diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/arm/malidp_planes.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/arm/malidp_planes.c
index 49c37f6..17be123 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/arm/malidp_planes.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/arm/malidp_planes.c
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
 #define   LAYER_COMP_MASK		(0x3 << 12)
 #define   LAYER_COMP_PIXEL		(0x3 << 12)
 #define   LAYER_COMP_PLANE		(0x2 << 12)
+#define   LAYER_PMUL_ENABLE		(0x1 << 14)
 #define   LAYER_ALPHA_OFFSET		(16)
 #define   LAYER_ALPHA_MASK		(0xff)
 #define   LAYER_ALPHA(x)		(((x) & LAYER_ALPHA_MASK) << LAYER_ALPHA_OFFSET)
@@ -180,6 +181,7 @@ static int malidp_de_plane_check(struct drm_plane *plane,
 	struct malidp_plane_state *ms = to_malidp_plane_state(state);
 	bool rotated = state->rotation & MALIDP_ROTATED_MASK;
 	struct drm_framebuffer *fb;
+	u16 pixel_alpha = state->pixel_blend_mode;
 	int i, ret;
 
 	if (!state->crtc || !state->fb)
@@ -242,6 +244,11 @@ static int malidp_de_plane_check(struct drm_plane *plane,
 		ms->rotmem_size = val;
 	}
 
+	/* HW can't support plane + pixel blending */
+	if ((state->alpha != DRM_BLEND_ALPHA_OPAQUE) &&
+	    (pixel_alpha != DRM_MODE_BLEND_PIXEL_NONE))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -323,17 +330,19 @@ static void malidp_de_plane_update(struct drm_plane *plane,
 {
 	struct malidp_plane *mp;
 	struct malidp_plane_state *ms = to_malidp_plane_state(plane->state);
+	struct drm_plane_state *state = plane->state;
+	u16 pixel_alpha = state->pixel_blend_mode;
+	u8 plane_alpha = state->alpha >> 8;
 	u32 src_w, src_h, dest_w, dest_h, val;
 	int i;
-	bool format_has_alpha = plane->state->fb->format->has_alpha;
 
 	mp = to_malidp_plane(plane);
 
 	/* convert src values from Q16 fixed point to integer */
-	src_w = plane->state->src_w >> 16;
-	src_h = plane->state->src_h >> 16;
-	dest_w = plane->state->crtc_w;
-	dest_h = plane->state->crtc_h;
+	src_w = state->src_w >> 16;
+	src_h = state->src_h >> 16;
+	dest_w = state->crtc_w;
+	dest_h = state->crtc_h;
 
 	val = malidp_hw_read(mp->hwdev, mp->layer->base);
 	val = (val & ~LAYER_FORMAT_MASK) | ms->format;
@@ -342,14 +351,14 @@ static void malidp_de_plane_update(struct drm_plane *plane,
 	for (i = 0; i < ms->n_planes; i++) {
 		/* calculate the offset for the layer's plane registers */
 		u16 ptr = mp->layer->ptr + (i << 4);
-		dma_addr_t fb_addr = drm_fb_cma_get_gem_addr(plane->state->fb,
-							     plane->state, i);
+		dma_addr_t fb_addr = drm_fb_cma_get_gem_addr(state->fb,
+							     state, i);
 
 		malidp_hw_write(mp->hwdev, lower_32_bits(fb_addr), ptr);
 		malidp_hw_write(mp->hwdev, upper_32_bits(fb_addr), ptr + 4);
 	}
 	malidp_de_set_plane_pitches(mp, ms->n_planes,
-				    plane->state->fb->pitches);
+				    state->fb->pitches);
 
 	if ((plane->state->color_encoding != old_state->color_encoding) ||
 	    (plane->state->color_range != old_state->color_range))
@@ -362,8 +371,8 @@ static void malidp_de_plane_update(struct drm_plane *plane,
 	malidp_hw_write(mp->hwdev, LAYER_H_VAL(dest_w) | LAYER_V_VAL(dest_h),
 			mp->layer->base + MALIDP_LAYER_COMP_SIZE);
 
-	malidp_hw_write(mp->hwdev, LAYER_H_VAL(plane->state->crtc_x) |
-			LAYER_V_VAL(plane->state->crtc_y),
+	malidp_hw_write(mp->hwdev, LAYER_H_VAL(state->crtc_x) |
+			LAYER_V_VAL(state->crtc_y),
 			mp->layer->base + MALIDP_LAYER_OFFSET);
 
 	if (mp->layer->id == DE_SMART)
@@ -376,38 +385,35 @@ static void malidp_de_plane_update(struct drm_plane *plane,
 	val &= ~LAYER_ROT_MASK;
 
 	/* setup the rotation and axis flip bits */
-	if (plane->state->rotation & DRM_MODE_ROTATE_MASK)
+	if (state->rotation & DRM_MODE_ROTATE_MASK)
 		val |= ilog2(plane->state->rotation & DRM_MODE_ROTATE_MASK) <<
 		       LAYER_ROT_OFFSET;
-	if (plane->state->rotation & DRM_MODE_REFLECT_X)
+	if (state->rotation & DRM_MODE_REFLECT_X)
 		val |= LAYER_H_FLIP;
-	if (plane->state->rotation & DRM_MODE_REFLECT_Y)
+	if (state->rotation & DRM_MODE_REFLECT_Y)
 		val |= LAYER_V_FLIP;
 
-	val &= ~LAYER_COMP_MASK;
-	if (format_has_alpha) {
-
-		/*
-		 * always enable pixel alpha blending until we have a way
-		 * to change blend modes
-		 */
-		val |= LAYER_COMP_PIXEL;
-	} else {
+	val &= ~(LAYER_COMP_MASK | LAYER_PMUL_ENABLE | LAYER_ALPHA(0xff));
 
-		/*
-		 * do not enable pixel alpha blending as the color channel
-		 * does not have any alpha information
-		 */
+	if (state->alpha != DRM_BLEND_ALPHA_OPAQUE) {
 		val |= LAYER_COMP_PLANE;
-
-		/* Set layer alpha coefficient to 0xff ie fully opaque */
-		val |= LAYER_ALPHA(0xff);
+	} else if (state->fb->format->has_alpha) {
+		/* We only care about blend mode if the format has alpha */
+		switch (pixel_alpha) {
+		case DRM_MODE_BLEND_PREMULTI:
+			val |= LAYER_COMP_PIXEL | LAYER_PMUL_ENABLE;
+			break;
+		case DRM_MODE_BLEND_COVERAGE:
+			val |= LAYER_COMP_PIXEL;
+			break;
+		}
 	}
+	val |= LAYER_ALPHA(plane_alpha);
 
 	val &= ~LAYER_FLOWCFG(LAYER_FLOWCFG_MASK);
-	if (plane->state->crtc) {
+	if (state->crtc) {
 		struct malidp_crtc_state *m =
-			to_malidp_crtc_state(plane->state->crtc->state);
+			to_malidp_crtc_state(state->crtc->state);
 
 		if (m->scaler_config.scale_enable &&
 		    m->scaler_config.plane_src_id == mp->layer->id)
@@ -446,6 +452,9 @@ int malidp_de_planes_init(struct drm_device *drm)
 	unsigned long crtcs = 1 << drm->mode_config.num_crtc;
 	unsigned long flags = DRM_MODE_ROTATE_0 | DRM_MODE_ROTATE_90 | DRM_MODE_ROTATE_180 |
 			      DRM_MODE_ROTATE_270 | DRM_MODE_REFLECT_X | DRM_MODE_REFLECT_Y;
+	unsigned int blend_caps = BIT(DRM_MODE_BLEND_PIXEL_NONE) |
+				  BIT(DRM_MODE_BLEND_PREMULTI)   |
+				  BIT(DRM_MODE_BLEND_COVERAGE);
 	u32 *formats;
 	int ret, i, j, n;
 
@@ -498,6 +507,9 @@ int malidp_de_planes_init(struct drm_device *drm)
 		malidp_hw_write(malidp->dev, MALIDP_ALPHA_LUT,
 				plane->layer->base + MALIDP_LAYER_COMPOSE);
 
+		drm_plane_create_alpha_property(&plane->base);
+		drm_plane_create_blend_mode_property(&plane->base, blend_caps);
+
 		/* Attach the YUV->RGB property only to video layers */
 		if (id & (DE_VIDEO1 | DE_VIDEO2)) {
 			/* default encoding for YUV->RGB is BT601 NARROW */
