diff --git a/board/davinci/sysmobts_v2/sysmobts_v2.c b/board/davinci/sysmobts_v2/sysmobts_v2.c
index a9e34d463d..cc48d21aac 100644
--- a/board/davinci/sysmobts_v2/sysmobts_v2.c
+++ b/board/davinci/sysmobts_v2/sysmobts_v2.c
@@ -150,6 +150,9 @@ int board_init(void)
 	lpsc_on(DAVINCI_LPSC_TIMER1);
 	timer_init();
 
+	/* configure LEDs */
+	status_led_set(0, STATUS_LED_OFF);
+
 	return(0);
 }
 
diff --git a/include/configs/davinci_sysmobts_v2.h b/include/configs/davinci_sysmobts_v2.h
index 5f5a8e6f0f..6355fc24a9 100644
--- a/include/configs/davinci_sysmobts_v2.h
+++ b/include/configs/davinci_sysmobts_v2.h
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 /*
+ * Copyright (C) 2012 Holger Hans Peter Freyther
  * Copyright (C) 2009 Lyrtech RD Inc. <www.lyrtech.com>
  *
  * Based on dvevm/dvevm.c, original copyright follows:
@@ -190,6 +191,20 @@
 #define CONFIG_CMD_MTDPARTS
 #define CONFIG_LZO
 
+/*=======================*/
+/* LED handling          */
+/*=======================*/
+#define CONFIG_STATUS_LED
+#define CONFIG_GPIO_LED
+#define CONFIG_BOARD_SPECIFIC_LED
+#define STATUS_LED_BIT 29
+#define STATUS_LED_STATE STATUS_LED_OFF
+#define STATUS_LED_PERIOD (CONFIG_SYS_HZ / 4) /* not really wanted */
+#define CONFIG_CMD_LED
+#define CONFIG_DM644X_GPIO
+#define CONFIG_CMD_GPIO
+
+
 /* bdinfo should show the clocks */
 #ifdef CONFIG_CMD_BDI
 #define CONFIG_CLOCKS