diff --git a/apps/screens.c b/apps/screens.c
index 3c53b4e120..02a4bc3a4f 100644
--- a/apps/screens.c
+++ b/apps/screens.c
@@ -343,6 +343,7 @@ int charging_screen(void)
 
     lcd_clear_display();
     backlight_set_timeout(global_settings.backlight_timeout);
+    remote_backlight_set_timeout(global_settings.remote_backlight_timeout);
     backlight_set_on_when_charging(global_settings.backlight_on_when_charging);
     status_draw(true);
 
diff --git a/apps/settings.c b/apps/settings.c
index 0780cf2a72..4f09f93fff 100644
--- a/apps/settings.c
+++ b/apps/settings.c
@@ -253,8 +253,10 @@ static const struct bit_entry rtc_bits[] =
 
 #ifdef HAVE_REMOTE_LCD
     /* remote lcd */
-    {6, S_O(remote_contrast), 42, "remote_contrast", NULL },
-    {1, S_O(remote_invert), false, "remote_invert", off_on },
+    {6, S_O(remote_contrast), 42, "remote contrast", NULL },
+    {1, S_O(remote_invert), false, "remote invert", off_on },
+    {5, S_O(remote_backlight_timeout), 5, "remote backlight timeout",
+        "off,on,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,15,20,25,30,45,60,90" },
 #endif
 
     /* Current sum of bits: 259 (worst case) */
@@ -744,8 +746,9 @@ void settings_apply(void)
     lcd_set_contrast(global_settings.contrast);
     lcd_scroll_speed(global_settings.scroll_speed);
 #ifdef HAVE_REMOTE_LCD
-	 lcd_remote_set_contrast(global_settings.remote_contrast);
-	 lcd_remote_set_invert_display(global_settings.remote_invert);
+	lcd_remote_set_contrast(global_settings.remote_contrast);
+	lcd_remote_set_invert_display(global_settings.remote_invert);
+    remote_backlight_set_timeout(global_settings.remote_backlight_timeout);
 #endif 
     backlight_set_timeout(global_settings.backlight_timeout);
     backlight_set_on_when_charging(global_settings.backlight_on_when_charging);
diff --git a/apps/settings_menu.c b/apps/settings_menu.c
index 4323cd2c6e..f1ef0766ed 100644
--- a/apps/settings_menu.c
+++ b/apps/settings_menu.c
@@ -637,6 +637,37 @@ static bool backlight_timer(void)
 }
 #endif /* CONFIG_BACKLIGHT */
 
+#ifdef HAVE_REMOTE_LCD
+
+static bool remote_backlight_timer(void)
+{
+    static const struct opt_items names[] = {
+        { STR(LANG_OFF) },
+        { STR(LANG_ON) },
+        { "1s ", TALK_ID(1, UNIT_SEC) },
+        { "2s ", TALK_ID(2, UNIT_SEC) },
+        { "3s ", TALK_ID(3, UNIT_SEC) },
+        { "4s ", TALK_ID(4, UNIT_SEC) },
+        { "5s ", TALK_ID(5, UNIT_SEC) },
+        { "6s ", TALK_ID(6, UNIT_SEC) },
+        { "7s ", TALK_ID(7, UNIT_SEC) },
+        { "8s ", TALK_ID(8, UNIT_SEC) },
+        { "9s ", TALK_ID(9, UNIT_SEC) },
+        { "10s", TALK_ID(10, UNIT_SEC) },
+        { "15s", TALK_ID(15, UNIT_SEC) },
+        { "20s", TALK_ID(20, UNIT_SEC) },
+        { "25s", TALK_ID(25, UNIT_SEC) },
+        { "30s", TALK_ID(30, UNIT_SEC) },
+        { "45s", TALK_ID(45, UNIT_SEC) },
+        { "60s", TALK_ID(60, UNIT_SEC) },
+        { "90s", TALK_ID(90, UNIT_SEC) }
+    };
+    return set_option(str(LANG_BACKLIGHT), &global_settings.remote_backlight_timeout,
+                      INT, names, 19, backlight_set_timeout );
+}
+
+#endif /* HAVE_REMOTE_LCD */
+
 static bool poweroff_idle_timer(void)
 {
     static const struct opt_items names[] = {
@@ -1210,6 +1241,7 @@ static bool lcd_remote_settings_menu(void)
     bool result;
 
     static const struct menu_item items[] = {
+        { ID2P(LANG_BACKLIGHT),       remote_backlight_timer },
         { ID2P(LANG_CONTRAST),        remote_contrast },
         { ID2P(LANG_INVERT),          remote_invert },
 /*        { ID2P(LANG_FLIP_DISPLAY),    remote_flip_display },
diff --git a/firmware/backlight.c b/firmware/backlight.c
index e430583d2d..af4dfeadd2 100644
--- a/firmware/backlight.c
+++ b/firmware/backlight.c
@@ -53,10 +53,11 @@ static bool charger_was_inserted = 0;
 static bool backlight_on_when_charging = 0;
 
 static int backlight_timer;
+static unsigned int backlight_timeout = 5;
 #ifdef HAVE_REMOTE_LCD
 static int remote_backlight_timer;
+static unsigned int remote_backlight_timeout = 5;
 #endif
-static unsigned int backlight_timeout = 5;
 
 static void __backlight_off(void)
 {
@@ -103,7 +104,7 @@ void backlight_thread(void)
 #ifdef HAVE_REMOTE_LCD
             case REMOTE_BACKLIGHT_ON:
                 remote_backlight_timer =
-                    HZ*backlight_timeout_value[backlight_timeout];
+                    HZ*backlight_timeout_value[remote_backlight_timeout];
 
                 /* Backlight == OFF in the setting? */
                 if(remote_backlight_timer < 0)
@@ -181,6 +182,15 @@ void remote_backlight_off(void)
 {
     queue_post(&backlight_queue, REMOTE_BACKLIGHT_OFF, NULL);
 }
+
+void remote_backlight_set_timeout(int index)
+{
+    if((unsigned)index >= sizeof(backlight_timeout_value))
+        /* if given a weird value, use 0 */
+        index=0;
+    remote_backlight_timeout = index; /* index in the backlight_timeout_value table */
+    remote_backlight_on();
+}
 #endif
 
 int backlight_get_timeout(void)
diff --git a/firmware/export/backlight.h b/firmware/export/backlight.h
index 6025fbaf3b..ab1f9059b2 100644
--- a/firmware/export/backlight.h
+++ b/firmware/export/backlight.h
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@
 #ifndef BACKLIGHT_H
 #define BACKLIGHT_H
 
+#include "config.h"
+
 void backlight_init(void);
 void backlight_on(void);
 void backlight_off(void);
@@ -31,4 +33,8 @@ void remote_backlight_on(void);
 void remote_backlight_off(void);
 extern const char backlight_timeout_value[];
 
+#ifdef HAVE_REMOTE_LCD
+void remote_backlight_set_timeout(int index);
+#endif
+
 #endif