diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_atomic_plane.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_atomic_plane.c
index e4044abc2d21..d9b65e9c45fc 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_atomic_plane.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_atomic_plane.c
@@ -93,6 +93,10 @@ intel_plane_duplicate_state(struct drm_plane *plane)
 	intel_state->vma = NULL;
 	intel_state->flags = 0;
 
+	/* add reference to fb */
+	if (intel_state->hw.fb)
+		drm_framebuffer_get(intel_state->hw.fb);
+
 	return &intel_state->uapi;
 }
 
@@ -112,6 +116,8 @@ intel_plane_destroy_state(struct drm_plane *plane,
 	WARN_ON(plane_state->vma);
 
 	__drm_atomic_helper_plane_destroy_state(&plane_state->uapi);
+	if (plane_state->hw.fb)
+		drm_framebuffer_put(plane_state->hw.fb);
 	kfree(plane_state);
 }
 
@@ -138,15 +144,44 @@ unsigned int intel_plane_data_rate(const struct intel_crtc_state *crtc_state,
 	return cpp * crtc_state->pixel_rate;
 }
 
+static void intel_plane_clear_hw_state(struct intel_plane_state *plane_state)
+{
+	if (plane_state->hw.fb)
+		drm_framebuffer_put(plane_state->hw.fb);
+
+	memset(&plane_state->hw, 0, sizeof(plane_state->hw));
+}
+
+void intel_plane_copy_uapi_to_hw_state(struct intel_plane_state *plane_state,
+				       const struct intel_plane_state *from_plane_state)
+{
+	intel_plane_clear_hw_state(plane_state);
+
+	plane_state->hw.crtc = from_plane_state->uapi.crtc;
+	plane_state->hw.fb = from_plane_state->uapi.fb;
+	if (plane_state->hw.fb)
+		drm_framebuffer_get(plane_state->hw.fb);
+
+	plane_state->hw.alpha = from_plane_state->uapi.alpha;
+	plane_state->hw.pixel_blend_mode =
+		from_plane_state->uapi.pixel_blend_mode;
+	plane_state->hw.rotation = from_plane_state->uapi.rotation;
+	plane_state->hw.color_encoding = from_plane_state->uapi.color_encoding;
+	plane_state->hw.color_range = from_plane_state->uapi.color_range;
+}
+
 int intel_plane_atomic_check_with_state(const struct intel_crtc_state *old_crtc_state,
 					struct intel_crtc_state *new_crtc_state,
 					const struct intel_plane_state *old_plane_state,
 					struct intel_plane_state *new_plane_state)
 {
 	struct intel_plane *plane = to_intel_plane(new_plane_state->uapi.plane);
-	const struct drm_framebuffer *fb = new_plane_state->hw.fb;
+	const struct drm_framebuffer *fb;
 	int ret;
 
+	intel_plane_copy_uapi_to_hw_state(new_plane_state, new_plane_state);
+	fb = new_plane_state->hw.fb;
+
 	new_crtc_state->active_planes &= ~BIT(plane->id);
 	new_crtc_state->nv12_planes &= ~BIT(plane->id);
 	new_crtc_state->c8_planes &= ~BIT(plane->id);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_atomic_plane.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_atomic_plane.h
index dc85af02e9b7..123404a9cf23 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_atomic_plane.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_atomic_plane.h
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ extern const struct drm_plane_helper_funcs intel_plane_helper_funcs;
 
 unsigned int intel_plane_data_rate(const struct intel_crtc_state *crtc_state,
 				   const struct intel_plane_state *plane_state);
+void intel_plane_copy_uapi_to_hw_state(struct intel_plane_state *plane_state,
+				       const struct intel_plane_state *from_plane_state);
 void intel_update_plane(struct intel_plane *plane,
 			const struct intel_crtc_state *crtc_state,
 			const struct intel_plane_state *plane_state);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_display.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_display.c
index 12f230a41f2f..2330ac24fd4d 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_display.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_display.c
@@ -3267,6 +3267,7 @@ intel_find_initial_plane_obj(struct intel_crtc *intel_crtc,
 
 	plane_state->fb = fb;
 	plane_state->crtc = &intel_crtc->base;
+	intel_plane_copy_uapi_to_hw_state(intel_state, intel_state);
 
 	atomic_or(to_intel_plane(primary)->frontbuffer_bit,
 		  &to_intel_frontbuffer(fb)->bits);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_display_types.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_display_types.h
index d2a984f84464..2105a27c50e8 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_display_types.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_display_types.h
@@ -515,11 +515,24 @@ struct intel_atomic_state {
 };
 
 struct intel_plane_state {
-	union {
-		struct drm_plane_state base;
-		struct drm_plane_state uapi;
-		struct drm_plane_state hw;
-	};
+	struct drm_plane_state uapi;
+
+	/*
+	 * actual hardware state, the state we program to the hardware.
+	 * The following members are used to verify the hardware state:
+	 * During initial hw readout, they need to be copied from uapi.
+	 */
+	struct {
+		struct drm_crtc *crtc;
+		struct drm_framebuffer *fb;
+
+		u16 alpha;
+		uint16_t pixel_blend_mode;
+		unsigned int rotation;
+		enum drm_color_encoding color_encoding;
+		enum drm_color_range color_range;
+	} hw;
+
 	struct i915_ggtt_view view;
 	struct i915_vma *vma;
 	unsigned long flags;
