diff --git a/Makefile-man.am b/Makefile-man.am
index a8d418fda6d..4ebc76837e5 100644
--- a/Makefile-man.am
+++ b/Makefile-man.am
@@ -601,6 +601,17 @@ man/systemd-user.conf.html: man/systemd-system.conf.html
 	$(html-alias)
 
 
+if ENABLE_BACKLIGHT
+MANPAGES += \
+	man/systemd-backlight@.service.8
+MANPAGES_ALIAS += \
+	man/systemd-backlight.8
+man/systemd-backlight.8: man/systemd-backlight@.service.8
+man/systemd-backlight.html: man/systemd-backlight@.service.html
+	$(html-alias)
+
+endif
+
 if ENABLE_BINFMT
 MANPAGES += \
 	man/binfmt.d.5 \
diff --git a/man/systemd-backlight@.service.xml b/man/systemd-backlight@.service.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f2f54728a3f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/man/systemd-backlight@.service.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+<?xml version="1.0"?>
+<!--*-nxml-*-->
+<!DOCTYPE refentry PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.2//EN" "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.2/docbookx.dtd">
+<!--
+  This file is part of systemd.
+
+  Copyright 2013 Lennart Poettering
+
+  systemd is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+  under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
+  the Free Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of the License, or
+  (at your option) any later version.
+
+  systemd 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
+  Lesser General Public License for more details.
+
+  You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+  along with systemd; If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+-->
+<refentry id="systemd-backlight@.service" conditional='ENABLE_BACKLIGHT'>
+
+        <refentryinfo>
+                <title>systemd-backlight@.service</title>
+                <productname>systemd</productname>
+
+                <authorgroup>
+                        <author>
+                                <contrib>Developer</contrib>
+                                <firstname>Lennart</firstname>
+                                <surname>Poettering</surname>
+                                <email>lennart@poettering.net</email>
+                        </author>
+                </authorgroup>
+        </refentryinfo>
+
+        <refmeta>
+                <refentrytitle>systemd-backlight@.service</refentrytitle>
+                <manvolnum>8</manvolnum>
+        </refmeta>
+
+        <refnamediv>
+                <refname>systemd-backlight@.service</refname>
+                <refname>systemd-backlight</refname>
+                <refpurpose>Load and save the display backlight brightness at boot and shutdown</refpurpose>
+        </refnamediv>
+
+        <refsynopsisdiv>
+                <para><filename>systemd-backlight@.service</filename></para>
+                <para><filename>/usr/lib/systemd/systemd-backlight</filename></para>
+        </refsynopsisdiv>
+
+        <refsect1>
+                <title>Description</title>
+
+                <para><filename>systemd-backlight@.service</filename>
+                is a service that restores the display backlight
+                brightness at early-boot and saves it at shutdown. On
+                disk the backlight brightness is stored in
+                <filename>/var/lib/backlight/</filename>. Note that by
+                default only firmware backlight devices are
+                saved/restored.</para>
+        </refsect1>
+
+        <refsect1>
+                <title>See Also</title>
+                <para>
+                        <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>
+                </para>
+        </refsect1>
+
+</refentry>