diff --git a/libraries/AP_HAL/AP_HAL_Boards.h b/libraries/AP_HAL/AP_HAL_Boards.h
index b9cb51bbf9d16..5ba862d7ef177 100644
--- a/libraries/AP_HAL/AP_HAL_Boards.h
+++ b/libraries/AP_HAL/AP_HAL_Boards.h
@@ -363,3 +363,13 @@
 #ifndef HAL_ENABLE_SENDING_STATS
 #define HAL_ENABLE_SENDING_STATS BOARD_FLASH_SIZE >= 256
 #endif
+
+#ifndef HAL_GPIO_LED_ON
+#define HAL_GPIO_LED_ON 0
+#endif
+
+#ifdef HAL_GPIO_LED_OFF
+#error "HAL_GPIO_LED_OFF must not be defined, it is implicitly !HAL_GPIO_LED_ON"
+#endif
+
+#define HAL_GPIO_LED_OFF (!HAL_GPIO_LED_ON)