diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
index ff6aaf0c4e1e..abe43922a08f 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
@@ -3489,6 +3489,7 @@ bool intel_bios_is_valid_vbt(const void *buf, size_t size);
 bool intel_bios_is_tv_present(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv);
 bool intel_bios_is_lvds_present(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv, u8 *i2c_pin);
 bool intel_bios_is_port_edp(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv, enum port port);
+bool intel_bios_is_port_dp_dual_mode(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv, enum port port);
 bool intel_bios_is_dsi_present(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv, enum port *port);
 bool intel_bios_is_port_hpd_inverted(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv,
 				     enum port port);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_bios.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_bios.c
index 81518116e00d..8b68c4882fba 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_bios.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_bios.c
@@ -1597,6 +1597,42 @@ bool intel_bios_is_port_edp(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv, enum port port)
 	return false;
 }
 
+bool intel_bios_is_port_dp_dual_mode(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv, enum port port)
+{
+	static const struct {
+		u16 dp, hdmi;
+	} port_mapping[] = {
+		/*
+		 * Buggy VBTs may declare DP ports as having
+		 * HDMI type dvo_port :( So let's check both.
+		 */
+		[PORT_B] = { DVO_PORT_DPB, DVO_PORT_HDMIB, },
+		[PORT_C] = { DVO_PORT_DPC, DVO_PORT_HDMIC, },
+		[PORT_D] = { DVO_PORT_DPD, DVO_PORT_HDMID, },
+		[PORT_E] = { DVO_PORT_DPE, DVO_PORT_HDMIE, },
+	};
+	int i;
+
+	if (port == PORT_A || port >= ARRAY_SIZE(port_mapping))
+		return false;
+
+	if (!dev_priv->vbt.child_dev_num)
+		return false;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < dev_priv->vbt.child_dev_num; i++) {
+		const union child_device_config *p_child =
+			&dev_priv->vbt.child_dev[i];
+
+		if ((p_child->common.dvo_port == port_mapping[port].dp ||
+		     p_child->common.dvo_port == port_mapping[port].hdmi) &&
+		    (p_child->common.device_type & DEVICE_TYPE_DP_DUAL_MODE_BITS) ==
+		    (DEVICE_TYPE_DP_DUAL_MODE & DEVICE_TYPE_DP_DUAL_MODE_BITS))
+			return true;
+	}
+
+	return false;
+}
+
 /**
  * intel_bios_is_dsi_present - is DSI present in VBT
  * @dev_priv:	i915 device instance
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_hdmi.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_hdmi.c
index c4d93e6b4bed..6b52c6accf6a 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_hdmi.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_hdmi.c
@@ -1396,16 +1396,38 @@ intel_hdmi_unset_edid(struct drm_connector *connector)
 }
 
 static void
-intel_hdmi_dp_dual_mode_detect(struct drm_connector *connector)
+intel_hdmi_dp_dual_mode_detect(struct drm_connector *connector, bool has_edid)
 {
 	struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv = to_i915(connector->dev);
 	struct intel_hdmi *hdmi = intel_attached_hdmi(connector);
+	enum port port = hdmi_to_dig_port(hdmi)->port;
 	struct i2c_adapter *adapter =
 		intel_gmbus_get_adapter(dev_priv, hdmi->ddc_bus);
 	enum drm_dp_dual_mode_type type = drm_dp_dual_mode_detect(adapter);
 
-	if (type == DRM_DP_DUAL_MODE_NONE ||
-	    type == DRM_DP_DUAL_MODE_UNKNOWN)
+	/*
+	 * Type 1 DVI adaptors are not required to implement any
+	 * registers, so we can't always detect their presence.
+	 * Ideally we should be able to check the state of the
+	 * CONFIG1 pin, but no such luck on our hardware.
+	 *
+	 * The only method left to us is to check the VBT to see
+	 * if the port is a dual mode capable DP port. But let's
+	 * only do that when we sucesfully read the EDID, to avoid
+	 * confusing log messages about DP dual mode adaptors when
+	 * there's nothing connected to the port.
+	 */
+	if (type == DRM_DP_DUAL_MODE_UNKNOWN) {
+		if (has_edid &&
+		    intel_bios_is_port_dp_dual_mode(dev_priv, port)) {
+			DRM_DEBUG_KMS("Assuming DP dual mode adaptor presence based on VBT\n");
+			type = DRM_DP_DUAL_MODE_TYPE1_DVI;
+		} else {
+			type = DRM_DP_DUAL_MODE_NONE;
+		}
+	}
+
+	if (type == DRM_DP_DUAL_MODE_NONE)
 		return;
 
 	hdmi->dp_dual_mode.type = type;
@@ -1432,7 +1454,7 @@ intel_hdmi_set_edid(struct drm_connector *connector, bool force)
 				    intel_gmbus_get_adapter(dev_priv,
 				    intel_hdmi->ddc_bus));
 
-		intel_hdmi_dp_dual_mode_detect(connector);
+		intel_hdmi_dp_dual_mode_detect(connector, edid != NULL);
 
 		intel_display_power_put(dev_priv, POWER_DOMAIN_GMBUS);
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_vbt_defs.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_vbt_defs.h
index a4a42f254c35..b1019e01e51d 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_vbt_defs.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_vbt_defs.h
@@ -746,6 +746,7 @@ struct bdb_psr {
 #define	 DEVICE_TYPE_INT_TV	0x1009
 #define	 DEVICE_TYPE_HDMI	0x60D2
 #define	 DEVICE_TYPE_DP		0x68C6
+#define	 DEVICE_TYPE_DP_DUAL_MODE	0x60D6
 #define	 DEVICE_TYPE_eDP	0x78C6
 
 #define  DEVICE_TYPE_CLASS_EXTENSION	(1 << 15)
@@ -780,6 +781,18 @@ struct bdb_psr {
 	 DEVICE_TYPE_DISPLAYPORT_OUTPUT | \
 	 DEVICE_TYPE_ANALOG_OUTPUT)
 
+#define DEVICE_TYPE_DP_DUAL_MODE_BITS \
+	(DEVICE_TYPE_INTERNAL_CONNECTOR | \
+	 DEVICE_TYPE_NOT_HDMI_OUTPUT | \
+	 DEVICE_TYPE_MIPI_OUTPUT | \
+	 DEVICE_TYPE_COMPOSITE_OUTPUT | \
+	 DEVICE_TYPE_LVDS_SINGALING | \
+	 DEVICE_TYPE_TMDS_DVI_SIGNALING | \
+	 DEVICE_TYPE_VIDEO_SIGNALING | \
+	 DEVICE_TYPE_DISPLAYPORT_OUTPUT | \
+	 DEVICE_TYPE_DIGITAL_OUTPUT | \
+	 DEVICE_TYPE_ANALOG_OUTPUT)
+
 /* define the DVO port for HDMI output type */
 #define		DVO_B		1
 #define		DVO_C		2
