diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_debugfs.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_debugfs.c
index fa2c226fc779..e96fef9fa97c 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_debugfs.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_debugfs.c
@@ -3092,6 +3092,15 @@ 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) {
+			u64 background = pipe_config->base.bgcolor;
+
+			seq_printf(m, "\tbackground color (10bpc): r=%x g=%x b=%x\n",
+				   DRM_ARGB_RED(background, 10),
+				   DRM_ARGB_GREEN(background, 10),
+				   DRM_ARGB_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/intel_display.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c
index a6d8985fe2e0..469480fe01a4 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c
@@ -3896,6 +3896,28 @@ 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 *crtc_state)
+{
+	struct intel_crtc *crtc = to_intel_crtc(crtc_state->base.crtc);
+	struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv = to_i915(crtc->base.dev);
+	u64 propval = crtc_state->base.bgcolor;
+	u32 tmp;
+
+	/* Hardware is programmed with 10 bits of precision */
+	tmp = DRM_ARGB_RED(propval, 10) << 20
+	    | DRM_ARGB_GREEN(propval, 10) << 10
+	    | DRM_ARGB_BLUE(propval, 10);
+
+	/*
+	 * Set CSC and gamma for bottom color to ensure background pixels
+	 * receive the same color transformations as plane content.
+	 */
+	tmp |= SKL_BOTTOM_COLOR_CSC_ENABLE | SKL_BOTTOM_COLOR_GAMMA_ENABLE;
+
+	I915_WRITE(SKL_BOTTOM_COLOR(crtc->pipe), tmp);
+}
+
 static void intel_update_pipe_config(const struct intel_crtc_state *old_crtc_state,
 				     const struct intel_crtc_state *new_crtc_state)
 {
@@ -3931,15 +3953,8 @@ static void intel_update_pipe_config(const struct intel_crtc_state *old_crtc_sta
 			ironlake_pfit_disable(old_crtc_state);
 	}
 
-	/*
-	 * We don't (yet) allow userspace to control the pipe background color,
-	 * so force it to black, but apply pipe gamma and CSC so that its
-	 * handling will match how we program our planes.
-	 */
 	if (INTEL_GEN(dev_priv) >= 9)
-		I915_WRITE(SKL_BOTTOM_COLOR(crtc->pipe),
-			   SKL_BOTTOM_COLOR_GAMMA_ENABLE |
-			   SKL_BOTTOM_COLOR_CSC_ENABLE);
+		skl_update_background_color(new_crtc_state);
 }
 
 static void intel_fdi_normal_train(struct intel_crtc *crtc)
@@ -11042,6 +11057,8 @@ static int intel_crtc_atomic_check(struct drm_crtc *crtc,
 	struct intel_crtc *intel_crtc = to_intel_crtc(crtc);
 	struct intel_crtc_state *pipe_config =
 		to_intel_crtc_state(crtc_state);
+	struct drm_crtc_state *old_crtc_state =
+		drm_atomic_get_old_crtc_state(crtc_state->state, crtc);
 	int ret;
 	bool mode_changed = needs_modeset(crtc_state);
 
@@ -11069,6 +11086,9 @@ static int intel_crtc_atomic_check(struct drm_crtc *crtc,
 		crtc_state->planes_changed = true;
 	}
 
+	if (crtc_state->bgcolor != old_crtc_state->bgcolor)
+		pipe_config->update_pipe = true;
+
 	ret = 0;
 	if (dev_priv->display.compute_pipe_wm) {
 		ret = dev_priv->display.compute_pipe_wm(pipe_config);
@@ -14238,6 +14258,9 @@ 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_crtc_add_bgcolor_property(&intel_crtc->base);
+
 	return 0;
 
 fail:
@@ -15480,6 +15503,9 @@ static void intel_sanitize_crtc(struct intel_crtc *crtc,
 	struct intel_crtc_state *crtc_state = to_intel_crtc_state(crtc->base.state);
 	enum transcoder cpu_transcoder = crtc_state->cpu_transcoder;
 
+	/* Always force bgcolor to solid black */
+	crtc_state->base.bgcolor = drm_argb(16, 0xFFFF, 0, 0, 0);
+
 	/* Clear any frame start delays used for debugging left by the BIOS */
 	if (crtc->active && !transcoder_is_dsi(cpu_transcoder)) {
 		i915_reg_t reg = PIPECONF(cpu_transcoder);
@@ -15506,9 +15532,7 @@ static void intel_sanitize_crtc(struct intel_crtc *crtc,
 		 * gamma and CSC to match how we program our planes.
 		 */
 		if (INTEL_GEN(dev_priv) >= 9)
-			I915_WRITE(SKL_BOTTOM_COLOR(crtc->pipe),
-				   SKL_BOTTOM_COLOR_GAMMA_ENABLE |
-				   SKL_BOTTOM_COLOR_CSC_ENABLE);
+			skl_update_background_color(crtc_state);
 	}
 
 	/* Adjust the state of the output pipe according to whether we
