intel_backlight_enable(crtc_state, conn_state);
        intel_dsi_vbt_exec_sequence(intel_dsi, MIPI_SEQ_BACKLIGHT_ON);
 
+       intel_panel_prepare(crtc_state, conn_state);
+
        intel_crtc_vblank_on(crtc_state);
 }
 
 {
        struct intel_dsi *intel_dsi = enc_to_intel_dsi(encoder);
 
+       intel_panel_unprepare(old_conn_state);
+
        /* step1: turn off backlight */
        intel_dsi_vbt_exec_sequence(intel_dsi, MIPI_SEQ_BACKLIGHT_OFF);
        intel_backlight_disable(old_conn_state);
 
        }
 }
 
+const struct drm_panel_funcs dummy_panel_funcs = {
+};
+
 int intel_panel_register(struct intel_connector *connector)
 {
-       return intel_backlight_device_register(connector);
+       struct intel_display *display = to_intel_display(connector);
+       struct intel_panel *panel = &connector->panel;
+       int ret;
+
+       ret = intel_backlight_device_register(connector);
+       if (ret)
+               return ret;
+
+       if (connector->base.connector_type == DRM_MODE_CONNECTOR_DSI) {
+               struct device *dev = connector->base.kdev;
+               struct drm_panel *base;
+
+               /* Sanity check. */
+               if (drm_WARN_ON(display->drm, !dev))
+                       goto out;
+
+               /*
+                * We need drm_connector::kdev for allocating the panel, to make
+                * drm_panel_add_follower() lookups work. The kdev is
+                * initialized in drm_sysfs_connector_add(), just before the
+                * connector .late_register() hooks. So we can't allocate the
+                * panel at connector init time, and can't allocate struct
+                * intel_panel with a drm_panel sub-struct. For now, use
+                * __devm_drm_panel_alloc() directly.
+                *
+                * The lookups also depend on drm_connector::fwnode being set in
+                * intel_acpi_assign_connector_fwnodes(). However, if that's
+                * missing, it will gracefully lead to -EPROBE_DEFER in
+                * drm_panel_add_follower().
+                */
+               base = __devm_drm_panel_alloc(dev, sizeof(*base), 0,
+                                             &dummy_panel_funcs,
+                                             connector->base.connector_type);
+               if (IS_ERR(base)) {
+                       ret = PTR_ERR(base);
+                       goto err;
+               }
+
+               panel->base = base;
+
+               drm_panel_add(panel->base);
+
+               drm_dbg_kms(display->drm, "[CONNECTOR:%d:%s] Registered panel device '%s', has fwnode: %s\n",
+                           connector->base.base.id, connector->base.name,
+                           dev_name(dev), str_yes_no(dev_fwnode(dev)));
+       }
+
+out:
+       return 0;
+
+err:
+       intel_backlight_device_unregister(connector);
+
+       return ret;
 }
 
 void intel_panel_unregister(struct intel_connector *connector)
 {
+       struct intel_panel *panel = &connector->panel;
+
+       if (panel->base)
+               drm_panel_remove(panel->base);
+
        intel_backlight_device_unregister(connector);
 }
+
+/* Notify followers, if any, about power being up. */
+void intel_panel_prepare(const struct intel_crtc_state *crtc_state,
+                        const struct drm_connector_state *conn_state)
+{
+       struct intel_connector *connector = to_intel_connector(conn_state->connector);
+       struct intel_panel *panel = &connector->panel;
+
+       drm_panel_prepare(panel->base);
+}
+
+/* Notify followers, if any, about power going down. */
+void intel_panel_unprepare(const struct drm_connector_state *old_conn_state)
+{
+       struct intel_connector *connector = to_intel_connector(old_conn_state->connector);
+       struct intel_panel *panel = &connector->panel;
+
+       drm_panel_unprepare(panel->base);
+}