diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/imx/Kconfig b/drivers/gpu/drm/imx/Kconfig
index c9e439c82241..c3c84a09e628 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/imx/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/imx/Kconfig
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ config DRM_IMX
 	select VIDEOMODE_HELPERS
 	select DRM_GEM_CMA_HELPER
 	select DRM_KMS_CMA_HELPER
-	depends on DRM && (ARCH_MXC || ARCH_MULTIPLATFORM)
+	depends on DRM && (ARCH_MXC || ARCH_MULTIPLATFORM || COMPILE_TEST)
 	depends on IMX_IPUV3_CORE
 	help
 	  enable i.MX graphics support
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ config DRM_IMX_PARALLEL_DISPLAY
 config DRM_IMX_TVE
 	tristate "Support for TV and VGA displays"
 	depends on DRM_IMX
+	depends on COMMON_CLK
 	select REGMAP_MMIO
 	help
 	  Choose this to enable the internal Television Encoder (TVe)
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/imx/imx-drm-core.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/imx/imx-drm-core.c
index 44da0f5d0ed9..c935cbe059a7 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/imx/imx-drm-core.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/imx/imx-drm-core.c
@@ -49,11 +49,7 @@ static int imx_drm_atomic_check(struct drm_device *dev,
 {
 	int ret;
 
-	ret = drm_atomic_helper_check_modeset(dev, state);
-	if (ret)
-		return ret;
-
-	ret = drm_atomic_helper_check_planes(dev, state);
+	ret = drm_atomic_helper_check(dev, state);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
@@ -229,6 +225,7 @@ static int imx_drm_bind(struct device *dev)
 	drm->mode_config.funcs = &imx_drm_mode_config_funcs;
 	drm->mode_config.helper_private = &imx_drm_mode_config_helpers;
 	drm->mode_config.allow_fb_modifiers = true;
+	drm->mode_config.normalize_zpos = true;
 
 	drm_mode_config_init(drm);
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/imx/ipuv3-crtc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/imx/ipuv3-crtc.c
index 3c62167a9251..ec3602ebbc1c 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/imx/ipuv3-crtc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/imx/ipuv3-crtc.c
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ struct ipu_crtc {
 	struct ipu_dc		*dc;
 	struct ipu_di		*di;
 	int			irq;
+	struct drm_pending_vblank_event *event;
 };
 
 static inline struct ipu_crtc *to_ipu_crtc(struct drm_crtc *crtc)
@@ -173,8 +174,31 @@ static const struct drm_crtc_funcs ipu_crtc_funcs = {
 static irqreturn_t ipu_irq_handler(int irq, void *dev_id)
 {
 	struct ipu_crtc *ipu_crtc = dev_id;
+	struct drm_crtc *crtc = &ipu_crtc->base;
+	unsigned long flags;
+	int i;
 
-	drm_crtc_handle_vblank(&ipu_crtc->base);
+	drm_crtc_handle_vblank(crtc);
+
+	if (ipu_crtc->event) {
+		for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(ipu_crtc->plane); i++) {
+			struct ipu_plane *plane = ipu_crtc->plane[i];
+
+			if (!plane)
+				continue;
+
+			if (ipu_plane_atomic_update_pending(&plane->base))
+				break;
+		}
+
+		if (i == ARRAY_SIZE(ipu_crtc->plane)) {
+			spin_lock_irqsave(&crtc->dev->event_lock, flags);
+			drm_crtc_send_vblank_event(crtc, ipu_crtc->event);
+			ipu_crtc->event = NULL;
+			drm_crtc_vblank_put(crtc);
+			spin_unlock_irqrestore(&crtc->dev->event_lock, flags);
+		}
+	}
 
 	return IRQ_HANDLED;
 }
@@ -223,8 +247,10 @@ static void ipu_crtc_atomic_flush(struct drm_crtc *crtc,
 {
 	spin_lock_irq(&crtc->dev->event_lock);
 	if (crtc->state->event) {
+		struct ipu_crtc *ipu_crtc = to_ipu_crtc(crtc);
+
 		WARN_ON(drm_crtc_vblank_get(crtc));
-		drm_crtc_arm_vblank_event(crtc, crtc->state->event);
+		ipu_crtc->event = crtc->state->event;
 		crtc->state->event = NULL;
 	}
 	spin_unlock_irq(&crtc->dev->event_lock);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/imx/ipuv3-plane.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/imx/ipuv3-plane.c
index 21e964f6ab5c..d7a727a6e3d7 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/imx/ipuv3-plane.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/imx/ipuv3-plane.c
@@ -273,6 +273,7 @@ static void ipu_plane_destroy(struct drm_plane *plane)
 
 static void ipu_plane_state_reset(struct drm_plane *plane)
 {
+	unsigned int zpos = (plane->type == DRM_PLANE_TYPE_PRIMARY) ? 0 : 1;
 	struct ipu_plane_state *ipu_state;
 
 	if (plane->state) {
@@ -284,8 +285,11 @@ static void ipu_plane_state_reset(struct drm_plane *plane)
 
 	ipu_state = kzalloc(sizeof(*ipu_state), GFP_KERNEL);
 
-	if (ipu_state)
+	if (ipu_state) {
 		__drm_atomic_helper_plane_reset(plane, &ipu_state->base);
+		ipu_state->base.zpos = zpos;
+		ipu_state->base.normalized_zpos = zpos;
+	}
 }
 
 static struct drm_plane_state *
@@ -560,6 +564,25 @@ static void ipu_plane_atomic_update(struct drm_plane *plane,
 	if (ipu_plane->dp_flow == IPU_DP_FLOW_SYNC_FG)
 		ipu_dp_set_window_pos(ipu_plane->dp, dst->x1, dst->y1);
 
+	switch (ipu_plane->dp_flow) {
+	case IPU_DP_FLOW_SYNC_BG:
+		if (state->normalized_zpos == 1) {
+			ipu_dp_set_global_alpha(ipu_plane->dp,
+						!fb->format->has_alpha, 0xff,
+						true);
+		} else {
+			ipu_dp_set_global_alpha(ipu_plane->dp, true, 0, true);
+		}
+		break;
+	case IPU_DP_FLOW_SYNC_FG:
+		if (state->normalized_zpos == 1) {
+			ipu_dp_set_global_alpha(ipu_plane->dp,
+						!fb->format->has_alpha, 0xff,
+						false);
+		}
+		break;
+	}
+
 	eba = drm_plane_state_to_eba(state, 0);
 
 	/*
@@ -582,6 +605,7 @@ static void ipu_plane_atomic_update(struct drm_plane *plane,
 		active = ipu_idmac_get_current_buffer(ipu_plane->ipu_ch);
 		ipu_cpmem_set_buffer(ipu_plane->ipu_ch, !active, eba);
 		ipu_idmac_select_buffer(ipu_plane->ipu_ch, !active);
+		ipu_plane->next_buf = !active;
 		if (ipu_plane_separate_alpha(ipu_plane)) {
 			active = ipu_idmac_get_current_buffer(ipu_plane->alpha_ch);
 			ipu_cpmem_set_buffer(ipu_plane->alpha_ch, !active,
@@ -595,34 +619,11 @@ static void ipu_plane_atomic_update(struct drm_plane *plane,
 	switch (ipu_plane->dp_flow) {
 	case IPU_DP_FLOW_SYNC_BG:
 		ipu_dp_setup_channel(ipu_plane->dp, ics, IPUV3_COLORSPACE_RGB);
-		ipu_dp_set_global_alpha(ipu_plane->dp, true, 0, true);
 		break;
 	case IPU_DP_FLOW_SYNC_FG:
 		ipu_dp_setup_channel(ipu_plane->dp, ics,
 					IPUV3_COLORSPACE_UNKNOWN);
-		/* Enable local alpha on partial plane */
-		switch (fb->format->format) {
-		case DRM_FORMAT_ARGB1555:
-		case DRM_FORMAT_ABGR1555:
-		case DRM_FORMAT_RGBA5551:
-		case DRM_FORMAT_BGRA5551:
-		case DRM_FORMAT_ARGB4444:
-		case DRM_FORMAT_ARGB8888:
-		case DRM_FORMAT_ABGR8888:
-		case DRM_FORMAT_RGBA8888:
-		case DRM_FORMAT_BGRA8888:
-		case DRM_FORMAT_RGB565_A8:
-		case DRM_FORMAT_BGR565_A8:
-		case DRM_FORMAT_RGB888_A8:
-		case DRM_FORMAT_BGR888_A8:
-		case DRM_FORMAT_RGBX8888_A8:
-		case DRM_FORMAT_BGRX8888_A8:
-			ipu_dp_set_global_alpha(ipu_plane->dp, false, 0, false);
-			break;
-		default:
-			ipu_dp_set_global_alpha(ipu_plane->dp, true, 0, true);
-			break;
-		}
+		break;
 	}
 
 	ipu_dmfc_config_wait4eot(ipu_plane->dmfc, drm_rect_width(dst));
@@ -709,6 +710,7 @@ static void ipu_plane_atomic_update(struct drm_plane *plane,
 	ipu_cpmem_set_buffer(ipu_plane->ipu_ch, 1, eba);
 	ipu_idmac_lock_enable(ipu_plane->ipu_ch, num_bursts);
 	ipu_plane_enable(ipu_plane);
+	ipu_plane->next_buf = -1;
 }
 
 static const struct drm_plane_helper_funcs ipu_plane_helper_funcs = {
@@ -718,6 +720,24 @@ static const struct drm_plane_helper_funcs ipu_plane_helper_funcs = {
 	.atomic_update = ipu_plane_atomic_update,
 };
 
+bool ipu_plane_atomic_update_pending(struct drm_plane *plane)
+{
+	struct ipu_plane *ipu_plane = to_ipu_plane(plane);
+	struct drm_plane_state *state = plane->state;
+	struct ipu_plane_state *ipu_state = to_ipu_plane_state(state);
+
+	/* disabled crtcs must not block the update */
+	if (!state->crtc)
+		return false;
+
+	if (ipu_state->use_pre)
+		return ipu_prg_channel_configure_pending(ipu_plane->ipu_ch);
+	else if (ipu_plane->next_buf >= 0)
+		return ipu_idmac_get_current_buffer(ipu_plane->ipu_ch) !=
+		       ipu_plane->next_buf;
+
+	return false;
+}
 int ipu_planes_assign_pre(struct drm_device *dev,
 			  struct drm_atomic_state *state)
 {
@@ -806,6 +826,7 @@ struct ipu_plane *ipu_plane_init(struct drm_device *dev, struct ipu_soc *ipu,
 {
 	struct ipu_plane *ipu_plane;
 	const uint64_t *modifiers = ipu_format_modifiers;
+	unsigned int zpos = (type == DRM_PLANE_TYPE_PRIMARY) ? 0 : 1;
 	int ret;
 
 	DRM_DEBUG_KMS("channel %d, dp flow %d, possible_crtcs=0x%x\n",
@@ -836,5 +857,10 @@ struct ipu_plane *ipu_plane_init(struct drm_device *dev, struct ipu_soc *ipu,
 
 	drm_plane_helper_add(&ipu_plane->base, &ipu_plane_helper_funcs);
 
+	if (dp == IPU_DP_FLOW_SYNC_BG || dp == IPU_DP_FLOW_SYNC_FG)
+		drm_plane_create_zpos_property(&ipu_plane->base, zpos, 0, 1);
+	else
+		drm_plane_create_zpos_immutable_property(&ipu_plane->base, 0);
+
 	return ipu_plane;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/imx/ipuv3-plane.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/imx/ipuv3-plane.h
index e563ea17a827..15e85e15d35c 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/imx/ipuv3-plane.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/imx/ipuv3-plane.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ struct ipu_plane {
 	int			dp_flow;
 
 	bool			disabling;
+	int			next_buf;
 };
 
 struct ipu_plane *ipu_plane_init(struct drm_device *dev, struct ipu_soc *ipu,
@@ -48,5 +49,6 @@ int ipu_plane_irq(struct ipu_plane *plane);
 
 void ipu_plane_disable(struct ipu_plane *ipu_plane, bool disable_dp_channel);
 void ipu_plane_disable_deferred(struct drm_plane *plane);
+bool ipu_plane_atomic_update_pending(struct drm_plane *plane);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/ipu-v3/ipu-pre.c b/drivers/gpu/ipu-v3/ipu-pre.c
index 4a28f3fbb0a2..6cacfd61d984 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/ipu-v3/ipu-pre.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/ipu-v3/ipu-pre.c
@@ -265,6 +265,12 @@ void ipu_pre_update(struct ipu_pre *pre, unsigned int bufaddr)
 	writel(IPU_PRE_CTRL_SDW_UPDATE, pre->regs + IPU_PRE_CTRL_SET);
 }
 
+bool ipu_pre_update_pending(struct ipu_pre *pre)
+{
+	return !!(readl_relaxed(pre->regs + IPU_PRE_CTRL) &
+		  IPU_PRE_CTRL_SDW_UPDATE);
+}
+
 u32 ipu_pre_get_baddr(struct ipu_pre *pre)
 {
 	return (u32)pre->buffer_paddr;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/ipu-v3/ipu-prg.c b/drivers/gpu/ipu-v3/ipu-prg.c
index 38a3a9764e49..94b76badf677 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/ipu-v3/ipu-prg.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/ipu-v3/ipu-prg.c
@@ -347,6 +347,22 @@ int ipu_prg_channel_configure(struct ipuv3_channel *ipu_chan,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ipu_prg_channel_configure);
 
+bool ipu_prg_channel_configure_pending(struct ipuv3_channel *ipu_chan)
+{
+	int prg_chan = ipu_prg_ipu_to_prg_chan(ipu_chan->num);
+	struct ipu_prg *prg = ipu_chan->ipu->prg_priv;
+	struct ipu_prg_channel *chan;
+
+	if (prg_chan < 0)
+		return false;
+
+	chan = &prg->chan[prg_chan];
+	WARN_ON(!chan->enabled);
+
+	return ipu_pre_update_pending(prg->pres[chan->used_pre]);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ipu_prg_channel_configure_pending);
+
 static int ipu_prg_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
 	struct device *dev = &pdev->dev;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/ipu-v3/ipu-prv.h b/drivers/gpu/ipu-v3/ipu-prv.h
index d6beee99b6b8..38622e835e95 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/ipu-v3/ipu-prv.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/ipu-v3/ipu-prv.h
@@ -272,6 +272,7 @@ void ipu_pre_configure(struct ipu_pre *pre, unsigned int width,
 		       unsigned int height, unsigned int stride, u32 format,
 		       uint64_t modifier, unsigned int bufaddr);
 void ipu_pre_update(struct ipu_pre *pre, unsigned int bufaddr);
+bool ipu_pre_update_pending(struct ipu_pre *pre);
 
 struct ipu_prg *ipu_prg_lookup_by_phandle(struct device *dev, const char *name,
 					  int ipu_id);
diff --git a/include/video/imx-ipu-v3.h b/include/video/imx-ipu-v3.h
index e582e8e7527a..b80b85f0d9d8 100644
--- a/include/video/imx-ipu-v3.h
+++ b/include/video/imx-ipu-v3.h
@@ -348,6 +348,7 @@ int ipu_prg_channel_configure(struct ipuv3_channel *ipu_chan,
 			      unsigned int axi_id,  unsigned int width,
 			      unsigned int height, unsigned int stride,
 			      u32 format, uint64_t modifier, unsigned long *eba);
+bool ipu_prg_channel_configure_pending(struct ipuv3_channel *ipu_chan);
 
 /*
  * IPU CMOS Sensor Interface (csi) functions