diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_debugfs.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_debugfs.c
index 4565eda29c87..cc423f7f3e62 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_debugfs.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_debugfs.c
@@ -3254,6 +3254,15 @@ static int i915_display_info(struct seq_file *m, void *unused)
 			intel_plane_info(m, crtc);
 		}
 
+		if (INTEL_GEN(dev_priv) >= 9 && pipe_config->base.active) {
+			uint64_t background = pipe_config->base.background_color;
+
+			seq_printf(m, "\tbackground color (10bpc): r=%x g=%x b=%x\n",
+				   DRM_RGBA_RED(background, 10),
+				   DRM_RGBA_GREEN(background, 10),
+				   DRM_RGBA_BLUE(background, 10));
+		}
+
 		seq_printf(m, "\tunderrun reporting: cpu=%s pch=%s \n",
 			   yesno(!crtc->cpu_fifo_underrun_disabled),
 			   yesno(!crtc->pch_fifo_underrun_disabled));
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_reg.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_reg.h
index 20785417953d..988183870f6e 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_reg.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_reg.h
@@ -5661,6 +5661,12 @@ enum {
 #define   PIPEMISC_DITHER_TYPE_SP	(0 << 2)
 #define PIPEMISC(pipe)			_MMIO_PIPE2(pipe, _PIPE_MISC_A)
 
+/* Skylake+ pipe bottom (background) color */
+#define _PIPE_BOTTOM_COLOR_A		0x70034
+#define PIPE_BOTTOM_GAMMA_ENABLE	(1 << 31)
+#define PIPE_BOTTOM_CSC_ENABLE		(1 << 30)
+#define PIPE_BOTTOM_COLOR(pipe)		_MMIO_PIPE2(pipe, _PIPE_BOTTOM_COLOR_A)
+
 #define VLV_DPFLIPSTAT				_MMIO(VLV_DISPLAY_BASE + 0x70028)
 #define   PIPEB_LINE_COMPARE_INT_EN		(1 << 29)
 #define   PIPEB_HLINE_INT_EN			(1 << 28)
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c
index a145efba9157..2ee402a98e70 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c
@@ -3853,6 +3853,28 @@ void intel_finish_reset(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv)
 	clear_bit(I915_RESET_MODESET, &dev_priv->gpu_error.flags);
 }
 
+static void skl_update_background_color(const struct intel_crtc_state *cstate)
+{
+	struct intel_crtc *crtc = to_intel_crtc(cstate->base.crtc);
+	struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv = to_i915(crtc->base.dev);
+	uint64_t propval = cstate->base.background_color;
+	uint32_t hwval;
+
+	/* Hardware is programmed with 10 bits of precision */
+	hwval = DRM_RGBA_RED(propval, 10) << 20
+	      | DRM_RGBA_GREEN(propval, 10) << 10
+	      | DRM_RGBA_BLUE(propval, 10);
+
+	/*
+	 * Set CSC and gamma for bottom color to ensure background pixels
+	 * receive the same color transformations as plane content.
+	 */
+	hwval |= PIPE_BOTTOM_CSC_ENABLE;
+	hwval |= PIPE_BOTTOM_GAMMA_ENABLE;
+
+	I915_WRITE_FW(PIPE_BOTTOM_COLOR(crtc->pipe), hwval);
+}
+
 static void intel_update_pipe_config(const struct intel_crtc_state *old_crtc_state,
 				     const struct intel_crtc_state *new_crtc_state)
 {
@@ -3887,6 +3909,9 @@ static void intel_update_pipe_config(const struct intel_crtc_state *old_crtc_sta
 		else if (old_crtc_state->pch_pfit.enabled)
 			ironlake_pfit_disable(old_crtc_state);
 	}
+
+	if (new_crtc_state->base.bgcolor_changed)
+		skl_update_background_color(new_crtc_state);
 }
 
 static void intel_fdi_normal_train(struct intel_crtc *crtc)
@@ -10791,6 +10816,9 @@ static int intel_crtc_atomic_check(struct drm_crtc *crtc,
 		crtc_state->planes_changed = true;
 	}
 
+	if (crtc_state->bgcolor_changed)
+		pipe_config->update_pipe = true;
+
 	ret = 0;
 	if (dev_priv->display.compute_pipe_wm) {
 		ret = dev_priv->display.compute_pipe_wm(pipe_config);
@@ -13831,6 +13859,7 @@ static void intel_crtc_init_scalers(struct intel_crtc *crtc,
 
 static int intel_crtc_init(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv, enum pipe pipe)
 {
+	struct drm_mode_config *mode_config = &dev_priv->drm.mode_config;
 	struct intel_crtc *intel_crtc;
 	struct intel_crtc_state *crtc_state = NULL;
 	struct intel_plane *primary = NULL;
@@ -13905,6 +13934,11 @@ static int intel_crtc_init(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv, enum pipe pipe)
 
 	WARN_ON(drm_crtc_index(&intel_crtc->base) != intel_crtc->pipe);
 
+	if (INTEL_GEN(dev_priv) >= 9)
+		drm_object_attach_property(&intel_crtc->base.base,
+					   mode_config->bgcolor_property,
+					   drm_rgba(16, 0, 0, 0, 0xffff));
+
 	return 0;
 
 fail:
