diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/panel/panel-simple.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/panel/panel-simple.c
index af6bf5611b4e..1bee197821ef 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/panel/panel-simple.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/panel/panel-simple.c
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 #include <linux/regulator/consumer.h>
 
 #include <video/display_timing.h>
+#include <video/of_display_timing.h>
 #include <video/videomode.h>
 
 #include <drm/drm_crtc.h>
@@ -92,6 +93,8 @@ struct panel_simple {
 	struct i2c_adapter *ddc;
 
 	struct gpio_desc *enable_gpio;
+
+	struct drm_display_mode override_mode;
 };
 
 static inline struct panel_simple *to_panel_simple(struct drm_panel *panel)
@@ -99,16 +102,13 @@ static inline struct panel_simple *to_panel_simple(struct drm_panel *panel)
 	return container_of(panel, struct panel_simple, base);
 }
 
-static int panel_simple_get_fixed_modes(struct panel_simple *panel)
+static unsigned int panel_simple_get_timings_modes(struct panel_simple *panel)
 {
 	struct drm_connector *connector = panel->base.connector;
 	struct drm_device *drm = panel->base.drm;
 	struct drm_display_mode *mode;
 	unsigned int i, num = 0;
 
-	if (!panel->desc)
-		return 0;
-
 	for (i = 0; i < panel->desc->num_timings; i++) {
 		const struct display_timing *dt = &panel->desc->timings[i];
 		struct videomode vm;
@@ -132,6 +132,16 @@ static int panel_simple_get_fixed_modes(struct panel_simple *panel)
 		num++;
 	}
 
+	return num;
+}
+
+static unsigned int panel_simple_get_fixed_modes(struct panel_simple *panel)
+{
+	struct drm_connector *connector = panel->base.connector;
+	struct drm_device *drm = panel->base.drm;
+	struct drm_display_mode *mode;
+	unsigned int i, num = 0;
+
 	for (i = 0; i < panel->desc->num_modes; i++) {
 		const struct drm_display_mode *m = &panel->desc->modes[i];
 
@@ -153,6 +163,44 @@ static int panel_simple_get_fixed_modes(struct panel_simple *panel)
 		num++;
 	}
 
+	return num;
+}
+
+static int panel_simple_get_non_edid_modes(struct panel_simple *panel)
+{
+	struct drm_connector *connector = panel->base.connector;
+	struct drm_device *drm = panel->base.drm;
+	struct drm_display_mode *mode;
+	bool has_override = panel->override_mode.type;
+	unsigned int num = 0;
+
+	if (!panel->desc)
+		return 0;
+
+	if (has_override) {
+		mode = drm_mode_duplicate(drm, &panel->override_mode);
+		if (mode) {
+			drm_mode_probed_add(connector, mode);
+			num = 1;
+		} else {
+			dev_err(drm->dev, "failed to add override mode\n");
+		}
+	}
+
+	/* Only add timings if override was not there or failed to validate */
+	if (num == 0 && panel->desc->num_timings)
+		num = panel_simple_get_timings_modes(panel);
+
+	/*
+	 * Only add fixed modes if timings/override added no mode.
+	 *
+	 * We should only ever have either the display timings specified
+	 * or a fixed mode. Anything else is rather bogus.
+	 */
+	WARN_ON(panel->desc->num_timings && panel->desc->num_modes);
+	if (num == 0)
+		num = panel_simple_get_fixed_modes(panel);
+
 	connector->display_info.bpc = panel->desc->bpc;
 	connector->display_info.width_mm = panel->desc->size.width;
 	connector->display_info.height_mm = panel->desc->size.height;
@@ -269,7 +317,7 @@ static int panel_simple_get_modes(struct drm_panel *panel)
 	}
 
 	/* add hard-coded panel modes */
-	num += panel_simple_get_fixed_modes(p);
+	num += panel_simple_get_non_edid_modes(p);
 
 	return num;
 }
@@ -300,10 +348,58 @@ static const struct drm_panel_funcs panel_simple_funcs = {
 	.get_timings = panel_simple_get_timings,
 };
 
+#define PANEL_SIMPLE_BOUNDS_CHECK(to_check, bounds, field) \
+	(to_check->field.typ >= bounds->field.min && \
+	 to_check->field.typ <= bounds->field.max)
+static void panel_simple_parse_override_mode(struct device *dev,
+					     struct panel_simple *panel,
+					     const struct display_timing *ot)
+{
+	const struct panel_desc *desc = panel->desc;
+	struct videomode vm;
+	unsigned int i;
+
+	if (WARN_ON(desc->num_modes)) {
+		dev_err(dev, "Reject override mode: panel has a fixed mode\n");
+		return;
+	}
+	if (WARN_ON(!desc->num_timings)) {
+		dev_err(dev, "Reject override mode: no timings specified\n");
+		return;
+	}
+
+	for (i = 0; i < panel->desc->num_timings; i++) {
+		const struct display_timing *dt = &panel->desc->timings[i];
+
+		if (!PANEL_SIMPLE_BOUNDS_CHECK(ot, dt, hactive) ||
+		    !PANEL_SIMPLE_BOUNDS_CHECK(ot, dt, hfront_porch) ||
+		    !PANEL_SIMPLE_BOUNDS_CHECK(ot, dt, hback_porch) ||
+		    !PANEL_SIMPLE_BOUNDS_CHECK(ot, dt, hsync_len) ||
+		    !PANEL_SIMPLE_BOUNDS_CHECK(ot, dt, vactive) ||
+		    !PANEL_SIMPLE_BOUNDS_CHECK(ot, dt, vfront_porch) ||
+		    !PANEL_SIMPLE_BOUNDS_CHECK(ot, dt, vback_porch) ||
+		    !PANEL_SIMPLE_BOUNDS_CHECK(ot, dt, vsync_len))
+			continue;
+
+		if (ot->flags != dt->flags)
+			continue;
+
+		videomode_from_timing(ot, &vm);
+		drm_display_mode_from_videomode(&vm, &panel->override_mode);
+		panel->override_mode.type |= DRM_MODE_TYPE_DRIVER |
+					     DRM_MODE_TYPE_PREFERRED;
+		break;
+	}
+
+	if (WARN_ON(!panel->override_mode.type))
+		dev_err(dev, "Reject override mode: No display_timing found\n");
+}
+
 static int panel_simple_probe(struct device *dev, const struct panel_desc *desc)
 {
 	struct device_node *backlight, *ddc;
 	struct panel_simple *panel;
+	struct display_timing dt;
 	int err;
 
 	panel = devm_kzalloc(dev, sizeof(*panel), GFP_KERNEL);
@@ -349,6 +445,9 @@ static int panel_simple_probe(struct device *dev, const struct panel_desc *desc)
 		}
 	}
 
+	if (!of_get_display_timing(dev->of_node, "panel-timing", &dt))
+		panel_simple_parse_override_mode(dev, panel, &dt);
+
 	drm_panel_init(&panel->base);
 	panel->base.dev = dev;
 	panel->base.funcs = &panel_simple_funcs;