diff --git a/Documentation/README.html b/Documentation/README.html
index 735edf031d4..1c13c8abdd8 100644
--- a/Documentation/README.html
+++ b/Documentation/README.html
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
   <tr align="center" bgcolor="#e4e4e4">
     <td>
       <h1><big><font color="#3c34ec"><i>NuttX README Files</i></font></big></h1>
-      <p>Last Updated:  May 20, 2016</p>
+      <p>Last Updated:  May 26, 2016</p>
     </td>
   </tr>
 </table>
@@ -316,7 +316,8 @@ nuttx/
  |   |- eeprom/
  |   |   `- <a href="https://bitbucket.org/nuttx/nuttx/src/master/drivers/eeprom/README.txt" target="_blank"><b><i>README.txt</i></b></a>
  |   |- lcd/
- |   |   `- <a href="https://bitbucket.org/nuttx/nuttx/src/master/drivers/lcd/README.txt" target="_blank"><b><i>README.txt</i></b></a>
+ |   |   |- <a href="https://bitbucket.org/nuttx/nuttx/src/master/drivers/lcd/README.txt" target="_blank"><b><i>README.txt</i></b></a>
+ |   |   `- <a href="https://bitbucket.org/nuttx/nuttx/src/master/drivers/lcd/pcf8574_lcd_backpack_readme.txt" target="_blank"><b><i>pcf8574_lcd_backpack_readme.txt</i></b></a>
  |   |- mtd/
  |   |   `- <a href="https://bitbucket.org/nuttx/nuttx/src/master/drivers/mtd/README.txt" target="_blank"><b><i>README.txt</i></b></a>
  |   |- sensors/
diff --git a/README.txt b/README.txt
index 130626fd7d5..db0e5e6c10b 100644
--- a/README.txt
+++ b/README.txt
@@ -1491,7 +1491,8 @@ nuttx/
  |   |- eeprom/
  |   |   `- README.txt
  |   |- lcd/
- |   |   `- README.txt
+ |   |   | README.txt
+ |   |   `- pcf8574_lcd_backpack_readme.txt
  |   |- mtd/
  |   |   `- README.txt
  |   |- sensors/
diff --git a/drivers/lcd/Kconfig b/drivers/lcd/Kconfig
index a7be77550c3..7aba2f5452b 100644
--- a/drivers/lcd/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/lcd/Kconfig
@@ -1003,3 +1003,18 @@ config LCD_LCD1602
 		NOTE:  There is no common implementation of the LCD1602 driver.
 		Rather, there are board-by-board implementations.  See, for example,
 		configs/pcblogic-pic32mx/src/up_lcd1602.c.
+
+config LCD_BACKPACK
+	bool "PCF8574 LCD Backpack"
+	default n
+	depends on I2C
+	select LIB_SLCDCODEC
+	---help---
+		Enable support for PCF8574 LCD Backpack driver. This driver supports
+		an interface board that is based on the PCF8574 io expander and
+		supports the HD44780-based (or compatible) LCD modules.  There are
+		a myriad of different vendors of such, but they are principally the
+		same, save wiring and minor features like jumpers for I2C addresses.
+		This driver supports known and unknown variants.
+
+		See pcf8574_lcd_backpack_readme.txt
diff --git a/drivers/lcd/Make.defs b/drivers/lcd/Make.defs
index 1becc0fa973..fd9bdc4bc25 100644
--- a/drivers/lcd/Make.defs
+++ b/drivers/lcd/Make.defs
@@ -103,6 +103,10 @@ ifeq ($(CONFIG_LCD_RA8875),y)
   CSRCS += ra8875.c
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(CONFIG_LCD_BACKPACK),y)
+  CSRCS += pcf8574_lcd_backpack.c
+endif
+
 # Include LCD driver build support
 
 DEPPATH += --dep-path lcd
diff --git a/drivers/lcd/README.txt b/drivers/lcd/README.txt
index 0a49c64efcb..85d4f52d71b 100644
--- a/drivers/lcd/README.txt
+++ b/drivers/lcd/README.txt
@@ -149,6 +149,11 @@ Re-usable LCD drivers reside in the drivers/lcd directory:
       configs/stm32f4discovery
       configs/sam4l-xplained
 
+  Segment LCDS (SLCDs):
+  ---------------------
+
+  pcf8574_lcd_backpack.c:  See pcf8574_lcd_backpack_readme.txt.
+
 Examples: configs/
 ==================