diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/imxfb.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/imxfb.c
index 36ada87b49a4..32b8374abeca 100644
--- a/drivers/video/fbdev/imxfb.c
+++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/imxfb.c
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
 #include <video/videomode.h>
 
 #define PCR_TFT		(1 << 31)
+#define PCR_COLOR	(1 << 30)
 #define PCR_BPIX_8	(3 << 25)
 #define PCR_BPIX_12	(4 << 25)
 #define PCR_BPIX_16	(5 << 25)
@@ -150,6 +151,12 @@ enum imxfb_type {
 	IMX21_FB,
 };
 
+enum imxfb_panel_type {
+	PANEL_TYPE_MONOCHROME,
+	PANEL_TYPE_CSTN,
+	PANEL_TYPE_TFT,
+};
+
 struct imxfb_info {
 	struct platform_device  *pdev;
 	void __iomem		*regs;
@@ -157,6 +164,7 @@ struct imxfb_info {
 	struct clk		*clk_ahb;
 	struct clk		*clk_per;
 	enum imxfb_type		devtype;
+	enum imxfb_panel_type	panel_type;
 	bool			enabled;
 
 	/*
@@ -444,6 +452,13 @@ static int imxfb_check_var(struct fb_var_screeninfo *var, struct fb_info *info)
 	if (!is_imx1_fb(fbi) && imxfb_mode->aus_mode)
 		fbi->lauscr = LAUSCR_AUS_MODE;
 
+	if (imxfb_mode->pcr & PCR_TFT)
+		fbi->panel_type = PANEL_TYPE_TFT;
+	else if (imxfb_mode->pcr & PCR_COLOR)
+		fbi->panel_type = PANEL_TYPE_CSTN;
+	else
+		fbi->panel_type = PANEL_TYPE_MONOCHROME;
+
 	/*
 	 * Copy the RGB parameters for this display
 	 * from the machine specific parameters.
@@ -598,6 +613,7 @@ static int imxfb_activate_var(struct fb_var_screeninfo *var, struct fb_info *inf
 {
 	struct imxfb_info *fbi = info->par;
 	u32 ymax_mask = is_imx1_fb(fbi) ? YMAX_MASK_IMX1 : YMAX_MASK_IMX21;
+	u8 left_margin_low;
 
 	pr_debug("var: xres=%d hslen=%d lm=%d rm=%d\n",
 		var->xres, var->hsync_len,
@@ -606,6 +622,13 @@ static int imxfb_activate_var(struct fb_var_screeninfo *var, struct fb_info *inf
 		var->yres, var->vsync_len,
 		var->upper_margin, var->lower_margin);
 
+	if (fbi->panel_type == PANEL_TYPE_TFT)
+		left_margin_low = 3;
+	else if (fbi->panel_type == PANEL_TYPE_CSTN)
+		left_margin_low = 2;
+	else
+		left_margin_low = 0;
+
 #if DEBUG_VAR
 	if (var->xres < 16        || var->xres > 1024)
 		printk(KERN_ERR "%s: invalid xres %d\n",
@@ -613,7 +636,7 @@ static int imxfb_activate_var(struct fb_var_screeninfo *var, struct fb_info *inf
 	if (var->hsync_len < 1    || var->hsync_len > 64)
 		printk(KERN_ERR "%s: invalid hsync_len %d\n",
 			info->fix.id, var->hsync_len);
-	if (var->left_margin < 3  || var->left_margin > 255)
+	if (var->left_margin < left_margin_low  || var->left_margin > 255)
 		printk(KERN_ERR "%s: invalid left_margin %d\n",
 			info->fix.id, var->left_margin);
 	if (var->right_margin < 1 || var->right_margin > 255)
@@ -639,7 +662,7 @@ static int imxfb_activate_var(struct fb_var_screeninfo *var, struct fb_info *inf
 
 	writel(HCR_H_WIDTH(var->hsync_len - 1) |
 		HCR_H_WAIT_1(var->right_margin - 1) |
-		HCR_H_WAIT_2(var->left_margin - 3),
+		HCR_H_WAIT_2(var->left_margin - left_margin_low),
 		fbi->regs + LCDC_HCR);
 
 	writel(VCR_V_WIDTH(var->vsync_len) |