diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 54d5c63..026b3cd 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ add_executable(f00bar
   particles/ramp.c particles/ramp.h
   particles/string.c particles/string.h
 
+  modules/backlight/backlight.c modules/backlight/backlight.h
   modules/battery/battery.c modules/battery/battery.h
   modules/clock/clock.c modules/clock/clock.h
   modules/i3/dynlist-exposable.c modules/i3/dynlist-exposable.h
diff --git a/config.c b/config.c
index 502d72f..218526a 100644
--- a/config.c
+++ b/config.c
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 #include "particles/string.h"
 
 #include "module.h"
+#include "modules/backlight/backlight.h"
 #include "modules/battery/battery.h"
 #include "modules/clock/clock.h"
 #include "modules/i3/i3.h"
@@ -329,6 +330,20 @@ module_xkb_from_config(const struct yml_node *node,
     return module_xkb(particle_from_config(c, parent_font));
 }
 
+static struct module *
+module_backlight_from_config(const struct yml_node *node,
+                             const struct font *parent_font)
+{
+    const struct yml_node *name = yml_get_value(node, "name");
+    const struct yml_node *c = yml_get_value(node, "content");
+
+    assert(yml_is_scalar(name));
+    assert(yml_is_dict(c));
+
+    return module_backlight(
+        yml_value_as_string(name), particle_from_config(c, parent_font));
+}
+
 struct bar *
 conf_to_bar(const struct yml_node *bar)
 {
@@ -435,6 +450,8 @@ conf_to_bar(const struct yml_node *bar)
                     mods[idx] = module_battery_from_config(it.node, font);
                 else if (strcmp(mod_name, "xkb") == 0)
                     mods[idx] = module_xkb_from_config(it.node, font);
+                else if (strcmp(mod_name, "backlight") == 0)
+                    mods[idx] = module_backlight_from_config(it.node, font);
                 else
                     assert(false);
             }
diff --git a/modules/backlight/backlight.c b/modules/backlight/backlight.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c0aa04a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/backlight/backlight.c
@@ -0,0 +1,215 @@
+#include "backlight.h"
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <assert.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <poll.h>
+
+#include <sys/stat.h>
+#include <fcntl.h>
+
+#include <libudev.h>
+
+#define LOG_MODULE "battery"
+#include "../../log.h"
+#include "../../bar.h"
+
+struct private {
+    struct particle *label;
+
+    char *device;
+    long max_brightness;
+    long current_brightness;
+};
+
+static void
+destroy(struct module *mod)
+{
+    struct private *m = mod->private;
+    free(m->device);
+
+    m->label->destroy(m->label);
+
+    free(m);
+    module_default_destroy(mod);
+}
+
+static struct exposable *
+content(struct module *mod)
+{
+    const struct private *m = mod->private;
+
+    mtx_lock(&mod->lock);
+    struct tag_set tags = {
+        .tags = (struct tag *[]){
+            tag_new_int_range("brightness", m->current_brightness, 0, m->max_brightness),
+            tag_new_int("max_brightness", m->max_brightness),
+        },
+        .count = 2,
+    };
+    mtx_unlock(&mod->lock);
+
+    struct exposable *exposable = m->label->instantiate(m->label, &tags);
+
+    tag_set_destroy(&tags);
+    return exposable;
+}
+
+static const char *
+readline_from_fd(int fd)
+{
+    static char buf[4096];
+
+    ssize_t sz = read(fd, buf, sizeof(buf) - 1);
+    lseek(fd, 0, SEEK_SET);
+
+    if (sz < 0) {
+        LOG_WARN("failed to read from FD=%d", fd);
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    buf[sz] = '\0';
+    for (ssize_t i = sz - 1; i >= 0 && buf[i] == '\n'; sz--)
+        buf[i] = '\0';
+
+    return buf;
+}
+
+static long
+readint_from_fd(int fd)
+{
+    const char *s = readline_from_fd(fd);
+    if (s == NULL)
+        return 0;
+
+    long ret;
+    int r = sscanf(s, "%ld", &ret);
+    if (r != 1) {
+        LOG_WARN("failed to convert \"%s\" to an integer", s);
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+    return ret;
+}
+
+static int
+initialize(struct private *m)
+{
+    int backlight_fd = open("/sys/class/backlight", O_RDONLY);
+    if (backlight_fd == -1) {
+        LOG_ERRNO("/sys/class/backlight");
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    int base_dir_fd = openat(backlight_fd, m->device, O_RDONLY);
+    close(backlight_fd);
+
+    if (base_dir_fd == -1) {
+        LOG_ERRNO("/sys/class/backlight/%s", m->device);
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    int max_fd = openat(base_dir_fd, "max_brightness", O_RDONLY);
+    if (max_fd == -1) {
+        LOG_ERRNO("/sys/class/backlight/%s/max_brightness", m->device);
+        close(base_dir_fd);
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    m->max_brightness = readint_from_fd(max_fd);
+    close(max_fd);
+
+    int current_fd = openat(base_dir_fd, "brightness", O_RDONLY);
+    close(base_dir_fd);
+
+    if (current_fd == -1) {
+        LOG_ERRNO("/sys/class/backlight/%s/brightness", m->device);
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    m->current_brightness = readint_from_fd(current_fd);
+
+    LOG_INFO("%s: brightness: %ld (max: %ld)", m->device, m->current_brightness,
+             m->max_brightness);
+
+    return current_fd;
+}
+
+static int
+run(struct module_run_context *ctx)
+{
+    const struct bar *bar = ctx->module->bar;
+    struct private *m = ctx->module->private;
+
+    int current_fd = initialize(m);
+    module_signal_ready(ctx);
+
+    if (current_fd == -1)
+        return 1;
+
+    struct udev *udev = udev_new();
+    struct udev_monitor *mon = udev_monitor_new_from_netlink(udev, "udev");
+
+    if (udev == NULL || mon == NULL) {
+        LOG_ERR("failed to initialize udev monitor");
+
+        if (udev == NULL)
+            udev_unref(udev);
+
+        close(current_fd);
+        return 1;
+    }
+
+    udev_monitor_filter_add_match_subsystem_devtype(mon, "backlight", NULL);
+    udev_monitor_enable_receiving(mon);
+
+    while (true) {
+        struct pollfd fds[] = {
+            {.fd = ctx->abort_fd, .events = POLLIN},
+            {.fd = udev_monitor_get_fd(mon), .events = POLLIN},
+        };
+        poll(fds, 2, -1);
+
+        if (fds[0].revents & POLLIN)
+            break;
+
+        struct udev_device *dev = udev_monitor_receive_device(mon);
+        const char *sysname = udev_device_get_sysname(dev);
+
+        bool is_us = strcmp(sysname, m->device) == 0;
+        udev_device_unref(dev);
+
+        if (!is_us)
+            continue;
+
+        mtx_lock(&ctx->module->lock);
+        m->current_brightness = readint_from_fd(current_fd);
+        mtx_unlock(&ctx->module->lock);
+        bar->refresh(bar);
+    }
+
+    udev_monitor_unref(mon);
+    udev_unref(udev);
+
+    close(current_fd);
+    return 0;
+}
+
+struct module *
+module_backlight(const char *device, struct particle *label)
+{
+    struct private *m = malloc(sizeof(*m));
+    m->label = label;
+    m->device = strdup(device);
+    m->max_brightness = 0;
+    m->current_brightness = 0;
+
+    struct module *mod = module_common_new();
+    mod->private = m;
+    mod->run = &run;
+    mod->destroy = &destroy;
+    mod->content = &content;
+    return mod;
+}
diff --git a/modules/backlight/backlight.h b/modules/backlight/backlight.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ab0b9b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/backlight/backlight.h
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include "../../module.h"
+#include "../../particle.h"
+
+struct module *module_backlight(const char *device, struct particle *label);