diff --git a/freenect.cabal b/freenect.cabal
--- a/freenect.cabal
+++ b/freenect.cabal
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 Name:                freenect
-Version:             1.1.1
+Version:             1.2
 Synopsis:            Interface to the Kinect device.
 Description:         Interface to the Kinect device. Currently supports
                      depth perception. (No video or audio.)
 Homepage:            https://github.com/chrisdone/freenect
 License:             BSD3
 License-file:        LICENSE
-Author:              Chris Done
+Author:              Chris Done, Kevin Conley, Chris Müller
 Maintainer:          chrisdone@gmail.com
 Copyright:           Chris Done
 Category:            Graphics
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
   Exposed-Modules:   Freenect Freenect.FFI
   Ghc-options:       -O2
   Build-depends:     base > 4 && < 5, vector
-  Includes:          libfreenect.h libfreenect_sync.h
+  Includes:          libfreenect.h
   Extra-libraries:   freenect, freenect_sync
   C-sources:         cbits/freenect-helpers.c
   Include-dirs:      cbits
diff --git a/src/Freenect.hs b/src/Freenect.hs
--- a/src/Freenect.hs
+++ b/src/Freenect.hs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{-# LANGUAGE ViewPatterns #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE ViewPatterns, BangPatterns #-}
 {-# OPTIONS -fno-warn-name-shadowing #-}
 {-# LANGUAGE DeriveDataTypeable #-}
 
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
        ,setDepthCallback
        ,startDepth
        ,setTiltDegrees
+       ,setLed
        ,setVideoMode
        ,setDepthMode
        ,Context
@@ -42,6 +43,7 @@
        ,FreenectException(..)
        ,Subdevice(..)
        ,LogLevel(..)
+       ,Led(..)
        ,Resolution(..)
        ,VideoFormat(..)
        ,DepthFormat(..))
@@ -89,6 +91,7 @@
   | StartVideoProblem        -- ^ Problem starting the video stream.
   | StartDepthProblem        -- ^ Problem starting the depth stream.
   | UnableToSetTilt          -- ^ Unable to set the tilt.
+  | UnableToSetLed           -- ^ Unable to set active led
   | SetVideoMode             -- ^ Unable to set the video mode.
   | VideoModeNotSet          -- ^ TODO, not used: You didn't set the video mode.
   | SetDepthMode             -- ^ Unable to set the depth mode.
@@ -319,6 +322,27 @@
                                         (fromIntegral (fromEnum fmt))
   succeed SetDepthMode (return ()) $
     set_freenect_depth_mode dptr frameMode
+
+data Led 
+  = Off
+  | Green
+  | Red
+  | Yellow
+  | BlinkGreen
+  | BlinkRedYellow
+  deriving (Enum,Show,Eq)
+
+-- | Sets the current LED state for the specified device
+setLed :: Device -> Led -> IO ()
+setLed d led = flip withD d $ \ptr -> do
+   ptr <- peek ptr
+   succeed UnableToSetLed (return ()) $
+      -- BlinkGreen is 4 and 5, BlinkRedYellow is 6 (see libfreenect.h)
+      freenect_set_led ptr (if ledcode == 5 then 6 else ledcode)
+   where
+   ledcode = (fromIntegral (fromEnum led))
+
+
 
 -- $contexts
 -- 
diff --git a/src/Freenect/FFI.hs b/src/Freenect/FFI.hs
--- a/src/Freenect/FFI.hs
+++ b/src/Freenect/FFI.hs
@@ -85,6 +85,10 @@
   "freenect.h freenect_set_tilt_degs"
   freenect_set_tilt_degs :: Ptr DeviceStruct -> CDouble -> IO CInt
 
+
+foreign import ccall
+   "freenect.h freenect_set_led"
+   freenect_set_led :: Ptr DeviceStruct -> CInt -> IO CInt
 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 -- Helpers.