diff --git a/include/drm/drm_mipi_dsi.h b/include/drm/drm_mipi_dsi.h
index e9d1e8a7fc7e..4f503d99f668 100644
--- a/include/drm/drm_mipi_dsi.h
+++ b/include/drm/drm_mipi_dsi.h
@@ -297,6 +297,24 @@ int mipi_dsi_dcs_set_display_brightness(struct mipi_dsi_device *dsi,
 int mipi_dsi_dcs_get_display_brightness(struct mipi_dsi_device *dsi,
 					u16 *brightness);
 
+/**
+ * mipi_dsi_generic_write_seq - transmit data using a generic write packet
+ * @dsi: DSI peripheral device
+ * @seq: buffer containing the payload
+ */
+#define mipi_dsi_generic_write_seq(dsi, seq...)                                \
+	do {                                                                   \
+		static const u8 d[] = { seq };                                 \
+		struct device *dev = &dsi->dev;                                \
+		int ret;                                                       \
+		ret = mipi_dsi_generic_write(dsi, d, ARRAY_SIZE(d));           \
+		if (ret < 0) {                                                 \
+			dev_err_ratelimited(dev, "transmit data failed: %d\n", \
+					    ret);                              \
+			return ret;                                            \
+		}                                                              \
+	} while (0)
+
 /**
  * mipi_dsi_dcs_write_seq - transmit a DCS command with payload
  * @dsi: DSI peripheral device