diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_connector.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_connector.c
index 1c48d162c77e..e8819ebf1c4b 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_connector.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_connector.c
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 #include <drm/drm_privacy_screen_consumer.h>
 #include <drm/drm_sysfs.h>
 
+#include <linux/platform_device.h>
 #include <linux/uaccess.h>
 
 #include "drm_crtc_internal.h"
@@ -289,6 +290,9 @@ int drm_connector_init(struct drm_device *dev,
 
 	drm_connector_get_cmdline_mode(connector);
 
+	connector->edid_load_pdev = NULL;
+	drm_cache_edid_firmware(connector);
+
 	/* We should add connectors at the end to avoid upsetting the connector
 	 * index too much.
 	 */
@@ -473,6 +477,11 @@ void drm_connector_cleanup(struct drm_connector *connector)
 		connector->tile_group = NULL;
 	}
 
+	if (connector->edid_load_pdev) {
+		platform_device_unregister(connector->edid_load_pdev);
+		connector->edid_load_pdev = NULL;
+	}
+
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(mode, t, &connector->probed_modes, head)
 		drm_mode_remove(connector, mode);
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_edid_load.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_edid_load.c
index 37d8ba3ddb46..5a82be9917ec 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_edid_load.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_edid_load.c
@@ -167,6 +167,19 @@ static int edid_size(const u8 *edid, int data_size)
 	return (edid[0x7e] + 1) * EDID_LENGTH;
 }
 
+static struct platform_device *edid_pdev(const char *connector_name)
+{
+	struct platform_device *pdev = platform_device_register_simple(connector_name, -1, NULL, 0);
+
+	if (IS_ERR(pdev)) {
+		DRM_ERROR("Failed to register EDID firmware platform device "
+			"for connector \"%s\"\n", connector_name);
+		return ERR_CAST(pdev);
+	}
+
+	return pdev;
+}
+
 static void *edid_load(struct drm_connector *connector, const char *name,
 			const char *connector_name)
 {
@@ -182,18 +195,17 @@ static void *edid_load(struct drm_connector *connector, const char *name,
 		fwdata = generic_edid[builtin];
 		fwsize = sizeof(generic_edid[builtin]);
 	} else {
-		struct platform_device *pdev;
+		struct platform_device *pdev = connector->edid_load_pdev;
 		int err;
 
-		pdev = platform_device_register_simple(connector_name, -1, NULL, 0);
-		if (IS_ERR(pdev)) {
-			DRM_ERROR("Failed to register EDID firmware platform device "
-				  "for connector \"%s\"\n", connector_name);
-			return ERR_CAST(pdev);
+		if (WARN_ON(!pdev)) {
+			pdev = edid_pdev(connector_name);
+			if (IS_ERR(pdev))
+				return ERR_CAST(pdev);
+			connector->edid_load_pdev = pdev;
 		}
 
 		err = request_firmware(&fw, name, &pdev->dev);
-		platform_device_unregister(pdev);
 		if (err) {
 			DRM_ERROR("Requesting EDID firmware \"%s\" failed (err=%d)\n",
 				  name, err);
@@ -263,11 +275,9 @@ static void *edid_load(struct drm_connector *connector, const char *name,
 	return edid;
 }
 
-struct edid *drm_load_edid_firmware(struct drm_connector *connector)
+static char *edid_name(const char *connector_name)
 {
-	const char *connector_name = connector->name;
 	char *edidname, *last, *colon, *fwstr, *edidstr, *fallback = NULL;
-	struct edid *edid;
 
 	if (edid_firmware[0] == '\0')
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOENT);
@@ -310,8 +320,57 @@ struct edid *drm_load_edid_firmware(struct drm_connector *connector)
 	if (*last == '\n')
 		*last = '\0';
 
-	edid = edid_load(connector, edidname, connector_name);
+	edidname = kstrdup(edidname, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!edidname) {
+		kfree(fwstr);
+		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
+	}
+
 	kfree(fwstr);
+	return edidname;
+}
+
+void drm_cache_edid_firmware(struct drm_connector *connector)
+{
+	const char *connector_name = connector->name;
+	const char *edidname = edid_name(connector_name);
+	struct platform_device *pdev;
+	int err;
+
+	if (IS_ERR(edidname))
+		return;
+
+	if (match_string(generic_edid_name, GENERIC_EDIDS, edidname) >= 0) {
+		kfree(edidname);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	pdev = edid_pdev(connector_name);
+	if (IS_ERR(pdev)) {
+		kfree(edidname);
+		return;
+	}
+	connector->edid_load_pdev = pdev;
+
+	err = firmware_request_cache(&pdev->dev, edidname);
+	if (err)
+		DRM_ERROR("Requesting EDID firmware cache \"%s\" failed (err=%d)\n",
+			edidname, err);
+
+	kfree(edidname);
+}
+
+struct edid *drm_load_edid_firmware(struct drm_connector *connector)
+{
+	const char *connector_name = connector->name;
+	const char *edidname = edid_name(connector_name);
+	struct edid *edid;
+
+	if (IS_ERR(edidname))
+		return ERR_CAST(edidname);
+
+	edid = edid_load(connector, edidname, connector_name);
+	kfree(edidname);
 
 	return edid;
 }
diff --git a/include/drm/drm_connector.h b/include/drm/drm_connector.h
index 3ac4bf87f257..47c84741517e 100644
--- a/include/drm/drm_connector.h
+++ b/include/drm/drm_connector.h
@@ -1573,6 +1573,18 @@ struct drm_connector {
 	 */
 	struct i2c_adapter *ddc;
 
+	/**
+	 * @edid_load_pdev: Platform device for loading EDID via firmware.
+	 *
+	 * The platform device is registered in drm_connector_init() in case a
+	 * custom EDID firmware is used with `edid_firmware` parameter. Otherwise,
+	 * it is set to NULL.
+	 *
+	 * Platform device is unregistered in drm_connector_cleanup() if it
+	 * is not NULL.
+	 */
+	struct platform_device *edid_load_pdev;
+
 	/**
 	 * @null_edid_counter: track sinks that give us all zeros for the EDID.
 	 * Needed to workaround some HW bugs where we get all 0s
diff --git a/include/drm/drm_edid.h b/include/drm/drm_edid.h
index b2756753370b..b54cea3f1107 100644
--- a/include/drm/drm_edid.h
+++ b/include/drm/drm_edid.h
@@ -378,10 +378,13 @@ int drm_av_sync_delay(struct drm_connector *connector,
 		      const struct drm_display_mode *mode);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_DRM_LOAD_EDID_FIRMWARE
+void drm_cache_edid_firmware(struct drm_connector *connector);
 struct edid *drm_load_edid_firmware(struct drm_connector *connector);
 int __drm_set_edid_firmware_path(const char *path);
 int __drm_get_edid_firmware_path(char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 #else
+static inline void
+drm_cache_edid_firmware(struct drm_connector *connector);
 static inline struct edid *
 drm_load_edid_firmware(struct drm_connector *connector)
 {
