diff --git a/src/drivers/boards/px4io-v2/board_config.h b/src/drivers/boards/px4io-v2/board_config.h
index ef9bb5cadd..10a93be0bf 100644
--- a/src/drivers/boards/px4io-v2/board_config.h
+++ b/src/drivers/boards/px4io-v2/board_config.h
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@
 #define GPIO_LED1 (GPIO_OUTPUT|GPIO_CNF_OUTOD|GPIO_MODE_50MHz|GPIO_OUTPUT_SET|GPIO_PORTB|GPIO_PIN14)
 #define GPIO_LED2 (GPIO_OUTPUT|GPIO_CNF_OUTOD|GPIO_MODE_50MHz|GPIO_OUTPUT_SET|GPIO_PORTB|GPIO_PIN15)
 #define GPIO_LED3 (GPIO_OUTPUT|GPIO_CNF_OUTOD|GPIO_MODE_50MHz|GPIO_OUTPUT_SET|GPIO_PORTB|GPIO_PIN13)
+#define GPIO_LED4 (GPIO_OUTPUT|GPIO_CNF_OUTOD|GPIO_MODE_50MHz|GPIO_OUTPUT_SET|GPIO_PORTA|GPIO_PIN11)
 
 /* Safety switch button *******************************************************/
 
diff --git a/src/drivers/boards/px4io-v2/px4iov2_init.c b/src/drivers/boards/px4io-v2/px4iov2_init.c
index 9f8c0eeb27..5c3343ccca 100644
--- a/src/drivers/boards/px4io-v2/px4iov2_init.c
+++ b/src/drivers/boards/px4io-v2/px4iov2_init.c
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@ __EXPORT void stm32_boardinitialize(void)
 	stm32_configgpio(GPIO_LED1);
 	stm32_configgpio(GPIO_LED2);
 	stm32_configgpio(GPIO_LED3);
+	stm32_configgpio(GPIO_LED4);
 
 	stm32_configgpio(GPIO_BTN_SAFETY);
 
diff --git a/src/modules/px4iofirmware/px4io.c b/src/modules/px4iofirmware/px4io.c
index cd134ccb40..f978ff4065 100644
--- a/src/modules/px4iofirmware/px4io.c
+++ b/src/modules/px4iofirmware/px4io.c
@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@ heartbeat_blink(void)
 {
 	static bool heartbeat = false;
 	LED_BLUE(heartbeat = !heartbeat);
+	LED_RING(heartbeat);
 }
 
 static uint64_t reboot_time;
@@ -191,6 +192,7 @@ user_start(int argc, char *argv[])
 	LED_AMBER(false);
 	LED_BLUE(false);
 	LED_SAFETY(false);
+	LED_RING(false);
 
 	/* turn on servo power (if supported) */
 #ifdef POWER_SERVO
diff --git a/src/modules/px4iofirmware/px4io.h b/src/modules/px4iofirmware/px4io.h
index e32fcc72b6..8186e4c78b 100644
--- a/src/modules/px4iofirmware/px4io.h
+++ b/src/modules/px4iofirmware/px4io.h
@@ -140,6 +140,7 @@ extern pwm_limit_t pwm_limit;
 #define LED_BLUE(_s)			stm32_gpiowrite(GPIO_LED1, !(_s))
 #define LED_AMBER(_s)			stm32_gpiowrite(GPIO_LED2, !(_s))
 #define LED_SAFETY(_s)			stm32_gpiowrite(GPIO_LED3, !(_s))
+#define LED_RING(_s)			stm32_gpiowrite(GPIO_LED4, !(_s))
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_ARCH_BOARD_PX4IO_V1