*/
 }
 
+/**
+ * i9xx_fixup_plane - ugly workaround for G45 to fire up the hardware
+ * cursor plane briefly if not already running after enabling the display
+ * plane.
+ * This workaround avoids occasional blank screens when self refresh is
+ * enabled.
+ */
+static void
+g4x_fixup_plane(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv, enum pipe pipe)
+{
+       u32 cntl = I915_READ(CURCNTR(pipe));
+
+       if ((cntl & CURSOR_MODE) == 0) {
+               u32 fw_bcl_self = I915_READ(FW_BLC_SELF);
+
+               I915_WRITE(FW_BLC_SELF, fw_bcl_self & ~FW_BLC_SELF_EN);
+               I915_WRITE(CURCNTR(pipe), CURSOR_MODE_64_ARGB_AX);
+               intel_wait_for_vblank(dev_priv->dev, pipe);
+               I915_WRITE(CURCNTR(pipe), cntl);
+               I915_WRITE(CURBASE(pipe), I915_READ(CURBASE(pipe)));
+               I915_WRITE(FW_BLC_SELF, fw_bcl_self);
+       }
+}
+
 static void i9xx_crtc_enable(struct drm_crtc *crtc)
 {
        struct drm_device *dev = crtc->dev;
 
        intel_enable_pipe(dev_priv, pipe, false);
        intel_enable_plane(dev_priv, plane, pipe);
+       if (IS_G4X(dev))
+               g4x_fixup_plane(dev_priv, pipe);
 
        intel_crtc_load_lut(crtc);
        intel_update_fbc(dev);