diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_plane.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_plane.c
index 24e7998d1731..c6bbb0c209f4 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_plane.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_plane.c
@@ -678,6 +678,19 @@ int drm_mode_getplane_res(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 		    !file_priv->universal_planes)
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * If we're running on a virtualized driver then,
+		 * unless userspace advertizes support for the
+		 * virtualized cursor plane, disable cursor planes
+		 * because they'll be broken due to missing cursor
+		 * hotspot info.
+		 */
+		if (plane->type == DRM_PLANE_TYPE_CURSOR &&
+		    drm_core_check_feature(dev, DRIVER_CURSOR_HOTSPOT) &&
+		    file_priv->atomic &&
+		    !file_priv->supports_virtualized_cursor_plane)
+			continue;
+
 		if (drm_lease_held(file_priv, plane->base.id)) {
 			if (count < plane_resp->count_planes &&
 			    put_user(plane->base.id, plane_ptr + count))
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_drv.c
index b30ede1cf62d..91930e84a9cd 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_drv.c
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ static const struct drm_ioctl_desc qxl_ioctls[] = {
 };
 
 static struct drm_driver qxl_driver = {
-	.driver_features = DRIVER_GEM | DRIVER_MODESET | DRIVER_ATOMIC,
+	.driver_features = DRIVER_GEM | DRIVER_MODESET | DRIVER_ATOMIC | DRIVER_CURSOR_HOTSPOT,
 
 	.dumb_create = qxl_mode_dumb_create,
 	.dumb_map_offset = drm_gem_ttm_dumb_map_offset,
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/vboxvideo/vbox_drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/vboxvideo/vbox_drv.c
index 4fee15c97c34..8ecd0863fad7 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/vboxvideo/vbox_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/vboxvideo/vbox_drv.c
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ DEFINE_DRM_GEM_FOPS(vbox_fops);
 
 static const struct drm_driver driver = {
 	.driver_features =
-	    DRIVER_MODESET | DRIVER_GEM | DRIVER_ATOMIC,
+	    DRIVER_MODESET | DRIVER_GEM | DRIVER_ATOMIC | DRIVER_CURSOR_HOTSPOT,
 
 	.fops = &vbox_fops,
 	.name = DRIVER_NAME,
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/virtio/virtgpu_drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/virtio/virtgpu_drv.c
index a7ec5a3770da..60b1fd23229c 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/virtio/virtgpu_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/virtio/virtgpu_drv.c
@@ -176,7 +176,8 @@ static const struct drm_driver driver = {
 	 * If KMS is disabled DRIVER_MODESET and DRIVER_ATOMIC are masked
 	 * out via drm_device::driver_features:
 	 */
-	.driver_features = DRIVER_MODESET | DRIVER_GEM | DRIVER_RENDER | DRIVER_ATOMIC,
+	.driver_features = DRIVER_MODESET | DRIVER_GEM | DRIVER_RENDER | DRIVER_ATOMIC |
+			   DRIVER_CURSOR_HOTSPOT,
 	.open = virtio_gpu_driver_open,
 	.postclose = virtio_gpu_driver_postclose,
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_drv.c
index 8b24ecf60e3e..d3e308fdfd5b 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_drv.c
@@ -1611,7 +1611,7 @@ static const struct file_operations vmwgfx_driver_fops = {
 
 static const struct drm_driver driver = {
 	.driver_features =
-	DRIVER_MODESET | DRIVER_RENDER | DRIVER_ATOMIC | DRIVER_GEM,
+	DRIVER_MODESET | DRIVER_RENDER | DRIVER_ATOMIC | DRIVER_GEM | DRIVER_CURSOR_HOTSPOT,
 	.ioctls = vmw_ioctls,
 	.num_ioctls = ARRAY_SIZE(vmw_ioctls),
 	.master_set = vmw_master_set,
diff --git a/include/drm/drm_drv.h b/include/drm/drm_drv.h
index b77f2c7275b7..8303016665dd 100644
--- a/include/drm/drm_drv.h
+++ b/include/drm/drm_drv.h
@@ -104,6 +104,15 @@ enum drm_driver_feature {
 	 * acceleration should be handled by two drivers that are connected using auxiliary bus.
 	 */
 	DRIVER_COMPUTE_ACCEL            = BIT(7),
+	/**
+	 * @DRIVER_CURSOR_HOTSPOT:
+	 *
+	 * Driver supports and requires cursor hotspot information in the
+	 * cursor plane (e.g. cursor plane has to actually track the mouse
+	 * cursor and the clients are required to set hotspot in order for
+	 * the cursor planes to work correctly).
+	 */
+	DRIVER_CURSOR_HOTSPOT           = BIT(8),
 
 	/* IMPORTANT: Below are all the legacy flags, add new ones above. */
 
diff --git a/include/drm/drm_file.h b/include/drm/drm_file.h
index 010239392adf..69720ac29c67 100644
--- a/include/drm/drm_file.h
+++ b/include/drm/drm_file.h
@@ -228,6 +228,18 @@ struct drm_file {
 	 */
 	bool is_master;
 
+	/**
+	 * @supports_virtualized_cursor_plane:
+	 *
+	 * This client is capable of handling the cursor plane with the
+	 * restrictions imposed on it by the virtualized drivers.
+	 *
+	 * This implies that the cursor plane has to behave like a cursor
+	 * i.e. track cursor movement. It also requires setting of the
+	 * hotspot properties by the client on the cursor plane.
+	 */
+	bool supports_virtualized_cursor_plane;
+
 	/**
 	 * @master:
 	 *
