diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
index 2c64e6dbb4c89666187bb81654e1fd814fdd377c..8e12f6908247102d5beea06a68fea84f31ed8fb5 100644
--- a/MAINTAINERS
+++ b/MAINTAINERS
@@ -1611,6 +1611,7 @@ F:	drivers/net/wireless/b43legacy/
 
 BACKLIGHT CLASS/SUBSYSTEM
 M:	Richard Purdie <rpurdie@rpsys.net>
+M:	Jingoo Han <jg1.han@samsung.com>
 S:	Maintained
 F:	drivers/video/backlight/
 F:	include/linux/backlight.h