diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-sunxi/Kconfig b/arch/arm/mach-sunxi/Kconfig
index b0ee4409d69..bcba6129f23 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-sunxi/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-sunxi/Kconfig
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 if ARCH_SUNXI
 
+config PINEPHONE_LEDS
+	bool "Notify boot status via LEDs on PinePhone"
+	---help---
+	LED boot notification.
+
 config SPL_LDSCRIPT
 	default "arch/arm/cpu/armv7/sunxi/u-boot-spl.lds" if !ARM64
 
diff --git a/board/sunxi/board.c b/board/sunxi/board.c
index ae233f6ebc4..741b8d4c8bf 100644
--- a/board/sunxi/board.c
+++ b/board/sunxi/board.c
@@ -653,6 +653,12 @@ void sunxi_board_init(void)
 {
 	int power_failed = 0;
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_PINEPHONE_LEDS
+	/* PD18:G PD19:R PD20:B */
+	gpio_request(SUNXI_GPD(18), "led:green");
+	gpio_direction_output(SUNXI_GPD(18), 1);
+#endif
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_SY8106A_POWER
 	power_failed = sy8106a_set_vout1(CONFIG_SY8106A_VOUT1_VOLT);
 #endif
@@ -994,6 +1000,15 @@ int ft_board_setup(void *blob, struct bd_info *bd)
 	if (r)
 		return r;
 #endif
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_PINEPHONE_LEDS
+	gpio_request(SUNXI_GPD(18), "led:green");
+	gpio_direction_output(SUNXI_GPD(18), 0);
+
+	gpio_request(SUNXI_GPD(19), "led:blue");
+	gpio_direction_output(SUNXI_GPD(19), 1);
+#endif
+
 	return 0;
 }