diff --git a/drivers/leds/ledtrig-timer.c b/drivers/leds/ledtrig-timer.c
index ed9ff02..82c55d6 100644
--- a/drivers/leds/ledtrig-timer.c
+++ b/drivers/leds/ledtrig-timer.c
@@ -77,8 +77,21 @@
 		count++;
 
 	if (count == size) {
-		timer_data->delay_on = state;
-		mod_timer(&timer_data->timer, jiffies + 1);
+		if (timer_data->delay_on != state) {
+			/* the new value differs from the previous */
+			timer_data->delay_on = state;
+
+			/* deactivate previous settings */
+			del_timer_sync(&timer_data->timer);
+
+			/* try to activate hardware acceleration, if any */
+			if (!led_cdev->blink_set ||
+			    led_cdev->blink_set(led_cdev,
+				&timer_data->delay_on, &timer_data->delay_off)) {
+				/* no hardware acceleration, blink via timer */
+				mod_timer(&timer_data->timer, jiffies + 1);
+			}
+		}
 		ret = count;
 	}
 
@@ -110,8 +123,21 @@
 		count++;
 
 	if (count == size) {
-		timer_data->delay_off = state;
-		mod_timer(&timer_data->timer, jiffies + 1);
+		if (timer_data->delay_off != state) {
+			/* the new value differs from the previous */
+			timer_data->delay_off = state;
+
+			/* deactivate previous settings */
+			del_timer_sync(&timer_data->timer);
+
+			/* try to activate hardware acceleration, if any */
+			if (!led_cdev->blink_set ||
+			    led_cdev->blink_set(led_cdev,
+				&timer_data->delay_on, &timer_data->delay_off)) {
+				/* no hardware acceleration, blink via timer */
+				mod_timer(&timer_data->timer, jiffies + 1);
+			}
+		}
 		ret = count;
 	}
 
@@ -143,6 +169,13 @@
 	if (rc)
 		goto err_out_delayon;
 
+	/* If there is hardware support for blinking, start one
+	 * user friendly blink rate chosen by the driver.
+	 */
+	if (led_cdev->blink_set)
+		led_cdev->blink_set(led_cdev,
+			&timer_data->delay_on, &timer_data->delay_off);
+
 	return;
 
 err_out_delayon: