diff --git a/src/gui/MItem_menus.cpp b/src/gui/MItem_menus.cpp
index 6f62cde744..3b1b67a93c 100644
--- a/src/gui/MItem_menus.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/MItem_menus.cpp
@@ -543,8 +543,7 @@ void MI_LEDS_ENABLE::OnChange(size_t old_index) {
 static constexpr NumericInputConfig led_display_backlight_brightness_spin_config = {
     // Keep a min value of 2 percent to make sure the user can still see the lcd content if changed by mistake
     .min_value = 2,
-    .max_value = 100,
-    .special_value = 0
+    .max_value = 100
 };
 
 MI_DISPLAY_BACKLIGHT_BRIGHTNESS::MI_DISPLAY_BACKLIGHT_BRIGHTNESS()
diff --git a/src/guiapi/src/gui_leds.cpp b/src/guiapi/src/gui_leds.cpp
index ba316e13a0..045d1bedde 100644
--- a/src/guiapi/src/gui_leds.cpp
+++ b/src/guiapi/src/gui_leds.cpp
@@ -29,7 +29,9 @@ Neopixels &getNeopixels() {
 void leds::Init() {
     // Turn on LCD backlight
     // TODO move display_backlight_brightness to display
-    leds::display_backlight_brightness(leds::get_display_backlight_brightness());
+    uint8_t value = leds::get_display_backlight_brightness();
+    // Safety: Make sure that the display is never turned off (value=0) on reboot/reset !
+    leds::display_backlight_brightness(value == 0 ? 100 : value);
     leds::TickLoop();
 
 #if HAS_SIDE_LEDS()