diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/vc4/vc4_crtc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/vc4/vc4_crtc.c
index 93d53c278486eee903926177828af1e3ad3ef211..6ae5abcabe62ae48d583cfbf3380b78460d7393e 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/vc4/vc4_crtc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/vc4/vc4_crtc.c
@@ -183,6 +183,8 @@ static int vc4_get_clock_select(struct drm_crtc *crtc)
 
 static void vc4_crtc_mode_set_nofb(struct drm_crtc *crtc)
 {
+	struct drm_device *dev = crtc->dev;
+	struct vc4_dev *vc4 = to_vc4_dev(dev);
 	struct vc4_crtc *vc4_crtc = to_vc4_crtc(crtc);
 	struct drm_crtc_state *state = crtc->state;
 	struct drm_display_mode *mode = &state->adjusted_mode;
@@ -251,6 +253,10 @@ static void vc4_crtc_mode_set_nofb(struct drm_crtc *crtc)
 		   PV_CONTROL_FIFO_CLR |
 		   PV_CONTROL_EN);
 
+	HVS_WRITE(SCALER_DISPBKGNDX(vc4_crtc->channel),
+		  SCALER_DISPBKGND_AUTOHS |
+		  (interlace ? SCALER_DISPBKGND_INTERLACE : 0));
+
 	if (debug_dump_regs) {
 		DRM_INFO("CRTC %d regs after:\n", drm_crtc_index(crtc));
 		vc4_crtc_dump_regs(vc4_crtc);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/vc4/vc4_regs.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/vc4/vc4_regs.h
index d529665d43cd57c326481a64bb84993ea3c453f3..7c29993a3316f1c8d53a16709d242ba04efb356a 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/vc4/vc4_regs.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/vc4/vc4_regs.h
@@ -350,6 +350,17 @@
 # define SCALER_DISPCTRLX_HEIGHT_SHIFT		0
 
 #define SCALER_DISPBKGND0                       0x00000044
+# define SCALER_DISPBKGND_AUTOHS		BIT(31)
+# define SCALER_DISPBKGND_INTERLACE		BIT(30)
+# define SCALER_DISPBKGND_GAMMA			BIT(29)
+# define SCALER_DISPBKGND_TESTMODE_MASK		VC4_MASK(28, 25)
+# define SCALER_DISPBKGND_TESTMODE_SHIFT	25
+/* Enables filling the scaler line with the RGB value in the low 24
+ * bits before compositing.  Costs cycles, so should be skipped if
+ * opaque display planes will cover everything.
+ */
+# define SCALER_DISPBKGND_FILL			BIT(24)
+
 #define SCALER_DISPSTAT0                        0x00000048
 #define SCALER_DISPBASE0                        0x0000004c
 # define SCALER_DISPSTATX_MODE_MASK		VC4_MASK(31, 30)
@@ -362,6 +373,9 @@
 # define SCALER_DISPSTATX_EMPTY			BIT(28)
 #define SCALER_DISPCTRL1                        0x00000050
 #define SCALER_DISPBKGND1                       0x00000054
+#define SCALER_DISPBKGNDX(x)			(SCALER_DISPBKGND0 +        \
+						 (x) * (SCALER_DISPBKGND1 - \
+							SCALER_DISPBKGND0))
 #define SCALER_DISPSTAT1                        0x00000058
 #define SCALER_DISPSTATX(x)			(SCALER_DISPSTAT0 +        \
 						 (x) * (SCALER_DISPSTAT1 - \