diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/dpu1/dpu_encoder.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/dpu1/dpu_encoder.c
index 209e6fb605b2d8724935b62001032e7d39540366..b7c3aa8d0e2ca58091deacdeaccb0819d2bf045c 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/dpu1/dpu_encoder.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/dpu1/dpu_encoder.c
@@ -753,6 +753,34 @@ static void dpu_encoder_assign_crtc_resources(struct dpu_kms *dpu_kms,
 	cstate->num_mixers = num_lm;
 }
 
+/**
+ * dpu_encoder_virt_check_mode_changed: check if full modeset is required
+ * @drm_enc:    Pointer to drm encoder structure
+ * @crtc_state:	Corresponding CRTC state to be checked
+ * @conn_state: Corresponding Connector's state to be checked
+ *
+ * Check if the changes in the object properties demand full mode set.
+ */
+int dpu_encoder_virt_check_mode_changed(struct drm_encoder *drm_enc,
+					struct drm_crtc_state *crtc_state,
+					struct drm_connector_state *conn_state)
+{
+	struct dpu_encoder_virt *dpu_enc = to_dpu_encoder_virt(drm_enc);
+	struct msm_display_topology topology;
+
+	DPU_DEBUG_ENC(dpu_enc, "\n");
+
+	/* Using mode instead of adjusted_mode as it wasn't computed yet */
+	topology = dpu_encoder_get_topology(dpu_enc, &crtc_state->mode, crtc_state, conn_state);
+
+	if (topology.needs_cdm && !dpu_enc->cur_master->hw_cdm)
+		crtc_state->mode_changed = true;
+	else if (!topology.needs_cdm && dpu_enc->cur_master->hw_cdm)
+		crtc_state->mode_changed = true;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static int dpu_encoder_virt_atomic_check(
 		struct drm_encoder *drm_enc,
 		struct drm_crtc_state *crtc_state,
@@ -786,10 +814,6 @@ static int dpu_encoder_virt_atomic_check(
 
 	topology = dpu_encoder_get_topology(dpu_enc, adj_mode, crtc_state, conn_state);
 
-	if (topology.needs_cdm && !dpu_enc->cur_master->hw_cdm)
-		crtc_state->mode_changed = true;
-	else if (!topology.needs_cdm && dpu_enc->cur_master->hw_cdm)
-		crtc_state->mode_changed = true;
 	/*
 	 * Release and Allocate resources on every modeset
 	 */
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/dpu1/dpu_encoder.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/dpu1/dpu_encoder.h
index 92b5ee390788d16e85e195a664417896a2bf1cae..da133ee4701a329f566f6f9a7255f2f6d050f891 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/dpu1/dpu_encoder.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/dpu1/dpu_encoder.h
@@ -88,4 +88,8 @@ void dpu_encoder_cleanup_wb_job(struct drm_encoder *drm_enc,
 
 bool dpu_encoder_is_valid_for_commit(struct drm_encoder *drm_enc);
 
+int dpu_encoder_virt_check_mode_changed(struct drm_encoder *drm_enc,
+					struct drm_crtc_state *crtc_state,
+					struct drm_connector_state *conn_state);
+
 #endif /* __DPU_ENCODER_H__ */
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/dpu1/dpu_kms.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/dpu1/dpu_kms.c
index dae8a94d3366abfb8937d5f44d8968f1d0691c2d..e2d822f7d785dc0debcb28595029a3e2050b0cf4 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/dpu1/dpu_kms.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/dpu1/dpu_kms.c
@@ -446,6 +446,31 @@ static void dpu_kms_disable_commit(struct msm_kms *kms)
 	pm_runtime_put_sync(&dpu_kms->pdev->dev);
 }
 
+static int dpu_kms_check_mode_changed(struct msm_kms *kms, struct drm_atomic_state *state)
+{
+	struct drm_crtc_state *new_crtc_state;
+	struct drm_connector *connector;
+	struct drm_connector_state *new_conn_state;
+	int i;
+
+	for_each_new_connector_in_state(state, connector, new_conn_state, i) {
+		struct drm_encoder *encoder;
+
+		WARN_ON(!!new_conn_state->best_encoder != !!new_conn_state->crtc);
+
+		if (!new_conn_state->crtc || !new_conn_state->best_encoder)
+			continue;
+
+		new_crtc_state = drm_atomic_get_new_crtc_state(state, new_conn_state->crtc);
+
+		encoder = new_conn_state->best_encoder;
+
+		dpu_encoder_virt_check_mode_changed(encoder, new_crtc_state, new_conn_state);
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static void dpu_kms_flush_commit(struct msm_kms *kms, unsigned crtc_mask)
 {
 	struct dpu_kms *dpu_kms = to_dpu_kms(kms);
@@ -1049,6 +1074,7 @@ static const struct msm_kms_funcs kms_funcs = {
 	.irq             = dpu_core_irq,
 	.enable_commit   = dpu_kms_enable_commit,
 	.disable_commit  = dpu_kms_disable_commit,
+	.check_mode_changed = dpu_kms_check_mode_changed,
 	.flush_commit    = dpu_kms_flush_commit,
 	.wait_flush      = dpu_kms_wait_flush,
 	.complete_commit = dpu_kms_complete_commit,
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_atomic.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_atomic.c
index a7a2384044ffdb13579cc9a10f56f8de9beca761..364df245e3a209094782ca1b47b752a729b32a5b 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_atomic.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_atomic.c
@@ -183,10 +183,16 @@ static unsigned get_crtc_mask(struct drm_atomic_state *state)
 
 int msm_atomic_check(struct drm_device *dev, struct drm_atomic_state *state)
 {
+	struct msm_drm_private *priv = dev->dev_private;
+	struct msm_kms *kms = priv->kms;
 	struct drm_crtc_state *old_crtc_state, *new_crtc_state;
 	struct drm_crtc *crtc;
-	int i;
+	int i, ret = 0;
 
+	/*
+	 * FIXME: stop setting allow_modeset and move this check to the DPU
+	 * driver.
+	 */
 	for_each_oldnew_crtc_in_state(state, crtc, old_crtc_state,
 				      new_crtc_state, i) {
 		if ((old_crtc_state->ctm && !new_crtc_state->ctm) ||
@@ -196,6 +202,11 @@ int msm_atomic_check(struct drm_device *dev, struct drm_atomic_state *state)
 		}
 	}
 
+	if (kms && kms->funcs && kms->funcs->check_mode_changed)
+		ret = kms->funcs->check_mode_changed(kms, state);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
 	return drm_atomic_helper_check(dev, state);
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_kms.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_kms.h
index e60162744c669773b6e5aef824a173647626ab4e..ec2a75af89b09754faef1a07adc9338f7d78161e 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_kms.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_kms.h
@@ -59,6 +59,13 @@ struct msm_kms_funcs {
 	void (*enable_commit)(struct msm_kms *kms);
 	void (*disable_commit)(struct msm_kms *kms);
 
+	/**
+	 * @check_mode_changed:
+	 *
+	 * Verify if the commit requires a full modeset on one of CRTCs.
+	 */
+	int (*check_mode_changed)(struct msm_kms *kms, struct drm_atomic_state *state);
+
 	/**
 	 * Prepare for atomic commit.  This is called after any previous
 	 * (async or otherwise) commit has completed.
