diff --git a/src/displayapp/DisplayApp.cpp b/src/displayapp/DisplayApp.cpp
index 495969b3..fdd1682b 100644
--- a/src/displayapp/DisplayApp.cpp
+++ b/src/displayapp/DisplayApp.cpp
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ DisplayApp::DisplayApp(Drivers::St7789& lcd,
                        Pinetime::Controllers::MotionController& motionController,
                        Pinetime::Controllers::TimerController& timerController,
                        Pinetime::Controllers::AlarmController& alarmController,
+                       Pinetime::Controllers::BrightnessController& brightnessController,
                        Pinetime::Controllers::TouchHandler& touchHandler)
   : lcd {lcd},
     lvgl {lvgl},
@@ -112,6 +113,7 @@ DisplayApp::DisplayApp(Drivers::St7789& lcd,
     motionController {motionController},
     timerController {timerController},
     alarmController {alarmController},
+    brightnessController {brightnessController},
     touchHandler {touchHandler} {
 }
 
diff --git a/src/displayapp/DisplayApp.h b/src/displayapp/DisplayApp.h
index 39fe6314..1eaefaa1 100644
--- a/src/displayapp/DisplayApp.h
+++ b/src/displayapp/DisplayApp.h
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ namespace Pinetime {
                  Pinetime::Controllers::MotionController& motionController,
                  Pinetime::Controllers::TimerController& timerController,
                  Pinetime::Controllers::AlarmController& alarmController,
+                 Pinetime::Controllers::BrightnessController& brightnessController,
                  Pinetime::Controllers::TouchHandler& touchHandler);
       void Start(System::BootErrors error);
       void PushMessage(Display::Messages msg);
@@ -87,10 +88,10 @@ namespace Pinetime {
       Pinetime::Controllers::MotionController& motionController;
       Pinetime::Controllers::TimerController& timerController;
       Pinetime::Controllers::AlarmController& alarmController;
+      Pinetime::Controllers::BrightnessController &brightnessController;
       Pinetime::Controllers::TouchHandler& touchHandler;
 
       Pinetime::Controllers::FirmwareValidator validator;
-      Controllers::BrightnessController brightnessController;
 
       TaskHandle_t taskHandle;
 
diff --git a/src/displayapp/DisplayAppRecovery.cpp b/src/displayapp/DisplayAppRecovery.cpp
index fd7017a4..9d6eb22f 100644
--- a/src/displayapp/DisplayAppRecovery.cpp
+++ b/src/displayapp/DisplayAppRecovery.cpp
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ DisplayApp::DisplayApp(Drivers::St7789& lcd,
                        Pinetime::Controllers::MotionController& motionController,
                        Pinetime::Controllers::TimerController& timerController,
                        Pinetime::Controllers::AlarmController& alarmController,
+                       Pinetime::Controllers::BrightnessController& brightnessController,
                        Pinetime::Controllers::TouchHandler& touchHandler)
   : lcd {lcd}, bleController {bleController} {
 
diff --git a/src/displayapp/DisplayAppRecovery.h b/src/displayapp/DisplayAppRecovery.h
index 86e956d1..61f1c9bf 100644
--- a/src/displayapp/DisplayAppRecovery.h
+++ b/src/displayapp/DisplayAppRecovery.h
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ namespace Pinetime {
     class MotorController;
     class TimerController;
     class AlarmController;
+    class BrightnessController;
   }
 
   namespace System {
@@ -57,6 +58,7 @@ namespace Pinetime {
                  Pinetime::Controllers::MotionController& motionController,
                  Pinetime::Controllers::TimerController& timerController,
                  Pinetime::Controllers::AlarmController& alarmController,
+                 Pinetime::Controllers::BrightnessController& brightnessController,
                  Pinetime::Controllers::TouchHandler& touchHandler);
       void Start();
       void Start(Pinetime::System::BootErrors){ Start(); };
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index 81d297f5..fa492d08 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 #include "components/battery/BatteryController.h"
 #include "components/ble/BleController.h"
 #include "components/ble/NotificationManager.h"
+#include "components/brightness/BrightnessController.h"
 #include "components/motor/MotorController.h"
 #include "components/datetime/DateTimeController.h"
 #include "components/heartrate/HeartRateController.h"
@@ -114,6 +115,7 @@ Pinetime::Controllers::TimerController timerController;
 Pinetime::Controllers::AlarmController alarmController {dateTimeController};
 Pinetime::Controllers::TouchHandler touchHandler(touchPanel, lvgl);
 Pinetime::Controllers::ButtonHandler buttonHandler;
+Pinetime::Controllers::BrightnessController brightnessController {};
 
 Pinetime::Applications::DisplayApp displayApp(lcd,
                                               lvgl,
@@ -129,6 +131,7 @@ Pinetime::Applications::DisplayApp displayApp(lcd,
                                               motionController,
                                               timerController,
                                               alarmController,
+                                              brightnessController,
                                               touchHandler);
 
 Pinetime::System::SystemTask systemTask(spi,