diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/omap_drv.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/omap_drv.h
index c077367dcb1a..16c3eeeae668 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/omap_drv.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/omap_drv.h
@@ -189,6 +189,7 @@ void omap_framebuffer_update_scanout(struct drm_framebuffer *fb,
 		struct omap_drm_window *win, struct omap_overlay_info *info);
 struct drm_connector *omap_framebuffer_get_next_connector(
 		struct drm_framebuffer *fb, struct drm_connector *from);
+bool omap_framebuffer_supports_rotation(struct drm_framebuffer *fb);
 
 void omap_gem_init(struct drm_device *dev);
 void omap_gem_deinit(struct drm_device *dev);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/omap_fb.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/omap_fb.c
index 481512db2656..610962396eb0 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/omap_fb.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/omap_fb.c
@@ -145,6 +145,14 @@ static uint32_t get_linear_addr(struct plane *plane,
 	return plane->paddr + offset;
 }
 
+bool omap_framebuffer_supports_rotation(struct drm_framebuffer *fb)
+{
+	struct omap_framebuffer *omap_fb = to_omap_framebuffer(fb);
+	struct plane *plane = &omap_fb->planes[0];
+
+	return omap_gem_flags(plane->bo) & OMAP_BO_TILED;
+}
+
 /* update ovl info for scanout, handles cases of multi-planar fb's, etc.
  */
 void omap_framebuffer_update_scanout(struct drm_framebuffer *fb,
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/omap_plane.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/omap_plane.c
index d75b197eff46..93ee538a99f5 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/omap_plane.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/omap_plane.c
@@ -177,6 +177,12 @@ static int omap_plane_atomic_check(struct drm_plane *plane,
 	if (state->crtc_y + state->crtc_h > crtc_state->adjusted_mode.vdisplay)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
+	if (state->fb) {
+		if (state->rotation != BIT(DRM_ROTATE_0) &&
+		    !omap_framebuffer_supports_rotation(state->fb))
+			return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
 	return 0;
 }