diff --git a/package/base-files/Makefile b/package/base-files/Makefile
index 789b5f6792..b763658549 100644
--- a/package/base-files/Makefile
+++ b/package/base-files/Makefile
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/kernel.mk
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/version.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=base-files
-PKG_RELEASE:=133
+PKG_RELEASE:=134
 
 PKG_FILE_DEPENDS:=$(PLATFORM_DIR)/ $(GENERIC_PLATFORM_DIR)/base-files/
 PKG_BUILD_DEPENDS:=opkg/host
diff --git a/package/base-files/files/lib/functions/leds.sh b/package/base-files/files/lib/functions/leds.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..743c7da782
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/base-files/files/lib/functions/leds.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+# Copyright (C) 2013 OpenWrt.org
+
+led_set_attr() {
+	[ -f "/sys/class/leds/$1/$2" ] && echo "$3" > "/sys/class/leds/$1/$2"
+}
+
+led_timer() {
+	led_set_attr $1 "trigger" "timer"
+	led_set_attr $1 "delay_on" "$2"
+	led_set_attr $1 "delay_off" "$3"
+}
+
+led_on() {
+	led_set_attr $1 "trigger" "none"
+	led_set_attr $1 "brightness" 255
+}
+
+led_off() {
+	led_set_attr $1 "trigger" "none"
+	led_set_attr $1 "brightness" 0
+}
+
+led_morse() {
+	led_set_attr $1 "trigger" "morse"
+	led_set_attr $1 "delay" "$2"
+	led_set_attr $1 "message" "$3"
+}
+
+status_led_set_timer() {
+	led_timer $status_led "$1" "$2"
+	[ -n "$status_led2" ] && led_timer $status_led2 "$1" "$2"
+}
+
+status_led_set_heartbeat() {
+	led_set_attr $status_led "trigger" "heartbeat"
+}
+
+status_led_set_morse() {
+	led_morse $status_led "$1" "$2"
+	[ -n "$status_led2" ] && led_morse $status_led2 "$1" "$2"
+}
+
+status_led_on() {
+	led_on $status_led
+	[ -n "$status_led2" ] && led_on $status_led2
+}
+
+status_led_off() {
+	led_off $status_led
+	[ -n "$status_led2" ] && led_off $status_led2
+}
+
+status_led_blink_slow() {
+	led_timer $status_led 1000 1000
+}
+
+status_led_blink_fast() {
+	led_timer $status_led 100 100
+}
+
+status_led_blink_preinit() {
+	led_timer $status_led 200 200
+}
+
+status_led_blink_failsafe() {
+	led_timer $status_led 50 50
+}