diff --git a/flashlight/flashlight.c b/flashlight/flashlight.c
index 028a1dc..a68a98e 100644
--- a/flashlight/flashlight.c
+++ b/flashlight/flashlight.c
@@ -4,10 +4,38 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <fcntl.h>
 #include <errno.h>
+#include "qemu.h"
 
 #define FLASHLIGHT "/sys/class/leds/spotlight/brightness"
 #define CAMERA_FLASH "/sys/class/timed_output/flash/enable"
 
+#ifdef QEMU_HARDWARE
+int  qemu_get_flashlight_enabled()
+{
+    char  question[256];
+    char  answer[256];
+    int   len;
+
+    len = qemu_command_format( question, sizeof question,
+                               "get_flashlight_enabled" );
+
+    len = qemu_control_query( question, len, answer, sizeof answer );
+    if (len <= 0) return 0;
+
+    /* we expect an answer of 0 or 1 */
+    return (answer[0] == '1');
+}
+
+int qemu_set_flashlight_enabled(int  on)
+{
+    return qemu_control_command( "set_flashlight_enabled:%d", on );
+}
+
+int qemu_enable_camera_flash(int  milliseconds)
+{
+    return qemu_control_command( "enable_camera_flash:%d", milliseconds );
+}
+#endif
 
 int get_flashlight_enabled()
 {
@@ -15,6 +43,8 @@
     int ret = 0;
     char value;
 
+    QEMU_FALLBACK(get_flashlight_enabled());
+
     fd = open(FLASHLIGHT, O_RDONLY);
     if(fd && read(fd, &value, 1) == 1) {
         ret = (value == '1');
@@ -29,6 +59,8 @@
     int nwr, ret, fd;
     char value[20];
 
+    QEMU_FALLBACK(set_flashlight_enabled(on));
+
     fd = open(FLASHLIGHT, O_RDWR);
     if(fd < 0)
         return errno;
@@ -46,6 +78,8 @@
     int nwr, ret, fd;
     char value[20];
 
+    QEMU_FALLBACK(enable_camera_flash(milliseconds));
+
     fd = open(CAMERA_FLASH, O_RDWR);
     if(fd < 0)
         return errno;