diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic_state_helper.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic_state_helper.c
index b277f92f4532..8762171c9432 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic_state_helper.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic_state_helper.c
@@ -124,6 +124,31 @@ void drm_atomic_helper_crtc_reset(struct drm_crtc *crtc)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_atomic_helper_crtc_reset);
 
+/**
+ * drm_atomic_helper_crtc_create_state - default &drm_crtc_funcs.atomic_create_state hook for crtcs
+ * @crtc: crtc object
+ *
+ * Allocates and  initializes pristine @drm_crtc_state.
+ *
+ * This is useful for drivers that don't subclass @drm_crtc_state.
+ *
+ * RETURNS:
+ * Pointer to new crtc state, or ERR_PTR on failure.
+ */
+struct drm_crtc_state *drm_atomic_helper_crtc_create_state(struct drm_crtc *crtc)
+{
+	struct drm_crtc_state *state;
+
+	state = kzalloc_obj(*state);
+	if (!state)
+		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
+
+	__drm_atomic_helper_crtc_state_init(state, crtc);
+
+	return state;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_atomic_helper_crtc_create_state);
+
 /**
  * __drm_atomic_helper_crtc_duplicate_state - copy atomic CRTC state
  * @crtc: CRTC object
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_mode_config.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_mode_config.c
index fa609357858f..2e2cd18a14b4 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_mode_config.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_mode_config.c
@@ -208,6 +208,35 @@ static int drm_mode_config_plane_reset_with_create_state(struct drm_plane *plane
 	return drm_mode_config_plane_create_state(plane);
 }
 
+static int drm_mode_config_crtc_create_state(struct drm_crtc *crtc)
+{
+	struct drm_crtc_state *crtc_state;
+
+	if (!crtc->funcs->atomic_create_state)
+		return 0;
+
+	crtc_state = crtc->funcs->atomic_create_state(crtc);
+	if (IS_ERR(crtc_state))
+		return PTR_ERR(crtc_state);
+
+	if (drm_dev_has_vblank(crtc->dev))
+		drm_crtc_vblank_reset(crtc);
+
+	crtc->state = crtc_state;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int drm_mode_config_crtc_reset_with_create_state(struct drm_crtc *crtc)
+{
+	if (crtc->state) {
+		crtc->funcs->atomic_destroy_state(crtc, crtc->state);
+		crtc->state = NULL;
+	}
+
+	return drm_mode_config_crtc_create_state(crtc);
+}
+
 /**
  * drm_mode_config_reset - call ->reset callbacks
  * @dev: drm device
@@ -239,9 +268,12 @@ void drm_mode_config_reset(struct drm_device *dev)
 			drm_mode_config_plane_reset_with_create_state(plane);
 	}
 
-	drm_for_each_crtc(crtc, dev)
+	drm_for_each_crtc(crtc, dev) {
 		if (crtc->funcs->reset)
 			crtc->funcs->reset(crtc);
+		else if (crtc->funcs->atomic_create_state)
+			drm_mode_config_crtc_reset_with_create_state(crtc);
+	}
 
 	drm_for_each_encoder(encoder, dev)
 		if (encoder->funcs && encoder->funcs->reset)
diff --git a/include/drm/drm_atomic_state_helper.h b/include/drm/drm_atomic_state_helper.h
index 0bb72453464a..213f7e298008 100644
--- a/include/drm/drm_atomic_state_helper.h
+++ b/include/drm/drm_atomic_state_helper.h
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@ void __drm_atomic_helper_crtc_state_init(struct drm_crtc_state *state,
 void __drm_atomic_helper_crtc_reset(struct drm_crtc *crtc,
 				    struct drm_crtc_state *state);
 void drm_atomic_helper_crtc_reset(struct drm_crtc *crtc);
+struct drm_crtc_state *
+drm_atomic_helper_crtc_create_state(struct drm_crtc *crtc);
 void __drm_atomic_helper_crtc_duplicate_state(struct drm_crtc *crtc,
 					      struct drm_crtc_state *state);
 struct drm_crtc_state *
diff --git a/include/drm/drm_crtc.h b/include/drm/drm_crtc.h
index c6dbe8b7db9e..152349f973e3 100644
--- a/include/drm/drm_crtc.h
+++ b/include/drm/drm_crtc.h
@@ -638,6 +638,22 @@ struct drm_crtc_funcs {
 	int (*set_property)(struct drm_crtc *crtc,
 			    struct drm_property *property, uint64_t val);
 
+	/**
+	 * @atomic_create_state:
+	 *
+	 * Allocate a pristine, initialized, state for the CRTC object
+	 * and return it. This callback must have no side effects: in
+	 * particular, the returned state must not be assigned to the
+	 * object's state pointer and it must not affect the hardware
+	 * state.
+	 *
+	 * RETURNS:
+	 *
+	 * A new, pristine, CRTC state instance or an error pointer
+	 * on failure.
+	 */
+	struct drm_crtc_state *(*atomic_create_state)(struct drm_crtc *crtc);
+
 	/**
 	 * @atomic_duplicate_state:
 	 *