diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic.c
index f197f59f6d99..63f34b430479 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic.c
@@ -580,6 +580,76 @@ plane_switching_crtc(const struct drm_plane_state *old_plane_state,
 	return true;
 }
 
+static int drm_atomic_check_fb(const struct drm_plane_state *state)
+{
+	struct drm_plane *plane = state->plane;
+	const struct drm_framebuffer *fb = state->fb;
+	struct drm_mode_rect *clips;
+
+	uint32_t num_clips;
+	unsigned int fb_width, fb_height;
+	int ret;
+
+	/* Check whether this plane supports the fb pixel format. */
+	ret = drm_plane_check_pixel_format(plane, fb->format->format,
+					   fb->modifier);
+
+	if (ret) {
+		drm_dbg_atomic(plane->dev,
+			       "[PLANE:%d:%s] invalid pixel format %p4cc, modifier 0x%llx\n",
+			       plane->base.id, plane->name,
+			       &fb->format->format, fb->modifier);
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	fb_width = fb->width << 16;
+	fb_height = fb->height << 16;
+
+	/* Make sure source coordinates are inside the fb. */
+	if (state->src_w > fb_width ||
+	    state->src_x > fb_width - state->src_w ||
+	    state->src_h > fb_height ||
+	    state->src_y > fb_height - state->src_h) {
+		drm_dbg_atomic(plane->dev,
+			       "[PLANE:%d:%s] invalid source coordinates "
+			       "%u.%06ux%u.%06u+%u.%06u+%u.%06u (fb %ux%u)\n",
+			       plane->base.id, plane->name,
+			       state->src_w >> 16,
+			       ((state->src_w & 0xffff) * 15625) >> 10,
+			       state->src_h >> 16,
+			       ((state->src_h & 0xffff) * 15625) >> 10,
+			       state->src_x >> 16,
+			       ((state->src_x & 0xffff) * 15625) >> 10,
+			       state->src_y >> 16,
+			       ((state->src_y & 0xffff) * 15625) >> 10,
+			       fb->width, fb->height);
+		return -ENOSPC;
+	}
+
+	clips = __drm_plane_get_damage_clips(state);
+	num_clips = drm_plane_get_damage_clips_count(state);
+
+	/* Make sure damage clips are valid and inside the fb. */
+	while (num_clips > 0) {
+		if (clips->x1 >= clips->x2 ||
+		    clips->y1 >= clips->y2 ||
+		    clips->x1 < 0 ||
+		    clips->y1 < 0 ||
+		    clips->x2 > fb_width ||
+		    clips->y2 > fb_height) {
+			drm_dbg_atomic(plane->dev,
+				       "[PLANE:%d:%s] invalid damage clip %d %d %d %d\n",
+				       plane->base.id, plane->name, clips->x1,
+				       clips->y1, clips->x2, clips->y2);
+			return -EINVAL;
+		}
+		clips++;
+		num_clips--;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 /**
  * drm_atomic_plane_check - check plane state
  * @old_plane_state: old plane state to check
@@ -596,13 +666,12 @@ static int drm_atomic_plane_check(const struct drm_plane_state *old_plane_state,
 	struct drm_plane *plane = new_plane_state->plane;
 	struct drm_crtc *crtc = new_plane_state->crtc;
 	const struct drm_framebuffer *fb = new_plane_state->fb;
-	unsigned int fb_width, fb_height;
-	struct drm_mode_rect *clips;
-	uint32_t num_clips;
 	int ret;
 
-	/* either *both* CRTC and FB must be set, or neither */
-	if (crtc && !fb) {
+	/* When solid_fill is disabled,
+	 * either *both* CRTC and FB must be set, or neither
+	 */
+	if (crtc && !drm_atomic_has_visible_data(new_plane_state)) {
 		drm_dbg_atomic(plane->dev, "[PLANE:%d:%s] CRTC set but no FB\n",
 			       plane->base.id, plane->name);
 		return -EINVAL;
@@ -625,17 +694,6 @@ static int drm_atomic_plane_check(const struct drm_plane_state *old_plane_state,
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	/* Check whether this plane supports the fb pixel format. */
-	ret = drm_plane_check_pixel_format(plane, fb->format->format,
-					   fb->modifier);
-	if (ret) {
-		drm_dbg_atomic(plane->dev,
-			       "[PLANE:%d:%s] invalid pixel format %p4cc, modifier 0x%llx\n",
-			       plane->base.id, plane->name,
-			       &fb->format->format, fb->modifier);
-		return ret;
-	}
-
 	/* Give drivers some help against integer overflows */
 	if (new_plane_state->crtc_w > INT_MAX ||
 	    new_plane_state->crtc_x > INT_MAX - (int32_t) new_plane_state->crtc_w ||
@@ -649,49 +707,11 @@ static int drm_atomic_plane_check(const struct drm_plane_state *old_plane_state,
 		return -ERANGE;
 	}
 
-	fb_width = fb->width << 16;
-	fb_height = fb->height << 16;
 
-	/* Make sure source coordinates are inside the fb. */
-	if (new_plane_state->src_w > fb_width ||
-	    new_plane_state->src_x > fb_width - new_plane_state->src_w ||
-	    new_plane_state->src_h > fb_height ||
-	    new_plane_state->src_y > fb_height - new_plane_state->src_h) {
-		drm_dbg_atomic(plane->dev,
-			       "[PLANE:%d:%s] invalid source coordinates "
-			       "%u.%06ux%u.%06u+%u.%06u+%u.%06u (fb %ux%u)\n",
-			       plane->base.id, plane->name,
-			       new_plane_state->src_w >> 16,
-			       ((new_plane_state->src_w & 0xffff) * 15625) >> 10,
-			       new_plane_state->src_h >> 16,
-			       ((new_plane_state->src_h & 0xffff) * 15625) >> 10,
-			       new_plane_state->src_x >> 16,
-			       ((new_plane_state->src_x & 0xffff) * 15625) >> 10,
-			       new_plane_state->src_y >> 16,
-			       ((new_plane_state->src_y & 0xffff) * 15625) >> 10,
-			       fb->width, fb->height);
-		return -ENOSPC;
-	}
-
-	clips = __drm_plane_get_damage_clips(new_plane_state);
-	num_clips = drm_plane_get_damage_clips_count(new_plane_state);
-
-	/* Make sure damage clips are valid and inside the fb. */
-	while (num_clips > 0) {
-		if (clips->x1 >= clips->x2 ||
-		    clips->y1 >= clips->y2 ||
-		    clips->x1 < 0 ||
-		    clips->y1 < 0 ||
-		    clips->x2 > fb_width ||
-		    clips->y2 > fb_height) {
-			drm_dbg_atomic(plane->dev,
-				       "[PLANE:%d:%s] invalid damage clip %d %d %d %d\n",
-				       plane->base.id, plane->name, clips->x1,
-				       clips->y1, clips->x2, clips->y2);
-			return -EINVAL;
-		}
-		clips++;
-		num_clips--;
+	if (fb) {
+		ret = drm_atomic_check_fb(new_plane_state);
+		if (ret)
+			return ret;
 	}
 
 	if (plane_switching_crtc(old_plane_state, new_plane_state)) {
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic_helper.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic_helper.c
index 1a586b3c454b..804ae107ae59 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic_helper.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic_helper.c
@@ -864,7 +864,7 @@ int drm_atomic_helper_check_plane_state(struct drm_plane_state *plane_state,
 	*src = drm_plane_state_src(plane_state);
 	*dst = drm_plane_state_dest(plane_state);
 
-	if (!fb) {
+	if (!fb && !drm_plane_solid_fill_enabled(plane_state)) {
 		plane_state->visible = false;
 		return 0;
 	}
@@ -881,25 +881,31 @@ int drm_atomic_helper_check_plane_state(struct drm_plane_state *plane_state,
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	drm_rect_rotate(src, fb->width << 16, fb->height << 16, rotation);
+	if (fb) {
+		drm_rect_rotate(src, fb->width << 16, fb->height << 16, rotation);
 
-	/* Check scaling */
-	hscale = drm_rect_calc_hscale(src, dst, min_scale, max_scale);
-	vscale = drm_rect_calc_vscale(src, dst, min_scale, max_scale);
-	if (hscale < 0 || vscale < 0) {
-		drm_dbg_kms(plane_state->plane->dev,
-			    "Invalid scaling of plane\n");
-		drm_rect_debug_print("src: ", &plane_state->src, true);
-		drm_rect_debug_print("dst: ", &plane_state->dst, false);
-		return -ERANGE;
+		/* Check scaling */
+		hscale = drm_rect_calc_hscale(src, dst, min_scale, max_scale);
+		vscale = drm_rect_calc_vscale(src, dst, min_scale, max_scale);
+
+		if (hscale < 0 || vscale < 0) {
+			drm_dbg_kms(plane_state->plane->dev,
+					"Invalid scaling of plane\n");
+			drm_rect_debug_print("src: ", &plane_state->src, true);
+			drm_rect_debug_print("dst: ", &plane_state->dst, false);
+			return -ERANGE;
+		}
 	}
 
 	if (crtc_state->enable)
 		drm_mode_get_hv_timing(&crtc_state->mode, &clip.x2, &clip.y2);
 
-	plane_state->visible = drm_rect_clip_scaled(src, dst, &clip);
-
-	drm_rect_rotate_inv(src, fb->width << 16, fb->height << 16, rotation);
+	if (fb) {
+		plane_state->visible = drm_rect_clip_scaled(src, dst, &clip);
+		drm_rect_rotate_inv(src, fb->width << 16, fb->height << 16, rotation);
+	} else if (drm_plane_solid_fill_enabled(plane_state)) {
+		plane_state->visible = true;
+	}
 
 	if (!plane_state->visible)
 		/*
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_plane.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_plane.c
index 33357629a7f5..bdce2acbef6a 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_plane.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_plane.c
@@ -856,8 +856,8 @@ static int __setplane_internal(struct drm_plane *plane,
 
 	WARN_ON(drm_drv_uses_atomic_modeset(plane->dev));
 
-	/* No fb means shut it down */
-	if (!fb) {
+	/* No fb and no color fill means shut it down */
+	if (!fb && !drm_plane_solid_fill_enabled(plane->state)) {
 		plane->old_fb = plane->fb;
 		ret = plane->funcs->disable_plane(plane, ctx);
 		if (!ret) {
@@ -908,8 +908,8 @@ static int __setplane_atomic(struct drm_plane *plane,
 
 	WARN_ON(!drm_drv_uses_atomic_modeset(plane->dev));
 
-	/* No fb means shut it down */
-	if (!fb)
+	/* No fb and no color fill means shut it down */
+	if (!fb && !drm_plane_solid_fill_enabled(plane->state))
 		return plane->funcs->disable_plane(plane, ctx);
 
 	/*
diff --git a/include/drm/drm_atomic_helper.h b/include/drm/drm_atomic_helper.h
index 33f982cd1a27..a87997b3e0b5 100644
--- a/include/drm/drm_atomic_helper.h
+++ b/include/drm/drm_atomic_helper.h
@@ -230,8 +230,9 @@ drm_atomic_plane_disabling(struct drm_plane_state *old_plane_state,
 	 * Anything else should be considered a bug in the atomic core, so we
 	 * gently warn about it.
 	 */
-	WARN_ON((new_plane_state->crtc == NULL && new_plane_state->fb != NULL) ||
-		(new_plane_state->crtc != NULL && new_plane_state->fb == NULL));
+	WARN_ON(((new_plane_state->crtc == NULL && new_plane_state->fb != NULL) ||
+		(new_plane_state->crtc != NULL &&
+		 !drm_atomic_has_visible_data(new_plane_state))));
 
 	return old_plane_state->crtc && !new_plane_state->crtc;
 }
diff --git a/include/drm/drm_plane.h b/include/drm/drm_plane.h
index 3b9da06f358b..3bc6b8d73e8a 100644
--- a/include/drm/drm_plane.h
+++ b/include/drm/drm_plane.h
@@ -977,6 +977,25 @@ static inline struct drm_plane *drm_plane_find(struct drm_device *dev,
 #define drm_for_each_plane(plane, dev) \
 	list_for_each_entry(plane, &(dev)->mode_config.plane_list, head)
 
+/**
+ * drm_plane_solid_fill_enabled - Check if solid fill is enabled on plane
+ * @state: plane state
+ *
+ * Returns:
+ * Whether the plane has been assigned a solid_fill_blob
+ */
+static inline bool drm_plane_solid_fill_enabled(struct drm_plane_state *state)
+{
+	return state && state->solid_fill_blob;
+}
+
+static inline bool
+drm_atomic_has_visible_data(const struct drm_plane_state *state)
+{
+	return state->fb || state->solid_fill_blob;
+}
+
+
 bool drm_any_plane_has_format(struct drm_device *dev,
 			      u32 format, u64 modifier);
 
