diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_debugfs.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_debugfs.c
index 698c0a2db067..6c788e434255 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_debugfs.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_debugfs.c
@@ -1638,6 +1638,11 @@ static int i915_fbc_status(struct seq_file *m, void *unused)
 		seq_putc(m, '\n');
 	}
 
+	if (INTEL_INFO(dev_priv)->gen >= 7)
+		seq_printf(m, "Compressing: %s\n",
+			   yesno(I915_READ(FBC_STATUS2) &
+				 FBC_COMPRESSION_MASK));
+
 	intel_runtime_pm_put(dev_priv);
 
 	return 0;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_reg.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_reg.h
index a66967fd0197..2261609d1d75 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_reg.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_reg.h
@@ -1951,6 +1951,9 @@ enum skl_disp_power_wells {
 #define FBC_FENCE_OFF		0x03218 /* BSpec typo has 321Bh */
 #define FBC_TAG			0x03300
 
+#define FBC_STATUS2		0x43214
+#define  FBC_COMPRESSION_MASK	0x7ff
+
 #define FBC_LL_SIZE		(1536)
 
 /* Framebuffer compression for GM45+ */