diff --git a/kernel.spec b/kernel.spec
index 042200b..300246b 100644
--- a/kernel.spec
+++ b/kernel.spec
@@ -635,6 +635,9 @@ Patch852: 0001-HID-input-ignore-System-Control-application-usages-i.patch
 #rhbz 1392885
 Patch853: 0001-drm-i915-Refresh-that-status-of-MST-capable-connecto.patch
 
+#rhbz 1390308
+Patch854: nouveau-add-maxwell-to-backlight-init.patch
+
 # END OF PATCH DEFINITIONS
 
 %endif
@@ -2157,6 +2160,9 @@ fi
 #
 # 
 %changelog
+* Fri Nov 11 2016 Justin M. Forbes <jforbes@fedoraproject.org>
+- Nouveau: Add Maxwell to backlight initialization (rhbz 1390308)
+
 * Fri Nov 11 2016 Justin M. Forbes <jforbes@fedoraproject.org> - 4.8.7-100
 - Refresh status of MST capable connectors (rhbz 1392885)
 
diff --git a/nouveau-add-maxwell-to-backlight-init.patch b/nouveau-add-maxwell-to-backlight-init.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9d89069
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nouveau-add-maxwell-to-backlight-init.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+From bbe1f94a8b3f2e8622dd400a6827d3242005d951 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Faris Alsalama <farisbenbrahem@gmail.com>
+Date: Sat, 21 May 2016 14:41:43 -0400
+Subject: drm/nouveau/kms: add Maxwell to backlight initialization
+
+Signed-off-by: Faris Alsalama <farisbenbrahem@gmail.com>
+Acked-by: Acked-by: Pierre Moreau <pierre.morrow@free.fr>
+Signed-off-by: Ben Skeggs <bskeggs@redhat.com>
+
+diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_backlight.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_backlight.c
+index f5101be..5e2c568 100644
+--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_backlight.c
++++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_backlight.c
+@@ -232,6 +232,7 @@ nouveau_backlight_init(struct drm_device *dev)
+ 		case NV_DEVICE_INFO_V0_TESLA:
+ 		case NV_DEVICE_INFO_V0_FERMI:
+ 		case NV_DEVICE_INFO_V0_KEPLER:
++		case NV_DEVICE_INFO_V0_MAXWELL:
+ 			return nv50_backlight_init(connector);
+ 		default:
+ 			break;
+-- 
+cgit v0.10.2
+