diff --git a/Documentation/gpu/drm-kms.rst b/Documentation/gpu/drm-kms.rst
index 4b1501b4835b..6c3e89e324f8 100644
--- a/Documentation/gpu/drm-kms.rst
+++ b/Documentation/gpu/drm-kms.rst
@@ -554,6 +554,18 @@ Plane Composition Properties
 .. kernel-doc:: drivers/gpu/drm/drm_blend.c
    :export:
 
+FB_DAMAGE_CLIPS
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+.. kernel-doc:: drivers/gpu/drm/drm_damage_helper.c
+   :doc: overview
+
+.. kernel-doc:: drivers/gpu/drm/drm_damage_helper.c
+   :export:
+
+.. kernel-doc:: include/drm/drm_damage_helper.h
+   :internal:
+
 Color Management Properties
 ---------------------------
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/Makefile b/drivers/gpu/drm/Makefile
index bc6a16a3c36e..2ed4c66ca849 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/Makefile
@@ -36,7 +36,8 @@ drm_kms_helper-y := drm_crtc_helper.o drm_dp_helper.o drm_probe_helper.o \
 		drm_plane_helper.o drm_dp_mst_topology.o drm_atomic_helper.o \
 		drm_kms_helper_common.o drm_dp_dual_mode_helper.o \
 		drm_simple_kms_helper.o drm_modeset_helper.o \
-		drm_scdc_helper.o drm_gem_framebuffer_helper.o
+		drm_scdc_helper.o drm_gem_framebuffer_helper.o \
+		drm_damage_helper.o
 
 drm_kms_helper-$(CONFIG_DRM_PANEL_BRIDGE) += bridge/panel.o
 drm_kms_helper-$(CONFIG_DRM_FBDEV_EMULATION) += drm_fb_helper.o
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic.c
index 2870ae205237..ff488b47b5bb 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic.c
@@ -516,6 +516,8 @@ static int drm_atomic_plane_check(struct drm_plane *plane,
 		struct drm_plane_state *state)
 {
 	unsigned int fb_width, fb_height;
+	struct drm_mode_rect *clips;
+	uint32_t num_clips;
 	int ret;
 
 	/* either *both* CRTC and FB must be set, or neither */
@@ -585,6 +587,26 @@ static int drm_atomic_plane_check(struct drm_plane *plane,
 		return -ENOSPC;
 	}
 
+	clips = drm_plane_get_damage_clips(state);
+	num_clips = drm_plane_get_damage_clips_count(state);
+
+	/* Make sure damage clips are valid and inside the fb. */
+	while (num_clips > 0) {
+		if (clips->x1 >= clips->x2 ||
+		    clips->y1 >= clips->y2 ||
+		    clips->x1 < 0 ||
+		    clips->y1 < 0 ||
+		    clips->x2 > fb_width ||
+		    clips->y2 > fb_height) {
+			DRM_DEBUG_ATOMIC("[PLANE:%d:%s] invalid damage clip %d %d %d %d\n",
+					 plane->base.id, plane->name, clips->x1,
+					 clips->y1, clips->x2, clips->y2);
+			return -EINVAL;
+		}
+		clips++;
+		num_clips--;
+	}
+
 	if (plane_switching_crtc(state->state, plane, state)) {
 		DRM_DEBUG_ATOMIC("[PLANE:%d:%s] switching CRTC directly\n",
 				 plane->base.id, plane->name);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic_helper.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic_helper.c
index 3cf1aa132778..280ae5bc4753 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic_helper.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic_helper.c
@@ -3615,6 +3615,7 @@ void __drm_atomic_helper_plane_duplicate_state(struct drm_plane *plane,
 
 	state->fence = NULL;
 	state->commit = NULL;
+	state->fb_damage_clips = NULL;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(__drm_atomic_helper_plane_duplicate_state);
 
@@ -3659,6 +3660,8 @@ void __drm_atomic_helper_plane_destroy_state(struct drm_plane_state *state)
 
 	if (state->commit)
 		drm_crtc_commit_put(state->commit);
+
+	drm_property_blob_put(state->fb_damage_clips);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(__drm_atomic_helper_plane_destroy_state);
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic_uapi.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic_uapi.c
index d5b7f315098c..b83b96fe887e 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic_uapi.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic_uapi.c
@@ -513,6 +513,8 @@ static int drm_atomic_plane_set_property(struct drm_plane *plane,
 {
 	struct drm_device *dev = plane->dev;
 	struct drm_mode_config *config = &dev->mode_config;
+	bool replaced = false;
+	int ret;
 
 	if (property == config->prop_fb_id) {
 		struct drm_framebuffer *fb = drm_framebuffer_lookup(dev, NULL, val);
@@ -566,6 +568,14 @@ static int drm_atomic_plane_set_property(struct drm_plane *plane,
 		state->color_encoding = val;
 	} else if (property == plane->color_range_property) {
 		state->color_range = val;
+	} else if (property == config->prop_fb_damage_clips) {
+		ret = drm_atomic_replace_property_blob_from_id(dev,
+					&state->fb_damage_clips,
+					val,
+					-1,
+					sizeof(struct drm_rect),
+					&replaced);
+		return ret;
 	} else if (plane->funcs->atomic_set_property) {
 		return plane->funcs->atomic_set_property(plane, state,
 				property, val);
@@ -621,6 +631,9 @@ drm_atomic_plane_get_property(struct drm_plane *plane,
 		*val = state->color_encoding;
 	} else if (property == plane->color_range_property) {
 		*val = state->color_range;
+	} else if (property == config->prop_fb_damage_clips) {
+		*val = (state->fb_damage_clips) ?
+			state->fb_damage_clips->base.id : 0;
 	} else if (plane->funcs->atomic_get_property) {
 		return plane->funcs->atomic_get_property(plane, state, property, val);
 	} else {
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_damage_helper.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_damage_helper.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..8dc906a489a9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_damage_helper.c
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 OR MIT
+/**************************************************************************
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2018 VMware, Inc., Palo Alto, CA., USA
+ * All Rights Reserved.
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a
+ * copy of this software and associated documentation files (the
+ * "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including
+ * without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish,
+ * distribute, sub license, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to
+ * permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to
+ * the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice (including the
+ * next paragraph) shall be included in all copies or substantial portions
+ * of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL
+ * THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS, AUTHORS AND/OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM,
+ * DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR
+ * OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE
+ * USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+ *
+ * Authors:
+ * Deepak Rawat <drawat@vmware.com>
+ *
+ **************************************************************************/
+
+#include <drm/drm_damage_helper.h>
+
+/**
+ * DOC: overview
+ *
+ * FB_DAMAGE_CLIPS is an optional plane property which provides a means to
+ * specify a list of damage rectangles on a plane in framebuffer coordinates of
+ * the framebuffer attached to the plane. In current context damage is the area
+ * of plane framebuffer that has changed since last plane update (also called
+ * page-flip), irrespective of whether currently attached framebuffer is same as
+ * framebuffer attached during last plane update or not.
+ *
+ * FB_DAMAGE_CLIPS is a hint to kernel which could be helpful for some drivers
+ * to optimize internally especially for virtual devices where each framebuffer
+ * change needs to be transmitted over network, usb, etc.
+ *
+ * Since FB_DAMAGE_CLIPS is a hint so it is an optional property. User-space can
+ * ignore damage clips property and in that case driver will do a full plane
+ * update. In case damage clips are provided then it is guaranteed that the area
+ * inside damage clips will be updated to plane. For efficiency driver can do
+ * full update or can update more than specified in damage clips. Since driver
+ * is free to read more, user-space must always render the entire visible
+ * framebuffer. Otherwise there can be corruptions. Also, if a user-space
+ * provides damage clips which doesn't encompass the actual damage to
+ * framebuffer (since last plane update) can result in incorrect rendering.
+ *
+ * FB_DAMAGE_CLIPS is a blob property with the layout of blob data is simply an
+ * array of &drm_mode_rect. Unlike plane &drm_plane_state.src coordinates,
+ * damage clips are not in 16.16 fixed point. Similar to plane src in
+ * framebuffer, damage clips cannot be negative. In damage clip, x1/y1 are
+ * inclusive and x2/y2 are exclusive. While kernel does not error for overlapped
+ * damage clips, it is strongly discouraged.
+ *
+ * Drivers that are interested in damage interface for plane should enable
+ * FB_DAMAGE_CLIPS property by calling drm_plane_enable_fb_damage_clips().
+ */
+
+/**
+ * drm_plane_enable_fb_damage_clips - Enables plane fb damage clips property.
+ * @plane: Plane on which to enable damage clips property.
+ *
+ * This function lets driver to enable the damage clips property on a plane.
+ */
+void drm_plane_enable_fb_damage_clips(struct drm_plane *plane)
+{
+	struct drm_device *dev = plane->dev;
+	struct drm_mode_config *config = &dev->mode_config;
+
+	drm_object_attach_property(&plane->base, config->prop_fb_damage_clips,
+				   0);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_plane_enable_fb_damage_clips);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_mode_config.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_mode_config.c
index ee80788f2c40..05cd5e9857e4 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_mode_config.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_mode_config.c
@@ -297,6 +297,12 @@ static int drm_mode_create_standard_properties(struct drm_device *dev)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	dev->mode_config.prop_crtc_id = prop;
 
+	prop = drm_property_create(dev, DRM_MODE_PROP_BLOB, "FB_DAMAGE_CLIPS",
+				   0);
+	if (!prop)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	dev->mode_config.prop_fb_damage_clips = prop;
+
 	prop = drm_property_create_bool(dev, DRM_MODE_PROP_ATOMIC,
 			"ACTIVE");
 	if (!prop)
diff --git a/include/drm/drm_damage_helper.h b/include/drm/drm_damage_helper.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..4947c614fff9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/drm/drm_damage_helper.h
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 OR MIT */
+/**************************************************************************
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2018 VMware, Inc., Palo Alto, CA., USA
+ * All Rights Reserved.
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a
+ * copy of this software and associated documentation files (the
+ * "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including
+ * without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish,
+ * distribute, sub license, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to
+ * permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to
+ * the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice (including the
+ * next paragraph) shall be included in all copies or substantial portions
+ * of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL
+ * THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS, AUTHORS AND/OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM,
+ * DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR
+ * OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE
+ * USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+ *
+ * Authors:
+ * Deepak Rawat <drawat@vmware.com>
+ *
+ **************************************************************************/
+
+#ifndef DRM_DAMAGE_HELPER_H_
+#define DRM_DAMAGE_HELPER_H_
+
+#include <drm/drm_atomic_helper.h>
+
+void drm_plane_enable_fb_damage_clips(struct drm_plane *plane);
+
+#endif
diff --git a/include/drm/drm_mode_config.h b/include/drm/drm_mode_config.h
index 928e4172a0bb..073649ba516f 100644
--- a/include/drm/drm_mode_config.h
+++ b/include/drm/drm_mode_config.h
@@ -627,6 +627,15 @@ struct drm_mode_config {
 	 * &drm_crtc.
 	 */
 	struct drm_property *prop_crtc_id;
+	/**
+	 * @prop_fb_damage_clips: Optional plane property to mark damaged
+	 * regions on the plane in framebuffer coordinates of the framebuffer
+	 * attached to the plane.
+	 *
+	 * The layout of blob data is simply an array of &drm_mode_rect. Unlike
+	 * plane src coordinates, damage clips are not in 16.16 fixed point.
+	 */
+	struct drm_property *prop_fb_damage_clips;
 	/**
 	 * @prop_active: Default atomic CRTC property to control the active
 	 * state, which is the simplified implementation for DPMS in atomic
diff --git a/include/drm/drm_plane.h b/include/drm/drm_plane.h
index 0a0834bef8bd..84f35c6d6590 100644
--- a/include/drm/drm_plane.h
+++ b/include/drm/drm_plane.h
@@ -173,6 +173,16 @@ struct drm_plane_state {
 	 */
 	enum drm_color_range color_range;
 
+	/**
+	 * @fb_damage_clips:
+	 *
+	 * Blob representing damage (area in plane framebuffer that changed
+	 * since last plane update) as an array of &drm_mode_rect in framebuffer
+	 * coodinates of the attached framebuffer. Note that unlike plane src,
+	 * damage clips are not in 16.16 fixed point.
+	 */
+	struct drm_property_blob *fb_damage_clips;
+
 	/** @src: clipped source coordinates of the plane (in 16.16) */
 	/** @dst: clipped destination coordinates of the plane */
 	struct drm_rect src, dst;
@@ -798,5 +808,35 @@ static inline struct drm_plane *drm_plane_find(struct drm_device *dev,
 #define drm_for_each_plane(plane, dev) \
 	list_for_each_entry(plane, &(dev)->mode_config.plane_list, head)
 
+/**
+ * drm_plane_get_damage_clips_count - Returns damage clips count.
+ * @state: Plane state.
+ *
+ * Simple helper to get the number of &drm_mode_rect clips set by user-space
+ * during plane update.
+ *
+ * Returns: Number of clips in plane fb_damage_clips blob property.
+ */
+static inline unsigned int
+drm_plane_get_damage_clips_count(const struct drm_plane_state *state)
+{
+	return (state && state->fb_damage_clips) ?
+		state->fb_damage_clips->length/sizeof(struct drm_mode_rect) : 0;
+}
+
+/**
+ * drm_plane_get_damage_clips - Returns damage clips.
+ * @state: Plane state.
+ *
+ * Note that this function returns uapi type &drm_mode_rect.
+ *
+ * Returns: Damage clips in plane fb_damage_clips blob property.
+ */
+static inline struct drm_mode_rect *
+drm_plane_get_damage_clips(const struct drm_plane_state *state)
+{
+	return (struct drm_mode_rect *)((state && state->fb_damage_clips) ?
+					state->fb_damage_clips->data : NULL);
+}
 
 #endif
diff --git a/include/uapi/drm/drm_mode.h b/include/uapi/drm/drm_mode.h
index d3e0fe31efc5..a439c2e67896 100644
--- a/include/uapi/drm/drm_mode.h
+++ b/include/uapi/drm/drm_mode.h
@@ -888,6 +888,25 @@ struct drm_mode_revoke_lease {
 	__u32 lessee_id;
 };
 
+/**
+ * struct drm_mode_rect - Two dimensional rectangle.
+ * @x1: Horizontal starting coordinate (inclusive).
+ * @y1: Vertical starting coordinate (inclusive).
+ * @x2: Horizontal ending coordinate (exclusive).
+ * @y2: Vertical ending coordinate (exclusive).
+ *
+ * With drm subsystem using struct drm_rect to manage rectangular area this
+ * export it to user-space.
+ *
+ * Currently used by drm_mode_atomic blob property FB_DAMAGE_CLIPS.
+ */
+struct drm_mode_rect {
+	__s32 x1;
+	__s32 y1;
+	__s32 x2;
+	__s32 y2;
+};
+
 #if defined(__cplusplus)
 }
 #endif
