diff --git a/config-verify.c b/config-verify.c
index 9d9af2f..91df71b 100644
--- a/config-verify.c
+++ b/config-verify.c
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 #include "tllist.h"
 
 #include "modules/alsa/alsa.h"
+#include "modules/backlight/backlight.h"
 
 static const char *
 err_prefix(const keychain_t *chain, const struct yml_node *node)
@@ -460,12 +461,6 @@ verify_module(keychain_t *chain, const struct yml_node *node)
         return false;
     }
 
-    static const struct attr_info backlight[] = {
-        {"name", true, &conf_verify_string},
-        {"content", true, &conf_verify_particle},
-        {"anchors", false, NULL},
-    };
-
     static const struct attr_info battery[] = {
         {"name", true, &conf_verify_string},
         {"poll-interval", false, &conf_verify_int},
@@ -530,6 +525,7 @@ verify_module(keychain_t *chain, const struct yml_node *node)
         const struct module_info *info;
     } modules_v2[] = {
         {"alsa", &module_alsa},
+        {"backlight", &module_backlight},
     };
 
     static const struct {
@@ -537,7 +533,6 @@ verify_module(keychain_t *chain, const struct yml_node *node)
         const struct attr_info *attrs;
         size_t count;
     } modules[] = {
-        {"backlight", backlight, sizeof(backlight) / sizeof(backlight[0])},
         {"battery", battery, sizeof(battery) / sizeof(battery[0])},
         {"clock", clock, sizeof(clock) / sizeof(clock[0])},
         {"i3", i3, sizeof(i3) / sizeof(i3[0])},
diff --git a/config.c b/config.c
index f712b18..8169dc5 100644
--- a/config.c
+++ b/config.c
@@ -438,17 +438,6 @@ module_xkb_from_config(const struct yml_node *node,
     return module_xkb(conf_to_particle(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");
-
-    return module_backlight(
-        yml_value_as_string(name), conf_to_particle(c, parent_font));
-}
-
 static struct module *
 module_mpd_from_config(const struct yml_node *node,
                        const struct font *parent_font)
@@ -582,7 +571,12 @@ conf_to_bar(const struct yml_node *bar)
                 struct yml_dict_iter m = yml_dict_iter(it.node);
                 const char *mod_name = yml_value_as_string(m.key);
 
-                if (strcmp(mod_name, "label") == 0)
+                if (strcmp(mod_name, "alsa") == 0)
+                    mods[idx] = module_alsa.from_conf(m.value, font);
+                else if (strcmp(mod_name, "backlight") == 0)
+                    mods[idx] = module_backlight.from_conf(m.value, font);
+
+                else if (strcmp(mod_name, "label") == 0)
                     mods[idx] = module_label_from_config(m.value, font);
                 else if (strcmp(mod_name, "clock") == 0)
                     mods[idx] = module_clock_from_config(m.value, font);
@@ -594,16 +588,12 @@ conf_to_bar(const struct yml_node *bar)
                     mods[idx] = module_battery_from_config(m.value, font);
                 else if (strcmp(mod_name, "xkb") == 0)
                     mods[idx] = module_xkb_from_config(m.value, font);
-                else if (strcmp(mod_name, "backlight") == 0)
-                    mods[idx] = module_backlight_from_config(m.value, font);
                 else if (strcmp(mod_name, "mpd") == 0)
                     mods[idx] = module_mpd_from_config(m.value, font);
                 else if (strcmp(mod_name, "network") == 0)
                     mods[idx] = module_network_from_config(m.value, font);
                 else if (strcmp(mod_name, "removables") == 0)
                     mods[idx] = module_removables_from_config(m.value, font);
-                else if (strcmp(mod_name, "alsa") == 0)
-                    mods[idx] = module_alsa.from_conf(m.value, font);
                 else
                     assert(false);
             }
diff --git a/modules/backlight/backlight.c b/modules/backlight/backlight.c
index 4c6a7bb..1ba2334 100644
--- a/modules/backlight/backlight.c
+++ b/modules/backlight/backlight.c
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 #define LOG_MODULE "battery"
 #include "../../log.h"
 #include "../../bar.h"
+#include "../../config.h"
 
 struct private {
     struct particle *label;
@@ -198,8 +199,8 @@ run(struct module_run_context *ctx)
     return 0;
 }
 
-struct module *
-module_backlight(const char *device, struct particle *label)
+static struct module *
+backlight_new(const char *device, struct particle *label)
 {
     struct private *m = malloc(sizeof(*m));
     m->label = label;
@@ -214,3 +215,24 @@ module_backlight(const char *device, struct particle *label)
     mod->content = &content;
     return mod;
 }
+
+static struct module *
+from_conf(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");
+
+    return backlight_new(
+        yml_value_as_string(name), conf_to_particle(c, parent_font));
+}
+
+const struct module_info module_backlight = {
+    .from_conf = &from_conf,
+    .attr_count = 3,
+    .attrs = {
+        {"name", true, &conf_verify_string},
+        {"content", true, &conf_verify_particle},
+        {"anchors", false, NULL},
+        {NULL, false, NULL},
+    },
+};
diff --git a/modules/backlight/backlight.h b/modules/backlight/backlight.h
index ab0b9b3..f390f2e 100644
--- a/modules/backlight/backlight.h
+++ b/modules/backlight/backlight.h
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 #pragma once
-
 #include "../../module.h"
-#include "../../particle.h"
 
-struct module *module_backlight(const char *device, struct particle *label);
+extern const struct module_info module_backlight;