Index: firmware/export/config-e200.h
===================================================================
--- firmware/export/config-e200.h	(Revision 16053)
+++ firmware/export/config-e200.h	(Arbeitskopie)
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@
 /* define this if you want album art for this target */
 #define HAVE_ALBUMART
 
+/* define this if the backlight can be set to a brightness */
+#define HAVE_BACKLIGHT_SET_FADING
+
 /* define this if you have a light associated with the buttons */
 #define HAVE_BUTTON_LIGHT
 
Index: firmware/backlight.c
===================================================================
--- firmware/backlight.c	(Revision 16053)
+++ firmware/backlight.c	(Arbeitskopie)
@@ -392,8 +392,18 @@
     else
     {
         backlight_timer = backlight_timeout;
-        _backlight_on();
-    }
+#if defined(HAVE_BACKLIGHT_SET_FADING) && !defined(SIMULATOR)
+	/* call the enable from here - it takes longer than the disable */
+	lcd_enable(true);
+#ifdef HAVE_LCD_SLEEP
+	__backlight_dim(false, false);
+#else
+	__backlight_dim(false);
+#endif
+#else
+	_backlight_on();
+#endif
+	}
 }
 
 #ifdef HAVE_REMOTE_LCD
@@ -501,7 +511,15 @@
 
             case BACKLIGHT_OFF:
                 backlight_timer = 0; /* Disable the timeout */
-                _backlight_off();
+#if defined(HAVE_BACKLIGHT_SET_FADING) && !defined(SIMULATOR)
+#ifdef HAVE_LCD_SLEEP
+		__backlight_dim(true, backlight_timeout < 0);
+#else
+		__backlight_dim(true);
+#endif
+#else
+		_backlight_off();
+#endif
                 break;
 
 #ifdef HAVE_LCD_SLEEP
Index: firmware/target/arm/sandisk/backlight-c200_e200.c
===================================================================
--- firmware/target/arm/sandisk/backlight-c200_e200.c	(Revision 16053)
+++ firmware/target/arm/sandisk/backlight-c200_e200.c	(Arbeitskopie)
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 #include "as3514.h"
 
 static unsigned short backlight_brightness = DEFAULT_BRIGHTNESS_SETTING;
+static short current_brightness = DEFAULT_BRIGHTNESS_SETTING;
 
 void _backlight_set_brightness(int brightness)
 {
@@ -45,11 +46,13 @@
     _lcd_sleep_timer = 0; /* LCD should be awake already */
 #endif
     pp_i2c_send(AS3514_I2C_ADDR, DCDC15, backlight_brightness);
+    current_brightness = backlight_brightness;
 }
 
 void _backlight_off(void)
 {
     pp_i2c_send(AS3514_I2C_ADDR, DCDC15, 0x0);
+    current_brightness = 0;
 #ifdef HAVE_LCD_ENABLE
     lcd_enable(false); /* power off lcd */
 #endif
@@ -80,3 +83,54 @@
     GPIO_CLEAR_BITWISE(GPIOB_OUTPUT_VAL, 0x10); /* The "menu" backlight */
 #endif
 }
+
+static bool turning_off = false;
+static bool task_running = false;
+static unsigned int count;
+static void backlight_dimmer_ticktask(void)
+{
+    bool end = false;
+    if (++count%(HZ/25))
+        return;
+    if (turning_off)
+    {
+        if (current_brightness <= 0)
+        {
+            end = true;
+            backlight_off();
+        }
+        else current_brightness--;
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        if (current_brightness >= backlight_brightness)
+            end = true;
+        else current_brightness++;
+    }
+    if (end)
+    {
+        tick_remove_task(backlight_dimmer_ticktask);
+        task_running = false;
+    }
+    else
+        pp_i2c_send( 0x46, 0x23, current_brightness);
+}
+
+void __backlight_dim(bool dim_now, bool sleep_now)
+{
+    if ((dim_now == true) && !task_running 
+        && current_brightness<=0)
+    {
+        lcd_enable(false);
+        if (sleep_now)
+            lcd_sleep();
+        return;
+    }
+    turning_off = dim_now;
+    count = 0;
+    if (!task_running)
+    {
+        task_running = true;
+        tick_add_task(backlight_dimmer_ticktask);
+    }
+}
Index: firmware/target/arm/sandisk/backlight-target.h
===================================================================
--- firmware/target/arm/sandisk/backlight-target.h	(Revision 16053)
+++ firmware/target/arm/sandisk/backlight-target.h	(Arbeitskopie)
@@ -18,10 +18,12 @@
  ****************************************************************************/
 #ifndef BACKLIGHT_TARGET_H
 #define BACKLIGHT_TARGET_H
+#include "stdbool.h"
 
 #define _backlight_init() true
 void _backlight_on(void);
 void _backlight_off(void);
+void __backlight_dim(bool dim_now, bool sleep_now);
 void _backlight_set_brightness(int brightness);
 int  __backlight_is_on(void);