dsc_dpcd);
 }
 
-static void intel_dp_get_dsc_sink_cap(u8 dpcd_rev, struct intel_dp *intel_dp,
-                                     struct intel_connector *connector)
+void intel_dp_get_dsc_sink_cap(u8 dpcd_rev, struct intel_dp *intel_dp,
+                              struct intel_connector *connector)
 {
        struct drm_i915_private *i915 = dp_to_i915(intel_dp);
 
 
                                        bool dsc,
                                        struct link_config_limits *limits);
 
+void intel_dp_get_dsc_sink_cap(u8 dpcd_rev, struct intel_dp *intel_dp,
+                              struct intel_connector *connector);
+
 #endif /* __INTEL_DP_H__ */
 
        return drm_connector_set_path_property(connector, pathprop);
 }
 
+static void
+intel_dp_mst_read_decompression_port_dsc_caps(struct intel_dp *intel_dp,
+                                             struct intel_connector *connector)
+{
+       u8 dpcd_caps[DP_RECEIVER_CAP_SIZE];
+
+       if (!connector->dp.dsc_decompression_aux)
+               return;
+
+       if (drm_dp_read_dpcd_caps(connector->dp.dsc_decompression_aux, dpcd_caps) < 0)
+               return;
+
+       intel_dp_get_dsc_sink_cap(dpcd_caps[DP_DPCD_REV], intel_dp, connector);
+}
+
 static struct drm_connector *intel_dp_add_mst_connector(struct drm_dp_mst_topology_mgr *mgr,
                                                        struct drm_dp_mst_port *port,
                                                        const char *pathprop)
 
        drm_connector_helper_add(connector, &intel_dp_mst_connector_helper_funcs);
 
+       /*
+        * TODO: set the AUX for the actual MST port decompressing the stream.
+        * At the moment the driver only supports enabling this globally in the
+        * first downstream MST branch, via intel_dp's (root port) AUX.
+        */
+       intel_connector->dp.dsc_decompression_aux = &intel_dp->aux;
+       intel_dp_mst_read_decompression_port_dsc_caps(intel_dp, intel_connector);
+
        for_each_pipe(dev_priv, pipe) {
                struct drm_encoder *enc =
                        &intel_dp->mst_encoders[pipe]->base.base;