diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic.c
index b1b56dcaa76b..8dce0a2f2ac3 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic.c
@@ -1143,9 +1143,11 @@ static void drm_atomic_connector_print_state(struct drm_printer *p,
 	drm_printf(p, "\tcolorspace=%s\n", drm_get_colorspace_name(state->colorspace));
 
 	if (connector->connector_type == DRM_MODE_CONNECTOR_HDMIA ||
-	    connector->connector_type == DRM_MODE_CONNECTOR_HDMIB)
+	    connector->connector_type == DRM_MODE_CONNECTOR_HDMIB) {
 		drm_printf(p, "\tbroadcast_rgb=%s\n",
 			   drm_hdmi_connector_get_broadcast_rgb_name(state->hdmi.broadcast_rgb));
+		drm_printf(p, "\toutput_bpc=%u\n", state->hdmi.output_bpc);
+	}
 
 	if (connector->connector_type == DRM_MODE_CONNECTOR_WRITEBACK)
 		if (state->writeback_job && state->writeback_job->fb)
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic_state_helper.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic_state_helper.c
index 0f7e5ba555b8..2c9b52ae1b56 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic_state_helper.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic_state_helper.c
@@ -569,6 +569,9 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_atomic_helper_connector_tv_reset);
 void __drm_atomic_helper_connector_hdmi_reset(struct drm_connector *connector,
 					      struct drm_connector_state *new_state)
 {
+	new_state->max_bpc = 8;
+	new_state->max_requested_bpc = 8;
+	new_state->hdmi.output_bpc = 8;
 	new_state->hdmi.broadcast_rgb = DRM_HDMI_BROADCAST_RGB_AUTO;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(__drm_atomic_helper_connector_hdmi_reset);
@@ -651,7 +654,8 @@ int drm_atomic_helper_connector_hdmi_check(struct drm_connector *connector,
 	struct drm_connector_state *new_state =
 		drm_atomic_get_new_connector_state(state, connector);
 
-	if (old_state->hdmi.broadcast_rgb != new_state->hdmi.broadcast_rgb) {
+	if (old_state->hdmi.broadcast_rgb != new_state->hdmi.broadcast_rgb ||
+	    old_state->hdmi.output_bpc != new_state->hdmi.output_bpc) {
 		struct drm_crtc *crtc = new_state->crtc;
 		struct drm_crtc_state *crtc_state;
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_connector.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_connector.c
index b45471d540ac..f55f5918411c 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_connector.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_connector.c
@@ -459,6 +459,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(drmm_connector_init);
  * @funcs: callbacks for this connector
  * @connector_type: user visible type of the connector
  * @ddc: optional pointer to the associated ddc adapter
+ * @max_bpc: Maximum bits per char the HDMI connector supports
  *
  * Initialises a preallocated HDMI connector. Connectors can be
  * subclassed as part of driver connector objects.
@@ -475,7 +476,8 @@ int drmm_connector_hdmi_init(struct drm_device *dev,
 			     struct drm_connector *connector,
 			     const struct drm_connector_funcs *funcs,
 			     int connector_type,
-			     struct i2c_adapter *ddc)
+			     struct i2c_adapter *ddc,
+			     unsigned int max_bpc)
 {
 	int ret;
 
@@ -487,6 +489,15 @@ int drmm_connector_hdmi_init(struct drm_device *dev,
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
+	if (max_bpc) {
+		if (!(max_bpc == 8 || max_bpc == 10 || max_bpc == 12))
+			return -EINVAL;
+
+		drm_connector_attach_hdr_output_metadata_property(connector);
+		drm_connector_attach_max_bpc_property(connector, 8, max_bpc);
+		connector->max_bpc = max_bpc;
+	}
+
 	return 0;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(drmm_connector_hdmi_init);
diff --git a/include/drm/drm_connector.h b/include/drm/drm_connector.h
index fdcf64ab91a9..d0bcb835c857 100644
--- a/include/drm/drm_connector.h
+++ b/include/drm/drm_connector.h
@@ -1056,6 +1056,11 @@ struct drm_connector_state {
 		 * Broadcast RGB selection value.
 		 */
 		enum drm_hdmi_broadcast_rgb broadcast_rgb;
+
+		/**
+		 * @output_bpc: Bits per character to output.
+		 */
+		unsigned int output_bpc;
 	} hdmi;
 };
 
@@ -1700,6 +1705,11 @@ struct drm_connector {
 	 */
 	struct drm_property_blob *path_blob_ptr;
 
+	/**
+	 * @max_bpc: Maximum bits per character the connector supports.
+	 */
+	unsigned int max_bpc;
+
 	/**
 	 * @max_bpc_property: Default connector property for the max bpc to be
 	 * driven out of the connector.
@@ -1939,7 +1949,8 @@ int drmm_connector_hdmi_init(struct drm_device *dev,
 			     struct drm_connector *connector,
 			     const struct drm_connector_funcs *funcs,
 			     int connector_type,
-			     struct i2c_adapter *ddc);
+			     struct i2c_adapter *ddc,
+			     unsigned int max_bpc);
 void drm_connector_attach_edid_property(struct drm_connector *connector);
 int drm_connector_register(struct drm_connector *connector);
 void drm_connector_unregister(struct drm_connector *connector);
