diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_crtc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_crtc.c
index 159458b3c287..dbfae422241e 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_crtc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_crtc.c
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 #include <linux/list.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <linux/export.h>
+#include <linux/dma-fence.h>
 #include <drm/drmP.h>
 #include <drm/drm_crtc.h>
 #include <drm/drm_edid.h>
@@ -151,6 +152,38 @@ static void drm_crtc_crc_fini(struct drm_crtc *crtc)
 #endif
 }
 
+static struct drm_crtc *fence_to_crtc(struct dma_fence *fence)
+{
+	BUG_ON(fence->ops != &drm_crtc_fence_ops);
+	return container_of(fence->lock, struct drm_crtc, fence_lock);
+}
+
+static const char *drm_crtc_fence_get_driver_name(struct dma_fence *fence)
+{
+	struct drm_crtc *crtc = fence_to_crtc(fence);
+
+	return crtc->dev->driver->name;
+}
+
+static const char *drm_crtc_fence_get_timeline_name(struct dma_fence *fence)
+{
+	struct drm_crtc *crtc = fence_to_crtc(fence);
+
+	return crtc->timeline_name;
+}
+
+static bool drm_crtc_fence_enable_signaling(struct dma_fence *fence)
+{
+	return true;
+}
+
+const struct dma_fence_ops drm_crtc_fence_ops = {
+	.get_driver_name = drm_crtc_fence_get_driver_name,
+	.get_timeline_name = drm_crtc_fence_get_timeline_name,
+	.enable_signaling = drm_crtc_fence_enable_signaling,
+	.wait = dma_fence_default_wait,
+};
+
 /**
  * drm_crtc_init_with_planes - Initialise a new CRTC object with
  *    specified primary and cursor planes.
@@ -208,6 +241,11 @@ int drm_crtc_init_with_planes(struct drm_device *dev, struct drm_crtc *crtc,
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
 
+	crtc->fence_context = dma_fence_context_alloc(1);
+	spin_lock_init(&crtc->fence_lock);
+	snprintf(crtc->timeline_name, sizeof(crtc->timeline_name),
+		 "CRTC:%d-%s", crtc->base.id, crtc->name);
+
 	crtc->base.properties = &crtc->properties;
 
 	list_add_tail(&crtc->head, &config->crtc_list);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_crtc_internal.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_crtc_internal.h
index f78d5aaf7e91..33b17d0b127e 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_crtc_internal.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_crtc_internal.h
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ int drm_crtc_check_viewport(const struct drm_crtc *crtc,
 int drm_crtc_register_all(struct drm_device *dev);
 void drm_crtc_unregister_all(struct drm_device *dev);
 
+extern const struct dma_fence_ops drm_crtc_fence_ops;
+
 /* IOCTLs */
 int drm_mode_getcrtc(struct drm_device *dev,
 		     void *data, struct drm_file *file_priv);
diff --git a/include/drm/drm_crtc.h b/include/drm/drm_crtc.h
index bcc1a4d1d1a6..946672f97e1e 100644
--- a/include/drm/drm_crtc.h
+++ b/include/drm/drm_crtc.h
@@ -731,6 +731,35 @@ struct drm_crtc {
 	 */
 	struct drm_crtc_crc crc;
 #endif
+
+	/**
+	 * @fence_context:
+	 *
+	 * timeline context used for fence operations.
+	 */
+	unsigned int fence_context;
+
+	/**
+	 * @fence_lock:
+	 *
+	 * spinlock to protect the fences in the fence_context.
+	 */
+
+	spinlock_t fence_lock;
+	/**
+	 * @fence_seqno:
+	 *
+	 * Seqno variable used as monotonic counter for the fences
+	 * created on the CRTC's timeline.
+	 */
+	unsigned long fence_seqno;
+
+	/**
+	 * @timeline_name:
+	 *
+	 * The name of the CRTC's fence timeline.
+	 */
+	char timeline_name[32];
 };
 
 /**