diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_fb_cma_helper.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_fb_cma_helper.c
index 8bac57e2e41c..81b3558302b5 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_fb_cma_helper.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_fb_cma_helper.c
@@ -18,13 +18,16 @@
  */
 
 #include <drm/drmP.h>
+#include <drm/drm_atomic.h>
 #include <drm/drm_crtc.h>
 #include <drm/drm_fb_helper.h>
 #include <drm/drm_crtc_helper.h>
 #include <drm/drm_gem_cma_helper.h>
 #include <drm/drm_fb_cma_helper.h>
+#include <linux/dma-buf.h>
 #include <linux/dma-mapping.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
+#include <linux/reservation.h>
 
 #define DEFAULT_FBDEFIO_DELAY_MS 50
 
@@ -265,6 +268,38 @@ struct drm_gem_cma_object *drm_fb_cma_get_gem_obj(struct drm_framebuffer *fb,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(drm_fb_cma_get_gem_obj);
 
+/**
+ * drm_fb_cma_prepare_fb() - Prepare CMA framebuffer
+ * @plane: Which plane
+ * @state: Plane state attach fence to
+ *
+ * This should be put into prepare_fb hook of struct &drm_plane_helper_funcs .
+ *
+ * This function checks if the plane FB has an dma-buf attached, extracts
+ * the exclusive fence and attaches it to plane state for the atomic helper
+ * to wait on.
+ *
+ * There is no need for cleanup_fb for CMA based framebuffer drivers.
+ */
+int drm_fb_cma_prepare_fb(struct drm_plane *plane,
+			  struct drm_plane_state *state)
+{
+	struct dma_buf *dma_buf;
+	struct dma_fence *fence;
+
+	if ((plane->state->fb == state->fb) || !state->fb)
+		return 0;
+
+	dma_buf = drm_fb_cma_get_gem_obj(state->fb, 0)->base.dma_buf;
+	if (dma_buf) {
+		fence = reservation_object_get_excl_rcu(dma_buf->resv);
+		drm_atomic_set_fence_for_plane(state, fence);
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(drm_fb_cma_prepare_fb);
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_FS
 static void drm_fb_cma_describe(struct drm_framebuffer *fb, struct seq_file *m)
 {
diff --git a/include/drm/drm_fb_cma_helper.h b/include/drm/drm_fb_cma_helper.h
index f313211f8ed5..cc82c73b07fc 100644
--- a/include/drm/drm_fb_cma_helper.h
+++ b/include/drm/drm_fb_cma_helper.h
@@ -41,6 +41,9 @@ struct drm_framebuffer *drm_fb_cma_create(struct drm_device *dev,
 struct drm_gem_cma_object *drm_fb_cma_get_gem_obj(struct drm_framebuffer *fb,
 	unsigned int plane);
 
+int drm_fb_cma_prepare_fb(struct drm_plane *plane,
+			  struct drm_plane_state *state);
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_FS
 struct seq_file;