diff --git a/src/lib/ecore_drm/Ecore_Drm.h b/src/lib/ecore_drm/Ecore_Drm.h
index 319d007047..d0a2c3673a 100644
--- a/src/lib/ecore_drm/Ecore_Drm.h
+++ b/src/lib/ecore_drm/Ecore_Drm.h
@@ -812,6 +812,18 @@ EAPI Eina_Bool ecore_drm_output_connected_get(Ecore_Drm_Output *output);
  */
 EAPI unsigned int ecore_drm_output_connector_type_get(Ecore_Drm_Output *output);
 
+/**
+ * Get if a given output has a backlight
+ *
+ * @param output The Ecore_Drm_Output to get the backlight of
+ *
+ * @return EINA_TRUE if this output has a backlight, EINA_FALSE otherwise
+ *
+ * @ingroup Ecore_Drm_Output_Group
+ * @since 1.15
+ */
+EAPI Eina_Bool ecore_drm_output_backlight_get(Ecore_Drm_Output *output);
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/src/lib/ecore_drm/ecore_drm_output.c b/src/lib/ecore_drm/ecore_drm_output.c
index 78882d69e2..3ffc131530 100644
--- a/src/lib/ecore_drm/ecore_drm_output.c
+++ b/src/lib/ecore_drm/ecore_drm_output.c
@@ -1118,3 +1118,10 @@ ecore_drm_output_connector_type_get(Ecore_Drm_Output *output)
 
    return output->conn_type;
 }
+
+EAPI Eina_Bool
+ecore_drm_output_backlight_get(Ecore_Drm_Output *output)
+{
+   EINA_SAFETY_ON_NULL_RETURN_VAL(output, EINA_FALSE);
+   return (output->backlight != NULL);
+}