diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_dma.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_dma.c
index a8efe78e5c57..fe89d0c723e6 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_dma.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_dma.c
@@ -810,6 +810,9 @@ static int i915_getparam(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 	case I915_PARAM_HAS_OVERLAY:
 		value = dev_priv->overlay ? 1 : 0;
 		break;
+	case I915_PARAM_HAS_PAGEFLIPPING:
+		value = 1;
+		break;
 	default:
 		DRM_DEBUG_DRIVER("Unknown parameter %d\n",
 					param->param);
diff --git a/include/drm/i915_drm.h b/include/drm/i915_drm.h
index c900499f2f63..1b4f3a565d78 100644
--- a/include/drm/i915_drm.h
+++ b/include/drm/i915_drm.h
@@ -271,6 +271,7 @@ typedef struct drm_i915_irq_wait {
 #define I915_PARAM_HAS_GEM               5
 #define I915_PARAM_NUM_FENCES_AVAIL      6
 #define I915_PARAM_HAS_OVERLAY           7
+#define I915_PARAM_HAS_PAGEFLIPPING	 8
 
 typedef struct drm_i915_getparam {
 	int param;