diff --git a/drivers/gpu/ipu-v3/ipu-pre.c b/drivers/gpu/ipu-v3/ipu-pre.c
index 4a28f3fbb0a2..6cacfd61d984 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/ipu-v3/ipu-pre.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/ipu-v3/ipu-pre.c
@@ -265,6 +265,12 @@ void ipu_pre_update(struct ipu_pre *pre, unsigned int bufaddr)
 	writel(IPU_PRE_CTRL_SDW_UPDATE, pre->regs + IPU_PRE_CTRL_SET);
 }
 
+bool ipu_pre_update_pending(struct ipu_pre *pre)
+{
+	return !!(readl_relaxed(pre->regs + IPU_PRE_CTRL) &
+		  IPU_PRE_CTRL_SDW_UPDATE);
+}
+
 u32 ipu_pre_get_baddr(struct ipu_pre *pre)
 {
 	return (u32)pre->buffer_paddr;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/ipu-v3/ipu-prv.h b/drivers/gpu/ipu-v3/ipu-prv.h
index d6beee99b6b8..38622e835e95 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/ipu-v3/ipu-prv.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/ipu-v3/ipu-prv.h
@@ -272,6 +272,7 @@ void ipu_pre_configure(struct ipu_pre *pre, unsigned int width,
 		       unsigned int height, unsigned int stride, u32 format,
 		       uint64_t modifier, unsigned int bufaddr);
 void ipu_pre_update(struct ipu_pre *pre, unsigned int bufaddr);
+bool ipu_pre_update_pending(struct ipu_pre *pre);
 
 struct ipu_prg *ipu_prg_lookup_by_phandle(struct device *dev, const char *name,
 					  int ipu_id);