diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_crtc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_crtc.c
index 32756e67dd56..4fe321dc900c 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_crtc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_crtc.c
@@ -125,6 +125,15 @@ static struct drm_prop_enum_list drm_tv_subconnector_enum_list[] =
 DRM_ENUM_NAME_FN(drm_get_tv_subconnector_name,
 		 drm_tv_subconnector_enum_list)
 
+static struct drm_prop_enum_list drm_dirty_info_enum_list[] = {
+	{ DRM_MODE_DIRTY_OFF,      "Off"      },
+	{ DRM_MODE_DIRTY_ON,       "On"       },
+	{ DRM_MODE_DIRTY_ANNOTATE, "Annotate" },
+};
+
+DRM_ENUM_NAME_FN(drm_get_dirty_info_name,
+		 drm_dirty_info_enum_list)
+
 struct drm_conn_prop_enum_list {
 	int type;
 	char *name;
@@ -801,6 +810,36 @@ int drm_mode_create_dithering_property(struct drm_device *dev)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_mode_create_dithering_property);
 
+/**
+ * drm_mode_create_dirty_property - create dirty property
+ * @dev: DRM device
+ *
+ * Called by a driver the first time it's needed, must be attached to desired
+ * connectors.
+ */
+int drm_mode_create_dirty_info_property(struct drm_device *dev)
+{
+	struct drm_property *dirty_info;
+	int i;
+
+	if (dev->mode_config.dirty_info_property)
+		return 0;
+
+	dirty_info =
+		drm_property_create(dev, DRM_MODE_PROP_ENUM |
+				    DRM_MODE_PROP_IMMUTABLE,
+				    "dirty",
+				    ARRAY_SIZE(drm_dirty_info_enum_list));
+	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(drm_dirty_info_enum_list); i++)
+		drm_property_add_enum(dirty_info, i,
+				      drm_dirty_info_enum_list[i].type,
+				      drm_dirty_info_enum_list[i].name);
+	dev->mode_config.dirty_info_property = dirty_info;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_mode_create_dirty_info_property);
+
 /**
  * drm_mode_config_init - initialize DRM mode_configuration structure
  * @dev: DRM device
@@ -1753,6 +1792,71 @@ out:
 	return ret;
 }
 
+int drm_mode_dirtyfb_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev,
+			   void *data, struct drm_file *file_priv)
+{
+	struct drm_clip_rect __user *clips_ptr;
+	struct drm_clip_rect *clips = NULL;
+	struct drm_mode_fb_dirty_cmd *r = data;
+	struct drm_mode_object *obj;
+	struct drm_framebuffer *fb;
+	unsigned flags;
+	int num_clips;
+	int ret = 0;
+
+	mutex_lock(&dev->mode_config.mutex);
+	obj = drm_mode_object_find(dev, r->fb_id, DRM_MODE_OBJECT_FB);
+	if (!obj) {
+		DRM_ERROR("invalid framebuffer id\n");
+		ret = -EINVAL;
+		goto out_err1;
+	}
+	fb = obj_to_fb(obj);
+
+	num_clips = r->num_clips;
+	clips_ptr = (struct drm_clip_rect *)(unsigned long)r->clips_ptr;
+
+	if (!num_clips != !clips_ptr) {
+		ret = -EINVAL;
+		goto out_err1;
+	}
+
+	flags = DRM_MODE_FB_DIRTY_FLAGS & r->flags;
+
+	/* If userspace annotates copy, clips must come in pairs */
+	if (flags & DRM_MODE_FB_DIRTY_ANNOTATE_COPY && (num_clips % 2)) {
+		ret = -EINVAL;
+		goto out_err1;
+	}
+
+	if (num_clips && clips_ptr) {
+		clips = kzalloc(num_clips * sizeof(*clips), GFP_KERNEL);
+		if (!clips) {
+			ret = -ENOMEM;
+			goto out_err1;
+		}
+
+		ret = copy_from_user(clips, clips_ptr,
+				     num_clips * sizeof(*clips));
+		if (ret)
+			goto out_err2;
+	}
+
+	if (fb->funcs->dirty) {
+		ret = fb->funcs->dirty(fb, flags, r->color, clips, num_clips);
+	} else {
+		ret = -ENOSYS;
+		goto out_err2;
+	}
+
+out_err2:
+	kfree(clips);
+out_err1:
+	mutex_unlock(&dev->mode_config.mutex);
+	return ret;
+}
+
+
 /**
  * drm_fb_release - remove and free the FBs on this file
  * @filp: file * from the ioctl
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_drv.c
index bfaf59b02bda..ff2f1042cb44 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_drv.c
@@ -146,6 +146,7 @@ static struct drm_ioctl_desc drm_ioctls[] = {
 	DRM_IOCTL_DEF(DRM_IOCTL_MODE_ADDFB, drm_mode_addfb, DRM_MASTER|DRM_CONTROL_ALLOW),
 	DRM_IOCTL_DEF(DRM_IOCTL_MODE_RMFB, drm_mode_rmfb, DRM_MASTER|DRM_CONTROL_ALLOW),
 	DRM_IOCTL_DEF(DRM_IOCTL_MODE_PAGE_FLIP, drm_mode_page_flip_ioctl, DRM_MASTER|DRM_CONTROL_ALLOW),
+	DRM_IOCTL_DEF(DRM_IOCTL_MODE_DIRTYFB, drm_mode_dirtyfb_ioctl, DRM_MASTER|DRM_CONTROL_ALLOW)
 };
 
 #define DRM_CORE_IOCTL_COUNT	ARRAY_SIZE( drm_ioctls )
diff --git a/include/drm/drm.h b/include/drm/drm.h
index 0114ac94f969..43a35b092f04 100644
--- a/include/drm/drm.h
+++ b/include/drm/drm.h
@@ -697,6 +697,7 @@ struct drm_gem_open {
 #define DRM_IOCTL_MODE_ADDFB		DRM_IOWR(0xAE, struct drm_mode_fb_cmd)
 #define DRM_IOCTL_MODE_RMFB		DRM_IOWR(0xAF, unsigned int)
 #define DRM_IOCTL_MODE_PAGE_FLIP	DRM_IOWR(0xB0, struct drm_mode_crtc_page_flip)
+#define DRM_IOCTL_MODE_DIRTYFB		DRM_IOWR(0xB1, struct drm_mode_fb_dirty_cmd)
 
 /**
  * Device specific ioctls should only be in their respective headers
diff --git a/include/drm/drm_crtc.h b/include/drm/drm_crtc.h
index 938f327a2a3b..219f075d2733 100644
--- a/include/drm/drm_crtc.h
+++ b/include/drm/drm_crtc.h
@@ -242,6 +242,21 @@ struct drm_framebuffer_funcs {
 	int (*create_handle)(struct drm_framebuffer *fb,
 			     struct drm_file *file_priv,
 			     unsigned int *handle);
+	/**
+	 * Optinal callback for the dirty fb ioctl.
+	 *
+	 * Userspace can notify the driver via this callback
+	 * that a area of the framebuffer has changed and should
+	 * be flushed to the display hardware.
+	 *
+	 * See documentation in drm_mode.h for the struct
+	 * drm_mode_fb_dirty_cmd for more information as all
+	 * the semantics and arguments have a one to one mapping
+	 * on this function.
+	 */
+	int (*dirty)(struct drm_framebuffer *framebuffer, unsigned flags,
+		     unsigned color, struct drm_clip_rect *clips,
+		     unsigned num_clips);
 };
 
 struct drm_framebuffer {
@@ -610,6 +625,7 @@ struct drm_mode_config {
 	/* Optional properties */
 	struct drm_property *scaling_mode_property;
 	struct drm_property *dithering_mode_property;
+	struct drm_property *dirty_info_property;
 };
 
 #define obj_to_crtc(x) container_of(x, struct drm_crtc, base)
@@ -718,6 +734,7 @@ extern int drm_mode_create_tv_properties(struct drm_device *dev, int num_formats
 				     char *formats[]);
 extern int drm_mode_create_scaling_mode_property(struct drm_device *dev);
 extern int drm_mode_create_dithering_property(struct drm_device *dev);
+extern int drm_mode_create_dirty_info_property(struct drm_device *dev);
 extern char *drm_get_encoder_name(struct drm_encoder *encoder);
 
 extern int drm_mode_connector_attach_encoder(struct drm_connector *connector,
@@ -745,6 +762,8 @@ extern int drm_mode_rmfb(struct drm_device *dev,
 			 void *data, struct drm_file *file_priv);
 extern int drm_mode_getfb(struct drm_device *dev,
 			  void *data, struct drm_file *file_priv);
+extern int drm_mode_dirtyfb_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev,
+				  void *data, struct drm_file *file_priv);
 extern int drm_mode_addmode_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev,
 				  void *data, struct drm_file *file_priv);
 extern int drm_mode_rmmode_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev,
diff --git a/include/drm/drm_mode.h b/include/drm/drm_mode.h
index 09ca6adf4dd5..43009bc2e757 100644
--- a/include/drm/drm_mode.h
+++ b/include/drm/drm_mode.h
@@ -75,6 +75,11 @@
 #define DRM_MODE_DITHERING_OFF	0
 #define DRM_MODE_DITHERING_ON	1
 
+/* Dirty info options */
+#define DRM_MODE_DIRTY_OFF      0
+#define DRM_MODE_DIRTY_ON       1
+#define DRM_MODE_DIRTY_ANNOTATE 2
+
 struct drm_mode_modeinfo {
 	__u32 clock;
 	__u16 hdisplay, hsync_start, hsync_end, htotal, hskew;
@@ -222,6 +227,45 @@ struct drm_mode_fb_cmd {
 	__u32 handle;
 };
 
+#define DRM_MODE_FB_DIRTY_ANNOTATE_COPY 0x01
+#define DRM_MODE_FB_DIRTY_ANNOTATE_FILL 0x02
+#define DRM_MODE_FB_DIRTY_FLAGS         0x03
+
+/*
+ * Mark a region of a framebuffer as dirty.
+ *
+ * Some hardware does not automatically update display contents
+ * as a hardware or software draw to a framebuffer. This ioctl
+ * allows userspace to tell the kernel and the hardware what
+ * regions of the framebuffer have changed.
+ *
+ * The kernel or hardware is free to update more then just the
+ * region specified by the clip rects. The kernel or hardware
+ * may also delay and/or coalesce several calls to dirty into a
+ * single update.
+ *
+ * Userspace may annotate the updates, the annotates are a
+ * promise made by the caller that the change is either a copy
+ * of pixels or a fill of a single color in the region specified.
+ *
+ * If the DRM_MODE_FB_DIRTY_ANNOTATE_COPY flag is given then
+ * the number of updated regions are half of num_clips given,
+ * where the clip rects are paired in src and dst. The width and
+ * height of each one of the pairs must match.
+ *
+ * If the DRM_MODE_FB_DIRTY_ANNOTATE_FILL flag is given the caller
+ * promises that the region specified of the clip rects is filled
+ * completely with a single color as given in the color argument.
+ */
+
+struct drm_mode_fb_dirty_cmd {
+	__u32 fb_id;
+	__u32 flags;
+	__u32 color;
+	__u32 num_clips;
+	__u64 clips_ptr;
+};
+
 struct drm_mode_mode_cmd {
 	__u32 connector_id;
 	struct drm_mode_modeinfo mode;