diff --git a/drivers/char/vt.c b/drivers/char/vt.c
index 7cdb6ee..6e04c9e 100644
--- a/drivers/char/vt.c
+++ b/drivers/char/vt.c
@@ -698,7 +698,10 @@ void redraw_screen(struct vc_data *vc, int is_switch)
 			update_attr(vc);
 			clear_buffer_attributes(vc);
 		}
-		if (update && vc->vc_mode != KD_GRAPHICS)
+
+		/* Forcibly update if we're panicing */
+		if ((update && vc->vc_mode != KD_GRAPHICS) ||
+		    vt_force_oops_output(vc))
 			do_update_region(vc, vc->vc_origin, vc->vc_screenbuf_size / 2);
 	}
 	set_cursor(vc);
@@ -736,6 +739,7 @@ static void visual_init(struct vc_data *vc, int num, int init)
 	vc->vc_hi_font_mask = 0;
 	vc->vc_complement_mask = 0;
 	vc->vc_can_do_color = 0;
+	vc->vc_panic_force_write = false;
 	vc->vc_sw->con_init(vc, init);
 	if (!vc->vc_complement_mask)
 		vc->vc_complement_mask = vc->vc_can_do_color ? 0x7700 : 0x0800;
@@ -2498,7 +2502,7 @@ static void vt_console_print(struct console *co, const char *b, unsigned count)
 		goto quit;
 	}
 
-	if (vc->vc_mode != KD_TEXT)
+	if (vc->vc_mode != KD_TEXT && !vt_force_oops_output(vc))
 		goto quit;
 
 	/* undraw cursor first */
@@ -3703,7 +3707,8 @@ void do_unblank_screen(int leaving_gfx)
 		return;
 	}
 	vc = vc_cons[fg_console].d;
-	if (vc->vc_mode != KD_TEXT)
+	/* Try to unblank in oops case too */
+	if (vc->vc_mode != KD_TEXT && !vt_force_oops_output(vc))
 		return; /* but leave console_blanked != 0 */
 
 	if (blankinterval) {
@@ -3712,7 +3717,7 @@ void do_unblank_screen(int leaving_gfx)
 	}
 
 	console_blanked = 0;
-	if (vc->vc_sw->con_blank(vc, 0, leaving_gfx))
+	if (vc->vc_sw->con_blank(vc, 0, leaving_gfx) || vt_force_oops_output(vc))
 		/* Low-level driver cannot restore -> do it ourselves */
 		update_screen(vc);
 	if (console_blank_hook)
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_fb.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_fb.c
index c3c5052..bd5d87a 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_fb.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_fb.c
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ static int intelfb_create(struct intel_fbdev *ifbdev,
 
 	strcpy(info->fix.id, "inteldrmfb");
 
-	info->flags = FBINFO_DEFAULT;
+	info->flags = FBINFO_DEFAULT | FBINFO_CAN_FORCE_OUTPUT;
 	info->fbops = &intelfb_ops;
 
 	/* setup aperture base/size for vesafb takeover */
@@ -146,8 +146,6 @@ static int intelfb_create(struct intel_fbdev *ifbdev,
 	info->fix.smem_start = dev->mode_config.fb_base + obj_priv->gtt_offset;
 	info->fix.smem_len = size;
 
-	info->flags = FBINFO_DEFAULT;
-
 	info->screen_base = ioremap_wc(dev->agp->base + obj_priv->gtt_offset,
 				       size);
 	if (!info->screen_base) {
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_fbcon.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_fbcon.c
index c9a4a0d..9b2d3b7 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_fbcon.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_fbcon.c
@@ -250,6 +250,7 @@ nouveau_fbcon_create(struct nouveau_fbdev *nfbdev,
 		info->flags = FBINFO_DEFAULT | FBINFO_HWACCEL_COPYAREA |
 			      FBINFO_HWACCEL_FILLRECT |
 			      FBINFO_HWACCEL_IMAGEBLIT;
+	info->flags |= FBINFO_CAN_FORCE_OUTPUT;
 	info->fbops = &nouveau_fbcon_ops;
 	info->fix.smem_start = dev->mode_config.fb_base + nvbo->bo.offset -
 			       dev_priv->vm_vram_base;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_fb.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_fb.c
index dc1634b..dbf8696 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_fb.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_fb.c
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ static int radeonfb_create(struct radeon_fbdev *rfbdev,
 
 	drm_fb_helper_fill_fix(info, fb->pitch, fb->depth);
 
-	info->flags = FBINFO_DEFAULT;
+	info->flags = FBINFO_DEFAULT | FBINFO_CAN_FORCE_OUTPUT;
 	info->fbops = &radeonfb_ops;
 
 	tmp = radeon_bo_gpu_offset(rbo) - rdev->mc.vram_start;
diff --git a/drivers/video/console/fbcon.c b/drivers/video/console/fbcon.c
index b0a3fa0..7eadb35 100644
--- a/drivers/video/console/fbcon.c
+++ b/drivers/video/console/fbcon.c
@@ -283,7 +283,8 @@ static inline int fbcon_is_inactive(struct vc_data *vc, struct fb_info *info)
 	struct fbcon_ops *ops = info->fbcon_par;
 
 	return (info->state != FBINFO_STATE_RUNNING ||
-		vc->vc_mode != KD_TEXT || ops->graphics);
+		vc->vc_mode != KD_TEXT || ops->graphics) &&
+		!vt_force_oops_output(vc);
 }
 
 static inline int get_color(struct vc_data *vc, struct fb_info *info,
@@ -1073,6 +1074,7 @@ static void fbcon_init(struct vc_data *vc, int init)
 	if (p->userfont)
 		charcnt = FNTCHARCNT(p->fontdata);
 
+	vc->vc_panic_force_write = !!(info->flags & FBINFO_CAN_FORCE_OUTPUT);
 	vc->vc_can_do_color = (fb_get_color_depth(&info->var, &info->fix)!=1);
 	vc->vc_complement_mask = vc->vc_can_do_color ? 0x7700 : 0x0800;
 	if (charcnt == 256) {
diff --git a/include/linux/console_struct.h b/include/linux/console_struct.h
index 38fe59d..d7d9acd 100644
--- a/include/linux/console_struct.h
+++ b/include/linux/console_struct.h
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ struct vc_data {
 	struct vc_data **vc_display_fg;		/* [!] Ptr to var holding fg console for this display */
 	unsigned long	vc_uni_pagedir;
 	unsigned long	*vc_uni_pagedir_loc;  /* [!] Location of uni_pagedir variable for this console */
+	bool vc_panic_force_write; /* when oops/panic this VC can accept forced output/blanking */
 	/* additional information is in vt_kern.h */
 };
 
diff --git a/include/linux/fb.h b/include/linux/fb.h
index 8e5a9df..25f4950 100644
--- a/include/linux/fb.h
+++ b/include/linux/fb.h
@@ -812,6 +812,10 @@ struct fb_tile_ops {
  */
 #define FBINFO_BE_MATH  0x100000
 
+/* report to the VT layer that this fb driver can accept forced console
+   output like oopses */
+#define FBINFO_CAN_FORCE_OUTPUT     0x200000
+
 struct fb_info {
 	int node;
 	int flags;
diff --git a/include/linux/vt_kern.h b/include/linux/vt_kern.h
index 7f56db4..56cce34 100644
--- a/include/linux/vt_kern.h
+++ b/include/linux/vt_kern.h
@@ -100,6 +100,13 @@ extern int unbind_con_driver(const struct consw *csw, int first, int last,
 			     int deflt);
 int vty_init(const struct file_operations *console_fops);
 
+static inline bool vt_force_oops_output(struct vc_data *vc)
+{
+	if (oops_in_progress && vc->vc_panic_force_write)
+		return true;
+	return false;
+}
+
 /*
  * vc_screen.c shares this temporary buffer with the console write code so that
  * we can easily avoid touching user space while holding the console spinlock.
