diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_ioctl.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_ioctl.c
index eadeabc393f0e..0d4cfb232576f 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_ioctl.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_ioctl.c
@@ -324,6 +324,15 @@ drm_setclientcap(struct drm_device *dev, void *data, struct drm_file *file_priv)
 			return -EINVAL;
 		file_priv->atomic = req->value;
 		file_priv->universal_planes = req->value;
+		/*
+		 * No atomic user-space blows up on aspect ratio mode bits.
+		 */
+		file_priv->aspect_ratio_allowed = req->value;
+		break;
+	case DRM_CLIENT_CAP_ASPECT_RATIO:
+		if (req->value > 1)
+			return -EINVAL;
+		file_priv->aspect_ratio_allowed = req->value;
 		break;
 	default:
 		return -EINVAL;
diff --git a/include/drm/drm_file.h b/include/drm/drm_file.h
index 99ab50cbab00f..91a65a3600797 100644
--- a/include/drm/drm_file.h
+++ b/include/drm/drm_file.h
@@ -180,6 +180,14 @@ struct drm_file {
 	/** @atomic: True if client understands atomic properties. */
 	unsigned atomic:1;
 
+	/**
+	 * @aspect_ratio_allowed:
+	 *
+	 * True, if client can handle picture aspect ratios, and has requested
+	 * to pass this information along with the mode.
+	 */
+	unsigned aspect_ratio_allowed:1;
+
 	/**
 	 * @is_master:
 	 *
diff --git a/include/uapi/drm/drm.h b/include/uapi/drm/drm.h
index 6fdff5945c8a0..9c660e1688abe 100644
--- a/include/uapi/drm/drm.h
+++ b/include/uapi/drm/drm.h
@@ -680,6 +680,13 @@ struct drm_get_cap {
  */
 #define DRM_CLIENT_CAP_ATOMIC	3
 
+/**
+ * DRM_CLIENT_CAP_ASPECT_RATIO
+ *
+ * If set to 1, the DRM core will provide aspect ratio information in modes.
+ */
+#define DRM_CLIENT_CAP_ASPECT_RATIO    4
+
 /** DRM_IOCTL_SET_CLIENT_CAP ioctl argument type */
 struct drm_set_client_cap {
 	__u64 capability;