diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic.c
index 33778bf53590..2cdab98c2651 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic.c
@@ -1032,12 +1032,19 @@ int drm_atomic_connector_set_property(struct drm_connector *connector,
 		 * now?) atomic writes to DPMS property:
 		 */
 		return -EINVAL;
+	} else if (property == connector->content_protection_property) {
+		if (val == DRM_MODE_CONTENT_PROTECTION_ENABLED) {
+			DRM_DEBUG_KMS("only drivers can set CP Enabled\n");
+			return -EINVAL;
+		}
+		state->content_protection = val;
 	} else if (connector->funcs->atomic_set_property) {
 		return connector->funcs->atomic_set_property(connector,
 				state, property, val);
 	} else {
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
+	return 0;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_atomic_connector_set_property);
 
@@ -1068,6 +1075,8 @@ drm_atomic_connector_get_property(struct drm_connector *connector,
 		*val = (state->crtc) ? state->crtc->base.id : 0;
 	} else if (property == config->dpms_property) {
 		*val = connector->dpms;
+	} else if (property == connector->content_protection_property) {
+		*val = state->content_protection;
 	} else if (connector->funcs->atomic_get_property) {
 		return connector->funcs->atomic_get_property(connector,
 				state, property, val);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_connector.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_connector.c
index 0e934a9ac63c..634d4381d603 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_connector.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_connector.c
@@ -601,6 +601,13 @@ static const struct drm_prop_enum_list drm_tv_subconnector_enum_list[] = {
 DRM_ENUM_NAME_FN(drm_get_tv_subconnector_name,
 		 drm_tv_subconnector_enum_list)
 
+static struct drm_prop_enum_list drm_cp_enum_list[] = {
+	{ DRM_MODE_CONTENT_PROTECTION_UNDESIRED, "Undesired" },
+	{ DRM_MODE_CONTENT_PROTECTION_DESIRED, "Desired" },
+	{ DRM_MODE_CONTENT_PROTECTION_ENABLED, "Enabled" },
+};
+DRM_ENUM_NAME_FN(drm_get_content_protection_name, drm_cp_enum_list)
+
 int drm_connector_create_standard_properties(struct drm_device *dev)
 {
 	struct drm_property *prop;
@@ -806,6 +813,42 @@ int drm_mode_create_scaling_mode_property(struct drm_device *dev)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_mode_create_scaling_mode_property);
 
+/**
+ * drm_connector_attach_content_protection_property - attach content protection
+ * property
+ *
+ * @connector: connector to attach CP property on.
+ *
+ * This is used to add support for content protection on select connectors.
+ * Content Protection is intentionally vague to allow for different underlying
+ * technologies, however it is most implemented by HDCP.
+ *
+ * The content protection will be set to &drm_connector_state.content_protection
+ *
+ * Returns:
+ * Zero on success, negative errno on failure.
+ */
+int drm_connector_attach_content_protection_property(
+		struct drm_connector *connector)
+{
+	struct drm_device *dev = connector->dev;
+	struct drm_property *prop;
+
+	prop = drm_property_create_enum(dev, 0, "Content Protection",
+					drm_cp_enum_list,
+					ARRAY_SIZE(drm_cp_enum_list));
+	if (!prop)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	drm_object_attach_property(&connector->base, prop,
+				   DRM_MODE_CONTENT_PROTECTION_UNDESIRED);
+
+	connector->content_protection_property = prop;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_connector_attach_content_protection_property);
+
 /**
  * drm_mode_create_aspect_ratio_property - create aspect ratio property
  * @dev: DRM device
diff --git a/include/drm/drm_connector.h b/include/drm/drm_connector.h
index d8bb8d151825..ba12fb4993f5 100644
--- a/include/drm/drm_connector.h
+++ b/include/drm/drm_connector.h
@@ -213,6 +213,12 @@ struct drm_connector_state {
 	struct drm_encoder *best_encoder;
 
 	struct drm_atomic_state *state;
+
+	/**
+	 * @content_protection: Connector property to request content
+	 * protection. This is most commonly used for HDCP.
+	 */
+	unsigned int content_protection;
 };
 
 /**
@@ -546,6 +552,7 @@ struct drm_cmdline_mode {
  * @tile_v_loc: vertical location of this tile
  * @tile_h_size: horizontal size of this tile.
  * @tile_v_size: vertical size of this tile.
+ * @content_protection_property: Optional property to control content protection
  *
  * Each connector may be connected to one or more CRTCs, or may be clonable by
  * another connector if they can share a CRTC.  Each connector also has a specific
@@ -607,6 +614,12 @@ struct drm_connector {
 	struct drm_property_blob *edid_blob_ptr;
 	struct drm_object_properties properties;
 
+	/**
+	 * @content_protection_property: DRM ENUM property for content
+	 * protection
+	 */
+	struct drm_property *content_protection_property;
+
 	/**
 	 * @path_blob_ptr:
 	 *
@@ -760,12 +773,15 @@ const char *drm_get_dvi_i_subconnector_name(int val);
 const char *drm_get_dvi_i_select_name(int val);
 const char *drm_get_tv_subconnector_name(int val);
 const char *drm_get_tv_select_name(int val);
+const char *drm_get_content_protection_name(int val);
 
 int drm_mode_create_dvi_i_properties(struct drm_device *dev);
 int drm_mode_create_tv_properties(struct drm_device *dev,
 				  unsigned int num_modes,
 				  const char * const modes[]);
 int drm_mode_create_scaling_mode_property(struct drm_device *dev);
+int drm_connector_attach_content_protection_property(
+		struct drm_connector *connector);
 int drm_mode_create_aspect_ratio_property(struct drm_device *dev);
 int drm_mode_create_suggested_offset_properties(struct drm_device *dev);
 
diff --git a/include/uapi/drm/drm_mode.h b/include/uapi/drm/drm_mode.h
index df0e3504c349..254a11cef44a 100644
--- a/include/uapi/drm/drm_mode.h
+++ b/include/uapi/drm/drm_mode.h
@@ -107,6 +107,11 @@ extern "C" {
 #define DRM_MODE_DIRTY_ON       1
 #define DRM_MODE_DIRTY_ANNOTATE 2
 
+/* Content Protection Flags */
+#define DRM_MODE_CONTENT_PROTECTION_UNDESIRED	0
+#define DRM_MODE_CONTENT_PROTECTION_DESIRED     1
+#define DRM_MODE_CONTENT_PROTECTION_ENABLED     2
+
 struct drm_mode_modeinfo {
 	__u32 clock;
 	__u16 hdisplay;