diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_modeset_helper.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_modeset_helper.c
index 758070996d51..81f304a2187a 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_modeset_helper.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_modeset_helper.c
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ static struct drm_plane *create_primary_plane(struct drm_device *dev)
 				       &drm_primary_helper_funcs,
 				       safe_modeset_formats,
 				       ARRAY_SIZE(safe_modeset_formats),
+				       NULL,
 				       DRM_PLANE_TYPE_PRIMARY, NULL);
 	if (ret) {
 		kfree(primary);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_plane.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_plane.c
index 3957ef8f026b..0ab477acd7a5 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_plane.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_plane.c
@@ -70,6 +70,8 @@ static unsigned int drm_num_planes(struct drm_device *dev)
  * @funcs: callbacks for the new plane
  * @formats: array of supported formats (DRM_FORMAT\_\*)
  * @format_count: number of elements in @formats
+ * @format_modifiers: array of struct drm_format modifiers terminated by
+ *                    DRM_FORMAT_MOD_INVALID
  * @type: type of plane (overlay, primary, cursor)
  * @name: printf style format string for the plane name, or NULL for default name
  *
@@ -82,10 +84,12 @@ int drm_universal_plane_init(struct drm_device *dev, struct drm_plane *plane,
 			     unsigned long possible_crtcs,
 			     const struct drm_plane_funcs *funcs,
 			     const uint32_t *formats, unsigned int format_count,
+			     const uint64_t *format_modifiers,
 			     enum drm_plane_type type,
 			     const char *name, ...)
 {
 	struct drm_mode_config *config = &dev->mode_config;
+	unsigned int format_modifier_count = 0;
 	int ret;
 
 	ret = drm_mode_object_get(dev, &plane->base, DRM_MODE_OBJECT_PLANE);
@@ -105,6 +109,31 @@ int drm_universal_plane_init(struct drm_device *dev, struct drm_plane *plane,
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
 
+	/*
+	 * First driver to need more than 64 formats needs to fix this. Each
+	 * format is encoded as a bit and the current code only supports a u64.
+	 */
+	if (WARN_ON(format_count > 64))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	if (format_modifiers) {
+		const uint64_t *temp_modifiers = format_modifiers;
+		while (*temp_modifiers++ != DRM_FORMAT_MOD_INVALID)
+			format_modifier_count++;
+	}
+
+	plane->modifier_count = format_modifier_count;
+	plane->modifiers = kmalloc_array(format_modifier_count,
+					 sizeof(format_modifiers[0]),
+					 GFP_KERNEL);
+
+	if (format_modifier_count && !plane->modifiers) {
+		DRM_DEBUG_KMS("out of memory when allocating plane\n");
+		kfree(plane->format_types);
+		drm_mode_object_unregister(dev, &plane->base);
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	}
+
 	if (name) {
 		va_list ap;
 
@@ -117,12 +146,15 @@ int drm_universal_plane_init(struct drm_device *dev, struct drm_plane *plane,
 	}
 	if (!plane->name) {
 		kfree(plane->format_types);
+		kfree(plane->modifiers);
 		drm_mode_object_unregister(dev, &plane->base);
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
 
 	memcpy(plane->format_types, formats, format_count * sizeof(uint32_t));
 	plane->format_count = format_count;
+	memcpy(plane->modifiers, format_modifiers,
+	       format_modifier_count * sizeof(format_modifiers[0]));
 	plane->possible_crtcs = possible_crtcs;
 	plane->type = type;
 
@@ -205,7 +237,8 @@ int drm_plane_init(struct drm_device *dev, struct drm_plane *plane,
 
 	type = is_primary ? DRM_PLANE_TYPE_PRIMARY : DRM_PLANE_TYPE_OVERLAY;
 	return drm_universal_plane_init(dev, plane, possible_crtcs, funcs,
-					formats, format_count, type, NULL);
+					formats, format_count,
+					NULL, type, NULL);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_plane_init);
 
@@ -223,6 +256,7 @@ void drm_plane_cleanup(struct drm_plane *plane)
 
 	drm_modeset_lock_all(dev);
 	kfree(plane->format_types);
+	kfree(plane->modifiers);
 	drm_mode_object_unregister(dev, &plane->base);
 
 	BUG_ON(list_empty(&plane->head));
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_simple_kms_helper.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_simple_kms_helper.c
index 7bae08c2bf0a..83ce9bf35149 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_simple_kms_helper.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_simple_kms_helper.c
@@ -212,6 +212,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_simple_display_pipe_detach_bridge);
  * @funcs: callbacks for the display pipe (optional)
  * @formats: array of supported formats (DRM_FORMAT\_\*)
  * @format_count: number of elements in @formats
+ * @format_modifiers: array of formats modifiers
  * @connector: connector to attach and register (optional)
  *
  * Sets up a display pipeline which consist of a really simple
@@ -232,6 +233,7 @@ int drm_simple_display_pipe_init(struct drm_device *dev,
 			struct drm_simple_display_pipe *pipe,
 			const struct drm_simple_display_pipe_funcs *funcs,
 			const uint32_t *formats, unsigned int format_count,
+			const uint64_t *format_modifiers,
 			struct drm_connector *connector)
 {
 	struct drm_encoder *encoder = &pipe->encoder;
@@ -246,6 +248,7 @@ int drm_simple_display_pipe_init(struct drm_device *dev,
 	ret = drm_universal_plane_init(dev, plane, 0,
 				       &drm_simple_kms_plane_funcs,
 				       formats, format_count,
+				       format_modifiers,
 				       DRM_PLANE_TYPE_PRIMARY, NULL);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
diff --git a/include/drm/drm_plane.h b/include/drm/drm_plane.h
index 952ef84dc046..fc7774cb2e43 100644
--- a/include/drm/drm_plane.h
+++ b/include/drm/drm_plane.h
@@ -323,6 +323,22 @@ struct drm_plane_funcs {
 	 * before data structures are torndown.
 	 */
 	void (*early_unregister)(struct drm_plane *plane);
+
+	/**
+	 * @format_mod_supported:
+	 *
+	 * This optional hook is used for the DRM to determine if the given
+	 * format/modifier combination is valid for the plane. This allows the
+	 * DRM to generate the correct format bitmask (which formats apply to
+	 * which modifier).
+	 *
+	 * Returns:
+	 *
+	 * True if the given modifier is valid for that format on the plane.
+	 * False otherwise.
+	 */
+	bool (*format_mod_supported)(struct drm_plane *plane, uint32_t format,
+				     uint64_t modifier);
 };
 
 /**
@@ -416,6 +432,9 @@ struct drm_plane {
 	unsigned int format_count;
 	bool format_default;
 
+	uint64_t *modifiers;
+	unsigned int modifier_count;
+
 	struct drm_crtc *crtc;
 	struct drm_framebuffer *fb;
 
@@ -442,13 +461,14 @@ struct drm_plane {
 
 #define obj_to_plane(x) container_of(x, struct drm_plane, base)
 
-extern __printf(8, 9)
+__printf(9, 10)
 int drm_universal_plane_init(struct drm_device *dev,
 			     struct drm_plane *plane,
 			     unsigned long possible_crtcs,
 			     const struct drm_plane_funcs *funcs,
 			     const uint32_t *formats,
 			     unsigned int format_count,
+			     const uint64_t *format_modifiers,
 			     enum drm_plane_type type,
 			     const char *name, ...);
 extern int drm_plane_init(struct drm_device *dev,
diff --git a/include/drm/drm_simple_kms_helper.h b/include/drm/drm_simple_kms_helper.h
index 01a8436ccb0a..36d22de0fbaa 100644
--- a/include/drm/drm_simple_kms_helper.h
+++ b/include/drm/drm_simple_kms_helper.h
@@ -120,6 +120,7 @@ int drm_simple_display_pipe_init(struct drm_device *dev,
 			struct drm_simple_display_pipe *pipe,
 			const struct drm_simple_display_pipe_funcs *funcs,
 			const uint32_t *formats, unsigned int format_count,
+			const uint64_t *format_modifiers,
 			struct drm_connector *connector);
 
 #endif /* __LINUX_DRM_SIMPLE_KMS_HELPER_H */
diff --git a/include/uapi/drm/drm_fourcc.h b/include/uapi/drm/drm_fourcc.h
index 9e1bb7fabcde..fc0cac3e310e 100644
--- a/include/uapi/drm/drm_fourcc.h
+++ b/include/uapi/drm/drm_fourcc.h
@@ -162,6 +162,8 @@ extern "C" {
 #define DRM_FORMAT_MOD_VENDOR_QCOM    0x05
 /* add more to the end as needed */
 
+#define DRM_FORMAT_RESERVED	      ((1ULL << 56) - 1)
+
 #define fourcc_mod_code(vendor, val) \
 	((((__u64)DRM_FORMAT_MOD_VENDOR_## vendor) << 56) | (val & 0x00ffffffffffffffULL))
 
@@ -173,6 +175,15 @@ extern "C" {
  * authoritative source for all of these.
  */
 
+/*
+ * Invalid Modifier
+ *
+ * This modifier can be used as a sentinel to terminate the format modifiers
+ * list, or to initialize a variable with an invalid modifier. It might also be
+ * used to report an error back to userspace for certain APIs.
+ */
+#define DRM_FORMAT_MOD_INVALID	fourcc_mod_code(NONE, DRM_FORMAT_RESERVED)
+
 /*
  * Linear Layout
  *