diff --git a/keyboards/lotus/keymaps/78_ansi/rules.mk b/keyboards/lotus/keymaps/78_ansi/rules.mk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a98954a13d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/keyboards/lotus/keymaps/78_ansi/rules.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+RGB_MATRIX_ENABLE = yes
+RGB_MATRIX_DRIVER = IS31FL3743A
diff --git a/keyboards/lotus/keymaps/79_iso/rules.mk b/keyboards/lotus/keymaps/79_iso/rules.mk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f31edcda20
--- /dev/null
+++ b/keyboards/lotus/keymaps/79_iso/rules.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+BACKLIGHT_ENABLE = yes
+BACKLIGHT_DRIVER = pwm
diff --git a/keyboards/lotus/keymaps/83_jis/rules.mk b/keyboards/lotus/keymaps/83_jis/rules.mk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f31edcda20
--- /dev/null
+++ b/keyboards/lotus/keymaps/83_jis/rules.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+BACKLIGHT_ENABLE = yes
+BACKLIGHT_DRIVER = pwm
diff --git a/keyboards/lotus/keymaps/gridpad/rules.mk b/keyboards/lotus/keymaps/gridpad/rules.mk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a98954a13d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/keyboards/lotus/keymaps/gridpad/rules.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+RGB_MATRIX_ENABLE = yes
+RGB_MATRIX_DRIVER = IS31FL3743A
diff --git a/keyboards/lotus/keymaps/numpad/rules.mk b/keyboards/lotus/keymaps/numpad/rules.mk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f31edcda20
--- /dev/null
+++ b/keyboards/lotus/keymaps/numpad/rules.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+BACKLIGHT_ENABLE = yes
+BACKLIGHT_DRIVER = pwm
diff --git a/keyboards/lotus/rules.mk b/keyboards/lotus/rules.mk
index bddc590adf..906fd81daa 100644
--- a/keyboards/lotus/rules.mk
+++ b/keyboards/lotus/rules.mk
@@ -5,13 +5,10 @@ VIA_ENABLE = yes
 
 SERIAL_DRIVER = vendor
 
-# Backlight for one variant
+# Keep it enabled for all, at the moment. Because The rpi-pico has an LED that I can use for debugging
 BACKLIGHT_ENABLE = yes
 BACKLIGHT_DRIVER = pwm
 
-RGB_MATRIX_ENABLE = yes
-RGB_MATRIX_DRIVER = IS31FL3743A
-
 # Custom matrix scanning code via ADC
 CUSTOM_MATRIX = lite
 SRC += matrix.c