diff --git a/Documentation/gpu/vkms.rst b/Documentation/gpu/vkms.rst
index 0886349ad4a0..c69be063d3b4 100644
--- a/Documentation/gpu/vkms.rst
+++ b/Documentation/gpu/vkms.rst
@@ -76,7 +76,8 @@ And directories are created for each configurable item of the display pipeline::
   tree /config/vkms/my-vkms
     /config/vkms/my-vkms
     ├── crtcs
-    └── enabled
+    ├── enabled
+    └── encoders
 
 To add items to the display pipeline, create one or more directories under the
 available paths.
@@ -90,6 +91,15 @@ CRTCs have 2 configurable attributes:
 - cursor: Enable or disable cursor plane support
 - writeback: Enable or disable writeback connector support
 
+Continue by creating one or more encoders::
+
+  sudo mkdir /config/vkms/my-vkms/encoders/encoder0
+
+Encoders can be linked to CRTCs by creating a symbolic link under
+``possible_crtcs``::
+
+  sudo ln -s /config/vkms/my-vkms/crtcs/crtc0 /config/vkms/my-vkms/encoders/encoder0/possible_crtcs
+
 Once you are done configuring the VKMS instance, enable it::
 
   echo "1" | sudo tee /config/vkms/my-vkms/enabled
@@ -100,6 +110,8 @@ Finally, you can remove the VKMS instance disabling it::
 
 Or removing the top level directory and its subdirectories::
 
+  sudo rm /config/vkms/my-vkms/encoders/*/possible_crtcs/*
+  sudo rmdir /config/vkms/my-vkms/encoders/*
   sudo rmdir /config/vkms/my-vkms/crtcs/*
   sudo rmdir /config/vkms/my-vkms
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/vkms/vkms_config.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/vkms/vkms_config.h
index f96a0456a3d7..f9423533a7f3 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/vkms/vkms_config.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/vkms/vkms_config.h
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@ struct vkms_config_encoder {
 	struct list_head list;
 	unsigned int index;
 	uint32_t possible_crtcs;
+	/* only used if created from configfs */
+	struct config_group encoder_group;
+	struct config_group possible_crtcs_group;
 };
 
 struct vkms_config_connector {
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/vkms/vkms_configfs.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/vkms/vkms_configfs.c
index 04278a39cd3c..c0b62fb93dc0 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/vkms/vkms_configfs.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/vkms/vkms_configfs.c
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ static bool is_configfs_registered;
  * Initialized when a new directory is created under "/config/vkms/"
  * @crtcs_group: Default subgroup of @device_group at "/config/vkms/crtcs".
  * Each of its items represent a CRTC
+ * @encoders_group: Default subgroup of @device_group at
+ * "/config/vkms/encoders". Each of its items represent a encoder
  * @lock: Lock used to project concurrent access to the configuration attributes
  * @enabled: Protected by @lock. The device is created or destroyed when this
  * option changes
@@ -27,6 +29,7 @@ struct vkms_configfs {
 	struct vkms_config *vkms_config;
 	struct config_group device_group;
 	struct config_group crtcs_group;
+	struct config_group encoders_group;
 
 	/* protected by @lock */
 	struct mutex lock;
@@ -45,6 +48,15 @@ struct vkms_configfs {
 #define crtcs_item_to_vkms_config_crtc(item) \
 	container_of(to_config_group(item), struct vkms_config_crtc, crtc_group)
 
+#define encoders_group_to_vkms_configfs(group) \
+	container_of(group, struct vkms_configfs, encoders_group)
+
+#define encoders_item_to_vkms_config_encoder(item) \
+	container_of(to_config_group(item), struct vkms_config_encoder, encoder_group)
+
+#define encoder_possible_crtcs_item_to_vkms_config_encoder(item) \
+	container_of(to_config_group(item), struct vkms_config_encoder, possible_crtcs_group)
+
 static ssize_t crtc_cursor_show(struct config_item *item, char *page)
 {
 	struct vkms_config_crtc *crtc_cfg = crtcs_item_to_vkms_config_crtc(item);
@@ -171,6 +183,110 @@ static struct config_item_type crtcs_group_type = {
 	.ct_owner = THIS_MODULE,
 };
 
+static int encoder_possible_crtcs_allow_link(struct config_item *src,
+					     struct config_item *target)
+{
+	struct vkms_config_encoder *encoder_cfg;
+	struct vkms_config_crtc *crtc_cfg;
+
+	if (target->ci_type != &crtc_group_type)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	encoder_cfg = encoder_possible_crtcs_item_to_vkms_config_encoder(src);
+	crtc_cfg = crtcs_item_to_vkms_config_crtc(target);
+
+	if (encoder_cfg->possible_crtcs & BIT(crtc_cfg->index))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	encoder_cfg->possible_crtcs |= BIT(crtc_cfg->index);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static void encoder_possible_crtcs_drop_link(struct config_item *src,
+					     struct config_item *target)
+{
+	struct vkms_config_encoder *encoder_cfg;
+	struct vkms_config_crtc *crtc_cfg;
+
+	encoder_cfg = encoder_possible_crtcs_item_to_vkms_config_encoder(src);
+	crtc_cfg = crtcs_item_to_vkms_config_crtc(target);
+
+	encoder_cfg->possible_crtcs &= ~BIT(crtc_cfg->index);
+}
+
+static struct configfs_item_operations encoder_possible_crtcs_item_ops = {
+	.allow_link = &encoder_possible_crtcs_allow_link,
+	.drop_link = &encoder_possible_crtcs_drop_link,
+};
+
+static struct config_item_type encoder_possible_crtcs_group_type = {
+	.ct_item_ops = &encoder_possible_crtcs_item_ops,
+	.ct_owner = THIS_MODULE,
+};
+
+static const struct config_item_type encoder_group_type = {
+	.ct_owner = THIS_MODULE,
+};
+
+static struct config_group *make_encoders_group(struct config_group *group,
+						const char *name)
+{
+	struct vkms_configfs *configfs = encoders_group_to_vkms_configfs(group);
+	struct vkms_config_encoder *encoder_cfg;
+	int ret;
+
+	mutex_lock(&configfs->lock);
+
+	if (configfs->enabled) {
+		ret = -EINVAL;
+		goto err_unlock;
+	}
+
+	encoder_cfg = vkms_config_add_encoder(configfs->vkms_config, 0);
+	if (IS_ERR(encoder_cfg)) {
+		ret = PTR_ERR(encoder_cfg);
+		goto err_unlock;
+	}
+
+	config_group_init_type_name(&encoder_cfg->encoder_group, name,
+				    &encoder_group_type);
+
+	config_group_init_type_name(&encoder_cfg->possible_crtcs_group,
+				    "possible_crtcs",
+				    &encoder_possible_crtcs_group_type);
+	configfs_add_default_group(&encoder_cfg->possible_crtcs_group,
+				   &encoder_cfg->encoder_group);
+
+	mutex_unlock(&configfs->lock);
+
+	return &encoder_cfg->encoder_group;
+
+err_unlock:
+	mutex_unlock(&configfs->lock);
+	return ERR_PTR(ret);
+}
+
+static void drop_encoders_group(struct config_group *group,
+				struct config_item *item)
+{
+	struct vkms_configfs *configfs = encoders_group_to_vkms_configfs(group);
+	struct vkms_config_encoder *encoder_cfg =
+		encoders_item_to_vkms_config_encoder(item);
+
+	vkms_config_destroy_encoder(configfs->vkms_config, encoder_cfg);
+}
+
+static struct configfs_group_operations encoders_group_ops = {
+	.make_group = &make_encoders_group,
+	.drop_item = &drop_encoders_group,
+};
+
+static struct config_item_type encoders_group_type = {
+	.ct_group_ops = &encoders_group_ops,
+	.ct_owner = THIS_MODULE,
+};
+
 static ssize_t device_enabled_show(struct config_item *item, char *page)
 {
 	struct vkms_configfs *configfs = config_item_to_vkms_configfs(item);
@@ -225,7 +341,6 @@ static struct config_group *make_device_group(struct config_group *group,
 					      const char *name)
 {
 	struct vkms_configfs *configfs;
-	struct vkms_config_encoder *encoder_cfg = NULL;
 	struct vkms_config_connector *connector_cfg = NULL;
 	char *config_name;
 	int ret;
@@ -252,11 +367,10 @@ static struct config_group *make_device_group(struct config_group *group,
 	configfs_add_default_group(&configfs->crtcs_group,
 				   &configfs->device_group);
 
-	encoder_cfg = vkms_config_add_encoder(configfs->vkms_config, BIT(0));
-	if (IS_ERR(encoder_cfg)) {
-		ret = PTR_ERR(encoder_cfg);
-		goto err_kfree;
-	}
+	config_group_init_type_name(&configfs->encoders_group, "encoders",
+				    &encoders_group_type);
+	configfs_add_default_group(&configfs->encoders_group,
+				   &configfs->device_group);
 
 	connector_cfg = vkms_config_add_connector(configfs->vkms_config, BIT(0),
 						  connector_status_connected);
@@ -269,7 +383,6 @@ static struct config_group *make_device_group(struct config_group *group,
 
 err_kfree:
 	kfree(configfs);
-	kfree(encoder_cfg);
 	kfree(connector_cfg);
 	return ERR_PTR(ret);
 }
