diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic_state_helper.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic_state_helper.c
index 2548d6da13675f63304dc92423c5d225de0447a8..f4ce9d3573cbecf216904db54335e0cf84a01c39 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic_state_helper.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic_state_helper.c
@@ -319,10 +319,29 @@ void __drm_atomic_helper_plane_reset(struct drm_plane *plane,
 
 	plane->state = plane_state;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(__drm_atomic_helper_plane_reset);
 
+/**
+ * __drm_atomic_helper_plane_create_state - initializes plane state
+ * @plane: plane 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_plane_state.
+ */
+void __drm_atomic_helper_plane_create_state(struct drm_plane *plane,
+					    struct drm_plane_state *state)
+{
+	__drm_atomic_helper_plane_state_init(state, plane);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(__drm_atomic_helper_plane_create_state);
+
 /**
  * drm_atomic_helper_plane_reset - default &drm_plane_funcs.reset hook for planes
  * @plane: drm plane
  *
  * Resets the atomic state for @plane by freeing the state pointer (which might
@@ -338,10 +357,35 @@ void drm_atomic_helper_plane_reset(struct drm_plane *plane)
 	if (plane->state)
 		__drm_atomic_helper_plane_reset(plane, plane->state);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_atomic_helper_plane_reset);
 
+/**
+ * drm_atomic_helper_plane_create_state - default &drm_plane_funcs.atomic_create_state hook for planes
+ * @plane: plane object
+ *
+ * Initializes a pristine @drm_plane_state.
+ *
+ * This is useful for drivers that don't subclass @drm_plane_state.
+ *
+ * RETURNS:
+ * Pointer to new plane state, or ERR_PTR on failure.
+ */
+struct drm_plane_state *drm_atomic_helper_plane_create_state(struct drm_plane *plane)
+{
+	struct drm_plane_state *state;
+
+	state = kzalloc_obj(*state);
+	if (!state)
+		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
+
+	__drm_atomic_helper_plane_create_state(plane, state);
+
+	return state;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_atomic_helper_plane_create_state);
+
 /**
  * __drm_atomic_helper_plane_duplicate_state - copy atomic plane state
  * @plane: plane object
  * @state: atomic plane state
  *
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_mode_config.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_mode_config.c
index cba527571ca66d3aa6dc652c87e03a19815d1d41..09b8292195ba5eb5d96735aee5506407bd32ade3 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_mode_config.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_mode_config.c
@@ -180,10 +180,26 @@ int drm_mode_getresources(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 	drm_connector_list_iter_end(&conn_iter);
 
 	return ret;
 }
 
+static int drm_mode_config_plane_create_state(struct drm_plane *plane)
+{
+	struct drm_plane_state *plane_state;
+
+	if (!plane->funcs->atomic_create_state)
+		return 0;
+
+	plane_state = plane->funcs->atomic_create_state(plane);
+	if (IS_ERR(plane_state))
+		return PTR_ERR(plane_state);
+
+	plane->state = plane_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
@@ -204,13 +220,16 @@ void drm_mode_config_reset(struct drm_device *dev)
 	struct drm_connector_list_iter conn_iter;
 
 	drm_for_each_colorop(colorop, dev)
 		drm_colorop_reset(colorop);
 
-	drm_for_each_plane(plane, dev)
+	drm_for_each_plane(plane, dev) {
 		if (plane->funcs->reset)
 			plane->funcs->reset(plane);
+		else if (plane->funcs->atomic_create_state)
+			drm_mode_config_plane_create_state(plane);
+	}
 
 	drm_for_each_crtc(crtc, dev)
 		if (crtc->funcs->reset)
 			crtc->funcs->reset(crtc);
 
diff --git a/include/drm/drm_atomic_state_helper.h b/include/drm/drm_atomic_state_helper.h
index 44e8850aae7fd6390f4b58188a9c677b8389702f..6a3a2feb3dff1f2fbdf2a6e63d8d7317c7d6ead6 100644
--- a/include/drm/drm_atomic_state_helper.h
+++ b/include/drm/drm_atomic_state_helper.h
@@ -53,10 +53,14 @@ void __drm_atomic_helper_crtc_destroy_state(struct drm_crtc_state *state);
 void drm_atomic_helper_crtc_destroy_state(struct drm_crtc *crtc,
 					  struct drm_crtc_state *state);
 
 void __drm_atomic_helper_plane_state_init(struct drm_plane_state *state,
 					   struct drm_plane *plane);
+void __drm_atomic_helper_plane_create_state(struct drm_plane *plane,
+					    struct drm_plane_state *state);
+struct drm_plane_state *
+drm_atomic_helper_plane_create_state(struct drm_plane *plane);
 void __drm_atomic_helper_plane_reset(struct drm_plane *plane,
 				     struct drm_plane_state *state);
 void drm_atomic_helper_plane_reset(struct drm_plane *plane);
 void __drm_atomic_helper_plane_duplicate_state(struct drm_plane *plane,
 					       struct drm_plane_state *state);
diff --git a/include/drm/drm_plane.h b/include/drm/drm_plane.h
index 703ef4d1bbbcf084c43aa5e127d28691878061c4..4d4d511b681d50c17fbc593cce9f706d63e04a52 100644
--- a/include/drm/drm_plane.h
+++ b/include/drm/drm_plane.h
@@ -386,10 +386,23 @@ struct drm_plane_funcs {
 	 * 0 on success or a negative error code on failure.
 	 */
 	int (*set_property)(struct drm_plane *plane,
 			    struct drm_property *property, uint64_t val);
 
+	/**
+	 * @atomic_create_state:
+	 *
+	 * Allocates a pristine, initialized, state for the plane object
+	 * and returns it.
+	 *
+	 * RETURNS:
+	 *
+	 * A new, pristine, plane state instance or an error pointer
+	 * on failure.
+	 */
+	struct drm_plane_state *(*atomic_create_state)(struct drm_plane *plane);
+
 	/**
 	 * @atomic_duplicate_state:
 	 *
 	 * Duplicate the current atomic state for this plane and return it.
 	 * The core and helpers guarantee that any atomic state duplicated with