diff --git a/package/base-files/files/lib/functions/uci-defaults.sh b/package/base-files/files/lib/functions/uci-defaults.sh
index a1371e5e3b..2cbf69a6ff 100644
--- a/package/base-files/files/lib/functions/uci-defaults.sh
+++ b/package/base-files/files/lib/functions/uci-defaults.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,104 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 # Copyright (C) 2011 OpenWrt.org
 
+UCIDEF_LEDS_CHANGED=0
+
+ucidef_set_led_netdev() {
+	local cfg="led_$1"
+	local name=$2
+	local sysfs=$3
+	local dev=$4
+
+	uci -q get system.$cfg && return 0
+
+	uci batch <<EOF
+set system.$cfg='led'
+set system.$cfg.name='$name'
+set system.$cfg.sysfs='$sysfs'
+set system.$cfg.trigger='netdev'
+set system.$cfg.dev='$dev'
+set system.$cfg.mode='link tx rx'
+EOF
+	UCIDEF_LEDS_CHANGED=1
+}
+
+ucidef_set_led_usbdev() {
+	local cfg="led_$1"
+	local name=$2
+	local sysfs=$3
+	local dev=$4
+
+	uci -q get system.$cfg && return 0
+
+	uci batch <<EOF
+set system.$cfg='led'
+set system.$cfg.name='$name'
+set system.$cfg.sysfs='$sysfs'
+set system.$cfg.trigger='usbdev'
+set system.$cfg.dev='$dev'
+set system.$cfg.interval='50'
+EOF
+	UCIDEF_LEDS_CHANGED=1
+}
+
+ucidef_set_led_wlan() {
+	local cfg="led_$1"
+	local name=$2
+	local sysfs=$3
+	local trigger=$4
+
+	uci -q get system.$cfg && return 0
+
+	uci batch <<EOF
+set system.$cfg='led'
+set system.$cfg.name='$name'
+set system.$cfg.sysfs='$sysfs'
+set system.$cfg.trigger='$trigger'
+EOF
+	UCIDEF_LEDS_CHANGED=1
+}
+
+ucidef_set_led_switch() {
+	local cfg="led_$1"
+	local name=$2
+	local sysfs=$3
+	local trigger=$4
+	local port_mask=$5
+
+	uci -q get system.$cfg && return 0
+
+	uci batch <<EOF
+set system.$cfg='led'
+set system.$cfg.name='$name'
+set system.$cfg.sysfs='$sysfs'
+set system.$cfg.trigger='$trigger'
+set system.$cfg.port_mask='$port_mask'
+EOF
+	UCIDEF_LEDS_CHANGED=1
+}
+
+ucidef_set_led_default() {
+	local cfg="led_$1"
+	local name=$2
+	local sysfs=$3
+	local default=$4
+
+	uci -q get system.$cfg && return 0
+
+	uci batch <<EOF
+set system.$cfg='led'
+set system.$cfg.name='$name'
+set system.$cfg.sysfs='$sysfs'
+set system.$cfg.default='$default'
+EOF
+	UCIDEF_LEDS_CHANGED=1
+}
+
+ucidef_commit_leds()
+{
+	[ "$UCIDEF_LEDS_CHANGED" == "1" ] && uci commit system
+}
+
 ucidef_set_interface_loopback() {
 	uci batch <<EOF
 set network.loopback='interface'