diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic_state_helper.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic_state_helper.c
index b87cc3cd5b0021699ac57a33739d172a5706e2e1..f1fc2edc6e6e35fbac5ef82437f3cb7485afc412 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic_state_helper.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic_state_helper.c
@@ -103,10 +103,32 @@ __drm_atomic_helper_crtc_reset(struct drm_crtc *crtc,
 
 	crtc->state = crtc_state;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(__drm_atomic_helper_crtc_reset);
 
+/**
+ * __drm_atomic_helper_crtc_create_state - initializes crtc state
+ * @crtc: crtc object
+ * @state: new state to initialize
+ *
+ * Initializes the newly allocated @state, usually required when
+ * initializing the drivers.
+ *
+ * @state is assumed to be zeroed.
+ *
+ * This is useful for drivers that subclass @drm_crtc_state.
+ */
+void __drm_atomic_helper_crtc_create_state(struct drm_crtc *crtc,
+					   struct drm_crtc_state *state)
+{
+	__drm_atomic_helper_crtc_state_init(state, crtc);
+
+	if (drm_dev_has_vblank(crtc->dev))
+		drm_crtc_vblank_reset(crtc);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(__drm_atomic_helper_crtc_create_state);
+
 /**
  * drm_atomic_helper_crtc_reset - default &drm_crtc_funcs.reset hook for CRTCs
  * @crtc: drm CRTC
  *
  * Resets the atomic state for @crtc by freeing the state pointer (which might
@@ -122,10 +144,35 @@ void drm_atomic_helper_crtc_reset(struct drm_crtc *crtc)
 
 	__drm_atomic_helper_crtc_reset(crtc, crtc_state);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_atomic_helper_crtc_reset);
 
+/**
+ * drm_atomic_helper_crtc_create_state - default &drm_crtc_funcs.atomic_create_state hook for crtcs
+ * @crtc: crtc object
+ *
+ * Initializes a pristine @drm_crtc_state.
+ *
+ * This is useful for drivers that don't subclass @drm_crtc_state.
+ *
+ * RETURNS:
+ * Pointer to new crtc state, or ERR_PTR on failure.
+ */
+struct drm_crtc_state *drm_atomic_helper_crtc_create_state(struct drm_crtc *crtc)
+{
+	struct drm_crtc_state *state;
+
+	state = kzalloc_obj(*state);
+	if (!state)
+		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
+
+	__drm_atomic_helper_crtc_create_state(crtc, state);
+
+	return state;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_atomic_helper_crtc_create_state);
+
 /**
  * __drm_atomic_helper_crtc_duplicate_state - copy atomic CRTC state
  * @crtc: CRTC object
  * @state: atomic CRTC state
  *
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_mode_config.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_mode_config.c
index 09b8292195ba5eb5d96735aee5506407bd32ade3..f5092d03b168bb114a199b1dbcaeb770983c9749 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_mode_config.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_mode_config.c
@@ -196,10 +196,26 @@ static int drm_mode_config_plane_create_state(struct drm_plane *plane)
 	plane->state = plane_state;
 
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int drm_mode_config_crtc_create_state(struct drm_crtc *crtc)
+{
+	struct drm_crtc_state *crtc_state;
+
+	if (!crtc->funcs->atomic_create_state)
+		return 0;
+
+	crtc_state = crtc->funcs->atomic_create_state(crtc);
+	if (IS_ERR(crtc_state))
+		return PTR_ERR(crtc_state);
+
+	crtc->state = crtc_state;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 /**
  * drm_mode_config_reset - call ->reset callbacks
  * @dev: drm device
  *
  * This functions calls all the crtc's, encoder's and connector's ->reset
@@ -227,13 +243,16 @@ void drm_mode_config_reset(struct drm_device *dev)
 			plane->funcs->reset(plane);
 		else if (plane->funcs->atomic_create_state)
 			drm_mode_config_plane_create_state(plane);
 	}
 
-	drm_for_each_crtc(crtc, dev)
+	drm_for_each_crtc(crtc, dev) {
 		if (crtc->funcs->reset)
 			crtc->funcs->reset(crtc);
+		else if (crtc->funcs->atomic_create_state)
+			drm_mode_config_crtc_create_state(crtc);
+	}
 
 	drm_for_each_encoder(encoder, dev)
 		if (encoder->funcs && encoder->funcs->reset)
 			encoder->funcs->reset(encoder);
 
diff --git a/include/drm/drm_atomic_state_helper.h b/include/drm/drm_atomic_state_helper.h
index 161cd1f6b8266e882eb1fd128b403cba350be3d2..bc83094dfb78f0f3699ca7956a8a666ca09b2d1a 100644
--- a/include/drm/drm_atomic_state_helper.h
+++ b/include/drm/drm_atomic_state_helper.h
@@ -43,10 +43,14 @@ struct drm_device;
 void __drm_atomic_helper_crtc_state_init(struct drm_crtc_state *state,
 					  struct drm_crtc *crtc);
 void __drm_atomic_helper_crtc_reset(struct drm_crtc *crtc,
 				    struct drm_crtc_state *state);
 void drm_atomic_helper_crtc_reset(struct drm_crtc *crtc);
+void __drm_atomic_helper_crtc_create_state(struct drm_crtc *crtc,
+					   struct drm_crtc_state *state);
+struct drm_crtc_state *
+drm_atomic_helper_crtc_create_state(struct drm_crtc *crtc);
 void __drm_atomic_helper_crtc_duplicate_state(struct drm_crtc *crtc,
 					      struct drm_crtc_state *state);
 struct drm_crtc_state *
 drm_atomic_helper_crtc_duplicate_state(struct drm_crtc *crtc);
 void __drm_atomic_helper_crtc_destroy_state(struct drm_crtc_state *state);
diff --git a/include/drm/drm_crtc.h b/include/drm/drm_crtc.h
index 312fc1e745d226adec787cd5f1b7c923fe629670..9e410191683c4cb978d759e3b734afdd3bb8aa76 100644
--- a/include/drm/drm_crtc.h
+++ b/include/drm/drm_crtc.h
@@ -636,10 +636,23 @@ struct drm_crtc_funcs {
 	 * 0 on success or a negative error code on failure.
 	 */
 	int (*set_property)(struct drm_crtc *crtc,
 			    struct drm_property *property, uint64_t val);
 
+	/**
+	 * @atomic_create_state:
+	 *
+	 * Allocates a pristine, initialized, state for the crtc object
+	 * and returns it.
+	 *
+	 * RETURNS:
+	 *
+	 * A new, pristine, crtc state instance or an error pointer
+	 * on failure.
+	 */
+	struct drm_crtc_state *(*atomic_create_state)(struct drm_crtc *crtc);
+
 	/**
 	 * @atomic_duplicate_state:
 	 *
 	 * Duplicate the current atomic state for this CRTC and return it.
 	 * The core and helpers guarantee that any atomic state duplicated with