diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_mipi_dsi.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_mipi_dsi.c
index f5d80839a90c..7938ce7ebed8 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_mipi_dsi.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_mipi_dsi.c
@@ -982,6 +982,28 @@ int mipi_dsi_dcs_set_tear_on(struct mipi_dsi_device *dsi,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(mipi_dsi_dcs_set_tear_on);
 
+/**
+ * mipi_dsi_set_tear_scanline() - turn on the display module's Tearing Effect
+ * output signal on the TE signal line when display module reaches line N
+ * defined by STS[n:0].
+ * @dsi: DSI peripheral device
+ * @param: STS[10:0]
+ * Return: 0 on success or a negative error code on failure
+ */
+int mipi_dsi_set_tear_scanline(struct mipi_dsi_device *dsi, u16 param)
+{
+	u8 payload[3] = { MIPI_DCS_SET_TEAR_SCANLINE, param >> 8,
+			  param & 0xff };
+	ssize_t err;
+
+	err = mipi_dsi_generic_write(dsi, payload, sizeof(payload));
+	if (err < 0)
+		return err;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(mipi_dsi_set_tear_scanline);
+
 /**
  * mipi_dsi_dcs_set_pixel_format() - sets the pixel format for the RGB image
  *    data used by the interface
diff --git a/include/drm/drm_mipi_dsi.h b/include/drm/drm_mipi_dsi.h
index 7a9840f8b38e..ec552854a8f8 100644
--- a/include/drm/drm_mipi_dsi.h
+++ b/include/drm/drm_mipi_dsi.h
@@ -263,6 +263,7 @@ int mipi_dsi_dcs_set_column_address(struct mipi_dsi_device *dsi, u16 start,
 				    u16 end);
 int mipi_dsi_dcs_set_page_address(struct mipi_dsi_device *dsi, u16 start,
 				  u16 end);
+int mipi_dsi_set_tear_scanline(struct mipi_dsi_device *dsi, u16 param);
 int mipi_dsi_dcs_set_tear_off(struct mipi_dsi_device *dsi);
 int mipi_dsi_dcs_set_tear_on(struct mipi_dsi_device *dsi,
 			     enum mipi_dsi_dcs_tear_mode mode);