diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b6ce7b0..fe9d793 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ To enable the custom option just uncomment the line by removing the starting '#'
 * "TXP" menu, renamed to "TX-PWR"
 * "SAVE" menu, renamed to "B-SAVE"
 * "WX" menu, renamed to "CROS-B" - 'WX' normally means weather here in the UK
-* "ABR" menu, renamed to "BAK-LT", shows extended backlight times
+* "ABR" menu, renamed to "BAK-LT", shows extended backlight times, now has always ON option
 * "SCR" menu, renamed to "SCRAM"
 * "MIC" menu, shows mic gain in dB's, now includes the max mic gain possible (+15.5dB)
 * "VOL" menu, renamed to "BATVOL", shows voltage and percentage 
diff --git a/app/app.c b/app/app.c
index cdb2e88..ae079dc 100644
--- a/app/app.c
+++ b/app/app.c
@@ -1301,7 +1301,8 @@ void APP_TimeSlice500ms(void)
 			{
 				if (gBacklightCountdown)
 					if (--gBacklightCountdown == 0)
-						GPIO_ClearBit(&GPIOB->DATA, GPIOB_PIN_BACKLIGHT);   // turn backlight off
+						if (gEeprom.BACKLIGHT < 5)
+							GPIO_ClearBit(&GPIOB->DATA, GPIOB_PIN_BACKLIGHT);   // turn backlight off
 
 				#ifndef DISABLE_AIRCOPY
 					if (gScreenToDisplay != DISPLAY_AIRCOPY && (gScreenToDisplay != DISPLAY_SCANNER || gScanCssState >= SCAN_CSS_STATE_FOUND))
@@ -1397,7 +1398,8 @@ void APP_TimeSlice500ms(void)
 						gReducedService = true;
 						FUNCTION_Select(FUNCTION_POWER_SAVE);
 						ST7565_Configure_GPIO_B11();
-						GPIO_ClearBit(&GPIOB->DATA, GPIOB_PIN_BACKLIGHT);
+						//if (gEeprom.BACKLIGHT < 5)
+							GPIO_ClearBit(&GPIOB->DATA, GPIOB_PIN_BACKLIGHT);
 					}
 					#ifndef DISABLE_VOICE
 						else
diff --git a/driver/backlight.c b/driver/backlight.c
index bf2e1ba..c50c77d 100644
--- a/driver/backlight.c
+++ b/driver/backlight.c
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ uint8_t gBacklightCountdown;
 
 void BACKLIGHT_TurnOn(void)
 {
-	if (gEeprom.BACKLIGHT)
+	if (gEeprom.BACKLIGHT > 0)
 	{
 		GPIO_SetBit(&GPIOB->DATA, GPIOB_PIN_BACKLIGHT);
 		#if 0
diff --git a/firmware b/firmware
index 6f715c1..92a7bab 100644
Binary files a/firmware and b/firmware differ
diff --git a/firmware.bin b/firmware.bin
index 92bb02a..4e9d0a4 100644
Binary files a/firmware.bin and b/firmware.bin differ
diff --git a/firmware.packed.bin b/firmware.packed.bin
index 3f3decf..70c634a 100644
Binary files a/firmware.packed.bin and b/firmware.packed.bin differ
diff --git a/main.c b/main.c
index 9b2eb85..910f66f 100644
--- a/main.c
+++ b/main.c
@@ -110,7 +110,8 @@ void Main(void)
 	if (!gChargingWithTypeC && !gBatteryDisplayLevel)
 	{
 		FUNCTION_Select(FUNCTION_POWER_SAVE);
-		GPIO_ClearBit(&GPIOB->DATA, GPIOB_PIN_BACKLIGHT);
+		//if (gEeprom.BACKLIGHT < 5)
+			GPIO_ClearBit(&GPIOB->DATA, GPIOB_PIN_BACKLIGHT);
 		gReducedService = true;
 	}
 	else
diff --git a/ui/menu.c b/ui/menu.c
index e061ac6..591f67c 100644
--- a/ui/menu.c
+++ b/ui/menu.c
@@ -382,7 +382,10 @@ void UI_DisplayMenu(void)
 			if (gSubMenuSelection == 0)
 				strcpy(String, "OFF");
 			else
+			if (gSubMenuSelection < 5)
 				sprintf(String, "%d sec", gSubMenuSelection * 10);
+			else
+				strcpy(String, "ON");
 			break;
 	
 		case MENU_AM: