diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/rcar-du/Kconfig b/drivers/gpu/drm/rcar-du/Kconfig
index 4c2fd056dd6da6c207e5ac944788cbc3ac2b3028..2bab449add7689388a71305ef512f687772c158b 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/rcar-du/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/rcar-du/Kconfig
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ config DRM_RCAR_HDMI
 config DRM_RCAR_LVDS
 	bool "R-Car DU LVDS Encoder Support"
 	depends on DRM_RCAR_DU
+	select DRM_PANEL
 	help
 	  Enable support for the R-Car Display Unit embedded LVDS encoders.
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/rcar-du/rcar_du_encoder.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/rcar-du/rcar_du_encoder.c
index 3974d9495f372fa6cb74ada5ee871e8a8a77308a..31f878ad099dbcb34f7df72eff4caa028880ab65 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/rcar-du/rcar_du_encoder.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/rcar-du/rcar_du_encoder.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 #include <drm/drmP.h>
 #include <drm/drm_crtc.h>
 #include <drm/drm_crtc_helper.h>
+#include <drm/drm_panel.h>
 
 #include "rcar_du_drv.h"
 #include "rcar_du_encoder.h"
@@ -33,6 +34,11 @@ static void rcar_du_encoder_disable(struct drm_encoder *encoder)
 {
 	struct rcar_du_encoder *renc = to_rcar_encoder(encoder);
 
+	if (renc->connector && renc->connector->panel) {
+		drm_panel_disable(renc->connector->panel);
+		drm_panel_unprepare(renc->connector->panel);
+	}
+
 	if (renc->lvds)
 		rcar_du_lvdsenc_enable(renc->lvds, encoder->crtc, false);
 }
@@ -43,6 +49,11 @@ static void rcar_du_encoder_enable(struct drm_encoder *encoder)
 
 	if (renc->lvds)
 		rcar_du_lvdsenc_enable(renc->lvds, encoder->crtc, true);
+
+	if (renc->connector && renc->connector->panel) {
+		drm_panel_prepare(renc->connector->panel);
+		drm_panel_enable(renc->connector->panel);
+	}
 }
 
 static int rcar_du_encoder_atomic_check(struct drm_encoder *encoder,
@@ -89,6 +100,17 @@ static void rcar_du_encoder_mode_set(struct drm_encoder *encoder,
 	struct rcar_du_encoder *renc = to_rcar_encoder(encoder);
 
 	rcar_du_crtc_route_output(crtc_state->crtc, renc->output);
+
+	if (!renc->lvds) {
+		/*
+		 * The DU driver creates connectors only for the outputs of the
+		 * internal LVDS encoders.
+		 */
+		renc->connector = NULL;
+		return;
+	}
+
+	renc->connector = to_rcar_connector(conn_state->connector);
 }
 
 static const struct drm_encoder_helper_funcs encoder_helper_funcs = {
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/rcar-du/rcar_du_encoder.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/rcar-du/rcar_du_encoder.h
index a050a36998579796f2dbdcac1ef10a1cb2314d84..b79b2f075a74a4d06626735ee8b01c0fc3736294 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/rcar-du/rcar_du_encoder.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/rcar-du/rcar_du_encoder.h
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 #include <drm/drm_crtc.h>
 #include <drm/drm_encoder.h>
 
+struct drm_panel;
 struct rcar_du_device;
 struct rcar_du_hdmienc;
 struct rcar_du_lvdsenc;
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@ enum rcar_du_encoder_type {
 struct rcar_du_encoder {
 	struct drm_encoder base;
 	enum rcar_du_output output;
+	struct rcar_du_connector *connector;
 	struct rcar_du_hdmienc *hdmi;
 	struct rcar_du_lvdsenc *lvds;
 };
@@ -44,6 +46,7 @@ struct rcar_du_encoder {
 struct rcar_du_connector {
 	struct drm_connector connector;
 	struct rcar_du_encoder *encoder;
+	struct drm_panel *panel;
 };
 
 #define to_rcar_connector(c) \
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/rcar-du/rcar_du_lvdscon.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/rcar-du/rcar_du_lvdscon.c
index 3bcfd161c53f2e90c38f6cb5ac79e449a8bda84e..ee91481131ad15a46eb8c07a05270c80a811f94b 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/rcar-du/rcar_du_lvdscon.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/rcar-du/rcar_du_lvdscon.c
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 #include <drm/drm_atomic_helper.h>
 #include <drm/drm_crtc.h>
 #include <drm/drm_crtc_helper.h>
+#include <drm/drm_panel.h>
 
 #include <video/display_timing.h>
 #include <video/of_display_timing.h>
@@ -25,47 +26,30 @@
 #include "rcar_du_kms.h"
 #include "rcar_du_lvdscon.h"
 
-struct rcar_du_lvds_connector {
-	struct rcar_du_connector connector;
-
-	struct {
-		unsigned int width_mm;		/* Panel width in mm */
-		unsigned int height_mm;		/* Panel height in mm */
-		struct videomode mode;
-	} panel;
-};
-
-#define to_rcar_lvds_connector(c) \
-	container_of(c, struct rcar_du_lvds_connector, connector.connector)
-
 static int rcar_du_lvds_connector_get_modes(struct drm_connector *connector)
 {
-	struct rcar_du_lvds_connector *lvdscon =
-		to_rcar_lvds_connector(connector);
-	struct drm_display_mode *mode;
-
-	mode = drm_mode_create(connector->dev);
-	if (mode == NULL)
-		return 0;
+	struct rcar_du_connector *rcon = to_rcar_connector(connector);
 
-	mode->type = DRM_MODE_TYPE_PREFERRED | DRM_MODE_TYPE_DRIVER;
-
-	drm_display_mode_from_videomode(&lvdscon->panel.mode, mode);
-
-	drm_mode_probed_add(connector, mode);
-
-	return 1;
+	return drm_panel_get_modes(rcon->panel);
 }
 
 static const struct drm_connector_helper_funcs connector_helper_funcs = {
 	.get_modes = rcar_du_lvds_connector_get_modes,
 };
 
+static void rcar_du_lvds_connector_destroy(struct drm_connector *connector)
+{
+	struct rcar_du_connector *rcon = to_rcar_connector(connector);
+
+	drm_panel_detach(rcon->panel);
+	drm_connector_cleanup(connector);
+}
+
 static const struct drm_connector_funcs connector_funcs = {
 	.dpms = drm_atomic_helper_connector_dpms,
 	.reset = drm_atomic_helper_connector_reset,
 	.fill_modes = drm_helper_probe_single_connector_modes,
-	.destroy = drm_connector_cleanup,
+	.destroy = rcar_du_lvds_connector_destroy,
 	.atomic_duplicate_state = drm_atomic_helper_connector_duplicate_state,
 	.atomic_destroy_state = drm_atomic_helper_connector_destroy_state,
 };
@@ -75,27 +59,19 @@ int rcar_du_lvds_connector_init(struct rcar_du_device *rcdu,
 				const struct device_node *np)
 {
 	struct drm_encoder *encoder = rcar_encoder_to_drm_encoder(renc);
-	struct rcar_du_lvds_connector *lvdscon;
+	struct rcar_du_connector *rcon;
 	struct drm_connector *connector;
-	struct display_timing timing;
 	int ret;
 
-	lvdscon = devm_kzalloc(rcdu->dev, sizeof(*lvdscon), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (lvdscon == NULL)
+	rcon = devm_kzalloc(rcdu->dev, sizeof(*rcon), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (rcon == NULL)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	ret = of_get_display_timing(np, "panel-timing", &timing);
-	if (ret < 0)
-		return ret;
-
-	videomode_from_timing(&timing, &lvdscon->panel.mode);
+	connector = &rcon->connector;
 
-	of_property_read_u32(np, "width-mm", &lvdscon->panel.width_mm);
-	of_property_read_u32(np, "height-mm", &lvdscon->panel.height_mm);
-
-	connector = &lvdscon->connector.connector;
-	connector->display_info.width_mm = lvdscon->panel.width_mm;
-	connector->display_info.height_mm = lvdscon->panel.height_mm;
+	rcon->panel = of_drm_find_panel(np);
+	if (!rcon->panel)
+		return -EPROBE_DEFER;
 
 	ret = drm_connector_init(rcdu->ddev, connector, &connector_funcs,
 				 DRM_MODE_CONNECTOR_LVDS);
@@ -112,7 +88,11 @@ int rcar_du_lvds_connector_init(struct rcar_du_device *rcdu,
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;
 
-	lvdscon->connector.encoder = renc;
+	ret = drm_panel_attach(rcon->panel, connector);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		return ret;
+
+	rcon->encoder = renc;
 
 	return 0;
 }