diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/mediatek/Kconfig b/drivers/gpu/drm/mediatek/Kconfig
index b451dee64d34..76cab28e010c 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/mediatek/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/mediatek/Kconfig
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ config DRM_MEDIATEK_DP
 	select PHY_MTK_DP
 	select DRM_DISPLAY_HELPER
 	select DRM_DISPLAY_DP_HELPER
+	select DRM_DP_AUX_BUS
 	help
 	  DRM/KMS Display Port driver for MediaTek SoCs.
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/mediatek/mtk_dp.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/mediatek/mtk_dp.c
index 1b4219e6a00b..acdd457b5449 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/mediatek/mtk_dp.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/mediatek/mtk_dp.c
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
  * Copyright (c) 2022 BayLibre
  */
 
+#include <drm/display/drm_dp_aux_bus.h>
 #include <drm/display/drm_dp.h>
 #include <drm/display/drm_dp_helper.h>
 #include <drm/drm_atomic_helper.h>
@@ -1313,9 +1314,11 @@ static void mtk_dp_power_disable(struct mtk_dp *mtk_dp)
 
 static void mtk_dp_initialize_priv_data(struct mtk_dp *mtk_dp)
 {
+	bool plugged_in = (mtk_dp->bridge.type == DRM_MODE_CONNECTOR_eDP);
+
 	mtk_dp->train_info.link_rate = DP_LINK_BW_5_4;
 	mtk_dp->train_info.lane_count = mtk_dp->max_lanes;
-	mtk_dp->train_info.cable_plugged_in = false;
+	mtk_dp->train_info.cable_plugged_in = plugged_in;
 
 	mtk_dp->info.format = DP_PIXELFORMAT_RGB;
 	memset(&mtk_dp->info.vm, 0, sizeof(struct videomode));
@@ -1617,6 +1620,16 @@ static int mtk_dp_parse_capabilities(struct mtk_dp *mtk_dp)
 	u8 val;
 	ssize_t ret;
 
+	/*
+	 * If we're eDP and capabilities were already parsed we can skip
+	 * reading again because eDP panels aren't hotpluggable hence the
+	 * caps and training information won't ever change in a boot life
+	 */
+	if (mtk_dp->bridge.type == DRM_MODE_CONNECTOR_eDP &&
+	    mtk_dp->rx_cap[DP_MAX_LINK_RATE] &&
+	    mtk_dp->train_info.sink_ssc)
+		return 0;
+
 	ret = drm_dp_read_dpcd_caps(&mtk_dp->aux, mtk_dp->rx_cap);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;
@@ -2030,15 +2043,14 @@ static struct edid *mtk_dp_get_edid(struct drm_bridge *bridge,
 static ssize_t mtk_dp_aux_transfer(struct drm_dp_aux *mtk_aux,
 				   struct drm_dp_aux_msg *msg)
 {
-	struct mtk_dp *mtk_dp;
+	struct mtk_dp *mtk_dp = container_of(mtk_aux, struct mtk_dp, aux);
 	bool is_read;
 	u8 request;
 	size_t accessed_bytes = 0;
 	int ret;
 
-	mtk_dp = container_of(mtk_aux, struct mtk_dp, aux);
-
-	if (!mtk_dp->train_info.cable_plugged_in) {
+	if (mtk_dp->bridge.type != DRM_MODE_CONNECTOR_eDP &&
+	    !mtk_dp->train_info.cable_plugged_in) {
 		ret = -EAGAIN;
 		goto err;
 	}
@@ -2501,6 +2513,28 @@ static int mtk_dp_register_phy(struct mtk_dp *mtk_dp)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int mtk_dp_edp_link_panel(struct drm_dp_aux *mtk_aux)
+{
+	struct mtk_dp *mtk_dp = container_of(mtk_aux, struct mtk_dp, aux);
+	struct device *dev = mtk_aux->dev;
+	int ret;
+
+	mtk_dp->next_bridge = devm_drm_of_get_bridge(dev, dev->of_node, 1, 0);
+
+	/* Power off the DP and AUX: either detection is done, or no panel present */
+	mtk_dp_update_bits(mtk_dp, MTK_DP_TOP_PWR_STATE,
+			   DP_PWR_STATE_BANDGAP_TPLL,
+			   DP_PWR_STATE_MASK);
+	mtk_dp_power_disable(mtk_dp);
+
+	if (IS_ERR(mtk_dp->next_bridge)) {
+		ret = PTR_ERR(mtk_dp->next_bridge);
+		mtk_dp->next_bridge = NULL;
+		return ret;
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static int mtk_dp_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
 	struct mtk_dp *mtk_dp;
@@ -2531,9 +2565,10 @@ static int mtk_dp_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	if (ret)
 		return dev_err_probe(dev, ret, "Failed to parse dt\n");
 
-	drm_dp_aux_init(&mtk_dp->aux);
 	mtk_dp->aux.name = "aux_mtk_dp";
+	mtk_dp->aux.dev = dev;
 	mtk_dp->aux.transfer = mtk_dp_aux_transfer;
+	drm_dp_aux_init(&mtk_dp->aux);
 
 	spin_lock_init(&mtk_dp->irq_thread_lock);
 
@@ -2577,6 +2612,43 @@ static int mtk_dp_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	mtk_dp->need_debounce = true;
 	timer_setup(&mtk_dp->debounce_timer, mtk_dp_debounce_timer, 0);
 
+	if (mtk_dp->bridge.type == DRM_MODE_CONNECTOR_eDP) {
+		/*
+		 * Set the data lanes to idle in case the bootloader didn't
+		 * properly close the eDP port to avoid stalls and then
+		 * reinitialize, reset and power on the AUX block.
+		 */
+		mtk_dp_set_idle_pattern(mtk_dp, true);
+		mtk_dp_initialize_aux_settings(mtk_dp);
+		mtk_dp_power_enable(mtk_dp);
+
+		/*
+		 * Power on the AUX to allow reading the EDID from aux-bus:
+		 * please note that it is necessary to call power off in the
+		 * .done_probing() callback (mtk_dp_edp_link_panel), as only
+		 * there we can safely assume that we finished reading EDID.
+		 */
+		mtk_dp_update_bits(mtk_dp, MTK_DP_TOP_PWR_STATE,
+				   DP_PWR_STATE_BANDGAP_TPLL_LANE,
+				   DP_PWR_STATE_MASK);
+
+		ret = devm_of_dp_aux_populate_bus(&mtk_dp->aux, mtk_dp_edp_link_panel);
+		if (ret) {
+			/* -ENODEV this means that the panel is not on the aux-bus */
+			if (ret == -ENODEV) {
+				ret = mtk_dp_edp_link_panel(&mtk_dp->aux);
+				if (ret)
+					return ret;
+			} else {
+				mtk_dp_update_bits(mtk_dp, MTK_DP_TOP_PWR_STATE,
+						   DP_PWR_STATE_BANDGAP_TPLL,
+						   DP_PWR_STATE_MASK);
+				mtk_dp_power_disable(mtk_dp);
+				return ret;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
 	pm_runtime_enable(dev);
 	pm_runtime_get_sync(dev);
 
