diff --git a/drivers/ata/libata-core.c b/drivers/ata/libata-core.c
index 6be7770f68e9..2eca572f4df6 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/libata-core.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/libata-core.c
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@
 #include <asm/unaligned.h>
 #include <linux/cdrom.h>
 #include <linux/ratelimit.h>
+#include <linux/leds.h>
 #include <linux/pm_runtime.h>
 #include <linux/platform_device.h>
 
@@ -5072,6 +5073,9 @@ void ata_qc_complete(struct ata_queued_cmd *qc)
 {
 	struct ata_port *ap = qc->ap;
 
+	/* Trigger the LED (if available) */
+	ledtrig_disk_activity();
+
 	/* XXX: New EH and old EH use different mechanisms to
 	 * synchronize EH with regular execution path.
 	 *
diff --git a/drivers/ide/ide-disk.c b/drivers/ide/ide-disk.c
index 05dbcce70b0e..5ceb176dc148 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/ide-disk.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/ide-disk.c
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ static ide_startstop_t ide_do_rw_disk(ide_drive_t *drive, struct request *rq,
 	BUG_ON(drive->dev_flags & IDE_DFLAG_BLOCKED);
 	BUG_ON(rq->cmd_type != REQ_TYPE_FS);
 
-	ledtrig_ide_activity();
+	ledtrig_disk_activity();
 
 	pr_debug("%s: %sing: block=%llu, sectors=%u\n",
 		 drive->name, rq_data_dir(rq) == READ ? "read" : "writ",
diff --git a/drivers/leds/leds-hp6xx.c b/drivers/leds/leds-hp6xx.c
index a6b8db0e27f1..137969fcecbb 100644
--- a/drivers/leds/leds-hp6xx.c
+++ b/drivers/leds/leds-hp6xx.c
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ static struct led_classdev hp6xx_red_led = {
 
 static struct led_classdev hp6xx_green_led = {
 	.name			= "hp6xx:green",
-	.default_trigger	= "ide-disk",
+	.default_trigger	= "disk-activity",
 	.brightness_set		= hp6xxled_green_set,
 	.flags			= LED_CORE_SUSPENDRESUME,
 };
diff --git a/drivers/leds/trigger/Kconfig b/drivers/leds/trigger/Kconfig
index 9893d911390d..3f9ddb9fafa7 100644
--- a/drivers/leds/trigger/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/leds/trigger/Kconfig
@@ -33,12 +33,12 @@ config LEDS_TRIGGER_ONESHOT
 
 	  If unsure, say Y.
 
-config LEDS_TRIGGER_IDE_DISK
-	bool "LED IDE Disk Trigger"
-	depends on IDE_GD_ATA
+config LEDS_TRIGGER_DISK
+	bool "LED Disk Trigger"
+	depends on IDE_GD_ATA || ATA
 	depends on LEDS_TRIGGERS
 	help
-	  This allows LEDs to be controlled by IDE disk activity.
+	  This allows LEDs to be controlled by disk activity.
 	  If unsure, say Y.
 
 config LEDS_TRIGGER_MTD
diff --git a/drivers/leds/trigger/Makefile b/drivers/leds/trigger/Makefile
index 8cc64a4f4e25..a72c43cffebf 100644
--- a/drivers/leds/trigger/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/leds/trigger/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 obj-$(CONFIG_LEDS_TRIGGER_TIMER)	+= ledtrig-timer.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_LEDS_TRIGGER_ONESHOT)	+= ledtrig-oneshot.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_LEDS_TRIGGER_IDE_DISK)	+= ledtrig-ide-disk.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_LEDS_TRIGGER_DISK)		+= ledtrig-disk.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_LEDS_TRIGGER_MTD)		+= ledtrig-mtd.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_LEDS_TRIGGER_HEARTBEAT)	+= ledtrig-heartbeat.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_LEDS_TRIGGER_BACKLIGHT)	+= ledtrig-backlight.o
diff --git a/drivers/leds/trigger/ledtrig-ide-disk.c b/drivers/leds/trigger/ledtrig-disk.c
similarity index 55%
rename from drivers/leds/trigger/ledtrig-ide-disk.c
rename to drivers/leds/trigger/ledtrig-disk.c
index 15123d389240..cd525b4125eb 100644
--- a/drivers/leds/trigger/ledtrig-ide-disk.c
+++ b/drivers/leds/trigger/ledtrig-disk.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * LED IDE-Disk Activity Trigger
+ * LED Disk Activity Trigger
  *
  * Copyright 2006 Openedhand Ltd.
  *
@@ -17,20 +17,25 @@
 
 #define BLINK_DELAY 30
 
+DEFINE_LED_TRIGGER(ledtrig_disk);
 DEFINE_LED_TRIGGER(ledtrig_ide);
 
-void ledtrig_ide_activity(void)
+void ledtrig_disk_activity(void)
 {
-	unsigned long ide_blink_delay = BLINK_DELAY;
+	unsigned long blink_delay = BLINK_DELAY;
 
+	led_trigger_blink_oneshot(ledtrig_disk,
+				  &blink_delay, &blink_delay, 0);
 	led_trigger_blink_oneshot(ledtrig_ide,
-				  &ide_blink_delay, &ide_blink_delay, 0);
+				  &blink_delay, &blink_delay, 0);
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(ledtrig_ide_activity);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(ledtrig_disk_activity);
 
-static int __init ledtrig_ide_init(void)
+static int __init ledtrig_disk_init(void)
 {
+	led_trigger_register_simple("disk-activity", &ledtrig_disk);
 	led_trigger_register_simple("ide-disk", &ledtrig_ide);
+
 	return 0;
 }
-device_initcall(ledtrig_ide_init);
+device_initcall(ledtrig_disk_init);
diff --git a/include/linux/leds.h b/include/linux/leds.h
index e5e7f2e80a54..0aa3701f2bf4 100644
--- a/include/linux/leds.h
+++ b/include/linux/leds.h
@@ -325,10 +325,10 @@ static inline void *led_get_trigger_data(struct led_classdev *led_cdev)
 #endif /* CONFIG_LEDS_TRIGGERS */
 
 /* Trigger specific functions */
-#ifdef CONFIG_LEDS_TRIGGER_IDE_DISK
-extern void ledtrig_ide_activity(void);
+#ifdef CONFIG_LEDS_TRIGGER_DISK
+extern void ledtrig_disk_activity(void);
 #else
-static inline void ledtrig_ide_activity(void) {}
+static inline void ledtrig_disk_activity(void) {}
 #endif
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_LEDS_TRIGGER_MTD