diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic_state_helper.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic_state_helper.c
index ee01700d4ca7..ab171bfe6e86 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic_state_helper.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic_state_helper.c
@@ -338,10 +338,35 @@ 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
+ *
+ * Allocates and initializes 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_state_init(state, plane);
+
+	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 c33382a38191..fa609357858f 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_mode_config.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_mode_config.c
@@ -180,10 +180,36 @@ 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;
+}
+
+static int drm_mode_config_plane_reset_with_create_state(struct drm_plane *plane)
+{
+	if (plane->state) {
+		plane->funcs->atomic_destroy_state(plane, plane->state);
+		plane->state = NULL;
+	}
+
+	return drm_mode_config_plane_create_state(plane);
+}
+
 /**
  * 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 +230,16 @@ 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_reset_with_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 691c1ccfa4e0..8d1ef268fdef 100644
--- a/include/drm/drm_atomic_state_helper.h
+++ b/include/drm/drm_atomic_state_helper.h
@@ -53,10 +53,12 @@ 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);
+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 419c88c873a6..2c5a5a70a71b 100644
--- a/include/drm/drm_plane.h
+++ b/include/drm/drm_plane.h
@@ -386,10 +386,26 @@ 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:
+	 *
+	 * Allocate a pristine, initialized, state for the plane object
+	 * and return it. This callback must have no side effects: in
+	 * particular, the returned state must not be assigned to the
+	 * object's state pointer and it must not affect the hardware
+	 * state.
+	 *
+	 * 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