diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic_state_helper.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic_state_helper.c
index fe14be2bd2b2..86fb876efbe6 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic_state_helper.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic_state_helper.c
@@ -252,6 +252,7 @@ void __drm_atomic_helper_plane_state_reset(struct drm_plane_state *plane_state,
 
 	plane_state->alpha = DRM_BLEND_ALPHA_OPAQUE;
 	plane_state->pixel_blend_mode = DRM_MODE_BLEND_PREMULTI;
+	plane_state->pixel_source = DRM_PLANE_PIXEL_SOURCE_FB;
 
 	if (plane_state->solid_fill_blob) {
 		drm_property_blob_put(plane_state->solid_fill_blob);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic_uapi.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic_uapi.c
index a28b4ee79444..6e59c21af66b 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic_uapi.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic_uapi.c
@@ -596,6 +596,8 @@ static int drm_atomic_plane_set_property(struct drm_plane *plane,
 		drm_property_blob_put(solid_fill);
 
 		return ret;
+	} else if (property == plane->pixel_source_property) {
+		state->pixel_source = val;
 	} else if (property == plane->alpha_property) {
 		state->alpha = val;
 	} else if (property == plane->blend_mode_property) {
@@ -671,6 +673,8 @@ drm_atomic_plane_get_property(struct drm_plane *plane,
 	} else if (property == plane->solid_fill_property) {
 		*val = state->solid_fill_blob ?
 			state->solid_fill_blob->base.id : 0;
+	} else if (property == plane->pixel_source_property) {
+		*val = state->pixel_source;
 	} else if (property == plane->alpha_property) {
 		*val = state->alpha;
 	} else if (property == plane->blend_mode_property) {
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_blend.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_blend.c
index 38c3c5d6453a..8c100a957ee2 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_blend.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_blend.c
@@ -189,6 +189,18 @@
  *	solid_fill is set up with drm_plane_create_solid_fill_property(). It
  *	contains pixel data that drivers can use to fill a plane.
  *
+ * pixel_source:
+ *	pixel_source is set up with drm_plane_create_pixel_source_property().
+ *	It is used to toggle the source of pixel data for the plane.
+ *
+ *	Possible values:
+ *
+ *	"FB":
+ *		Framebuffer source
+ *
+ *	"COLOR":
+ *		solid_fill source
+ *
  * Note that all the property extensions described here apply either to the
  * plane or the CRTC (e.g. for the background color, which currently is not
  * exposed and assumed to be black).
@@ -648,3 +660,72 @@ int drm_plane_create_solid_fill_property(struct drm_plane *plane)
 	return 0;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_plane_create_solid_fill_property);
+
+/**
+ * drm_plane_create_pixel_source_property - create a new pixel source property
+ * @plane: drm plane
+ * @supported_sources: bitmask of supported pixel_sources for the driver (NOT
+ *                     including DRM_PLANE_PIXEL_SOURCE_FB, as it will be supported
+ *                     by default).
+ *
+ * This creates a new property describing the current source of pixel data for the
+ * plane.
+ *
+ * The property is exposed to userspace as an enumeration property called
+ * "pixel_source" and has the following enumeration values:
+ *
+ * "FB":
+ *	Framebuffer pixel source
+ *
+ * "COLOR":
+ *	Solid fill color pixel source
+ *
+ * Returns:
+ * Zero on success, negative errno on failure.
+ */
+int drm_plane_create_pixel_source_property(struct drm_plane *plane,
+					   unsigned int supported_sources)
+{
+	struct drm_device *dev = plane->dev;
+	struct drm_property *prop;
+	const struct drm_prop_enum_list enum_list[] = {
+		{ DRM_PLANE_PIXEL_SOURCE_FB, "FB" },
+		{ DRM_PLANE_PIXEL_SOURCE_COLOR, "COLOR" },
+	};
+	unsigned int valid_source_mask = BIT(DRM_PLANE_PIXEL_SOURCE_FB) |
+				       BIT(DRM_PLANE_PIXEL_SOURCE_COLOR);
+	int i;
+
+	/* FB is supported by default */
+	supported_sources |= BIT(DRM_PLANE_PIXEL_SOURCE_FB);
+
+	if (WARN_ON(supported_sources & ~valid_source_mask))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	prop = drm_property_create(dev, DRM_MODE_PROP_ENUM, "pixel_source",
+			hweight32(supported_sources));
+
+	if (!prop)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(enum_list); i++) {
+		int ret;
+
+		if (!(BIT(enum_list[i].type) & supported_sources))
+			continue;
+
+		ret = drm_property_add_enum(prop, enum_list[i].type, enum_list[i].name);
+
+		if (ret) {
+			drm_property_destroy(dev, prop);
+
+			return ret;
+		}
+	}
+
+	drm_object_attach_property(&plane->base, prop, DRM_PLANE_PIXEL_SOURCE_FB);
+	plane->pixel_source_property = prop;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_plane_create_pixel_source_property);
diff --git a/include/drm/drm_blend.h b/include/drm/drm_blend.h
index 0338a860b9c8..31af7cfa5b1b 100644
--- a/include/drm/drm_blend.h
+++ b/include/drm/drm_blend.h
@@ -59,4 +59,6 @@ int drm_atomic_normalize_zpos(struct drm_device *dev,
 int drm_plane_create_blend_mode_property(struct drm_plane *plane,
 					 unsigned int supported_modes);
 int drm_plane_create_solid_fill_property(struct drm_plane *plane);
+int drm_plane_create_pixel_source_property(struct drm_plane *plane,
+					   unsigned int supported_sources);
 #endif
diff --git a/include/drm/drm_plane.h b/include/drm/drm_plane.h
index f6ab313cb83e..73fb6cf8a5d9 100644
--- a/include/drm/drm_plane.h
+++ b/include/drm/drm_plane.h
@@ -59,6 +59,12 @@ struct drm_solid_fill {
 	uint32_t b;
 };
 
+enum drm_plane_pixel_source {
+	DRM_PLANE_PIXEL_SOURCE_FB,
+	DRM_PLANE_PIXEL_SOURCE_COLOR,
+	DRM_PLANE_PIXEL_SOURCE_MAX
+};
+
 /**
  * struct drm_plane_state - mutable plane state
  *
@@ -152,6 +158,14 @@ struct drm_plane_state {
 	 */
 	struct drm_solid_fill solid_fill;
 
+	/*
+	 * @pixel_source:
+	 *
+	 * Source of pixel information for the plane. See
+	 * drm_plane_create_pixel_source_property() for more details.
+	 */
+	enum drm_plane_pixel_source pixel_source;
+
 	/**
 	 * @alpha:
 	 * Opacity of the plane with 0 as completely transparent and 0xffff as
@@ -742,6 +756,13 @@ struct drm_plane {
 	 */
 	struct drm_property *solid_fill_property;
 
+	/*
+	 * @pixel_source_property:
+	 * Optional pixel_source property for this plane. See
+	 * drm_plane_create_pixel_source_property().
+	 */
+	struct drm_property *pixel_source_property;
+
 	/**
 	 * @alpha_property:
 	 * Optional alpha property for this plane. See
