diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index cd697715..f4ad3b3c 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ ENABLE_AM_FIX                 := 1
 ENABLE_AM_FIX_SHOW_DATA       := 1
 ENABLE_SQUELCH_MORE_SENSITIVE := 1
 ENABLE_FASTER_CHANNEL_SCAN    := 0
-ENABLE_BACKLIGHT_ON_RX        := 0
 ENABLE_RSSI_BAR               := 1
 ENABLE_AUDIO_BAR              := 1
 #ENABLE_COPY_CHAN_TO_VFO       := 1
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 37b61cb9..40be7d38 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@ ENABLE_AM_FIX                 := 1       dynamically adjust the front end gains
 ENABLE_AM_FIX_SHOW_DATA       := 1       show debug data for the AM fix (still tweaking it)
 ENABLE_SQUELCH_MORE_SENSITIVE := 1       make squelch levels a little bit more sensitive - I plan to let user adjust the values themselves
 ENABLE_FASTER_CHANNEL_SCAN    := 0       increases the channel scan speed, but the squelch is also made more twitchy
-ENABLE_BACKLIGHT_ON_RX        := 0       turn the backlight on when the squelch opens
 ENABLE_RSSI_BAR               := 1       enable a dBm/Sn RSSI bar graph level inplace of the little antenna symbols
 ENABLE_AUDIO_BAR              := 0       experimental, display an audo bar level when TX'ing
 #ENABLE_COPY_CHAN_TO_VFO      := 1       not yet implemented - copy the current channel into the VFO
diff --git a/app/app.c b/app/app.c
index cb716175..b457f238 100644
--- a/app/app.c
+++ b/app/app.c
@@ -486,9 +486,8 @@ void APP_StartListening(FUNCTION_Type_t Function, const bool reset_am_fix)
 
 	gEnableSpeaker = true;
 
-	#ifdef ENABLE_BACKLIGHT_ON_RX
+	if (gSetting_backlight_on_rx)
 		BACKLIGHT_TurnOn();
-	#endif
 
 	if (gScanState != SCAN_OFF)
 	{
diff --git a/app/menu.c b/app/menu.c
index 8f4ef1ff..edde4a03 100644
--- a/app/menu.c
+++ b/app/menu.c
@@ -212,6 +212,7 @@ int MENU_GetLimits(uint8_t Cursor, int32_t *pMin, int32_t *pMax)
 		#ifdef ENABLE_AUDIO_BAR
 			case MENU_MIC_BAR:
 		#endif
+		case MENU_ABR_ON_RX:
 		case MENU_BCL:
 		case MENU_BEEP:
 		case MENU_AUTOLK:
@@ -504,6 +505,10 @@ void MENU_AcceptSetting(void)
 			gEeprom.BACKLIGHT = gSubMenuSelection;
 			break;
 
+		case MENU_ABR_ON_RX:
+			gSetting_backlight_on_rx = gSubMenuSelection;
+			break;
+
 		case MENU_TDR:
 			gEeprom.DUAL_WATCH   = gSubMenuSelection;
 			gFlagReconfigureVfos = true;
@@ -916,6 +921,10 @@ void MENU_ShowCurrentSetting(void)
 			GPIO_SetBit(&GPIOB->DATA, GPIOB_PIN_BACKLIGHT);  	// turn the backlight ON while in backlight menu
 			break;
 
+		case MENU_ABR_ON_RX:
+			gSubMenuSelection = gSetting_backlight_on_rx;
+			break;
+
 		case MENU_TDR:
 			gSubMenuSelection = gEeprom.DUAL_WATCH;
 			break;
diff --git a/board.c b/board.c
index 2b5f729d..2a9ca2c4 100644
--- a/board.c
+++ b/board.c
@@ -712,6 +712,7 @@ void BOARD_EEPROM_Init(void)
 	#ifdef ENABLE_AM_FIX
 		gSetting_AM_fix        = (Data[7] & (1u << 5)) ? true : false;
 	#endif
+	gSetting_backlight_on_rx   = (Data[7] & (1u << 6)) ? true : false;
 
 	if (!gEeprom.VFO_OPEN)
 	{
diff --git a/firmware.bin b/firmware.bin
index 23755e4b..7b670ec3 100644
Binary files a/firmware.bin and b/firmware.bin differ
diff --git a/firmware.packed.bin b/firmware.packed.bin
index 2aaed792..375e12cc 100644
Binary files a/firmware.packed.bin and b/firmware.packed.bin differ
diff --git a/misc.c b/misc.c
index cbc29e9b..e9fa122d 100644
--- a/misc.c
+++ b/misc.c
@@ -83,6 +83,8 @@ bool              gSetting_TX_EN;
 uint8_t           gSetting_F_LOCK;
 bool              gSetting_ScrambleEnable;
 
+bool              gSetting_backlight_on_rx;
+
 #ifdef ENABLE_AM_FIX
 	bool          gSetting_AM_fix;
 #endif
diff --git a/misc.h b/misc.h
index bc58fe85..f229649d 100644
--- a/misc.h
+++ b/misc.h
@@ -152,6 +152,8 @@ extern bool                  gSetting_TX_EN;
 extern uint8_t               gSetting_F_LOCK;
 extern bool                  gSetting_ScrambleEnable;
 
+extern bool                  gSetting_backlight_on_rx;
+
 #ifdef ENABLE_AM_FIX
 	extern bool              gSetting_AM_fix;
 #endif
diff --git a/settings.c b/settings.c
index 207e0c6e..aa60e2d3 100644
--- a/settings.c
+++ b/settings.c
@@ -174,6 +174,8 @@ void SETTINGS_SaveSettings(void)
 	#ifdef ENABLE_AM_FIX
 		if (!gSetting_AM_fix)            State[7] &= ~(1u << 5);
 	#endif
+	if (!gSetting_backlight_on_rx)   State[7] &= ~(1u << 6);
+	 
 	EEPROM_WriteBuffer(0x0F40, State);
 }
 
diff --git a/ui/menu.c b/ui/menu.c
index 4c5ecea0..2c6e51d2 100644
--- a/ui/menu.c
+++ b/ui/menu.c
@@ -62,7 +62,8 @@ const t_menu_item MenuList[] =
 	{"CH DIS", VOICE_ID_INVALID,                       MENU_MDF        }, // was "MDF"
 	{"BATSAV", VOICE_ID_SAVE_MODE,                     MENU_SAVE       }, // was "SAVE"
 	{"VOX",    VOICE_ID_VOX,                           MENU_VOX        },
-	{"BACKLT", VOICE_ID_INVALID,                       MENU_ABR        }, // was "ABR"
+	{"BLT",    VOICE_ID_INVALID,                       MENU_ABR        }, // was "ABR"
+	{"BLT RX", VOICE_ID_INVALID,                       MENU_ABR_ON_RX  },
 	{"DUALRX", VOICE_ID_DUAL_STANDBY,                  MENU_TDR        }, // was "TDR"
 	{"BEEP",   VOICE_ID_BEEP_PROMPT,                   MENU_BEEP       },
 #ifdef ENABLE_VOICE
@@ -591,6 +592,7 @@ void UI_DisplayMenu(void)
 		#ifdef ENABLE_AM_FIX
 			case MENU_AM_FIX:
 		#endif
+		case MENU_ABR_ON_RX:
 		case MENU_BCL:
 		case MENU_BEEP:
 		case MENU_S_ADD1:
diff --git a/ui/menu.h b/ui/menu.h
index f9bf8054..94258445 100644
--- a/ui/menu.h
+++ b/ui/menu.h
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ enum
 	MENU_SAVE,
 	MENU_VOX,
 	MENU_ABR,
+	MENU_ABR_ON_RX,
 	MENU_TDR,
 	MENU_BEEP,
 #ifdef ENABLE_VOICE