diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/display/panel/simple-panel.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/display/panel/simple-panel.txt
index 0e2c86bc6871..338970031cc1 100644
--- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/display/panel/simple-panel.txt
+++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/display/panel/simple-panel.txt
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ Optional properties:
 - unprepare-delay-ms: take for the panel to display off
 - width-mm: physical panel width [mm]
 - height-mm: physical panel height [mm]
+- bpc: bits per color/component
 
 Required properties when compatible is "simple-panel" or "simple-panel-dsi":
 - display-timings: see display-timing.txt for information
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/panel/panel-simple.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/panel/panel-simple.c
index 75b086df3ffe..9a2be6f20e46 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/panel/panel-simple.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/panel/panel-simple.c
@@ -714,6 +714,8 @@ static int panel_simple_probe(struct device *dev, const struct panel_desc *desc)
 
 	if (!of_property_read_u32(dev->of_node, "bus-format", &val))
 		of_desc->bus_format = val;
+	if (!of_property_read_u32(dev->of_node, "bpc", &val))
+		of_desc->bpc = val;
 	if (!of_property_read_u32(dev->of_node, "prepare-delay-ms", &val))
 		of_desc->delay.prepare = val;
 	if (!of_property_read_u32(dev->of_node, "enable-delay-ms", &val))