diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_privacy_screen.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_privacy_screen.c
index beaf99e9120a..03b149cc455b 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_privacy_screen.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_privacy_screen.c
@@ -387,7 +387,8 @@ static void drm_privacy_screen_device_release(struct device *dev)
  * * An ERR_PTR(errno) on failure.
  */
 struct drm_privacy_screen *drm_privacy_screen_register(
-	struct device *parent, const struct drm_privacy_screen_ops *ops)
+	struct device *parent, const struct drm_privacy_screen_ops *ops,
+	void *data)
 {
 	struct drm_privacy_screen *priv;
 	int ret;
@@ -404,6 +405,7 @@ struct drm_privacy_screen *drm_privacy_screen_register(
 	priv->dev.parent = parent;
 	priv->dev.release = drm_privacy_screen_device_release;
 	dev_set_name(&priv->dev, "privacy_screen-%s", dev_name(parent));
+	priv->drvdata = data;
 	priv->ops = ops;
 
 	priv->ops->get_hw_state(priv);
@@ -439,6 +441,7 @@ void drm_privacy_screen_unregister(struct drm_privacy_screen *priv)
 	mutex_unlock(&drm_privacy_screen_devs_lock);
 
 	mutex_lock(&priv->lock);
+	priv->drvdata = NULL;
 	priv->ops = NULL;
 	mutex_unlock(&priv->lock);
 
diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/thinkpad_acpi.c b/drivers/platform/x86/thinkpad_acpi.c
index 341655d711ce..ccbfda2b0095 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/x86/thinkpad_acpi.c
+++ b/drivers/platform/x86/thinkpad_acpi.c
@@ -9782,7 +9782,7 @@ static int tpacpi_lcdshadow_init(struct ibm_init_struct *iibm)
 		return 0;
 
 	lcdshadow_dev = drm_privacy_screen_register(&tpacpi_pdev->dev,
-						    &lcdshadow_ops);
+						    &lcdshadow_ops, NULL);
 	if (IS_ERR(lcdshadow_dev))
 		return PTR_ERR(lcdshadow_dev);
 
diff --git a/include/drm/drm_privacy_screen_driver.h b/include/drm/drm_privacy_screen_driver.h
index 24591b607675..4ef246d5706f 100644
--- a/include/drm/drm_privacy_screen_driver.h
+++ b/include/drm/drm_privacy_screen_driver.h
@@ -73,10 +73,21 @@ struct drm_privacy_screen {
 	 * for more info.
 	 */
 	enum drm_privacy_screen_status hw_state;
+	/**
+	 * @drvdata: Private data owned by the privacy screen provider
+	 */
+	void *drvdata;
 };
 
+static inline
+void *drm_privacy_screen_get_drvdata(struct drm_privacy_screen *priv)
+{
+	return priv->drvdata;
+}
+
 struct drm_privacy_screen *drm_privacy_screen_register(
-	struct device *parent, const struct drm_privacy_screen_ops *ops);
+	struct device *parent, const struct drm_privacy_screen_ops *ops,
+	void *data);
 void drm_privacy_screen_unregister(struct drm_privacy_screen *priv);
 
 void drm_privacy_screen_call_notifier_chain(struct drm_privacy_screen *priv);