diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_modeset_helper.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_modeset_helper.c
index 57a319e3f780..1aa5e3bcc8a1 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_modeset_helper.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_modeset_helper.c
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ void drm_helper_mode_fill_fb_struct(struct drm_device *dev,
 	}
 
 	fb->dev = dev;
+	fb->format = info;
 	fb->width = mode_cmd->width;
 	fb->height = mode_cmd->height;
 	for (i = 0; i < 4; i++) {
diff --git a/include/drm/drm_framebuffer.h b/include/drm/drm_framebuffer.h
index 1ddfa2928802..a3d2f25230a8 100644
--- a/include/drm/drm_framebuffer.h
+++ b/include/drm/drm_framebuffer.h
@@ -121,6 +121,10 @@ struct drm_framebuffer {
 	 * @base: base modeset object structure, contains the reference count.
 	 */
 	struct drm_mode_object base;
+	/**
+	 * @format: framebuffer format information
+	 */
+	const struct drm_format_info *format;
 	/**
 	 * @funcs: framebuffer vfunc table
 	 */