diff --git a/drivers/video/sh_mobile_lcdcfb.c b/drivers/video/sh_mobile_lcdcfb.c
index e040e46d7d91..65c4ee3628c4 100644
--- a/drivers/video/sh_mobile_lcdcfb.c
+++ b/drivers/video/sh_mobile_lcdcfb.c
@@ -977,6 +977,49 @@ static int sh_mobile_check_var(struct fb_var_screeninfo *var, struct fb_info *in
 	return 0;
 }
 
+/*
+ * Screen blanking. Behavior is as follows:
+ * FB_BLANK_UNBLANK: screen unblanked, clocks enabled
+ * FB_BLANK_NORMAL: screen blanked, clocks enabled
+ * FB_BLANK_VSYNC,
+ * FB_BLANK_HSYNC,
+ * FB_BLANK_POWEROFF: screen blanked, clocks disabled
+ */
+static int sh_mobile_lcdc_blank(int blank, struct fb_info *info)
+{
+	struct sh_mobile_lcdc_chan *ch = info->par;
+	struct sh_mobile_lcdc_priv *p = ch->lcdc;
+
+	/* blank the screen? */
+	if (blank > FB_BLANK_UNBLANK && ch->blank_status == FB_BLANK_UNBLANK) {
+		struct fb_fillrect rect = {
+			.width = info->var.xres,
+			.height = info->var.yres,
+		};
+		sh_mobile_lcdc_fillrect(info, &rect);
+	}
+	/* turn clocks on? */
+	if (blank <= FB_BLANK_NORMAL && ch->blank_status > FB_BLANK_NORMAL) {
+		sh_mobile_lcdc_clk_on(p);
+	}
+	/* turn clocks off? */
+	if (blank > FB_BLANK_NORMAL && ch->blank_status <= FB_BLANK_NORMAL) {
+		/* make sure the screen is updated with the black fill before
+		 * switching the clocks off. one vsync is not enough since
+		 * blanking may occur in the middle of a refresh. deferred io
+		 * mode will reenable the clocks and update the screen in time,
+		 * so it does not need this. */
+		if (!info->fbdefio) {
+			sh_mobile_wait_for_vsync(info);
+			sh_mobile_wait_for_vsync(info);
+		}
+		sh_mobile_lcdc_clk_off(p);
+	}
+
+	ch->blank_status = blank;
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static struct fb_ops sh_mobile_lcdc_ops = {
 	.owner          = THIS_MODULE,
 	.fb_setcolreg	= sh_mobile_lcdc_setcolreg,
@@ -985,6 +1028,7 @@ static struct fb_ops sh_mobile_lcdc_ops = {
 	.fb_fillrect	= sh_mobile_lcdc_fillrect,
 	.fb_copyarea	= sh_mobile_lcdc_copyarea,
 	.fb_imageblit	= sh_mobile_lcdc_imageblit,
+	.fb_blank	= sh_mobile_lcdc_blank,
 	.fb_pan_display = sh_mobile_fb_pan_display,
 	.fb_ioctl       = sh_mobile_ioctl,
 	.fb_open	= sh_mobile_open,
diff --git a/drivers/video/sh_mobile_lcdcfb.h b/drivers/video/sh_mobile_lcdcfb.h
index 03a22dcbcc59..fad353a7e44c 100644
--- a/drivers/video/sh_mobile_lcdcfb.h
+++ b/drivers/video/sh_mobile_lcdcfb.h
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ struct sh_mobile_lcdc_chan {
 	struct completion vsync_completion;
 	struct fb_var_screeninfo display_var;
 	int use_count;
+	int blank_status;
 	struct mutex open_lock;		/* protects the use counter */
 };