diff --git a/include/configs/dxr2.h b/include/configs/dxr2.h
index 4612f858ef..76e6cac77c 100644
--- a/include/configs/dxr2.h
+++ b/include/configs/dxr2.h
@@ -24,7 +24,8 @@
 #undef CONFIG_SPL_AM33XX_ENABLE_RTC32K_OSC
 
 #define BOARD_DFU_BUTTON_GPIO	27
-#define BOARD_DFU_BUTTON_LED	64
+#define BOARD_DFU_BUTTON_LED	64	/* red LED */
+#define BOARD_STATUS_LED	103	/* green LED */
 #define GPIO_LAN9303_NRST	88	/* GPIO2_24 = gpio88 */
 
 #undef CONFIG_DOS_PARTITION
diff --git a/include/configs/siemens-am33x-common.h b/include/configs/siemens-am33x-common.h
index 721c4e6bad..261b348bae 100644
--- a/include/configs/siemens-am33x-common.h
+++ b/include/configs/siemens-am33x-common.h
@@ -402,7 +402,11 @@
 	"dfu_args=run bootargs_defaults;" \
 		"setenv bootargs ${bootargs} ;" \
 		"mtdparts default; " \
-		"dfu 0 nand 0; \0" \
+		"led dfu 1;" \
+		"led stat 0;" \
+		"dfu 0 nand 0;" \
+		"led dfu 0;" \
+		"led stat 1;\0" \
 		"dfu_alt_info=" DFU_ALT_INFO_NAND "\0" \
 	"net_args=run bootargs_defaults;" \
 		"mtdparts default;" \