+	{"", 0},
+};
+
+static struct acpi_driver dell_uart_backlight_driver = {
+	.name = "Dell AIO serial backlight",
+	.ids = dell_uart_bl_ids,
+	.ops = {
+		.add = dell_uart_bl_add,
+		.remove = dell_uart_bl_remove,
+	},
+	.drv.pm = &dell_uart_bl_pm,
+};
+
+static int __init dell_uart_bl_init(void)
+{
+	ftty = filp_open("/dev/ttyS0", O_RDWR | O_NOCTTY | O_NDELAY, 0);
+	if (IS_ERR(ftty)) {
+		pr_debug("cannot open /dev/ttyS0\n");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	return acpi_bus_register_driver(&dell_uart_backlight_driver);
+}
+
+static void __exit dell_uart_bl_exit(void)
+{
+	filp_close(ftty, NULL);
+
+	acpi_bus_unregister_driver(&dell_uart_backlight_driver);
+}
+
+module_init(dell_uart_bl_init);
+module_exit(dell_uart_bl_exit);
+MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(acpi, dell_uart_bl_ids);
+MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Dell AIO Serial Backlight module");
+MODULE_AUTHOR("AceLan Kao <acelan.kao@canonical.com>");
+MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/dell-uart-backlight.h b/drivers/platform/x86/dell-uart-backlight.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..e4fe74fae6a8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/platform/x86/dell-uart-backlight.h
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+/*
+ *  Dell AIO Serial Backlight Driver
+ *
+ *  Copyright (C) 2017 AceLan Kao <acelan.kao@canonical.com>
+ *
+ *  This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ *  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ *  the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+ *  (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ *  This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ *  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ *  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ *  GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ */
+
+#ifndef _DELL_UART_BACKLIGHT_H_
+#define _DELL_UART_BACKLIGHT_H_
+
+enum {
+	DELL_UART_GET_FIRMWARE_VER,
+	DELL_UART_GET_SCALAR,
+	DELL_UART_GET_BRIGHTNESS,
+	DELL_UART_SET_BRIGHTNESS,
+	DELL_UART_SET_BACKLIGHT_POWER,
+};
+
+struct dell_uart_bl_cmd {
+	unsigned char	cmd[10];
+	unsigned char	ret[80];
+	unsigned short	tx_len;
+	unsigned short	rx_len;
+};
+
+#endif /* _DELL_UART_BACKLIGHT_H_ */
