diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_colorop.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_colorop.c
index 6a26b83b260e8d8e83c703ecde490a7a8740ebfb..7bfaf2617ec315f42d80ac72a5eaaef868e65657 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_colorop.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_colorop.c
@@ -521,10 +521,33 @@ static void __drm_colorop_state_init(struct drm_colorop_state *colorop_state,
 						      &val);
 		colorop_state->curve_1d_type = val;
 	}
 }
 
+/**
+ * drm_atomic_helper_colorop_create_state - Allocates and initializes colorop atomic state
+ * @colorop: drm colorop
+ *
+ * Initializes a pristine @drm_colorop_state.
+ *
+ * RETURNS:
+ * Pointer to new colorop state, or ERR_PTR on failure.
+ */
+struct drm_colorop_state *
+drm_atomic_helper_colorop_create_state(struct drm_colorop *colorop)
+{
+	struct drm_colorop_state *state;
+
+	state = kzalloc_obj(*state);
+	if (!state)
+		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
+
+	__drm_colorop_state_init(state, colorop);
+
+	return state;
+}
+
 /**
  * __drm_colorop_reset - reset state on colorop
  * @colorop: drm colorop
  * @colorop_state: colorop state to assign
  *
diff --git a/include/drm/drm_colorop.h b/include/drm/drm_colorop.h
index bd082854ca74cac90b42020b09206a8516687666..874ed693329c0ecf94567c094744fe86fd08e382 100644
--- a/include/drm/drm_colorop.h
+++ b/include/drm/drm_colorop.h
@@ -423,10 +423,12 @@ int drm_plane_colorop_3dlut_init(struct drm_device *dev, struct drm_colorop *col
 				 struct drm_plane *plane, const struct drm_colorop_funcs *funcs,
 				 uint32_t lut_size,
 				 enum drm_colorop_lut3d_interpolation_type interpolation,
 				 uint32_t flags);
 
+struct drm_colorop_state *
+drm_atomic_helper_colorop_create_state(struct drm_colorop *colorop);
 struct drm_colorop_state *
 drm_atomic_helper_colorop_duplicate_state(struct drm_colorop *colorop);
 
 void drm_colorop_atomic_destroy_state(struct drm_colorop *colorop,
 				      struct drm_colorop_state *state);