diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_drv.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_drv.h
index b92521d70efc69..13970fe6bb8690 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_drv.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_drv.h
@@ -408,6 +408,7 @@ struct vmw_private {
 	enum vmw_display_unit_type active_display_unit;
 	struct vmw_legacy_display *ldu_priv;
 	struct vmw_overlay *overlay_priv;
+	struct drm_property *hotplug_mode_update_property;
 	unsigned num_implicit;
 	struct vmw_framebuffer *implicit_fb;
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_kms.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_kms.c
index 26c2e9edb2b6c4..6726294dfccb96 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_kms.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_kms.c
@@ -1108,6 +1108,22 @@ int vmw_kms_present(struct vmw_private *dev_priv,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static void
+vmw_kms_create_hotplug_mode_update_property(struct vmw_private *dev_priv)
+{
+	if (dev_priv->hotplug_mode_update_property)
+		return;
+
+	dev_priv->hotplug_mode_update_property =
+		drm_property_create_range(dev_priv->dev,
+					  DRM_MODE_PROP_IMMUTABLE,
+					  "hotplug_mode_update", 0, 1);
+
+	if (!dev_priv->hotplug_mode_update_property)
+		return;
+
+}
+
 int vmw_kms_init(struct vmw_private *dev_priv)
 {
 	struct drm_device *dev = dev_priv->dev;
@@ -1120,6 +1136,9 @@ int vmw_kms_init(struct vmw_private *dev_priv)
 	dev->mode_config.max_width = dev_priv->texture_max_width;
 	dev->mode_config.max_height = dev_priv->texture_max_height;
 
+	drm_mode_create_suggested_offset_properties(dev);
+	vmw_kms_create_hotplug_mode_update_property(dev_priv);
+
 	ret = vmw_kms_stdu_init_display(dev_priv);
 	if (ret) {
 		ret = vmw_kms_sou_init_display(dev_priv);
@@ -1359,15 +1378,28 @@ static int vmw_du_update_layout(struct vmw_private *dev_priv, unsigned num,
 			du->pref_active = true;
 			du->gui_x = rects[du->unit].x;
 			du->gui_y = rects[du->unit].y;
+			drm_object_property_set_value
+			  (&con->base, dev->mode_config.suggested_x_property,
+			   du->gui_x);
+			drm_object_property_set_value
+			  (&con->base, dev->mode_config.suggested_y_property,
+			   du->gui_y);
 		} else {
 			du->pref_width = 800;
 			du->pref_height = 600;
 			du->pref_active = false;
+			drm_object_property_set_value
+			  (&con->base, dev->mode_config.suggested_x_property,
+			   0);
+			drm_object_property_set_value
+			  (&con->base, dev->mode_config.suggested_y_property,
+			   0);
 		}
 		con->status = vmw_du_connector_detect(con, true);
 	}
 
 	mutex_unlock(&dev->mode_config.mutex);
+	drm_sysfs_hotplug_event(dev);
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_ldu.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_ldu.c
index b6fa44fe8929e3..8fb17b8f6a8c41 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_ldu.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_ldu.c
@@ -375,8 +375,14 @@ static int vmw_ldu_init(struct vmw_private *dev_priv, unsigned unit)
 	drm_mode_crtc_set_gamma_size(crtc, 256);
 
 	drm_object_attach_property(&connector->base,
-				      dev->mode_config.dirty_info_property,
-				      1);
+				   dev->mode_config.dirty_info_property,
+				   1);
+	drm_object_attach_property(&connector->base,
+				   dev_priv->hotplug_mode_update_property, 1);
+	drm_object_attach_property(&connector->base,
+				   dev->mode_config.suggested_x_property, 0);
+	drm_object_attach_property(&connector->base,
+				   dev->mode_config.suggested_y_property, 0);
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_scrn.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_scrn.c
index c11b196bf35f29..1390cfface25f6 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_scrn.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_scrn.c
@@ -533,8 +533,14 @@ static int vmw_sou_init(struct vmw_private *dev_priv, unsigned unit)
 	drm_mode_crtc_set_gamma_size(crtc, 256);
 
 	drm_object_attach_property(&connector->base,
-				      dev->mode_config.dirty_info_property,
-				      1);
+				   dev->mode_config.dirty_info_property,
+				   1);
+	drm_object_attach_property(&connector->base,
+				   dev_priv->hotplug_mode_update_property, 1);
+	drm_object_attach_property(&connector->base,
+				   dev->mode_config.suggested_x_property, 0);
+	drm_object_attach_property(&connector->base,
+				   dev->mode_config.suggested_y_property, 0);
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_stdu.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_stdu.c
index a5ab826879d11d..f02bb702c2826e 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_stdu.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_stdu.c
@@ -1128,6 +1128,12 @@ static int vmw_stdu_init(struct vmw_private *dev_priv, unsigned unit)
 	drm_object_attach_property(&connector->base,
 				   dev->mode_config.dirty_info_property,
 				   1);
+	drm_object_attach_property(&connector->base,
+				   dev_priv->hotplug_mode_update_property, 1);
+	drm_object_attach_property(&connector->base,
+				   dev->mode_config.suggested_x_property, 0);
+	drm_object_attach_property(&connector->base,
+				   dev->mode_config.suggested_y_property, 0);
 
 	return 0;
 }