diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic.c
index dd9f27cfe991..6a395e5e3885 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic.c
@@ -475,6 +475,7 @@ static void drm_atomic_crtc_print_state(struct drm_printer *p,
 	drm_printf(p, "\tconnector_mask=%x\n", state->connector_mask);
 	drm_printf(p, "\tencoder_mask=%x\n", state->encoder_mask);
 	drm_printf(p, "\tmode: " DRM_MODE_FMT "\n", DRM_MODE_ARG(&state->mode));
+	drm_printf(p, "\tbackground_color=%llx\n", state->background_color);
 
 	if (crtc->funcs->atomic_print_state)
 		crtc->funcs->atomic_print_state(p, state);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic_state_helper.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic_state_helper.c
index bd6faa09f83b..76746ad4a1bb 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic_state_helper.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic_state_helper.c
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ __drm_atomic_helper_crtc_state_reset(struct drm_crtc_state *crtc_state,
 				     struct drm_crtc *crtc)
 {
 	crtc_state->crtc = crtc;
+	crtc_state->background_color = DRM_ARGB64_PREP(0xffff, 0, 0, 0);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(__drm_atomic_helper_crtc_state_reset);
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic_uapi.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic_uapi.c
index 87de41fb4459..5bd5bf6661df 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic_uapi.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic_uapi.c
@@ -454,6 +454,8 @@ static int drm_atomic_crtc_set_property(struct drm_crtc *crtc,
 					&replaced);
 		state->color_mgmt_changed |= replaced;
 		return ret;
+	} else if (property == config->background_color_property) {
+		state->background_color = val;
 	} else if (property == config->prop_out_fence_ptr) {
 		s32 __user *fence_ptr = u64_to_user_ptr(val);
 
@@ -501,6 +503,8 @@ drm_atomic_crtc_get_property(struct drm_crtc *crtc,
 		*val = (state->ctm) ? state->ctm->base.id : 0;
 	else if (property == config->gamma_lut_property)
 		*val = (state->gamma_lut) ? state->gamma_lut->base.id : 0;
+	else if (property == config->background_color_property)
+		*val = state->background_color;
 	else if (property == config->prop_out_fence_ptr)
 		*val = 0;
 	else if (property == crtc->scaling_filter_property)
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_blend.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_blend.c
index 3b1f5f72885e..1f3af27d2418 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_blend.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_blend.c
@@ -191,10 +191,6 @@
  *		 plane does not expose the "alpha" property, then this is
  *		 assumed to be 1.0
  *
- * Note that all the property extensions described here apply either to the
- * plane or the CRTC (e.g. for the background color, which currently is not
- * exposed and assumed to be black).
- *
  * SCALING_FILTER:
  *     Indicates scaling filter to be used for plane scaler
  *
@@ -207,6 +203,25 @@
  *
  * Drivers can set up this property for a plane by calling
  * drm_plane_create_scaling_filter_property
+ *
+ * The property extensions described above all apply to the plane.  Drivers
+ * may also expose the following crtc property extension:
+ *
+ * BACKGROUND_COLOR:
+ *	Background color is set up with drm_crtc_attach_background_color_property(),
+ *	and expects a 64-bit ARGB value following DRM_FORMAT_ARGB16161616, as
+ *	generated by the DRM_ARGB64_PREP*() helpers. It controls the color of a
+ *	full-screen layer that exists below all planes. This color will be used
+ *	for pixels not covered by any plane and may also be blended with plane
+ *	contents as allowed by a plane's alpha values.
+ *	The background color defaults to black, and is assumed to be black for
+ *	drivers that do not expose this property. Although background color
+ *	isn't a plane, it is assumed that the color provided here undergoes the
+ *	CRTC degamma/CSC/gamma transformations applied after the planes blending.
+ *	Note that the color value includes an alpha channel, hence non-opaque
+ *	background color values are allowed, but since physically transparent
+ *	monitors do not (yet) exists, the final alpha value may not reach the
+ *	video sink or it may simply ignore it.
  */
 
 /**
@@ -621,3 +636,19 @@ int drm_plane_create_blend_mode_property(struct drm_plane *plane,
 	return 0;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_plane_create_blend_mode_property);
+
+/**
+ * drm_crtc_attach_background_color_property - attach background color property
+ * @crtc: drm crtc
+ *
+ * Attaches the background color property to @crtc.  The property defaults to
+ * solid black and will accept 64-bit ARGB values in the format generated by
+ * DRM_ARGB64_PREP*() helpers.
+ */
+void drm_crtc_attach_background_color_property(struct drm_crtc *crtc)
+{
+	drm_object_attach_property(&crtc->base,
+				   crtc->dev->mode_config.background_color_property,
+				   DRM_ARGB64_PREP(0xffff, 0, 0, 0));
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_crtc_attach_background_color_property);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_mode_config.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_mode_config.c
index 84ae8a23a367..66f7dc37b597 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_mode_config.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_mode_config.c
@@ -380,6 +380,12 @@ static int drm_mode_create_standard_properties(struct drm_device *dev)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	dev->mode_config.gamma_lut_size_property = prop;
 
+	prop = drm_property_create_range(dev, 0,
+					 "BACKGROUND_COLOR", 0, U64_MAX);
+	if (!prop)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	dev->mode_config.background_color_property = prop;
+
 	prop = drm_property_create(dev,
 				   DRM_MODE_PROP_IMMUTABLE | DRM_MODE_PROP_BLOB,
 				   "IN_FORMATS", 0);
diff --git a/include/drm/drm_blend.h b/include/drm/drm_blend.h
index 88bdfec3bd88..c7e888767c81 100644
--- a/include/drm/drm_blend.h
+++ b/include/drm/drm_blend.h
@@ -31,8 +31,9 @@
 #define DRM_MODE_BLEND_COVERAGE		1
 #define DRM_MODE_BLEND_PIXEL_NONE	2
 
-struct drm_device;
 struct drm_atomic_state;
+struct drm_crtc;
+struct drm_device;
 struct drm_plane;
 
 static inline bool drm_rotation_90_or_270(unsigned int rotation)
@@ -58,4 +59,5 @@ int drm_atomic_normalize_zpos(struct drm_device *dev,
 			      struct drm_atomic_state *state);
 int drm_plane_create_blend_mode_property(struct drm_plane *plane,
 					 unsigned int supported_modes);
+void drm_crtc_attach_background_color_property(struct drm_crtc *crtc);
 #endif
diff --git a/include/drm/drm_crtc.h b/include/drm/drm_crtc.h
index 66278ffeebd6..312fc1e745d2 100644
--- a/include/drm/drm_crtc.h
+++ b/include/drm/drm_crtc.h
@@ -274,6 +274,18 @@ struct drm_crtc_state {
 	 */
 	struct drm_property_blob *gamma_lut;
 
+	/**
+	 * @background_color:
+	 *
+	 * RGB value representing the CRTC's background color.  The background
+	 * color (aka "canvas color") of a CRTC is the color that will be used
+	 * for pixels not covered by a plane, or covered by transparent pixels
+	 * of a plane.  The value here should be built using DRM_ARGB64_PREP*()
+	 * helpers, while the individual color components can be extracted with
+	 * desired precision via the DRM_ARGB64_GET*() macros.
+	 */
+	u64 background_color;
+
 	/**
 	 * @target_vblank:
 	 *
diff --git a/include/drm/drm_mode_config.h b/include/drm/drm_mode_config.h
index 5e1dd0cfccde..687c0ee163d2 100644
--- a/include/drm/drm_mode_config.h
+++ b/include/drm/drm_mode_config.h
@@ -836,6 +836,11 @@ struct drm_mode_config {
 	 * gamma LUT as supported by the driver (read-only).
 	 */
 	struct drm_property *gamma_lut_size_property;
+	/**
+	 * @background_color_property: Optional CRTC property to set the
+	 * background color.
+	 */
+	struct drm_property *background_color_property;
 
 	/**
 	 * @suggested_x_property: Optional connector property with a hint for
diff --git a/include/uapi/drm/drm_mode.h b/include/uapi/drm/drm_mode.h
index 3693d82b5279..a4bdc4bd11bc 100644
--- a/include/uapi/drm/drm_mode.h
+++ b/include/uapi/drm/drm_mode.h
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@
 #ifndef _DRM_MODE_H
 #define _DRM_MODE_H
 
+#include <linux/bits.h>
+#include <linux/const.h>
+
 #include "drm.h"
 
 #if defined(__cplusplus)
@@ -1549,6 +1552,83 @@ struct drm_mode_closefb {
 	__u32 pad;
 };
 
+/*
+ * Put 16-bit ARGB values into a standard 64-bit representation that can be
+ * used for ioctl parameters, inter-driver communication, etc.
+ *
+ * If the component values being provided contain less than 16 bits of
+ * precision, use a conversion ratio to get a better color approximation.
+ * The ratio is computed as (2^16 - 1) / (2^bpc - 1), where bpc and 16 are
+ * the input and output precision, respectively.
+ * Also note bpc must be greater than 0.
+ */
+#define __DRM_ARGB64_PREP(c, shift)					\
+	(((__u64)(c) & __GENMASK(15, 0)) << (shift))
+
+#define __DRM_ARGB64_PREP_BPC(c, shift, bpc)				\
+({									\
+	__u16 mask = __GENMASK((bpc) - 1, 0);				\
+	__u16 conv = __KERNEL_DIV_ROUND_CLOSEST((mask & (c)) *		\
+						__GENMASK(15, 0), mask);\
+	__DRM_ARGB64_PREP(conv, shift);					\
+})
+
+#define DRM_ARGB64_PREP(alpha, red, green, blue)			\
+(									\
+	__DRM_ARGB64_PREP(alpha, 48) |					\
+	__DRM_ARGB64_PREP(red,   32) |					\
+	__DRM_ARGB64_PREP(green, 16) |					\
+	__DRM_ARGB64_PREP(blue,   0)					\
+)
+
+#define DRM_ARGB64_PREP_BPC(alpha, red, green, blue, bpc)		\
+({									\
+	__typeof__(bpc) __bpc = bpc;					\
+	__DRM_ARGB64_PREP_BPC(alpha, 48, __bpc) |			\
+	__DRM_ARGB64_PREP_BPC(red,   32, __bpc) |			\
+	__DRM_ARGB64_PREP_BPC(green, 16, __bpc) |			\
+	__DRM_ARGB64_PREP_BPC(blue,   0, __bpc);			\
+})
+
+/*
+ * Extract the specified color component from a standard 64-bit ARGB value.
+ *
+ * If the requested precision is less than 16 bits, make use of a conversion
+ * ratio calculated as (2^bpc - 1) / (2^16 - 1), where bpc and 16 are the
+ * output and input precision, respectively.
+ *
+ * If speed is more important than accuracy, use DRM_ARGB64_GET*_BPCS()
+ * instead of DRM_ARGB64_GET*_BPC() in order to replace the expensive
+ * division with a simple bit right-shift operation.
+ */
+#define __DRM_ARGB64_GET(c, shift)					\
+	((__u16)(((__u64)(c) >> (shift)) & __GENMASK(15, 0)))
+
+#define __DRM_ARGB64_GET_BPC(c, shift, bpc)				\
+({									\
+	__u16 comp = __DRM_ARGB64_GET(c, shift);			\
+	__KERNEL_DIV_ROUND_CLOSEST(comp * __GENMASK((bpc) - 1, 0),	\
+				   __GENMASK(15, 0));			\
+})
+
+#define __DRM_ARGB64_GET_BPCS(c, shift, bpc)				\
+	(__DRM_ARGB64_GET(c, shift) >> (16 - (bpc)))
+
+#define DRM_ARGB64_GETA(c)		__DRM_ARGB64_GET(c, 48)
+#define DRM_ARGB64_GETR(c)		__DRM_ARGB64_GET(c, 32)
+#define DRM_ARGB64_GETG(c)		__DRM_ARGB64_GET(c, 16)
+#define DRM_ARGB64_GETB(c)		__DRM_ARGB64_GET(c, 0)
+
+#define DRM_ARGB64_GETA_BPC(c, bpc)	__DRM_ARGB64_GET_BPC(c, 48, bpc)
+#define DRM_ARGB64_GETR_BPC(c, bpc)	__DRM_ARGB64_GET_BPC(c, 32, bpc)
+#define DRM_ARGB64_GETG_BPC(c, bpc)	__DRM_ARGB64_GET_BPC(c, 16, bpc)
+#define DRM_ARGB64_GETB_BPC(c, bpc)	__DRM_ARGB64_GET_BPC(c, 0, bpc)
+
+#define DRM_ARGB64_GETA_BPCS(c, bpc)	__DRM_ARGB64_GET_BPCS(c, 48, bpc)
+#define DRM_ARGB64_GETR_BPCS(c, bpc)	__DRM_ARGB64_GET_BPCS(c, 32, bpc)
+#define DRM_ARGB64_GETG_BPCS(c, bpc)	__DRM_ARGB64_GET_BPCS(c, 16, bpc)
+#define DRM_ARGB64_GETB_BPCS(c, bpc)	__DRM_ARGB64_GET_BPCS(c, 0, bpc)
+
 #if defined(__cplusplus)
 }
 #endif