diff --git a/package/base-files/files/etc/init.d/led b/package/base-files/files/etc/init.d/led
index 732ac59a84..08a1e6df3b 100755
--- a/package/base-files/files/etc/init.d/led
+++ b/package/base-files/files/etc/init.d/led
@@ -69,6 +69,10 @@ load_led() {
 			return 1
 		}
 		case "$trigger" in
+		"heartbeat")
+			echo "${inverted}" > "/sys/class/leds/${sysfs}/invert"
+			;;
+
 		"netdev")
 			[ -n "$dev" ] && {
 				echo $dev > /sys/class/leds/${sysfs}/device_name