Hindered-amine light stabilizers (HALS) were surface anchored to polyolefin films by reacting the HALS, namely, 1,2,2,6,6-pentamethyl-4-piperidinol and 1,2,2,6,6-pentamethyl-4-aminopiperidine, with succinic anhydride functionalized polyolefin surfaces. The photostability of polyolefin films with surface-anchored HALS were compared with films stabilized with commercial HALS (Tinuvin 770) by melt blending. It is shown that the photostabilizing efficiency of surface-anchored HALS is superior that of melt-blended polyolefins.