diff --git a/builddefs/common_features.mk b/builddefs/common_features.mk
index 49197dc91e1..68f9a1dd08a 100644
--- a/builddefs/common_features.mk
+++ b/builddefs/common_features.mk
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ ifeq ($(strip $(LED_MATRIX_ENABLE)), yes)
     COMMON_VPATH += $(QUANTUM_DIR)/led_matrix/animations
     COMMON_VPATH += $(QUANTUM_DIR)/led_matrix/animations/runners
     POST_CONFIG_H += $(QUANTUM_DIR)/led_matrix/post_config.h
-    SRC += $(QUANTUM_DIR)/process_keycode/process_backlight.c
+    SRC += $(QUANTUM_DIR)/process_keycode/process_led_matrix.c
     SRC += $(QUANTUM_DIR)/led_matrix/led_matrix.c
     SRC += $(QUANTUM_DIR)/led_matrix/led_matrix_drivers.c
     LIB8TION_ENABLE := yes
diff --git a/quantum/process_keycode/process_backlight.c b/quantum/process_keycode/process_backlight.c
index c1596ec07d1..dafe9797607 100644
--- a/quantum/process_keycode/process_backlight.c
+++ b/quantum/process_keycode/process_backlight.c
@@ -15,36 +15,11 @@
  */
 
 #include "process_backlight.h"
-
-#ifdef LED_MATRIX_ENABLE
-#    include "led_matrix.h"
-#else
-#    include "backlight.h"
-#endif
+#include "backlight.h"
 
 bool process_backlight(uint16_t keycode, keyrecord_t *record) {
     if (record->event.pressed) {
         switch (keycode) {
-#ifdef LED_MATRIX_ENABLE
-            case QK_BACKLIGHT_ON:
-                led_matrix_enable();
-                return false;
-            case QK_BACKLIGHT_OFF:
-                led_matrix_disable();
-                return false;
-            case QK_BACKLIGHT_DOWN:
-                led_matrix_decrease_val();
-                return false;
-            case QK_BACKLIGHT_UP:
-                led_matrix_increase_val();
-                return false;
-            case QK_BACKLIGHT_TOGGLE:
-                led_matrix_toggle();
-                return false;
-            case QK_BACKLIGHT_STEP:
-                led_matrix_step();
-                return false;
-#else
             case QK_BACKLIGHT_ON:
                 backlight_level(BACKLIGHT_LEVELS);
                 return false;
@@ -63,11 +38,10 @@ bool process_backlight(uint16_t keycode, keyrecord_t *record) {
             case QK_BACKLIGHT_STEP:
                 backlight_step();
                 return false;
-#    ifdef BACKLIGHT_BREATHING
+#ifdef BACKLIGHT_BREATHING
             case QK_BACKLIGHT_TOGGLE_BREATHING:
                 backlight_toggle_breathing();
                 return false;
-#    endif
 #endif
         }
     }
diff --git a/quantum/process_keycode/process_led_matrix.c b/quantum/process_keycode/process_led_matrix.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..217c9a2c28a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/quantum/process_keycode/process_led_matrix.c
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+// Copyright 2024 QMK
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
+
+#include "process_led_matrix.h"
+#include "led_matrix.h"
+
+bool process_led_matrix(uint16_t keycode, keyrecord_t *record) {
+    if (record->event.pressed) {
+        switch (keycode) {
+            case QK_BACKLIGHT_ON:
+                led_matrix_enable();
+                return false;
+            case QK_BACKLIGHT_OFF:
+                led_matrix_disable();
+                return false;
+            case QK_BACKLIGHT_DOWN:
+                led_matrix_decrease_val();
+                return false;
+            case QK_BACKLIGHT_UP:
+                led_matrix_increase_val();
+                return false;
+            case QK_BACKLIGHT_TOGGLE:
+                led_matrix_toggle();
+                return false;
+            case QK_BACKLIGHT_STEP:
+                led_matrix_step();
+                return false;
+        }
+    }
+
+    return true;
+}
diff --git a/quantum/process_keycode/process_led_matrix.h b/quantum/process_keycode/process_led_matrix.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..407d04aa27e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/quantum/process_keycode/process_led_matrix.h
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+// Copyright 2024 QMK
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include <stdint.h>
+#include <stdbool.h>
+#include "action.h"
+
+bool process_led_matrix(uint16_t keycode, keyrecord_t *record);
diff --git a/quantum/quantum.c b/quantum/quantum.c
index 6639dc22910..011f9d73e4a 100644
--- a/quantum/quantum.c
+++ b/quantum/quantum.c
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
 #include "quantum.h"
 
-#if defined(BACKLIGHT_ENABLE) || defined(LED_MATRIX_ENABLE)
+#ifdef BACKLIGHT_ENABLE
 #    include "process_backlight.h"
 #endif
 
@@ -40,6 +40,10 @@
 #    include "process_leader.h"
 #endif
 
+#ifdef LED_MATRIX_ENABLE
+#    include "process_led_matrix.h"
+#endif
+
 #ifdef MAGIC_ENABLE
 #    include "process_magic.h"
 #endif
@@ -333,9 +337,12 @@ bool process_record_quantum(keyrecord_t *record) {
 #ifdef AUDIO_ENABLE
             process_audio(keycode, record) &&
 #endif
-#if defined(BACKLIGHT_ENABLE) || defined(LED_MATRIX_ENABLE)
+#if defined(BACKLIGHT_ENABLE)
             process_backlight(keycode, record) &&
 #endif
+#if defined(LED_MATRIX_ENABLE)
+            process_led_matrix(keycode, record) &&
+#endif
 #ifdef STENO_ENABLE
             process_steno(keycode, record) &&
 #endif