diff --git a/libraries/AP_Notify/GPIO_LED_1.cpp b/libraries/AP_Notify/GPIO_LED_1.cpp
index 6ea0bd16c9..4f11affe02 100644
--- a/libraries/AP_Notify/GPIO_LED_1.cpp
+++ b/libraries/AP_Notify/GPIO_LED_1.cpp
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@ void GPIO_LED_1::update(void)
     uint32_t new_pattern;
     if (AP_Notify::flags.initialising) {
         new_pattern = INITIALIZING;
+    } else if (AP_Notify::flags.failsafe_radio || AP_Notify::flags.failsafe_gcs || AP_Notify::flags.failsafe_battery) {
+        new pattern = FAILSAFE;
     } else if (AP_Notify::flags.armed) {
         new_pattern = ARMED;
     } else if (AP_Notify::flags.pre_arm_check) {
diff --git a/libraries/AP_Notify/GPIO_LED_1.h b/libraries/AP_Notify/GPIO_LED_1.h
index 129e6cac52..b9f2a0302e 100644
--- a/libraries/AP_Notify/GPIO_LED_1.h
+++ b/libraries/AP_Notify/GPIO_LED_1.h
@@ -36,9 +36,10 @@ private:
 
     // left-to-right, each bit represents 100ms
     static const uint32_t INITIALIZING = 0b10101010101010101010101010101010UL;
-    static const uint32_t NOT_READY_TO_ARM = 0b11111111000000001111111100000000UL;
+    static const uint32_t NOT_READY_TO_ARM = 0b11110000000000001111111110000000UL;
     static const uint32_t READY_TO_ARM = 0b11111111111111100000000000000000UL;
     static const uint32_t ARMED = 0b11111111111111111111111111111111UL;
+    static const uint32_t FAILSAFE = 0b11110000111100001111000011110000UL;
 
     uint32_t current_pattern = INITIALIZING;
     uint32_t last_timestep_ms;