diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_drv.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_drv.h
index b65eb02e483e..c3f8fc97b336 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_drv.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_drv.h
@@ -341,6 +341,8 @@ enum vmw_display_unit_type {
 };
 
 
+#define VMW_QUIRK_SCREENTARGET (1U << 0)
+
 struct vmw_sw_context{
 	struct drm_open_hash res_ht;
 	bool res_ht_initialized;
@@ -363,6 +365,7 @@ struct vmw_sw_context{
 	struct vmw_resource *error_resource;
 	struct vmw_ctx_binding_state staged_bindings;
 	struct list_head staged_cmd_res;
+	uint32_t quirks;
 };
 
 struct vmw_legacy_display;
@@ -831,6 +834,7 @@ extern int vmw_execbuf_process(struct drm_file *file_priv,
 			       void *kernel_commands,
 			       uint32_t command_size,
 			       uint64_t throttle_us,
+			       uint32_t quirks,
 			       struct drm_vmw_fence_rep __user
 			       *user_fence_rep,
 			       struct vmw_fence_obj **out_fence);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_execbuf.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_execbuf.c
index 0792d8d59315..497ad6aecfbb 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_execbuf.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_execbuf.c
@@ -679,6 +679,10 @@ static int vmw_cmd_surface_copy_check(struct vmw_private *dev_priv,
 				&cmd->body.src.sid, NULL);
 	if (unlikely(ret != 0))
 		return ret;
+
+	if (sw_context->quirks & VMW_QUIRK_SCREENTARGET)
+		return 0;
+
 	return vmw_cmd_res_check(dev_priv, sw_context, vmw_res_surface,
 				 user_surface_converter,
 				 &cmd->body.dest.sid, NULL);
@@ -1260,6 +1264,9 @@ static int vmw_cmd_dma(struct vmw_private *dev_priv,
 	if (unlikely(suffix->maximumOffset > bo_size))
 		suffix->maximumOffset = bo_size;
 
+	if (sw_context->quirks & VMW_QUIRK_SCREENTARGET)
+		goto out_no_surface;
+
 	ret = vmw_cmd_res_check(dev_priv, sw_context, vmw_res_surface,
 				user_surface_converter, &cmd->dma.host.sid,
 				NULL);
@@ -2544,6 +2551,7 @@ int vmw_execbuf_process(struct drm_file *file_priv,
 			void *kernel_commands,
 			uint32_t command_size,
 			uint64_t throttle_us,
+			uint32_t quirks,
 			struct drm_vmw_fence_rep __user *user_fence_rep,
 			struct vmw_fence_obj **out_fence)
 {
@@ -2598,6 +2606,7 @@ int vmw_execbuf_process(struct drm_file *file_priv,
 	sw_context->fp = vmw_fpriv(file_priv);
 	sw_context->cur_reloc = 0;
 	sw_context->cur_val_buf = 0;
+	sw_context->quirks = quirks;
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&sw_context->resource_list);
 	sw_context->cur_query_bo = dev_priv->pinned_bo;
 	sw_context->last_query_ctx = NULL;
@@ -2904,6 +2913,7 @@ int vmw_execbuf_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 	ret = vmw_execbuf_process(file_priv, dev_priv,
 				  (void __user *)(unsigned long)arg->commands,
 				  NULL, arg->command_size, arg->throttle_us,
+				  0,
 				  (void __user *)(unsigned long)arg->fence_rep,
 				  NULL);
 	ttm_read_unlock(&dev_priv->reservation_sem);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_kms.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_kms.c
index cac17c240ec0..7566a5a14004 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_kms.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_kms.c
@@ -993,7 +993,7 @@ int vmw_kms_generic_present(struct vmw_private *dev_priv,
 		fifo_size = sizeof(*cmd) + sizeof(SVGASignedRect) * num;
 		cmd->header.size = cpu_to_le32(fifo_size - sizeof(cmd->header));
 		ret = vmw_execbuf_process(file_priv, dev_priv, NULL, cmd,
-					  fifo_size, 0, NULL, NULL);
+					  fifo_size, 0, 0, NULL, NULL);
 
 		if (unlikely(ret != 0))
 			break;
@@ -1121,7 +1121,7 @@ int vmw_kms_readback(struct vmw_private *dev_priv,
 	fifo_size = sizeof(*cmd) + sizeof(*blits) * blits_pos;
 
 	ret = vmw_execbuf_process(file_priv, dev_priv, NULL, cmd, fifo_size,
-				  0, user_fence_rep, NULL);
+				  0, 0, user_fence_rep, NULL);
 
 	kfree(cmd);
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_scrn.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_scrn.c
index 807fc87c0c96..0d06d86e432a 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_scrn.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_scrn.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ int vmw_kms_sou_do_surface_dirty(struct vmw_private *dev_priv,
 		fifo_size = sizeof(*cmd) + sizeof(SVGASignedRect) * num;
 		cmd->header.size = cpu_to_le32(fifo_size - sizeof(cmd->header));
 		ret = vmw_execbuf_process(file_priv, dev_priv, NULL, cmd,
-					  fifo_size, 0, NULL, out_fence);
+					  fifo_size, 0, 0, NULL, out_fence);
 
 		if (unlikely(ret != 0))
 			break;
@@ -827,7 +827,7 @@ static int do_dmabuf_define_gmrfb(struct drm_file *file_priv,
 	cmd->body.ptr.offset = 0;
 
 	ret = vmw_execbuf_process(file_priv, dev_priv, NULL, cmd,
-				  fifo_size, 0, NULL, NULL);
+				  fifo_size, 0, 0, NULL, NULL);
 
 	kfree(cmd);
 
@@ -919,7 +919,7 @@ int vmw_kms_sou_do_dmabuf_dirty(struct drm_file *file_priv,
 
 		fifo_size = sizeof(*blits) * hit_num;
 		ret = vmw_execbuf_process(file_priv, dev_priv, NULL, blits,
-					  fifo_size, 0, NULL, out_fence);
+					  fifo_size, 0, 0, NULL, out_fence);
 
 		if (unlikely(ret != 0))
 			break;