diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_display.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_display.c
index 325a07391b3cc9d7f56777be74c18f04b1daa0ad..fd70b8428f39f4736bf84bec00072c0be704f9af 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_display.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_display.c
@@ -989,3 +989,156 @@ bool radeon_crtc_scaling_mode_fixup(struct drm_crtc *crtc,
 	}
 	return true;
 }
+
+/*
+ * Retrieve current video scanout position of crtc on a given gpu.
+ *
+ * \param rdev Device to query.
+ * \param crtc Crtc to query.
+ * \param *vpos Location where vertical scanout position should be stored.
+ * \param *hpos Location where horizontal scanout position should go.
+ *
+ * Returns vpos as a positive number while in active scanout area.
+ * Returns vpos as a negative number inside vblank, counting the number
+ * of scanlines to go until end of vblank, e.g., -1 means "one scanline
+ * until start of active scanout / end of vblank."
+ *
+ * \return Flags, or'ed together as follows:
+ *
+ * RADEON_SCANOUTPOS_VALID = Query successfull.
+ * RADEON_SCANOUTPOS_INVBL = Inside vblank.
+ * RADEON_SCANOUTPOS_ACCURATE = Returned position is accurate. A lack of
+ * this flag means that returned position may be offset by a constant but
+ * unknown small number of scanlines wrt. real scanout position.
+ *
+ */
+int radeon_get_crtc_scanoutpos(struct radeon_device *rdev, int crtc, int *vpos, int *hpos)
+{
+	u32 stat_crtc = 0, vbl = 0, position = 0;
+	int vbl_start, vbl_end, vtotal, ret = 0;
+	bool in_vbl = true;
+
+	if (ASIC_IS_DCE4(rdev)) {
+		if (crtc == 0) {
+			vbl = RREG32(EVERGREEN_CRTC_V_BLANK_START_END +
+				     EVERGREEN_CRTC0_REGISTER_OFFSET);
+			position = RREG32(EVERGREEN_CRTC_STATUS_POSITION +
+					  EVERGREEN_CRTC0_REGISTER_OFFSET);
+			ret |= RADEON_SCANOUTPOS_VALID;
+		}
+		if (crtc == 1) {
+			vbl = RREG32(EVERGREEN_CRTC_V_BLANK_START_END +
+				     EVERGREEN_CRTC1_REGISTER_OFFSET);
+			position = RREG32(EVERGREEN_CRTC_STATUS_POSITION +
+					  EVERGREEN_CRTC1_REGISTER_OFFSET);
+			ret |= RADEON_SCANOUTPOS_VALID;
+		}
+		if (crtc == 2) {
+			vbl = RREG32(EVERGREEN_CRTC_V_BLANK_START_END +
+				     EVERGREEN_CRTC2_REGISTER_OFFSET);
+			position = RREG32(EVERGREEN_CRTC_STATUS_POSITION +
+					  EVERGREEN_CRTC2_REGISTER_OFFSET);
+			ret |= RADEON_SCANOUTPOS_VALID;
+		}
+		if (crtc == 3) {
+			vbl = RREG32(EVERGREEN_CRTC_V_BLANK_START_END +
+				     EVERGREEN_CRTC3_REGISTER_OFFSET);
+			position = RREG32(EVERGREEN_CRTC_STATUS_POSITION +
+					  EVERGREEN_CRTC3_REGISTER_OFFSET);
+			ret |= RADEON_SCANOUTPOS_VALID;
+		}
+		if (crtc == 4) {
+			vbl = RREG32(EVERGREEN_CRTC_V_BLANK_START_END +
+				     EVERGREEN_CRTC4_REGISTER_OFFSET);
+			position = RREG32(EVERGREEN_CRTC_STATUS_POSITION +
+					  EVERGREEN_CRTC4_REGISTER_OFFSET);
+			ret |= RADEON_SCANOUTPOS_VALID;
+		}
+		if (crtc == 5) {
+			vbl = RREG32(EVERGREEN_CRTC_V_BLANK_START_END +
+				     EVERGREEN_CRTC5_REGISTER_OFFSET);
+			position = RREG32(EVERGREEN_CRTC_STATUS_POSITION +
+					  EVERGREEN_CRTC5_REGISTER_OFFSET);
+			ret |= RADEON_SCANOUTPOS_VALID;
+		}
+	} else if (ASIC_IS_AVIVO(rdev)) {
+		if (crtc == 0) {
+			vbl = RREG32(AVIVO_D1CRTC_V_BLANK_START_END);
+			position = RREG32(AVIVO_D1CRTC_STATUS_POSITION);
+			ret |= RADEON_SCANOUTPOS_VALID;
+		}
+		if (crtc == 1) {
+			vbl = RREG32(AVIVO_D2CRTC_V_BLANK_START_END);
+			position = RREG32(AVIVO_D2CRTC_STATUS_POSITION);
+			ret |= RADEON_SCANOUTPOS_VALID;
+		}
+	} else {
+		/* Pre-AVIVO: Different encoding of scanout pos and vblank interval. */
+		if (crtc == 0) {
+			/* Assume vbl_end == 0, get vbl_start from
+			 * upper 16 bits.
+			 */
+			vbl = (RREG32(RADEON_CRTC_V_TOTAL_DISP) &
+				RADEON_CRTC_V_DISP) >> RADEON_CRTC_V_DISP_SHIFT;
+			/* Only retrieve vpos from upper 16 bits, set hpos == 0. */
+			position = (RREG32(RADEON_CRTC_VLINE_CRNT_VLINE) >> 16) & RADEON_CRTC_V_TOTAL;
+			stat_crtc = RREG32(RADEON_CRTC_STATUS);
+			if (!(stat_crtc & 1))
+				in_vbl = false;
+
+			ret |= RADEON_SCANOUTPOS_VALID;
+		}
+		if (crtc == 1) {
+			vbl = (RREG32(RADEON_CRTC2_V_TOTAL_DISP) &
+				RADEON_CRTC_V_DISP) >> RADEON_CRTC_V_DISP_SHIFT;
+			position = (RREG32(RADEON_CRTC2_VLINE_CRNT_VLINE) >> 16) & RADEON_CRTC_V_TOTAL;
+			stat_crtc = RREG32(RADEON_CRTC2_STATUS);
+			if (!(stat_crtc & 1))
+				in_vbl = false;
+
+			ret |= RADEON_SCANOUTPOS_VALID;
+		}
+	}
+
+	/* Decode into vertical and horizontal scanout position. */
+	*vpos = position & 0x1fff;
+	*hpos = (position >> 16) & 0x1fff;
+
+	/* Valid vblank area boundaries from gpu retrieved? */
+	if (vbl > 0) {
+		/* Yes: Decode. */
+		ret |= RADEON_SCANOUTPOS_ACCURATE;
+		vbl_start = vbl & 0x1fff;
+		vbl_end = (vbl >> 16) & 0x1fff;
+	}
+	else {
+		/* No: Fake something reasonable which gives at least ok results. */
+		vbl_start = rdev->mode_info.crtcs[crtc]->base.mode.crtc_vdisplay;
+		vbl_end = 0;
+	}
+
+	/* Test scanout position against vblank region. */
+	if ((*vpos < vbl_start) && (*vpos >= vbl_end))
+		in_vbl = false;
+
+	/* Check if inside vblank area and apply corrective offsets:
+	 * vpos will then be >=0 in video scanout area, but negative
+	 * within vblank area, counting down the number of lines until
+	 * start of scanout.
+	 */
+
+	/* Inside "upper part" of vblank area? Apply corrective offset if so: */
+	if (in_vbl && (*vpos >= vbl_start)) {
+		vtotal = rdev->mode_info.crtcs[crtc]->base.mode.crtc_vtotal;
+		*vpos = *vpos - vtotal;
+	}
+
+	/* Correct for shifted end of vbl at vbl_end. */
+	*vpos = *vpos - vbl_end;
+
+	/* In vblank? */
+	if (in_vbl)
+		ret |= RADEON_SCANOUTPOS_INVBL;
+
+	return ret;
+}
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_mode.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_mode.h
index d25cf093c84dfabba028294724138a598595c8d9..f4396d71b417621f338d0ba6df0fda8173edbd4e 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_mode.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_mode.h
@@ -428,6 +428,11 @@ struct radeon_framebuffer {
 	struct drm_gem_object *obj;
 };
 
+/* radeon_get_crtc_scanoutpos() return flags */
+#define RADEON_SCANOUTPOS_VALID        (1 << 0)
+#define RADEON_SCANOUTPOS_INVBL        (1 << 1)
+#define RADEON_SCANOUTPOS_ACCURATE     (1 << 2)
+
 extern enum radeon_tv_std
 radeon_combios_get_tv_info(struct radeon_device *rdev);
 extern enum radeon_tv_std
@@ -531,6 +536,8 @@ extern int radeon_crtc_cursor_set(struct drm_crtc *crtc,
 extern int radeon_crtc_cursor_move(struct drm_crtc *crtc,
 				   int x, int y);
 
+extern int radeon_get_crtc_scanoutpos(struct radeon_device *rdev, int crtc, int *vpos, int *hpos);
+
 extern bool radeon_combios_check_hardcoded_edid(struct radeon_device *rdev);
 extern struct edid *
 radeon_combios_get_hardcoded_edid(struct radeon_device *rdev);