diff --git a/hal/src/main/native/athena/HAL.cpp b/hal/src/main/native/athena/HAL.cpp
index f8acb3322cd..f239391b360 100644
--- a/hal/src/main/native/athena/HAL.cpp
+++ b/hal/src/main/native/athena/HAL.cpp
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ void InitializeHAL() {
   InitializeFRCDriverStation();
   InitializeI2C();
   InitializeInterrupts();
+  InitializeLEDs();
   InitializeMain();
   InitializeNotifier();
   InitializeCTREPDP();
diff --git a/hal/src/main/native/athena/HALInitializer.h b/hal/src/main/native/athena/HALInitializer.h
index 182ab5b9738..20b9a8bff08 100644
--- a/hal/src/main/native/athena/HALInitializer.h
+++ b/hal/src/main/native/athena/HALInitializer.h
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ extern void InitializeFRCDriverStation();
 extern void InitializeHAL();
 extern void InitializeI2C();
 extern void InitializeInterrupts();
+extern void InitializeLEDs();
 extern void InitializeMain();
 extern void InitializeNotifier();
 extern void InitializeCTREPDP();
diff --git a/hal/src/main/native/athena/LEDs.cpp b/hal/src/main/native/athena/LEDs.cpp
index 104da0a2313..3e8f0064878 100644
--- a/hal/src/main/native/athena/LEDs.cpp
+++ b/hal/src/main/native/athena/LEDs.cpp
@@ -11,6 +11,14 @@
 #include "hal/Errors.h"
 #include "hal/LEDS.h"
 
+namespace hal::init {
+
+void InitializeLEDs() {
+  int32_t status = 0;
+  HAL_SetRadioLEDState(HAL_RadioLED_kOff, &status);
+}
+}  // namespace hal::init
+
 static const fs::path radioLEDGreenFilePath =
     "/sys/class/leds/nilrt:wifi:primary/brightness";
 static const fs::path radioLEDRedFilePath =
diff --git a/hal/src/main/native/include/hal/HAL.h b/hal/src/main/native/include/hal/HAL.h
index 0d6023729bb..84bee9f75ad 100644
--- a/hal/src/main/native/include/hal/HAL.h
+++ b/hal/src/main/native/include/hal/HAL.h
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 #include "hal/HALBase.h"
 #include "hal/I2C.h"
 #include "hal/Interrupts.h"
+#include "hal/LEDs.h"
 #include "hal/Main.h"
 #include "hal/Notifier.h"
 #include "hal/PWM.h"
diff --git a/hal/src/main/native/sim/LEDs.cpp b/hal/src/main/native/sim/LEDs.cpp
index 2ca220ddb9e..c31619839df 100644
--- a/hal/src/main/native/sim/LEDs.cpp
+++ b/hal/src/main/native/sim/LEDs.cpp
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@
 
 #include "hal/simulation/RoboRioData.h"
 
+namespace hal::init {
+void InitializeLEDs() {}
+}  // namespace hal::init
+
 void HAL_SetRadioLEDState(HAL_RadioLEDState state, int32_t* status) {
   HALSIM_SetRoboRioRadioLEDState(state);
 }