struct intel_panel *panel = &connector->panel;
        struct intel_dp *intel_dp = enc_to_intel_dp(connector->encoder);
 
+       if (!panel->backlight.edp.vesa.info.aux_enable) {
+               u32 pwm_level = intel_backlight_invert_pwm_level(connector,
+                                                                panel->backlight.pwm_level_max);
+
+               panel->backlight.pwm_funcs->enable(crtc_state, conn_state, pwm_level);
+       }
+
        drm_edp_backlight_enable(&intel_dp->aux, &panel->backlight.edp.vesa.info, level);
 }
 
        struct intel_dp *intel_dp = enc_to_intel_dp(connector->encoder);
 
        drm_edp_backlight_disable(&intel_dp->aux, &panel->backlight.edp.vesa.info);
+
+       if (!panel->backlight.edp.vesa.info.aux_enable)
+               panel->backlight.pwm_funcs->disable(old_conn_state,
+                                                   intel_backlight_invert_pwm_level(connector, 0));
 }
 
 static int intel_dp_aux_vesa_setup_backlight(struct intel_connector *connector, enum pipe pipe)
        if (ret < 0)
                return ret;
 
+       if (!panel->backlight.edp.vesa.info.aux_enable) {
+               ret = panel->backlight.pwm_funcs->setup(connector, pipe);
+               if (ret < 0) {
+                       drm_err(&i915->drm,
+                               "Failed to setup PWM backlight controls for eDP backlight: %d\n",
+                               ret);
+                       return ret;
+               }
+       }
        panel->backlight.max = panel->backlight.edp.vesa.info.max;
        panel->backlight.min = 0;
        if (current_mode == DP_EDP_BACKLIGHT_CONTROL_MODE_DPCD) {
        struct intel_dp *intel_dp = intel_attached_dp(connector);
        struct drm_i915_private *i915 = dp_to_i915(intel_dp);
 
-       /* TODO: We currently only support AUX only backlight configurations, not backlights which
-        * require a mix of PWM and AUX controls to work. In the mean time, these machines typically
-        * work just fine using normal PWM controls anyway.
-        */
-       if ((intel_dp->edp_dpcd[1] & DP_EDP_BACKLIGHT_AUX_ENABLE_CAP) &&
-           drm_edp_backlight_supported(intel_dp->edp_dpcd)) {
+       if (drm_edp_backlight_supported(intel_dp->edp_dpcd)) {
                drm_dbg_kms(&i915->drm, "AUX Backlight Control Supported!\n");
                return true;
        }