diff --git a/addons/point_of_sale/tools/posbox/overwrite_after_init/etc/rc.local b/addons/point_of_sale/tools/posbox/overwrite_after_init/etc/rc.local
index 08ca9c555c0..065b6a05f77 100755
--- a/addons/point_of_sale/tools/posbox/overwrite_after_init/etc/rc.local
+++ b/addons/point_of_sale/tools/posbox/overwrite_after_init/etc/rc.local
@@ -20,4 +20,6 @@ fi
 mkdir -p /var/run/odoo
 chown pi:pi /var/run/odoo
 
+/home/pi/led_status.sh &
+
 exit 0
diff --git a/addons/point_of_sale/tools/posbox/overwrite_before_init/home/pi/led_status.sh b/addons/point_of_sale/tools/posbox/overwrite_before_init/home/pi/led_status.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000000..8d272d7de2b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/addons/point_of_sale/tools/posbox/overwrite_before_init/home/pi/led_status.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+set_brightness() {
+    echo "${1}" > /sys/class/leds/led0/brightness
+}
+
+check_status_loop() {
+    while true ; do
+	if wget --quiet localhost:8069/hw_proxy/hello -O /dev/null ; then
+	    set_brightness 255
+	else
+	    set_brightness 0
+	fi
+        sleep 5
+    done
+}
+
+echo none > /sys/class/leds/led0/trigger
+check_status_loop