diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_crtc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_crtc.c
index dd10e4c..c049ba7 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_crtc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_crtc.c
@@ -3142,6 +3142,8 @@ struct drm_property *drm_property_create(struct drm_device *dev, int flags,
 	if (!property)
 		return NULL;
 
+	property->dev = dev;
+
 	if (num_values) {
 		property->values = kzalloc(sizeof(uint64_t)*num_values, GFP_KERNEL);
 		if (!property->values)
@@ -3162,6 +3164,9 @@ struct drm_property *drm_property_create(struct drm_device *dev, int flags,
 	}
 
 	list_add_tail(&property->head, &dev->mode_config.property_list);
+
+	BUG_ON(!drm_property_type_valid(property));
+
 	return property;
 fail:
 	kfree(property->values);
@@ -3299,6 +3304,23 @@ struct drm_property *drm_property_create_range(struct drm_device *dev, int flags
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_property_create_range);
 
+struct drm_property *drm_property_create_object(struct drm_device *dev,
+					 int flags, const char *name, uint32_t type)
+{
+	struct drm_property *property;
+
+	flags |= DRM_MODE_PROP_OBJECT;
+
+	property = drm_property_create(dev, flags, name, 1);
+	if (!property)
+		return NULL;
+
+	property->values[0] = type;
+
+	return property;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_property_create_object);
+
 /**
  * drm_property_add_enum - add a possible value to an enumeration property
  * @property: enumeration property to change
@@ -3319,14 +3341,16 @@ int drm_property_add_enum(struct drm_property *property, int index,
 {
 	struct drm_property_enum *prop_enum;
 
-	if (!(property->flags & (DRM_MODE_PROP_ENUM | DRM_MODE_PROP_BITMASK)))
+	if (!(drm_property_type_is(property, DRM_MODE_PROP_ENUM) ||
+			drm_property_type_is(property, DRM_MODE_PROP_BITMASK)))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	/*
 	 * Bitmask enum properties have the additional constraint of values
 	 * from 0 to 63
 	 */
-	if ((property->flags & DRM_MODE_PROP_BITMASK) && (value > 63))
+	if (drm_property_type_is(property, DRM_MODE_PROP_BITMASK) &&
+			(value > 63))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	if (!list_empty(&property->enum_blob_list)) {
@@ -3509,10 +3533,11 @@ int drm_mode_getproperty_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev,
 	}
 	property = obj_to_property(obj);
 
-	if (property->flags & (DRM_MODE_PROP_ENUM | DRM_MODE_PROP_BITMASK)) {
+	if (drm_property_type_is(property, DRM_MODE_PROP_ENUM) ||
+			drm_property_type_is(property, DRM_MODE_PROP_BITMASK)) {
 		list_for_each_entry(prop_enum, &property->enum_blob_list, head)
 			enum_count++;
-	} else if (property->flags & DRM_MODE_PROP_BLOB) {
+	} else if (drm_property_type_is(property, DRM_MODE_PROP_BLOB)) {
 		list_for_each_entry(prop_blob, &property->enum_blob_list, head)
 			blob_count++;
 	}
@@ -3534,7 +3559,8 @@ int drm_mode_getproperty_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev,
 	}
 	out_resp->count_values = value_count;
 
-	if (property->flags & (DRM_MODE_PROP_ENUM | DRM_MODE_PROP_BITMASK)) {
+	if (drm_property_type_is(property, DRM_MODE_PROP_ENUM) ||
+			drm_property_type_is(property, DRM_MODE_PROP_BITMASK)) {
 		if ((out_resp->count_enum_blobs >= enum_count) && enum_count) {
 			copied = 0;
 			enum_ptr = (struct drm_mode_property_enum __user *)(unsigned long)out_resp->enum_blob_ptr;
@@ -3556,7 +3582,7 @@ int drm_mode_getproperty_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev,
 		out_resp->count_enum_blobs = enum_count;
 	}
 
-	if (property->flags & DRM_MODE_PROP_BLOB) {
+	if (drm_property_type_is(property, DRM_MODE_PROP_BLOB)) {
 		if ((out_resp->count_enum_blobs >= blob_count) && blob_count) {
 			copied = 0;
 			blob_id_ptr = (uint32_t __user *)(unsigned long)out_resp->enum_blob_ptr;
@@ -3712,19 +3738,25 @@ static bool drm_property_change_is_valid(struct drm_property *property,
 {
 	if (property->flags & DRM_MODE_PROP_IMMUTABLE)
 		return false;
-	if (property->flags & DRM_MODE_PROP_RANGE) {
+
+	if (drm_property_type_is(property, DRM_MODE_PROP_RANGE)) {
 		if (value < property->values[0] || value > property->values[1])
 			return false;
 		return true;
-	} else if (property->flags & DRM_MODE_PROP_BITMASK) {
+	} else if (drm_property_type_is(property, DRM_MODE_PROP_BITMASK)) {
 		int i;
 		uint64_t valid_mask = 0;
 		for (i = 0; i < property->num_values; i++)
 			valid_mask |= (1ULL << property->values[i]);
 		return !(value & ~valid_mask);
-	} else if (property->flags & DRM_MODE_PROP_BLOB) {
+	} else if (drm_property_type_is(property, DRM_MODE_PROP_BLOB)) {
 		/* Only the driver knows */
 		return true;
+	} else if (drm_property_type_is(property, DRM_MODE_PROP_OBJECT)) {
+		/* a zero value for an object property translates to null: */
+		if (value == 0)
+			return true;
+		return drm_property_get_obj(property, value) != NULL;
 	} else {
 		int i;
 		for (i = 0; i < property->num_values; i++)
@@ -3815,9 +3847,9 @@ static int drm_mode_plane_set_obj_prop(struct drm_plane *plane,
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static int drm_mode_set_obj_prop(struct drm_device *dev,
-		struct drm_mode_object *obj, struct drm_atomic_state *state,
-		struct drm_property *property, uint64_t value, void *blob_data)
+static int drm_mode_set_obj_prop(struct drm_mode_object *obj,
+		struct drm_atomic_state *state, struct drm_property *property,
+		uint64_t value, void *blob_data)
 {
 	if (drm_property_change_is_valid(property, value)) {
 		switch (obj->type) {
@@ -3831,6 +3863,8 @@ static int drm_mode_set_obj_prop(struct drm_device *dev,
 			return drm_mode_plane_set_obj_prop(obj_to_plane(obj),
 					state, property, value, blob_data);
 		}
+	} else {
+		DRM_DEBUG("invalid value: %s = %llx\n", property->name, value);
 	}
 
 	return -EINVAL;
@@ -3866,7 +3900,7 @@ static int drm_mode_set_obj_prop_id(struct drm_device *dev,
 		return -ENOENT;
 	property = obj_to_property(prop_obj);
 
-	return drm_mode_set_obj_prop(dev, arg_obj, state, property,
+	return drm_mode_set_obj_prop(arg_obj, state, property, 
 			value, blob_data);
 }
 
diff --git a/include/drm/drm_crtc.h b/include/drm/drm_crtc.h
index 83e0f88..65bfb8b 100644
--- a/include/drm/drm_crtc.h
+++ b/include/drm/drm_crtc.h
@@ -191,6 +191,7 @@ struct drm_property {
 	char name[DRM_PROP_NAME_LEN];
 	uint32_t num_values;
 	uint64_t *values;
+	struct drm_device *dev;
 
 	struct list_head enum_blob_list;
 };
@@ -941,6 +942,23 @@ extern void drm_mode_config_cleanup(struct drm_device *dev);
 
 extern int drm_mode_connector_update_edid_property(struct drm_connector *connector,
 						struct edid *edid);
+
+static inline bool drm_property_type_is(struct drm_property *property,
+		uint32_t type)
+{
+	/* instanceof for props.. handles extended type vs original types: */
+	if (property->flags & DRM_MODE_PROP_EXTENDED_TYPE)
+		return (property->flags & DRM_MODE_PROP_EXTENDED_TYPE) == type;
+	return property->flags & type;
+}
+
+static inline bool drm_property_type_valid(struct drm_property *property)
+{
+	if (property->flags & DRM_MODE_PROP_EXTENDED_TYPE)
+		return !(property->flags & DRM_MODE_PROP_LEGACY_TYPE);
+	return !!(property->flags & DRM_MODE_PROP_LEGACY_TYPE);
+}
+
 extern int drm_object_property_set_value(struct drm_mode_object *obj,
 					 struct drm_property *property,
 					 uint64_t val);
@@ -974,6 +992,8 @@ struct drm_property *drm_property_create_bitmask(struct drm_device *dev,
 struct drm_property *drm_property_create_range(struct drm_device *dev, int flags,
 					 const char *name,
 					 uint64_t min, uint64_t max);
+struct drm_property *drm_property_create_object(struct drm_device *dev,
+					 int flags, const char *name, uint32_t type);
 extern void drm_property_destroy(struct drm_device *dev, struct drm_property *property);
 extern int drm_property_add_enum(struct drm_property *property, int index,
 				 uint64_t value, const char *name);
@@ -990,6 +1010,13 @@ extern int drm_mode_crtc_set_gamma_size(struct drm_crtc *crtc,
 					 int gamma_size);
 extern struct drm_mode_object *drm_mode_object_find(struct drm_device *dev,
 		uint32_t id, uint32_t type);
+
+static inline struct drm_mode_object *
+drm_property_get_obj(struct drm_property *property, uint64_t value)
+{
+	return drm_mode_object_find(property->dev, value, property->values[0]);
+}
+
 /* IOCTLs */
 extern int drm_mode_getresources(struct drm_device *dev,
 				 void *data, struct drm_file *file_priv);
diff --git a/include/uapi/drm/drm_mode.h b/include/uapi/drm/drm_mode.h
index 12e2139..516425d 100644
--- a/include/uapi/drm/drm_mode.h
+++ b/include/uapi/drm/drm_mode.h
@@ -251,6 +251,20 @@ struct drm_mode_get_connector {
 #define DRM_MODE_PROP_BLOB	(1<<4)
 #define DRM_MODE_PROP_BITMASK	(1<<5) /* bitmask of enumerated types */
 
+/* non-extended types: legacy bitmask, one bit per type: */
+#define DRM_MODE_PROP_LEGACY_TYPE  ( \
+		DRM_MODE_PROP_RANGE | \
+		DRM_MODE_PROP_ENUM | \
+		DRM_MODE_PROP_BLOB | \
+		DRM_MODE_PROP_BITMASK)
+
+/* extended-types: rather than continue to consume a bit per type,
+ * grab a chunk of the bits to use as integer type id.
+ */
+#define DRM_MODE_PROP_EXTENDED_TYPE	0x0000ffc0
+#define DRM_MODE_PROP_TYPE(n)		((n) << 6)
+#define DRM_MODE_PROP_OBJECT		DRM_MODE_PROP_TYPE(1)
+
 struct drm_mode_property_enum {
 	__u64 value;
 	char name[DRM_PROP_NAME_LEN];
