diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_ddi.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_ddi.c
index 6296635c4e79..95008e0c0eb8 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_ddi.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_ddi.c
@@ -3501,6 +3501,8 @@ static void intel_ddi_enable_hdmi(struct intel_atomic_state *state,
 	}
 
 	intel_ddi_buf_enable(encoder, buf_ctl);
+
+	intel_hdmi_poll_for_scrambling_enable(crtc_state, connector);
 }
 
 static void intel_ddi_enable(struct intel_atomic_state *state,
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_hdmi.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_hdmi.c
index 9076c2b176ec..b9d11fb8559d 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_hdmi.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_hdmi.c
@@ -2728,6 +2728,32 @@ intel_hdmi_add_properties(struct intel_hdmi *intel_hdmi, struct drm_connector *_
 		drm_connector_attach_max_bpc_property(&connector->base, 8, 12);
 }
 
+/*
+ * HDMI 2.0 spec, section 6.1.3.1 (Scrambling Control): after
+ * enabling Scrambling_Enable and starting scrambled video
+ * transmission, poll Scrambling_Status for up to 200 ms.
+ */
+void
+intel_hdmi_poll_for_scrambling_enable(const struct intel_crtc_state *crtc_state,
+				      struct drm_connector *_connector)
+{
+	struct intel_connector *connector = to_intel_connector(_connector);
+	struct intel_display *display = to_intel_display(crtc_state);
+	bool scrambling_enabled = false;
+	int ret;
+
+	if (!crtc_state->hdmi_scrambling)
+		return;
+
+	/* Poll for a max of 200 msec as per HDMI spec */
+	ret = poll_timeout_us(scrambling_enabled = drm_scdc_get_scrambling_status(&connector->base),
+			      scrambling_enabled, 1000, 200 * 1000, false);
+	if (ret)
+		drm_dbg_kms(display->drm,
+			    "[CONNECTOR:%d:%s] Timed out waiting for scrambling enable\n",
+			    connector->base.base.id, connector->base.name);
+}
+
 /*
  * intel_hdmi_handle_sink_scrambling: handle sink scrambling/clock ratio setup
  * @encoder: intel_encoder
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_hdmi.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_hdmi.h
index be2fad57e4ad..0fa3661568e8 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_hdmi.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_hdmi.h
@@ -70,5 +70,7 @@ void hsw_read_infoframe(struct intel_encoder *encoder,
 			const struct intel_crtc_state *crtc_state,
 			unsigned int type,
 			void *frame, ssize_t len);
+void intel_hdmi_poll_for_scrambling_enable(const struct intel_crtc_state *crtc_state,
+					   struct drm_connector *_connector);
 
 #endif /* __INTEL_HDMI_H__ */