diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/imx/imx-drm-core.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/imx/imx-drm-core.c
index 99fff6c7bb4a36a25fad31525a534d70858856fa..75f35eaffb783bdf5eb415a593b07bf2a43cbb1a 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/imx/imx-drm-core.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/imx/imx-drm-core.c
@@ -146,10 +146,34 @@ static void imx_drm_output_poll_changed(struct drm_device *drm)
 	drm_fbdev_cma_hotplug_event(imxdrm->fbhelper);
 }
 
+static int imx_drm_atomic_check(struct drm_device *dev,
+				struct drm_atomic_state *state)
+{
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = drm_atomic_helper_check_modeset(dev, state);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	ret = drm_atomic_helper_check_planes(dev, state);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	/*
+	 * Check modeset again in case crtc_state->mode_changed is
+	 * updated in plane's ->atomic_check callback.
+	 */
+	ret = drm_atomic_helper_check_modeset(dev, state);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
 static const struct drm_mode_config_funcs imx_drm_mode_config_funcs = {
 	.fb_create = drm_fb_cma_create,
 	.output_poll_changed = imx_drm_output_poll_changed,
-	.atomic_check = drm_atomic_helper_check,
+	.atomic_check = imx_drm_atomic_check,
 	.atomic_commit = drm_atomic_helper_commit,
 };
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/imx/ipuv3-plane.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/imx/ipuv3-plane.c
index 6a481476734bc8912e49a8ed82740412e570d43f..3c4f6894443cf13b89d96eab4952c2798e3b0362 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/imx/ipuv3-plane.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/imx/ipuv3-plane.c
@@ -319,13 +319,16 @@ static int ipu_plane_atomic_check(struct drm_plane *plane,
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	/*
-	 * since we cannot touch active IDMAC channels, we do not support
-	 * resizing the enabled plane or changing its format
+	 * We support resizing active plane or changing its format by
+	 * forcing CRTC mode change in plane's ->atomic_check callback
+	 * and disabling all affected active planes in CRTC's ->atomic_disable
+	 * callback.  The planes will be reenabled in plane's ->atomic_update
+	 * callback.
 	 */
 	if (old_fb && (state->src_w != old_state->src_w ||
 			      state->src_h != old_state->src_h ||
 			      fb->pixel_format != old_fb->pixel_format))
-		return -EINVAL;
+		crtc_state->mode_changed = true;
 
 	eba = drm_plane_state_to_eba(state);
 
@@ -336,7 +339,7 @@ static int ipu_plane_atomic_check(struct drm_plane *plane,
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	if (old_fb && fb->pitches[0] != old_fb->pitches[0])
-		return -EINVAL;
+		crtc_state->mode_changed = true;
 
 	switch (fb->pixel_format) {
 	case DRM_FORMAT_YUV420:
@@ -372,7 +375,7 @@ static int ipu_plane_atomic_check(struct drm_plane *plane,
 			return -EINVAL;
 
 		if (old_fb && old_fb->pitches[1] != fb->pitches[1])
-			return -EINVAL;
+			crtc_state->mode_changed = true;
 	}
 
 	return 0;