diff --git a/commands/led.c b/commands/led.c
index 354f74d..a53f0df 100644
--- a/commands/led.c
+++ b/commands/led.c
@@ -29,6 +29,44 @@
 	unsigned long value;
 	struct led *led;
 	int ret;
+	int opt;
+	int flash = 0, blink = 0;
+	int blink_on_ms = 500;
+	int blink_off_ms = 500;
+
+	while ((opt = getopt(argc, argv, "fb")) > 0) {
+		switch(opt) {
+		case 'f':
+			flash = 1;
+			break;
+		case 'b':
+			blink = 1;
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+
+	if (flash || blink) {
+		int args = argc - optind;
+
+		if (!args || (flash && blink))
+			return COMMAND_ERROR_USAGE;
+
+		led = led_by_name_or_number(argv[optind]);
+		if (!led) {
+			printf("no such LED: %s\n", argv[optind]);
+			return 1;
+		}
+
+		if (args > 1)
+			blink_on_ms = simple_strtoul(argv[optind + 1], NULL, 0);
+		if (args > 2)
+			blink_off_ms = simple_strtoul(argv[optind + 2], NULL, 0);
+
+		if (flash)
+			return led_flash(led, blink_on_ms);
+		if (blink)
+			return led_blink(led, blink_on_ms, blink_off_ms);
+	}
 
 	if (argc == 1) {
 		int i = 0;
@@ -73,9 +111,13 @@
 BAREBOX_CMD_HELP_START(led)
 BAREBOX_CMD_HELP_TEXT("Control the value of a LED. The exact meaning of VALUE is unspecified,")
 BAREBOX_CMD_HELP_TEXT("it can be a brightness, or a color. Most often a value of '1' means on")
-BAREBOX_CMD_HELP_TEXT("and '0' means off.")
+BAREBOX_CMD_HELP_TEXT("and '0' means off. Basic usage is 'led <led> <value>'. LEDs can be given")
+BAREBOX_CMD_HELP_TEXT("by name or number.")
 BAREBOX_CMD_HELP_TEXT("")
 BAREBOX_CMD_HELP_TEXT("Without arguments the available LEDs are listed.")
+BAREBOX_CMD_HELP_TEXT("Options:")
+BAREBOX_CMD_HELP_OPT ("-b <led> [duration-on-ms] [duration-off-ms]",  "blink a LED")
+BAREBOX_CMD_HELP_OPT ("-f <led> [duration-ms]",  "flash a LED")
 BAREBOX_CMD_HELP_END
 
 BAREBOX_CMD_START(led)
diff --git a/commands/trigger.c b/commands/trigger.c
index 2758ce7..0dd3b34 100644
--- a/commands/trigger.c
+++ b/commands/trigger.c
@@ -28,59 +28,62 @@
 #define LED_COMMAND_SHOW_INFO		2
 #define	LED_COMMAND_DISABLE_TRIGGER	3
 
-static char *trigger_names[] = {
-	[LED_TRIGGER_PANIC] = "panic",
-	[LED_TRIGGER_HEARTBEAT] = "heartbeat",
-	[LED_TRIGGER_NET_RX] = "net rx",
-	[LED_TRIGGER_NET_TX] = "net tx",
-	[LED_TRIGGER_NET_TXRX] = "net",
-	[LED_TRIGGER_DEFAULT_ON] = "default on",
-};
 
 static int do_trigger(int argc, char *argv[])
 {
-	struct led *led;
-	int i, opt, ret = 0;
+	struct led *led = NULL;
+	int opt, ret = 0;
 	int cmd = LED_COMMAND_SHOW_INFO;
-	unsigned long trigger = 0;
+	enum led_trigger trigger;
+	const char *led_name = NULL;
+	const char *trigger_name = NULL;
 
 	while((opt = getopt(argc, argv, "t:d:")) > 0) {
 		switch(opt) {
 		case 't':
-			trigger = simple_strtoul(optarg, NULL, 0);
+			trigger_name = optarg;
 			cmd = LED_COMMAND_SET_TRIGGER;
 			break;
 		case 'd':
-			trigger = simple_strtoul(optarg, NULL, 0);
+			led_name = optarg;
 			cmd = LED_COMMAND_DISABLE_TRIGGER;
 		}
 	}
 
+	if (optind < argc)
+		led = led_by_name_or_number(argv[optind]);
+
 	switch (cmd) {
 	case LED_COMMAND_SHOW_INFO:
-		for (i = 0; i < LED_TRIGGER_MAX; i++) {
-			int led = led_get_trigger(i);
-			printf("%d: %s", i, trigger_names[i]);
-			if (led >= 0)
-				printf(" (led %d)", led);
-			printf("\n");
-		}
+		led_triggers_show_info();
 		break;
 
 	case LED_COMMAND_DISABLE_TRIGGER:
-		ret = led_set_trigger(trigger, NULL);
+		led = led_by_name_or_number(led_name);
+		if (!led) {
+			printf("no such led: %s\n", led_name);
+			return 1;
+		}
+
+		led_trigger_disable(led);
 		break;
 
 	case LED_COMMAND_SET_TRIGGER:
 		if (argc - optind != 1)
 			return COMMAND_ERROR_USAGE;
-		led = led_by_name_or_number(argv[optind]);
 
+		led = led_by_name_or_number(argv[optind]);
 		if (!led) {
 			printf("no such led: %s\n", argv[optind]);
 			return 1;
 		}
 
+		trigger = trigger_by_name(trigger_name);
+		if (trigger == LED_TRIGGER_INVALID) {
+			printf("no such trigger: %s\n", trigger_name);
+			return 1;
+		}
+
 		ret = led_set_trigger(trigger, led);
 		break;
 	}
@@ -92,16 +95,17 @@
 
 BAREBOX_CMD_HELP_START(trigger)
 BAREBOX_CMD_HELP_TEXT("Control a LED trigger. Without options assigned triggers are shown.")
+BAREBOX_CMD_HELP_TEXT("triggers are given with their name, LEDs are given with their name or number")
 BAREBOX_CMD_HELP_TEXT("")
 BAREBOX_CMD_HELP_TEXT("Options:")
-BAREBOX_CMD_HELP_OPT ("-t",  "set a trigger (needs LED argument)")
-BAREBOX_CMD_HELP_OPT ("-d",  "disable a trigger")
+BAREBOX_CMD_HELP_OPT ("-t <trigger> <led>",  "set a trigger")
+BAREBOX_CMD_HELP_OPT ("-d <led>",  "disable a trigger")
 BAREBOX_CMD_HELP_END
 
 BAREBOX_CMD_START(trigger)
 	.cmd		= do_trigger,
 	BAREBOX_CMD_DESC("handle LED triggers")
-	BAREBOX_CMD_OPTS("[-td] TRIGGER [LED]")
+	BAREBOX_CMD_OPTS("[-td] [LED]")
 	BAREBOX_CMD_GROUP(CMD_GRP_HWMANIP)
 	BAREBOX_CMD_HELP(cmd_trigger_help)
 BAREBOX_CMD_END
diff --git a/drivers/led/Kconfig b/drivers/led/Kconfig
index 155a78a..50f0d8f 100644
--- a/drivers/led/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/led/Kconfig
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 menuconfig LED
 	bool "LED support"
+	select POLLER
 
 if LED
 
diff --git a/drivers/led/core.c b/drivers/led/core.c
index 30b016b..6f66de0 100644
--- a/drivers/led/core.c
+++ b/drivers/led/core.c
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 #include <linux/list.h>
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <led.h>
+#include <init.h>
 #include <poller.h>
 #include <clock.h>
 #include <linux/ctype.h>
@@ -101,7 +102,7 @@
  * @param led	the led
  * @param value	the value of the LED (0 is disabled)
  */
-int led_set(struct led *led, unsigned int value)
+static int __led_set(struct led *led, unsigned int value)
 {
 	if (value > led->max_value)
 		value = led->max_value;
@@ -114,6 +115,104 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
+int led_set(struct led *led, unsigned int value)
+{
+	led->blink = 0;
+	led->flash = 0;
+	return __led_set(led, value);
+}
+
+static void led_blink_func(struct poller_struct *poller)
+{
+	struct led *led;
+
+	list_for_each_entry(led, &leds, list) {
+		bool on;
+
+		if (!led->blink && !led->flash)
+			continue;
+
+		if (led->blink_next_event > get_time_ns()) {
+			continue;
+		}
+
+		on = !(led->blink_next_state % 2);
+
+		led->blink_next_event = get_time_ns() +
+			(led->blink_states[led->blink_next_state] * MSECOND);
+		led->blink_next_state = (led->blink_next_state + 1) %
+					led->blink_nr_states;
+
+		if (led->flash && !on)
+			led->flash = 0;
+
+		__led_set(led, on);
+	}
+}
+
+/**
+ * led_blink_pattern - Blink a led with flexible timings.
+ * @led LED used
+ * @pattern Array of millisecond intervals describing the on and off periods of
+ * the pattern. At the end of the array/pattern it is repeated. The array
+ * starts with an on-period. In general every array item with even index
+ * describes an on-period, every item with odd index an off-period.
+ * @pattern_len Length of the pattern array.
+ *
+ * Returns 0 on success.
+ *
+ * Example:
+ * 	pattern = {500, 1000};
+ * 	This will enable the LED for 500ms and disable it for 1000ms after
+ * 	that. This is repeated forever.
+ */
+int led_blink_pattern(struct led *led, const unsigned int *pattern,
+		      unsigned int pattern_len)
+{
+	free(led->blink_states);
+	led->blink_states = xmemdup(pattern,
+				    pattern_len * sizeof(*led->blink_states));
+	led->blink_nr_states = pattern_len;
+	led->blink_next_state = 0;
+	led->blink_next_event = get_time_ns();
+	led->blink = 1;
+	led->flash = 0;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int led_blink(struct led *led, unsigned int on_ms, unsigned int off_ms)
+{
+	unsigned int pattern[] = {on_ms, off_ms};
+
+	return led_blink_pattern(led, pattern, 2);
+}
+
+int led_flash(struct led *led, unsigned int duration_ms)
+{
+	unsigned int pattern[] = {duration_ms, 0};
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = led_blink_pattern(led, pattern, 2);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	led->flash = 1;
+	led->blink = 0;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static struct poller_struct led_poller = {
+	.func = led_blink_func,
+};
+
+static int led_blink_init(void)
+{
+	return poller_register(&led_poller);
+}
+late_initcall(led_blink_init);
+
 /**
  * led_set_num - set the value of a LED
  * @param num	the number of the LED
diff --git a/drivers/led/led-triggers.c b/drivers/led/led-triggers.c
index dee9367..76a1481 100644
--- a/drivers/led/led-triggers.c
+++ b/drivers/led/led-triggers.c
@@ -48,33 +48,11 @@
 
 struct led_trigger_struct {
 	struct led *led;
-	uint64_t flash_start;
-	int flash;
+	struct list_head list;
+	enum led_trigger trigger;
 };
 
-static struct led_trigger_struct triggers[LED_TRIGGER_MAX];
-
-static void trigger_func(struct poller_struct *poller)
-{
-	int i;
-
-	for (i = 0; i < LED_TRIGGER_MAX; i++) {
-		if (triggers[i].led &&
-		    triggers[i].flash &&
-		    is_timeout(triggers[i].flash_start, 200 * MSECOND)) {
-			led_set(triggers[i].led, 0);
-			triggers[i].flash = 0;
-		}
-	}
-
-	if (triggers[LED_TRIGGER_HEARTBEAT].led &&
-			is_timeout(triggers[LED_TRIGGER_HEARTBEAT].flash_start, SECOND))
-		led_trigger(LED_TRIGGER_HEARTBEAT, TRIGGER_FLASH);
-}
-
-static struct poller_struct trigger_poller = {
-	.func = trigger_func,
-};
+static LIST_HEAD(led_triggers);
 
 /**
  * led_trigger - triggers a trigger
@@ -85,21 +63,53 @@
  */
 void led_trigger(enum led_trigger trigger, enum trigger_type type)
 {
+	struct led_trigger_struct *led_trigger;
+
 	if (trigger >= LED_TRIGGER_MAX)
 		return;
-	if (!triggers[trigger].led)
-		return;
 
-	if (type == TRIGGER_FLASH) {
-		if (is_timeout(triggers[trigger].flash_start, 400 * MSECOND)) {
-			led_set(triggers[trigger].led, triggers[trigger].led->max_value);
-			triggers[trigger].flash_start = get_time_ns();
-			triggers[trigger].flash = 1;
+	list_for_each_entry(led_trigger, &led_triggers, list) {
+		if (led_trigger->trigger != trigger)
+			continue;
+
+		switch (type) {
+		case TRIGGER_FLASH:
+			led_flash(led_trigger->led, 200);
+			break;
+		case TRIGGER_ENABLE:
+			led_set(led_trigger->led, led_trigger->led->max_value);
+			break;
+		case TRIGGER_DISABLE:
+			led_set(led_trigger->led, 0);
+			break;
 		}
-		return;
 	}
+}
 
-	led_set(triggers[trigger].led, type == TRIGGER_ENABLE ? triggers[trigger].led->max_value : 0);
+static struct led_trigger_struct *led_find_trigger(struct led *led)
+{
+	struct led_trigger_struct *led_trigger;
+
+	list_for_each_entry(led_trigger, &led_triggers, list)
+		if (led_trigger->led == led)
+			return led_trigger;
+
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+void led_trigger_disable(struct led *led)
+{
+	struct led_trigger_struct *led_trigger;
+
+	led_trigger = led_find_trigger(led);
+	if (!led_trigger)
+		return;
+
+	list_del(&led_trigger->list);
+
+	led_set(led, 0);
+
+	free(led_trigger);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -112,44 +122,73 @@
  */
 int led_set_trigger(enum led_trigger trigger, struct led *led)
 {
-	int i;
+	struct led_trigger_struct *led_trigger;
 
 	if (trigger >= LED_TRIGGER_MAX)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	if (led)
-		for (i = 0; i < LED_TRIGGER_MAX; i++)
-			if (triggers[i].led == led)
-				return -EBUSY;
+	led_trigger_disable(led);
 
-	if (triggers[trigger].led && !led)
-		led_set(triggers[trigger].led, 0);
+	led_trigger = xzalloc(sizeof(*led_trigger));
 
-	triggers[trigger].led = led;
+	led_trigger->led = led;
+	led_trigger->trigger = trigger;
+	list_add_tail(&led_trigger->list, &led_triggers);
 
-	if (led && trigger == LED_TRIGGER_DEFAULT_ON)
-		led_set(triggers[trigger].led, triggers[trigger].led->max_value);
+	if (trigger == LED_TRIGGER_DEFAULT_ON)
+		led_set(led, led->max_value);
+	if (trigger == LED_TRIGGER_HEARTBEAT)
+		led_blink(led, 200, 1000);
 
 	return 0;
 }
 
-/**
- * led_get_trigger - get the LED for a trigger
- * @param trigger	The trigger to set a LED for
- *
- * return the LED number of a trigger.
- */
-int led_get_trigger(enum led_trigger trigger)
+static char *trigger_names[] = {
+	[LED_TRIGGER_PANIC] = "panic",
+	[LED_TRIGGER_HEARTBEAT] = "heartbeat",
+	[LED_TRIGGER_NET_RX] = "net-rx",
+	[LED_TRIGGER_NET_TX] = "net-tx",
+	[LED_TRIGGER_NET_TXRX] = "net",
+	[LED_TRIGGER_DEFAULT_ON] = "default-on",
+};
+
+const char *trigger_name(enum led_trigger trigger)
 {
-	if (trigger >= LED_TRIGGER_MAX)
-		return -EINVAL;
-	if (!triggers[trigger].led)
-		return -ENODEV;
-	return led_get_number(triggers[trigger].led);
+	return trigger_names[trigger];
 }
 
-static int trigger_init(void)
+enum led_trigger trigger_by_name(const char *name)
 {
-	return poller_register(&trigger_poller);
+	int i;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < LED_TRIGGER_MAX; i++)
+		if (!strcmp(name, trigger_names[i]))
+			return i;
+
+	return LED_TRIGGER_MAX;
 }
-late_initcall(trigger_init);
+
+/**
+ * led_triggers_show_info - Show information about all registered
+ * triggers
+ */
+void led_triggers_show_info(void)
+{
+	struct led_trigger_struct *led_trigger;
+	int i;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < LED_TRIGGER_MAX; i++) {
+		printf("%s", trigger_name(i));
+
+		list_for_each_entry(led_trigger, &led_triggers, list) {
+			struct led *led = led_trigger->led;
+
+			if (led_trigger->trigger != i)
+				continue;
+
+			printf("\n  LED %d (%s)", led->num, led->name);
+		}
+
+		printf("\n");
+	}
+}
diff --git a/include/led.h b/include/led.h
index 000267c..0ce8571 100644
--- a/include/led.h
+++ b/include/led.h
@@ -12,6 +12,13 @@
 	char *name;
 	int num;
 	struct list_head list;
+
+	int blink;
+	int flash;
+	unsigned int *blink_states;
+	int blink_nr_states;
+	int blink_next_state;
+	uint64_t blink_next_event;
 };
 
 struct led *led_by_number(int no);
@@ -25,6 +32,10 @@
 
 int led_set_num(int num, unsigned int value);
 int led_set(struct led *led, unsigned int value);
+int led_blink(struct led *led, unsigned int on_ms, unsigned int off_ms);
+int led_blink_pattern(struct led *led, const unsigned int *pattern,
+		      unsigned int pattern_len);
+int led_flash(struct led *led, unsigned int duration_ms);
 int led_register(struct led *led);
 void led_unregister(struct led *led);
 void led_unregister(struct led *led);
@@ -38,6 +49,7 @@
 	LED_TRIGGER_NET_TXRX,
 	LED_TRIGGER_DEFAULT_ON,
 	LED_TRIGGER_MAX,
+	LED_TRIGGER_INVALID = LED_TRIGGER_MAX,
 };
 
 enum trigger_type {
@@ -48,6 +60,7 @@
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_LED_TRIGGERS
 int led_set_trigger(enum led_trigger trigger, struct led *led);
+void led_trigger_disable(struct led *led);
 void led_trigger(enum led_trigger trigger, enum trigger_type);
 #else
 static inline int led_set_trigger(enum led_trigger trigger, struct led *led)
@@ -60,7 +73,9 @@
 }
 #endif
 
-int led_get_trigger(enum led_trigger trigger);
+void led_triggers_show_info(void);
+const char *trigger_name(enum led_trigger trigger);
+enum led_trigger trigger_by_name(const char *name);
 
 void led_of_parse_trigger(struct led *led, struct device_node *np);