diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
index 1dae8d512b15..a404c7ed9a67 100644
--- a/MAINTAINERS
+++ b/MAINTAINERS
@@ -5767,6 +5767,13 @@ S:	Orphan / Obsolete
 F:	drivers/gpu/drm/savage/
 F:	include/uapi/drm/savage_drm.h
 
+DRM DRIVER FOR SIMPLE FRAMEBUFFERS
+M:	Thomas Zimmermann <tzimmermann@suse.de>
+L:	dri-devel@lists.freedesktop.org
+S:	Maintained
+T:	git git://anongit.freedesktop.org/drm/drm-misc
+F:	drivers/gpu/drm/tiny/simplekms.c
+
 DRM DRIVER FOR SIS VIDEO CARDS
 S:	Orphan / Obsolete
 F:	drivers/gpu/drm/sis/
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/tiny/Kconfig b/drivers/gpu/drm/tiny/Kconfig
index 9bbaa1a69050..d46f95d9196d 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/tiny/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/tiny/Kconfig
@@ -38,6 +38,22 @@ config DRM_GM12U320
 	 This is a KMS driver for projectors which use the GM12U320 chipset
 	 for video transfer over USB2/3, such as the Acer C120 mini projector.
 
+config DRM_SIMPLEDRM
+	tristate "Simple framebuffer driver"
+	depends on DRM
+	select DRM_GEM_SHMEM_HELPER
+	select DRM_KMS_HELPER
+	help
+	  DRM driver for simple platform-provided framebuffers.
+
+	  This driver assumes that the display hardware has been initialized
+	  by the firmware or bootloader before the kernel boots. Scanout
+	  buffer, size, and display format must be provided via device tree,
+	  UEFI, VESA, etc.
+
+	  On x86 and compatible, you should also select CONFIG_X86_SYSFB to
+	  use UEFI and VESA framebuffers.
+
 config TINYDRM_HX8357D
 	tristate "DRM support for HX8357D display panels"
 	depends on DRM && SPI
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/tiny/Makefile b/drivers/gpu/drm/tiny/Makefile
index bef6780bdd6f..9cc847e756da 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/tiny/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/tiny/Makefile
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 obj-$(CONFIG_DRM_ARCPGU)		+= arcpgu.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_DRM_CIRRUS_QEMU)		+= cirrus.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_DRM_GM12U320)		+= gm12u320.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_DRM_SIMPLEDRM)		+= simpledrm.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_TINYDRM_HX8357D)		+= hx8357d.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_TINYDRM_ILI9225)		+= ili9225.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_TINYDRM_ILI9341)		+= ili9341.o
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/tiny/simpledrm.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/tiny/simpledrm.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..0473a90a4024
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/tiny/simpledrm.c
@@ -0,0 +1,545 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
+
+#include <linux/platform_data/simplefb.h>
+#include <linux/platform_device.h>
+
+#include <drm/drm_atomic_state_helper.h>
+#include <drm/drm_connector.h>
+#include <drm/drm_damage_helper.h>
+#include <drm/drm_device.h>
+#include <drm/drm_drv.h>
+#include <drm/drm_format_helper.h>
+#include <drm/drm_gem_atomic_helper.h>
+#include <drm/drm_gem_framebuffer_helper.h>
+#include <drm/drm_gem_shmem_helper.h>
+#include <drm/drm_managed.h>
+#include <drm/drm_modeset_helper_vtables.h>
+#include <drm/drm_probe_helper.h>
+#include <drm/drm_simple_kms_helper.h>
+
+#define DRIVER_NAME	"simpledrm"
+#define DRIVER_DESC	"DRM driver for simple-framebuffer platform devices"
+#define DRIVER_DATE	"20200625"
+#define DRIVER_MAJOR	1
+#define DRIVER_MINOR	0
+
+/*
+ * Assume a monitor resolution of 96 dpi to
+ * get a somewhat reasonable screen size.
+ */
+#define RES_MM(d)	\
+	(((d) * 254ul) / (96ul * 10ul))
+
+#define SIMPLEDRM_MODE(hd, vd)	\
+	DRM_SIMPLE_MODE(hd, vd, RES_MM(hd), RES_MM(vd))
+
+/*
+ * Helpers for simplefb
+ */
+
+static int
+simplefb_get_validated_int(struct drm_device *dev, const char *name,
+			   uint32_t value)
+{
+	if (value > INT_MAX) {
+		drm_err(dev, "simplefb: invalid framebuffer %s of %u\n",
+			name, value);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+	return (int)value;
+}
+
+static int
+simplefb_get_validated_int0(struct drm_device *dev, const char *name,
+			    uint32_t value)
+{
+	if (!value) {
+		drm_err(dev, "simplefb: invalid framebuffer %s of %u\n",
+			name, value);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+	return simplefb_get_validated_int(dev, name, value);
+}
+
+static const struct drm_format_info *
+simplefb_get_validated_format(struct drm_device *dev, const char *format_name)
+{
+	static const struct simplefb_format formats[] = SIMPLEFB_FORMATS;
+	const struct simplefb_format *fmt = formats;
+	const struct simplefb_format *end = fmt + ARRAY_SIZE(formats);
+
+	if (!format_name) {
+		drm_err(dev, "simplefb: missing framebuffer format\n");
+		return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
+	}
+
+	while (fmt < end) {
+		if (!strcmp(format_name, fmt->name))
+			return drm_format_info(fmt->fourcc);
+		++fmt;
+	}
+
+	drm_err(dev, "simplefb: unknown framebuffer format %s\n",
+		format_name);
+
+	return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
+}
+
+static int
+simplefb_get_width_pd(struct drm_device *dev,
+		      const struct simplefb_platform_data *pd)
+{
+	return simplefb_get_validated_int0(dev, "width", pd->width);
+}
+
+static int
+simplefb_get_height_pd(struct drm_device *dev,
+		       const struct simplefb_platform_data *pd)
+{
+	return simplefb_get_validated_int0(dev, "height", pd->height);
+}
+
+static int
+simplefb_get_stride_pd(struct drm_device *dev,
+		       const struct simplefb_platform_data *pd)
+{
+	return simplefb_get_validated_int(dev, "stride", pd->stride);
+}
+
+static const struct drm_format_info *
+simplefb_get_format_pd(struct drm_device *dev,
+		       const struct simplefb_platform_data *pd)
+{
+	return simplefb_get_validated_format(dev, pd->format);
+}
+
+/*
+ * Simple Framebuffer device
+ */
+
+struct simpledrm_device {
+	struct drm_device dev;
+	struct platform_device *pdev;
+
+	/* simplefb settings */
+	struct drm_display_mode mode;
+	const struct drm_format_info *format;
+	unsigned int pitch;
+
+	/* memory management */
+	struct resource *mem;
+	void __iomem *screen_base;
+
+	/* modesetting */
+	uint32_t formats[8];
+	size_t nformats;
+	struct drm_connector connector;
+	struct drm_simple_display_pipe pipe;
+};
+
+static struct simpledrm_device *simpledrm_device_of_dev(struct drm_device *dev)
+{
+	return container_of(dev, struct simpledrm_device, dev);
+}
+
+/*
+ *  Simplefb settings
+ */
+
+static struct drm_display_mode simpledrm_mode(unsigned int width,
+					      unsigned int height)
+{
+	struct drm_display_mode mode = { SIMPLEDRM_MODE(width, height) };
+
+	mode.clock = 60 /* Hz */ * mode.hdisplay * mode.vdisplay;
+	drm_mode_set_name(&mode);
+
+	return mode;
+}
+
+static int simpledrm_device_init_fb(struct simpledrm_device *sdev)
+{
+	int width, height, stride;
+	const struct drm_format_info *format;
+	struct drm_format_name_buf buf;
+	struct drm_device *dev = &sdev->dev;
+	struct platform_device *pdev = sdev->pdev;
+	const struct simplefb_platform_data *pd = dev_get_platdata(&pdev->dev);
+
+	if (pd) {
+		width = simplefb_get_width_pd(dev, pd);
+		if (width < 0)
+			return width;
+		height = simplefb_get_height_pd(dev, pd);
+		if (height < 0)
+			return height;
+		stride = simplefb_get_stride_pd(dev, pd);
+		if (stride < 0)
+			return stride;
+		format = simplefb_get_format_pd(dev, pd);
+		if (IS_ERR(format))
+			return PTR_ERR(format);
+	} else {
+		drm_err(dev, "no simplefb configuration found\n");
+		return -ENODEV;
+	}
+
+	sdev->mode = simpledrm_mode(width, height);
+	sdev->format = format;
+	sdev->pitch = stride;
+
+	drm_dbg_kms(dev, "display mode={" DRM_MODE_FMT "}\n",
+		    DRM_MODE_ARG(&sdev->mode));
+	drm_dbg_kms(dev,
+		    "framebuffer format=\"%s\", size=%dx%d, stride=%d byte\n",
+		    drm_get_format_name(format->format, &buf), width,
+		    height, stride);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Memory management
+ */
+
+static int simpledrm_device_init_mm(struct simpledrm_device *sdev)
+{
+	struct platform_device *pdev = sdev->pdev;
+	struct resource *mem;
+	void __iomem *screen_base;
+
+	mem = platform_get_resource(pdev, IORESOURCE_MEM, 0);
+	if (!mem)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	screen_base = devm_ioremap_wc(&pdev->dev, mem->start,
+				      resource_size(mem));
+	if (!screen_base)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	sdev->mem = mem;
+	sdev->screen_base = screen_base;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Modesetting
+ */
+
+/*
+ * Support all formats of simplefb and maybe more; in order
+ * of preference. The display's update function will do any
+ * conversion necessary.
+ *
+ * TODO: Add blit helpers for remaining formats and uncomment
+ *       constants.
+ */
+static const uint32_t simpledrm_default_formats[] = {
+	DRM_FORMAT_XRGB8888,
+	DRM_FORMAT_ARGB8888,
+	DRM_FORMAT_RGB565,
+	//DRM_FORMAT_XRGB1555,
+	//DRM_FORMAT_ARGB1555,
+	DRM_FORMAT_RGB888,
+	//DRM_FORMAT_XRGB2101010,
+	//DRM_FORMAT_ARGB2101010,
+};
+
+static const uint64_t simpledrm_format_modifiers[] = {
+	DRM_FORMAT_MOD_LINEAR,
+	DRM_FORMAT_MOD_INVALID
+};
+
+static int simpledrm_connector_helper_get_modes(struct drm_connector *connector)
+{
+	struct simpledrm_device *sdev = simpledrm_device_of_dev(connector->dev);
+	struct drm_display_mode *mode;
+
+	mode = drm_mode_duplicate(connector->dev, &sdev->mode);
+	if (!mode)
+		return 0;
+
+	if (mode->name[0] == '\0')
+		drm_mode_set_name(mode);
+
+	mode->type |= DRM_MODE_TYPE_PREFERRED;
+	drm_mode_probed_add(connector, mode);
+
+	if (mode->width_mm)
+		connector->display_info.width_mm = mode->width_mm;
+	if (mode->height_mm)
+		connector->display_info.height_mm = mode->height_mm;
+
+	return 1;
+}
+
+static const struct drm_connector_helper_funcs simpledrm_connector_helper_funcs = {
+	.get_modes = simpledrm_connector_helper_get_modes,
+};
+
+static const struct drm_connector_funcs simpledrm_connector_funcs = {
+	.reset = drm_atomic_helper_connector_reset,
+	.fill_modes = drm_helper_probe_single_connector_modes,
+	.destroy = drm_connector_cleanup,
+	.atomic_duplicate_state = drm_atomic_helper_connector_duplicate_state,
+	.atomic_destroy_state = drm_atomic_helper_connector_destroy_state,
+};
+
+static int
+simpledrm_simple_display_pipe_mode_valid(struct drm_simple_display_pipe *pipe,
+				    const struct drm_display_mode *mode)
+{
+	struct simpledrm_device *sdev = simpledrm_device_of_dev(pipe->crtc.dev);
+
+	if (mode->hdisplay != sdev->mode.hdisplay &&
+	    mode->vdisplay != sdev->mode.vdisplay)
+		return MODE_ONE_SIZE;
+	else if (mode->hdisplay != sdev->mode.hdisplay)
+		return MODE_ONE_WIDTH;
+	else if (mode->vdisplay != sdev->mode.vdisplay)
+		return MODE_ONE_HEIGHT;
+
+	return MODE_OK;
+}
+
+static void
+simpledrm_simple_display_pipe_enable(struct drm_simple_display_pipe *pipe,
+				     struct drm_crtc_state *crtc_state,
+				     struct drm_plane_state *plane_state)
+{
+	struct simpledrm_device *sdev = simpledrm_device_of_dev(pipe->crtc.dev);
+	struct drm_shadow_plane_state *shadow_plane_state = to_drm_shadow_plane_state(plane_state);
+	struct drm_framebuffer *fb = plane_state->fb;
+	void *vmap = shadow_plane_state->map[0].vaddr; /* TODO: Use mapping abstraction properly */
+
+	if (!fb)
+		return;
+
+	drm_fb_blit_dstclip(sdev->screen_base, sdev->pitch,
+			    sdev->format->format, vmap, fb);
+}
+
+static void
+simpledrm_simple_display_pipe_disable(struct drm_simple_display_pipe *pipe)
+{
+	struct simpledrm_device *sdev = simpledrm_device_of_dev(pipe->crtc.dev);
+	struct drm_device *dev = &sdev->dev;
+	int idx;
+
+	if (!drm_dev_enter(dev, &idx))
+		return;
+
+	/* Clear screen to black if disabled */
+	memset_io(sdev->screen_base, 0, sdev->pitch * sdev->mode.vdisplay);
+
+	drm_dev_exit(idx);
+}
+
+static void
+simpledrm_simple_display_pipe_update(struct drm_simple_display_pipe *pipe,
+				     struct drm_plane_state *old_plane_state)
+{
+	struct simpledrm_device *sdev = simpledrm_device_of_dev(pipe->crtc.dev);
+	struct drm_plane_state *plane_state = pipe->plane.state;
+	struct drm_shadow_plane_state *shadow_plane_state = to_drm_shadow_plane_state(plane_state);
+	void *vmap = shadow_plane_state->map[0].vaddr; /* TODO: Use mapping abstraction properly */
+	struct drm_framebuffer *fb = plane_state->fb;
+	struct drm_rect clip;
+
+	if (!fb)
+		return;
+
+	if (!drm_atomic_helper_damage_merged(old_plane_state, plane_state, &clip))
+		return;
+
+	drm_fb_blit_rect_dstclip(sdev->screen_base, sdev->pitch,
+				 sdev->format->format, vmap, fb, &clip);
+}
+
+static const struct drm_simple_display_pipe_funcs
+simpledrm_simple_display_pipe_funcs = {
+	.mode_valid = simpledrm_simple_display_pipe_mode_valid,
+	.enable = simpledrm_simple_display_pipe_enable,
+	.disable = simpledrm_simple_display_pipe_disable,
+	.update = simpledrm_simple_display_pipe_update,
+	DRM_GEM_SIMPLE_DISPLAY_PIPE_SHADOW_PLANE_FUNCS,
+};
+
+static const struct drm_mode_config_funcs simpledrm_mode_config_funcs = {
+	.fb_create = drm_gem_fb_create_with_dirty,
+	.atomic_check = drm_atomic_helper_check,
+	.atomic_commit = drm_atomic_helper_commit,
+};
+
+static const uint32_t *simpledrm_device_formats(struct simpledrm_device *sdev,
+						size_t *nformats_out)
+{
+	struct drm_device *dev = &sdev->dev;
+	size_t i;
+
+	if (sdev->nformats)
+		goto out; /* don't rebuild list on recurring calls */
+
+	/* native format goes first */
+	sdev->formats[0] = sdev->format->format;
+	sdev->nformats = 1;
+
+	/* default formats go second */
+	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(simpledrm_default_formats); ++i) {
+		if (simpledrm_default_formats[i] == sdev->format->format)
+			continue; /* native format already went first */
+		sdev->formats[sdev->nformats] = simpledrm_default_formats[i];
+		sdev->nformats++;
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * TODO: The simpledrm driver converts framebuffers to the native
+	 * format when copying them to device memory. If there are more
+	 * formats listed than supported by the driver, the native format
+	 * is not supported by the conversion helpers. Therefore *only*
+	 * support the native format and add a conversion helper ASAP.
+	 */
+	if (drm_WARN_ONCE(dev, i != sdev->nformats,
+			  "format conversion helpers required for %p4cc",
+			  &sdev->format->format)) {
+		sdev->nformats = 1;
+	}
+
+out:
+	*nformats_out = sdev->nformats;
+	return sdev->formats;
+}
+
+static int simpledrm_device_init_modeset(struct simpledrm_device *sdev)
+{
+	struct drm_device *dev = &sdev->dev;
+	struct drm_display_mode *mode = &sdev->mode;
+	struct drm_connector *connector = &sdev->connector;
+	struct drm_simple_display_pipe *pipe = &sdev->pipe;
+	const uint32_t *formats;
+	size_t nformats;
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = drmm_mode_config_init(dev);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	dev->mode_config.min_width = mode->hdisplay;
+	dev->mode_config.max_width = mode->hdisplay;
+	dev->mode_config.min_height = mode->vdisplay;
+	dev->mode_config.max_height = mode->vdisplay;
+	dev->mode_config.prefer_shadow_fbdev = true;
+	dev->mode_config.preferred_depth = sdev->format->cpp[0] * 8;
+	dev->mode_config.funcs = &simpledrm_mode_config_funcs;
+
+	ret = drm_connector_init(dev, connector, &simpledrm_connector_funcs,
+				 DRM_MODE_CONNECTOR_Unknown);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+	drm_connector_helper_add(connector, &simpledrm_connector_helper_funcs);
+
+	formats = simpledrm_device_formats(sdev, &nformats);
+
+	ret = drm_simple_display_pipe_init(dev, pipe, &simpledrm_simple_display_pipe_funcs,
+					   formats, nformats, simpledrm_format_modifiers,
+					   connector);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	drm_mode_config_reset(dev);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Init / Cleanup
+ */
+
+static struct simpledrm_device *
+simpledrm_device_create(struct drm_driver *drv, struct platform_device *pdev)
+{
+	struct simpledrm_device *sdev;
+	int ret;
+
+	sdev = devm_drm_dev_alloc(&pdev->dev, drv, struct simpledrm_device,
+				  dev);
+	if (IS_ERR(sdev))
+		return ERR_CAST(sdev);
+	sdev->pdev = pdev;
+	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, sdev);
+
+	ret = simpledrm_device_init_fb(sdev);
+	if (ret)
+		return ERR_PTR(ret);
+	ret = simpledrm_device_init_mm(sdev);
+	if (ret)
+		return ERR_PTR(ret);
+	ret = simpledrm_device_init_modeset(sdev);
+	if (ret)
+		return ERR_PTR(ret);
+
+	return sdev;
+}
+
+/*
+ * DRM driver
+ */
+
+DEFINE_DRM_GEM_FOPS(simpledrm_fops);
+
+static struct drm_driver simpledrm_driver = {
+	DRM_GEM_SHMEM_DRIVER_OPS,
+	.name			= DRIVER_NAME,
+	.desc			= DRIVER_DESC,
+	.date			= DRIVER_DATE,
+	.major			= DRIVER_MAJOR,
+	.minor			= DRIVER_MINOR,
+	.driver_features	= DRIVER_ATOMIC | DRIVER_GEM | DRIVER_MODESET,
+	.fops			= &simpledrm_fops,
+};
+
+/*
+ * Platform driver
+ */
+
+static int simpledrm_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
+{
+	struct simpledrm_device *sdev;
+	struct drm_device *dev;
+	int ret;
+
+	sdev = simpledrm_device_create(&simpledrm_driver, pdev);
+	if (IS_ERR(sdev))
+		return PTR_ERR(sdev);
+	dev = &sdev->dev;
+
+	ret = drm_dev_register(dev, 0);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int simpledrm_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
+{
+	struct simpledrm_device *sdev = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
+	struct drm_device *dev = &sdev->dev;
+
+	drm_dev_unregister(dev);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static struct platform_driver simpledrm_platform_driver = {
+	.driver = {
+		.name = "simple-framebuffer", /* connect to sysfb */
+	},
+	.probe = simpledrm_probe,
+	.remove = simpledrm_remove,
+};
+
+module_platform_driver(simpledrm_platform_driver);
+
+MODULE_DESCRIPTION(DRIVER_DESC);
+MODULE_LICENSE("GPL v2");
diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/Kconfig b/drivers/video/fbdev/Kconfig
index 4f02db65dede..5e1ad0c92bfc 100644
--- a/drivers/video/fbdev/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/Kconfig
@@ -2192,7 +2192,7 @@ config FB_HYPERV
 
 config FB_SIMPLE
 	bool "Simple framebuffer support"
-	depends on (FB = y)
+	depends on (FB = y) && !DRM_SIMPLEDRM
 	select FB_CFB_FILLRECT
 	select FB_CFB_COPYAREA
 	select FB_CFB_IMAGEBLIT
