diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/simpledrm/Kconfig b/drivers/gpu/drm/simpledrm/Kconfig
index f45b25d..3257590 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/simpledrm/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/simpledrm/Kconfig
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@ config DRM_SIMPLEDRM
 	  SimpleDRM supports "simple-framebuffer" DeviceTree objects and
 	  compatible platform framebuffers.

+	  If fbdev support is enabled, this driver will also provide an fbdev
+	  compatibility layer that supports fbcon, mmap is not supported.
+
 	  If unsure, say Y.

 	  To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/simpledrm/Makefile b/drivers/gpu/drm/simpledrm/Makefile
index f6a62dc..5474f7f 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/simpledrm/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/simpledrm/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 simpledrm-y :=	simpledrm_drv.o simpledrm_kms.o simpledrm_gem.o \
-		simpledrm_damage.o
+		simpledrm_damage.o simpledrm_fbdev.o

 obj-$(CONFIG_DRM_SIMPLEDRM) := simpledrm.o
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/simpledrm/simpledrm.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/simpledrm/simpledrm.h
index 0739581..d4eb52c 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/simpledrm/simpledrm.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/simpledrm/simpledrm.h
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 #include <drm/drm_simple_kms_helper.h>

 struct simplefb_format;
+struct drm_fb_helper;
 struct regulator;
 struct clk;

@@ -23,6 +24,7 @@ struct sdrm_device {
 	struct drm_device *ddev;
 	struct drm_simple_display_pipe pipe;
 	struct drm_connector conn;
+	struct drm_fb_helper *fb_helper;

 	/* framebuffer information */
 	const struct simplefb_format *fb_sformat;
@@ -42,6 +44,7 @@ struct sdrm_device {
 	struct regulator **regulators;
 };

+void sdrm_lastclose(struct drm_device *ddev);
 int sdrm_drm_modeset_init(struct sdrm_device *sdrm);

 int sdrm_dirty(struct drm_framebuffer *fb,
@@ -82,5 +85,7 @@ struct sdrm_framebuffer {
 int sdrm_fb_init(struct drm_device *ddev, struct sdrm_framebuffer *fb,
 		 const struct drm_mode_fb_cmd2 *mode_cmd,
 		 struct sdrm_gem_object *obj);
+void sdrm_fbdev_init(struct sdrm_device *sdrm);
+void sdrm_fbdev_cleanup(struct sdrm_device *sdrm);

 #endif /* SDRM_DRV_H */
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/simpledrm/simpledrm_drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/simpledrm/simpledrm_drv.c
index 17c1b55..fe752c6 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/simpledrm/simpledrm_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/simpledrm/simpledrm_drv.c
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ static const struct vm_operations_struct sdrm_gem_vm_ops = {
 static struct drm_driver sdrm_drm_driver = {
 	.driver_features = DRIVER_GEM | DRIVER_MODESET | DRIVER_ATOMIC,
 	.fops = &sdrm_drm_fops,
+	.lastclose = sdrm_lastclose,

 	.gem_free_object = sdrm_gem_free_object,
 	.gem_vm_ops = &sdrm_gem_vm_ops,
@@ -451,6 +452,8 @@ static int sdrm_simplefb_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	if (ret)
 		goto err_regulators;

+	sdrm_fbdev_init(sdrm);
+
 	DRM_INFO("Initialized %s on minor %d\n", ddev->driver->name,
 		 ddev->primary->index);

@@ -476,6 +479,7 @@ static int sdrm_simplefb_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	struct drm_device *ddev = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
 	struct sdrm_device *sdrm = ddev->dev_private;

+	sdrm_fbdev_cleanup(sdrm);
 	drm_dev_unregister(ddev);
 	drm_mode_config_cleanup(ddev);

diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/simpledrm/simpledrm_fbdev.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/simpledrm/simpledrm_fbdev.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c6596ad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/simpledrm/simpledrm_fbdev.c
@@ -0,0 +1,201 @@
+/*
+ * SimpleDRM firmware framebuffer driver
+ * Copyright (c) 2012-2014 David Herrmann <dh.herrmann@gmail.com>
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free
+ * Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option)
+ * any later version.
+ */
+
+#include <drm/drmP.h>
+#include <drm/drm_crtc_helper.h>
+#include <drm/drm_fb_helper.h>
+#include <linux/fb.h>
+#include <linux/platform_device.h>
+
+#include "simpledrm.h"
+
+struct sdrm_fbdev {
+	struct drm_fb_helper fb_helper;
+	struct sdrm_framebuffer fb;
+};
+
+static inline struct sdrm_fbdev *to_sdrm_fbdev(struct drm_fb_helper *helper)
+{
+	return container_of(helper, struct sdrm_fbdev, fb_helper);
+}
+
+/*
+ * simpledrm uses the same gem code as udl and work on that driver has shown
+ * that it doens't work well with fb_deferred_io. So mmap is not supported.
+ *
+ * This is documented in commit 677d23b70bf9:
+ *
+ * drm/udl: disable fb_defio by default
+ * There seems to be a bad interaction between gem/shmem and defio on top,
+ * I get list corruption on the page lru in the shmem code.
+ *
+ * Turn it off for now until we get some more digging done.
+ *
+ */
+static int sdrm_fb_mmap(struct fb_info *info, struct vm_area_struct *vma)
+{
+	return -ENODEV;
+}
+
+static struct fb_ops sdrm_fbdev_ops = {
+	.owner		= THIS_MODULE,
+	.fb_fillrect	= drm_fb_helper_sys_fillrect,
+	.fb_copyarea	= drm_fb_helper_sys_copyarea,
+	.fb_imageblit	= drm_fb_helper_sys_imageblit,
+	.fb_check_var	= drm_fb_helper_check_var,
+	.fb_set_par	= drm_fb_helper_set_par,
+	.fb_setcmap	= drm_fb_helper_setcmap,
+	.fb_mmap	= sdrm_fb_mmap,
+};
+
+static int sdrm_fbdev_create(struct drm_fb_helper *helper,
+			     struct drm_fb_helper_surface_size *sizes)
+{
+	struct sdrm_fbdev *fbdev = to_sdrm_fbdev(helper);
+	struct drm_device *ddev = helper->dev;
+	struct sdrm_device *sdrm = ddev->dev_private;
+	struct drm_mode_fb_cmd2 mode_cmd = {
+		.width = sdrm->fb_width,
+		.height = sdrm->fb_height,
+		.pitches[0] = sdrm->fb_stride,
+		.pixel_format = sdrm->fb_format,
+	};
+	struct sdrm_gem_object *obj;
+	struct drm_framebuffer *fb;
+	struct fb_info *fbi;
+	size_t size;
+	int ret;
+
+	size = PAGE_ALIGN(sdrm->fb_size);
+	obj = sdrm_gem_alloc_object(ddev, size);
+	if (!obj)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	ret = sdrm_gem_vmap(obj);
+	if (ret) {
+		DRM_ERROR("failed to vmap fb\n");
+		goto err_gem_free;
+	}
+
+	fbi = drm_fb_helper_alloc_fbi(helper);
+	if (IS_ERR(fbi)) {
+		ret = PTR_ERR(fbi);
+		goto err_gem_free;
+	}
+
+	ret = sdrm_fb_init(ddev, &fbdev->fb, &mode_cmd, obj);
+	if (ret) {
+		dev_err(ddev->dev, "Failed to init framebuffer: %d\n", ret);
+		goto err_fbi_release;
+	}
+
+	fb = &fbdev->fb.base;
+	helper->fb = fb;
+	fbi->par = helper;
+
+	fbi->flags = FBINFO_DEFAULT | FBINFO_MISC_FIRMWARE;
+	fbi->fbops = &sdrm_fbdev_ops;
+
+	drm_fb_helper_fill_fix(fbi, fb->pitches[0], fb->depth);
+	drm_fb_helper_fill_var(fbi, helper, fb->width, fb->height);
+
+	strncpy(fbi->fix.id, "simpledrmfb", 15);
+	fbi->screen_base = obj->vmapping;
+	fbi->fix.smem_len = sdrm->fb_size;
+
+	return 0;
+
+err_fbi_release:
+	drm_fb_helper_release_fbi(helper);
+
+err_gem_free:
+	drm_gem_object_unreference_unlocked(&obj->base);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static const struct drm_fb_helper_funcs sdrm_fb_helper_funcs = {
+	.fb_probe = sdrm_fbdev_create,
+};
+
+void sdrm_fbdev_init(struct sdrm_device *sdrm)
+{
+	struct drm_device *ddev = sdrm->ddev;
+	struct drm_fb_helper *fb_helper;
+	struct sdrm_fbdev *fbdev;
+	int ret;
+
+	fbdev = kzalloc(sizeof(*fbdev), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!fbdev) {
+		dev_err(ddev->dev, "Failed to allocate drm fbdev.\n");
+		return;
+	}
+
+	fb_helper = &fbdev->fb_helper;
+
+	drm_fb_helper_prepare(ddev, fb_helper, &sdrm_fb_helper_funcs);
+
+	ret = drm_fb_helper_init(ddev, fb_helper, 1, 1);
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		dev_err(ddev->dev, "Failed to initialize drm fb helper.\n");
+		goto err_free;
+	}
+
+	ret = drm_fb_helper_single_add_all_connectors(fb_helper);
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		dev_err(ddev->dev, "Failed to add connectors.\n");
+		goto err_drm_fb_helper_fini;
+	}
+
+	ret = drm_fb_helper_initial_config(fb_helper,
+					   ddev->mode_config.preferred_depth);
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		dev_err(ddev->dev, "Failed to set initial hw configuration.\n");
+		goto err_drm_fb_helper_fini;
+	}
+
+	if (!fb_helper->fbdev) {
+		/* fbdev emulation is disabled */
+		kfree(fbdev);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	sdrm->fb_helper = fb_helper;
+
+	return;
+
+err_drm_fb_helper_fini:
+	drm_fb_helper_fini(fb_helper);
+err_free:
+	kfree(fbdev);
+}
+
+void sdrm_fbdev_cleanup(struct sdrm_device *sdrm)
+{
+	struct drm_fb_helper *fb_helper = sdrm->fb_helper;
+	struct sdrm_fbdev *fbdev;
+
+	if (!fb_helper)
+		return;
+
+	sdrm->fb_helper = NULL;
+	fbdev = to_sdrm_fbdev(fb_helper);
+
+	drm_fb_helper_unregister_fbi(fb_helper);
+	cancel_work_sync(&fb_helper->dirty_work);
+	drm_fb_helper_release_fbi(fb_helper);
+
+	drm_framebuffer_unregister_private(fb_helper->fb);
+	drm_framebuffer_cleanup(fb_helper->fb);
+	drm_gem_object_unreference_unlocked(&fbdev->fb.obj->base);
+
+	drm_fb_helper_fini(fb_helper);
+	kfree(fbdev);
+}
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/simpledrm/simpledrm_kms.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/simpledrm/simpledrm_kms.c
index e6dc3df..8b98a08 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/simpledrm/simpledrm_kms.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/simpledrm/simpledrm_kms.c
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 #include <drm/drm_atomic_helper.h>
 #include <drm/drm_crtc.h>
 #include <drm/drm_crtc_helper.h>
+#include <drm/drm_fb_helper.h>
 #include <drm/drm_gem.h>
 #include <drm/drm_simple_kms_helper.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
@@ -24,6 +25,16 @@ static const uint32_t sdrm_formats[] = {
 	DRM_FORMAT_XRGB8888,
 };

+void sdrm_lastclose(struct drm_device *ddev)
+{
+	struct sdrm_device *sdrm = ddev->dev_private;
+
+	if (sdrm->fb_helper) {
+		drm_fb_helper_restore_fbdev_mode_unlocked(sdrm->fb_helper);
+		drm_fb_helper_set_suspend_lock(sdrm->fb_helper, 0);
+	}
+}
+
 static int sdrm_conn_get_modes(struct drm_connector *conn)
 {
 	struct sdrm_device *sdrm = conn->dev->dev_private;
@@ -92,6 +103,9 @@ void sdrm_display_pipe_update(struct drm_simple_display_pipe *pipe,

 	sdrm_crtc_send_vblank_event(&pipe->crtc);

+	if (sdrm->fb_helper && fb && fb != sdrm->fb_helper->fb)
+		drm_fb_helper_set_suspend_lock(sdrm->fb_helper, 1);
+
 	if (fb) {
 		pipe->plane.fb = fb;
 		sdrm_dirty_all_locked(sdrm);
