diff --git a/src/drivers/boards/px4fmu-v5/board_config.h b/src/drivers/boards/px4fmu-v5/board_config.h
index 6fc7eff347..a020ea296d 100644
--- a/src/drivers/boards/px4fmu-v5/board_config.h
+++ b/src/drivers/boards/px4fmu-v5/board_config.h
@@ -98,6 +98,8 @@
 #define GPIO_nLED_GREEN      /* PC6 */  (GPIO_OUTPUT|GPIO_OPENDRAIN|GPIO_SPEED_50MHz|GPIO_OUTPUT_SET|GPIO_PORTC|GPIO_PIN6)
 #define GPIO_nLED_BLUE       /* PC7 */  (GPIO_OUTPUT|GPIO_OPENDRAIN|GPIO_SPEED_50MHz|GPIO_OUTPUT_SET|GPIO_PORTC|GPIO_PIN7)
 
+#define BOARD_HAS_CONTROL_STATUS_LEDS      1
+
 
 /* SENSORS are on SPI1, 5, 6
  * MEMORY is on bus SPI2