A load control device for controlling an amount of power delivered to an LED light source, the load control device comprising: a load regulation circuit configured to control a magnitude of a load current (I LOAD) conducted through the LED light source to control the amount of power delivered to the LED light source; a control circuit; and a current sense circuit configured to provide a load current feedback signal (V I-LOAD) that indicates the magnitude of the load current (I LOAD) to the control circuit; wherein the control circuit is coupled to the load regulation circuit and the current sense circuit, and the control circuit is configured to adjust an average magnitude (I AVE) of the load current (I LOAD) by providing one or more drive control signals (V DRIVE1, V DRIVE2) to the load regulation circuit, the one or more drive control signals having a duty cycle (DC INV); wherein the control circuit is configured to operate in a normal mode to regulate the average magnitude (I AVE) of the load current (I LOAD) to a target load current that ranges from a maximum rated current (I MAX) to a minimum rated current (I MIN) in response to the load current feedback signal (V I-LOAD), the control circuit further configured to operate in a burst mode to regulate the average magnitude (I AVE) of the load current (I LOAD) below the minimum rated current (I MIN); and wherein during the burst mode, the control circuit is configured to regulate a peak magnitude (I PK) of the load current (I LOAD) to the minimum rated current (I MIN) in an active state during a first time period (T ACTIVE) using a control loop and in response to the load current feedback signal (V I-LOAD), characterized in that: the control circuit is further configured to stop regulating the load current (I LOAD) in an inactive state during a second time period (T INACTIVE) such that the average magnitude (I AVE) of the load current (I LOAD) drops below the minimum rated current (I MIN), wherein the control circuit is configured to freeze the control loop during the second time period (T INACTIVE), and configured to store the duty cycle (DC INV) of the drive control signals (V DRIVE1, V DRIVE2) in a memory of the load control device prior to freezing the control loop during the second time period (T INACTIVE), and wherein the control circuit is configured to continue to generate said drive control signals (V DRIVE1, V DRIVE2) using the stored duty cycle (DC INV) from the previous active state when the control loop is unfrozen. a load regulation circuit configured to control a magnitude of a load current (I LOAD) conducted through the LED light source to control the amount of power delivered to the LED light source; a control circuit; and a current sense circuit configured to provide a load current feedback signal (V I-LOAD) that indicates the magnitude of the load current (I LOAD) to the control circuit; wherein the control circuit is coupled to the load regulation circuit and the current sense circuit, and the control circuit is configured to adjust an average magnitude (I AVE) of the load current (I LOAD) by providing one or more drive control signals (V DRIVE1, V DRIVE2) to the load regulation circuit, the one or more drive control signals having a duty cycle (DC INV); wherein the control circuit is configured to operate in a normal mode to regulate the average magnitude (I AVE) of the load current (I LOAD) to a target load current that ranges from a maximum rated current (I MAX) to a minimum rated current (I MIN) in response to the load current feedback signal (V I-LOAD), the control circuit further configured to operate in a burst mode to regulate the average magnitude (I AVE) of the load current (I LOAD) below the minimum rated current (I MIN); and wherein during the burst mode, the control circuit is configured to regulate a peak magnitude (I PK) of the load current (I LOAD) to the minimum rated current (I MIN) in an active state during a first time period (T ACTIVE) using a control loop and in response to the load current feedback signal (V I-LOAD), characterized in that: the control circuit is further configured to stop regulating the load current (I LOAD) in an inactive state during a second time period (T INACTIVE) such that the average magnitude (I AVE) of the load current (I LOAD) drops below the minimum rated current (I MIN), wherein the control circuit is configured to freeze the control loop during the second time period (T INACTIVE), and configured to store the duty cycle (DC INV) of the drive control signals (V DRIVE1, V DRIVE2) in a memory of the load control device prior to freezing the control loop during the second time period (T INACTIVE), and wherein the control circuit is configured to continue to generate said drive control signals (V DRIVE1, V DRIVE2) using the stored duty cycle (DC INV) from the previous active state when the control loop is unfrozen.