diff --git a/hal/led/hal_usb_led.c b/hal/led/hal_usb_led.c
index 19505b1..b7dc68d 100644
--- a/hal/led/hal_usb_led.c
+++ b/hal/led/hal_usb_led.c
@@ -1745,6 +1745,22 @@ void BlinkHandler(PLED_USB pLed)
 		return;
 	}
 
+	#ifdef CONFIG_SW_LED
+	// led_enable 1 is normal blinking so don't cause always on/off
+	if (padapter->registrypriv.led_ctrl != 1) {
+		if (padapter->registrypriv.led_ctrl == 0)
+		{
+			// Cause LED to be always off
+			pLed->BlinkingLedState = RTW_LED_OFF;
+		} else {
+			// Cause LED to be always on for led_ctrl 2 or greater
+			pLed->BlinkingLedState = RTW_LED_ON;
+		}
+		// Skip various switch cases where SwLedBlink*() called below
+		pLed->CurrLedState = LED_UNKNOWN;
+	}
+	#endif
+
 	switch (ledpriv->LedStrategy) {
 	#if CONFIG_RTW_SW_LED_TRX_DA_CLASSIFY
 	case SW_LED_MODE_UC_TRX_ONLY:
diff --git a/include/drv_types.h b/include/drv_types.h
index 7ccd643..75305a0 100644
--- a/include/drv_types.h
+++ b/include/drv_types.h
@@ -210,6 +210,9 @@ struct registry_priv {
 	u8	software_decrypt;
 #ifdef CONFIG_TX_EARLY_MODE
 	u8   early_mode;
+#endif
+#ifdef CONFIG_SW_LED
+	u8   led_ctrl;
 #endif
 	u8	acm_method;
 	/* WMM */
diff --git a/os_dep/linux/os_intfs.c b/os_dep/linux/os_intfs.c
index af14881..e5b0801 100644
--- a/os_dep/linux/os_intfs.c
+++ b/os_dep/linux/os_intfs.c
@@ -105,6 +105,10 @@ int rtw_check_fw_ps = 1;
 int rtw_early_mode = 1;
 #endif
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_SW_LED
+int rtw_led_ctrl = 1; // default to normal blink
+#endif
+
 int rtw_usb_rxagg_mode = 2;/* RX_AGG_DMA=1, RX_AGG_USB=2 */
 module_param(rtw_usb_rxagg_mode, int, 0644);
 
@@ -460,6 +464,12 @@ module_param(rtw_pci_aspm_enable, int, 0644);
 #ifdef CONFIG_TX_EARLY_MODE
 module_param(rtw_early_mode, int, 0644);
 #endif
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_SW_LED
+module_param(rtw_led_ctrl, int, 0644);
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(rtw_led_ctrl,"Led Control: 0=Always off, 1=Normal blink, 2=Always on");
+#endif
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_ADAPTOR_INFO_CACHING_FILE
 char *rtw_adaptor_info_caching_file_path = "/data/misc/wifi/rtw_cache";
 module_param(rtw_adaptor_info_caching_file_path, charp, 0644);
@@ -1004,6 +1014,9 @@ uint loadparam(_adapter *padapter)
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_TX_EARLY_MODE
 	registry_par->early_mode = (u8)rtw_early_mode;
+#endif
+#ifdef CONFIG_SW_LED
+	registry_par->led_ctrl = (u8)rtw_led_ctrl;
 #endif
 	registry_par->lowrate_two_xmit = (u8)rtw_lowrate_two_xmit;
 	registry_par->rf_config = (u8)rtw_rf_config;