diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_drv.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_drv.h
index d707b35187..08752c0ffb 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_drv.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_drv.h
@@ -89,6 +89,8 @@ struct qxl_bo {
 	/* Constant after initialization */
 	struct drm_gem_object		gem_base;
 	bool is_primary; /* is this now a primary surface */
+	bool is_dumb;
+	struct qxl_bo *shadow;
 	bool hw_surf_alloc;
 	struct qxl_surface surf;
 	uint32_t surface_id;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_cmd.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_cmd.c
index 8ec53d5abd..c0fb52c6d4 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_cmd.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_cmd.c
@@ -387,7 +387,11 @@ void qxl_io_create_primary(struct qxl_device *qdev,
 	create->width = bo->surf.width;
 	create->height = bo->surf.height;
 	create->stride = bo->surf.stride;
-	create->mem = qxl_bo_physical_address(qdev, bo, offset);
+	if (bo->shadow) {
+		create->mem = qxl_bo_physical_address(qdev, bo->shadow, offset);
+	} else {
+		create->mem = qxl_bo_physical_address(qdev, bo, offset);
+	}
 
 	DRM_DEBUG_DRIVER("mem = %llx, from %p\n", create->mem, bo->kptr);
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_display.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_display.c
index afbf50d0c0..4756b3c9bf 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_display.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_display.c
@@ -305,7 +305,9 @@ static const struct drm_crtc_funcs qxl_crtc_funcs = {
 void qxl_user_framebuffer_destroy(struct drm_framebuffer *fb)
 {
 	struct qxl_framebuffer *qxl_fb = to_qxl_framebuffer(fb);
+	struct qxl_bo *bo = gem_to_qxl_bo(qxl_fb->obj);
 
+	WARN_ON(bo->shadow);
 	drm_gem_object_unreference_unlocked(qxl_fb->obj);
 	drm_framebuffer_cleanup(fb);
 	kfree(qxl_fb);
@@ -508,6 +510,7 @@ static void qxl_primary_atomic_update(struct drm_plane *plane,
 	    .x2 = qfb->base.width,
 	    .y2 = qfb->base.height
 	};
+	bool same_shadow = false;
 
 	if (old_state->fb) {
 		qfb_old = to_qxl_framebuffer(old_state->fb);
@@ -519,15 +522,23 @@ static void qxl_primary_atomic_update(struct drm_plane *plane,
 	if (bo == bo_old)
 		return;
 
+	if (bo_old && bo_old->shadow && bo->shadow &&
+	    bo_old->shadow == bo->shadow) {
+		same_shadow = true;
+	}
+
 	if (bo_old && bo_old->is_primary) {
-		qxl_io_destroy_primary(qdev);
+		if (!same_shadow)
+			qxl_io_destroy_primary(qdev);
 		bo_old->is_primary = false;
 	}
 
 	if (!bo->is_primary) {
-		qxl_io_create_primary(qdev, 0, bo);
+		if (!same_shadow)
+			qxl_io_create_primary(qdev, 0, bo);
 		bo->is_primary = true;
 	}
+
 	qxl_draw_dirty_fb(qdev, qfb, bo, 0, 0, &norect, 1, 1);
 }
 
@@ -679,8 +690,9 @@ static void qxl_cursor_atomic_disable(struct drm_plane *plane,
 static int qxl_plane_prepare_fb(struct drm_plane *plane,
 				struct drm_plane_state *new_state)
 {
+	struct qxl_device *qdev = plane->dev->dev_private;
 	struct drm_gem_object *obj;
-	struct qxl_bo *user_bo;
+	struct qxl_bo *user_bo, *old_bo = NULL;
 	int ret;
 
 	if (!new_state->fb)
@@ -689,6 +701,32 @@ static int qxl_plane_prepare_fb(struct drm_plane *plane,
 	obj = to_qxl_framebuffer(new_state->fb)->obj;
 	user_bo = gem_to_qxl_bo(obj);
 
+	if (plane->type == DRM_PLANE_TYPE_PRIMARY &&
+	    user_bo->is_dumb && !user_bo->shadow) {
+		if (plane->state->fb) {
+			obj = to_qxl_framebuffer(plane->state->fb)->obj;
+			old_bo = gem_to_qxl_bo(obj);
+		}
+		if (old_bo && old_bo->shadow &&
+		    user_bo->gem_base.size == old_bo->gem_base.size &&
+		    plane->state->crtc     == new_state->crtc &&
+		    plane->state->crtc_w   == new_state->crtc_w &&
+		    plane->state->crtc_h   == new_state->crtc_h &&
+		    plane->state->src_x    == new_state->src_x &&
+		    plane->state->src_y    == new_state->src_y &&
+		    plane->state->src_w    == new_state->src_w &&
+		    plane->state->src_h    == new_state->src_h &&
+		    plane->state->rotation == new_state->rotation &&
+		    plane->state->zpos     == new_state->zpos) {
+			drm_gem_object_get(&old_bo->shadow->gem_base);
+			user_bo->shadow = old_bo->shadow;
+		} else {
+			qxl_bo_create(qdev, user_bo->gem_base.size,
+				      true, true, QXL_GEM_DOMAIN_VRAM, NULL,
+				      &user_bo->shadow);
+		}
+	}
+
 	ret = qxl_bo_pin(user_bo, QXL_GEM_DOMAIN_CPU, NULL);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
@@ -713,6 +751,11 @@ static void qxl_plane_cleanup_fb(struct drm_plane *plane,
 	obj = to_qxl_framebuffer(old_state->fb)->obj;
 	user_bo = gem_to_qxl_bo(obj);
 	qxl_bo_unpin(user_bo);
+
+	if (user_bo->shadow && !user_bo->is_primary) {
+		drm_gem_object_put_unlocked(&user_bo->shadow->gem_base);
+		user_bo->shadow = NULL;
+	}
 }
 
 static const uint32_t qxl_cursor_plane_formats[] = {
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_dumb.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_dumb.c
index 5e65d5d2d9..11085ab013 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_dumb.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_dumb.c
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ int qxl_mode_dumb_create(struct drm_file *file_priv,
 					      &handle);
 	if (r)
 		return r;
+	qobj->is_dumb = true;
 	args->pitch = pitch;
 	args->handle = handle;
 	return 0;
