for (i = 0; i < property->num_values; i++)
                        valid_mask |= (1ULL << property->values[i]);
                return !(value & ~valid_mask);
-       } else if (drm_property_type_is(property, DRM_MODE_PROP_BLOB) ||
-                  drm_property_type_is(property, DRM_MODE_PROP_OBJECT)) {
+       } else if (drm_property_type_is(property, DRM_MODE_PROP_BLOB)) {
+               struct drm_property_blob *blob;
+
+               if (value == 0)
+                       return true;
+
+               blob = drm_property_lookup_blob(property->dev, value);
+               if (blob) {
+                       *ref = &blob->base;
+                       return true;
+               } else {
+                       return false;
+               }
+       } else if (drm_property_type_is(property, DRM_MODE_PROP_OBJECT)) {
                /* a zero value for an object property translates to null: */
                if (value == 0)
                        return true;
 }
 
 void drm_property_change_valid_put(struct drm_property *property,
-                                  struct drm_mode_object *ref)
+               struct drm_mode_object *ref)
 {
        if (!ref)
                return;
 
-       if (drm_property_type_is(property, DRM_MODE_PROP_OBJECT) ||
-           drm_property_type_is(property, DRM_MODE_PROP_BLOB))
+       if (drm_property_type_is(property, DRM_MODE_PROP_OBJECT)) {
                drm_mode_object_unreference(ref);
+       } else if (drm_property_type_is(property, DRM_MODE_PROP_BLOB))
+               drm_property_unreference_blob(obj_to_blob(ref));
 }