diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic_helper.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic_helper.c
index 3f17933b1d2c..6112ec261c3b 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic_helper.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic_helper.c
@@ -1886,6 +1886,83 @@ backoff:
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_atomic_helper_page_flip);
 
+/**
+ * drm_atomic_helper_connector_dpms() - connector dpms helper implementation
+ * @connector: affected connector
+ * @mode: DPMS mode
+ *
+ * This is the main helper function provided by the atomic helper framework for
+ * implementing the legacy DPMS connector interface. It computes the new desired
+ * ->active state for the corresponding CRTC (if the connector is enabled) and
+ *  updates it.
+ */
+void drm_atomic_helper_connector_dpms(struct drm_connector *connector,
+				      int mode)
+{
+	struct drm_mode_config *config = &connector->dev->mode_config;
+	struct drm_atomic_state *state;
+	struct drm_crtc_state *crtc_state;
+	struct drm_crtc *crtc;
+	struct drm_connector *tmp_connector;
+	int ret;
+	bool active = false;
+
+	if (mode != DRM_MODE_DPMS_ON)
+		mode = DRM_MODE_DPMS_OFF;
+
+	connector->dpms = mode;
+	crtc = connector->state->crtc;
+
+	if (!crtc)
+		return;
+
+	/* FIXME: ->dpms has no return value so can't forward the -ENOMEM. */
+	state = drm_atomic_state_alloc(connector->dev);
+	if (!state)
+		return;
+
+	state->acquire_ctx = drm_modeset_legacy_acquire_ctx(crtc);
+retry:
+	crtc_state = drm_atomic_get_crtc_state(state, crtc);
+	if (IS_ERR(crtc_state))
+		return;
+
+	WARN_ON(!drm_modeset_is_locked(&config->connection_mutex));
+
+	list_for_each_entry(tmp_connector, &config->connector_list, head) {
+		if (connector->state->crtc != crtc)
+			continue;
+
+		if (connector->dpms == DRM_MODE_DPMS_ON) {
+			active = true;
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+	crtc_state->active = active;
+
+	ret = drm_atomic_commit(state);
+	if (ret != 0)
+		goto fail;
+
+	/* Driver takes ownership of state on successful async commit. */
+	return;
+fail:
+	if (ret == -EDEADLK)
+		goto backoff;
+
+	drm_atomic_state_free(state);
+
+	WARN(1, "Driver bug: Changing ->active failed with ret=%i\n", ret);
+
+	return;
+backoff:
+	drm_atomic_state_clear(state);
+	drm_atomic_legacy_backoff(state);
+
+	goto retry;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_atomic_helper_connector_dpms);
+
 /**
  * DOC: atomic state reset and initialization
  *
diff --git a/include/drm/drm_atomic_helper.h b/include/drm/drm_atomic_helper.h
index 2095917ff8c7..cf501df9e513 100644
--- a/include/drm/drm_atomic_helper.h
+++ b/include/drm/drm_atomic_helper.h
@@ -82,6 +82,8 @@ int drm_atomic_helper_page_flip(struct drm_crtc *crtc,
 				struct drm_framebuffer *fb,
 				struct drm_pending_vblank_event *event,
 				uint32_t flags);
+void drm_atomic_helper_connector_dpms(struct drm_connector *connector,
+				      int mode);
 
 /* default implementations for state handling */
 void drm_atomic_helper_crtc_reset(struct drm_crtc *crtc);