diff --git a/keyboards/lotus/factory.c b/keyboards/lotus/factory.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bf5c913bce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/keyboards/lotus/factory.c
@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+// Copyright 2022 Framework Computer
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
+
+#include "quantum.h"
+#include "raw_hid.h"
+
+enum factory_commands {
+    f_bootloader   = 0x00,
+    f_emu_keypress = 0x01, // Next byte is keycode
+    f_backlight    = 0x02, // Next byte is on/off boolean
+};
+
+void handle_factory_command(uint8_t *data) {
+    uint8_t factory_command_id = data[0];
+    uint8_t *command_data = &(data[1]);
+    uprintf("handle_factory_command(command: %u)\n", factory_command_id);
+
+    switch (factory_command_id) {
+        case f_bootloader:
+            print("bootloader_jump\n");
+            bootloader_jump();
+            break;
+        case f_emu_keypress:
+            uprintf("Emulating keycode: %u\n", command_data[0]);
+            tap_code(command_data[0]);
+            break;
+        case f_backlight:
+            // Need a separate command because tap_code won't work for
+            // commands larger than 1 byte. The extra byte in tap_code16
+            // is just for modifiers.
+            uprintf("backlight: %u\n", command_data[0]);
+            if (command_data[0] == 0) {
+                backlight_disable();
+            } else {
+                backlight_enable();
+            }
+            break;
+        default:
+            uprintf("Unknown factory command: %u\n", factory_command_id);
+            break;
+    }
+}
+
+bool handle_hid(uint8_t *data, uint8_t length) {
+    uint8_t command_id = data[0];
+    uint8_t *command_data = &(data[1]);
+
+    uprintf("raw_hid_receive(command: %X, length: %d)\n", command_id, length);
+
+    switch (command_id) {
+        case 0x01:
+            print("protocol_ver\n");
+#ifndef VIA_ENABLE
+            command_data[0] = 0x0B >> 8;
+            command_data[1] = 0x0B & 0xFF;
+            raw_hid_send(data, length);
+#endif
+            break;
+        case 0x0B:
+            // Take over the bootloader jump command ID from via and use it for our purposes
+            handle_factory_command(command_data);
+            // Don't let VIA handle it
+            return true;
+        default:
+            uprintf("Unrecognized command ID: %u\n", command_id);
+            break;
+    }
+    // Continue with default HID handling
+    return false;
+}
+
+// Add hooks to handle raw HID commands.
+// Need add both functions to make it work when
+// either RAW_ENABLE or VIA_ENABLE are enabled.
+bool via_command_kb(uint8_t *data, uint8_t length) {
+  return handle_hid(data, length);
+}
+#ifndef VIA_ENABLE
+bool raw_hid_receive(uint8_t *data, uint8_t length) {
+  return handle_hid(data, length);
+}
+#endif
diff --git a/keyboards/lotus/lotus.c b/keyboards/lotus/lotus.c
index de197d4f94..98937c5638 100644
--- a/keyboards/lotus/lotus.c
+++ b/keyboards/lotus/lotus.c
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 
 #include "quantum.h"
 #include "lotus.h"
-#include "raw_hid.h"
 
 #define BOOT_DONE_GPIO GP5
 
@@ -44,40 +43,3 @@ bool process_record_kb(uint16_t keycode, keyrecord_t *record) {
       return true; // Process all other keycodes normally
   }
 }
-
-void handle_hid(uint8_t *data, uint8_t length) {
-    uint8_t command_id = data[0];
-    uint8_t *command_data = &(data[1]);
-
-    uprintf("raw_hid_receive(command: %u, length: %d)\n", command_id, length);
-
-    switch (command_id) {
-        case 0x01:
-            print("protocol_ver\n");
-            command_data[0] = 0x0B >> 8;
-            command_data[1] = 0x0B & 0xFF;
-#ifndef VIA_ENABLE
-            raw_hid_send(data, length);
-#endif
-            break;
-        case 0x0B:
-            print("bootloader_jump\n");
-            bootloader_jump();
-            break;
-        default:
-            print("Unrecognized command ID\n");
-            break;
-    }
-}
-
-// Add hooks to handle raw HID commands.
-// Need add both functions to make it work when
-// either RAW_ENABLE or VIA_ENABLE are enabled.
-void via_command_kb(uint8_t *data, uint8_t length) {
-  handle_hid(data, length);
-}
-#ifndef VIA_ENABLE
-void raw_hid_receive(uint8_t *data, uint8_t length) {
-  handle_hid(data, length);
-}
-#endif
diff --git a/keyboards/lotus/rules.mk b/keyboards/lotus/rules.mk
index 5914315e9a..c9e6f3b9d4 100644
--- a/keyboards/lotus/rules.mk
+++ b/keyboards/lotus/rules.mk
@@ -14,4 +14,6 @@ BACKLIGHT_DRIVER = pwm
 CUSTOM_MATRIX = lite
 SRC += matrix.c
 
+SRC += factory.c
+
 DEFAULT_FOLDER = lotus/ansi