diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/hdmi/hdmi.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/hdmi/hdmi.c
index 3d10fe6f8545..5355cfd391c5 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/hdmi/hdmi.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/hdmi/hdmi.c
@@ -293,6 +293,7 @@ static int msm_hdmi_dev_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	hdmi->pdev = pdev;
 	hdmi->config = config;
 	spin_lock_init(&hdmi->reg_lock);
+	mutex_init(&hdmi->state_mutex);
 
 	ret = drm_of_find_panel_or_bridge(pdev->dev.of_node, 1, 0, NULL, &hdmi->next_bridge);
 	if (ret && ret != -ENODEV)
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/hdmi/hdmi.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/hdmi/hdmi.h
index fb64652162b6..e488ee31cc86 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/hdmi/hdmi.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/hdmi/hdmi.h
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ struct hdmi {
 
 	/* video state: */
 	bool power_on;
+	bool hpd_enabled;
+	struct mutex state_mutex; /* protects two booleans */
 	unsigned long int pixclock;
 
 	void __iomem *mmio;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/hdmi/hdmi_bridge.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/hdmi/hdmi_bridge.c
index 665c5e1323d0..8ff0079abc80 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/hdmi/hdmi_bridge.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/hdmi/hdmi_bridge.c
@@ -302,11 +302,13 @@ static void msm_hdmi_bridge_atomic_pre_enable(struct drm_bridge *bridge,
 
 	msm_hdmi_set_timings(hdmi, &crtc_state->adjusted_mode);
 
+	mutex_lock(&hdmi->state_mutex);
 	if (!hdmi->power_on) {
 		msm_hdmi_phy_resource_enable(phy);
 		msm_hdmi_power_on(bridge);
 		hdmi->power_on = true;
 	}
+	mutex_unlock(&hdmi->state_mutex);
 
 	if (connector->display_info.is_hdmi)
 		msm_hdmi_audio_update(hdmi);
@@ -332,7 +334,10 @@ static void msm_hdmi_bridge_atomic_post_disable(struct drm_bridge *bridge,
 		msm_hdmi_hdcp_off(hdmi->hdcp_ctrl);
 
 	DBG("power down");
-	msm_hdmi_set_mode(hdmi, false);
+
+	/* Keep the HDMI enabled if the HPD is enabled */
+	mutex_lock(&hdmi->state_mutex);
+	msm_hdmi_set_mode(hdmi, hdmi->hpd_enabled);
 
 	msm_hdmi_phy_powerdown(phy);
 
@@ -343,6 +348,7 @@ static void msm_hdmi_bridge_atomic_post_disable(struct drm_bridge *bridge,
 			msm_hdmi_audio_update(hdmi);
 		msm_hdmi_phy_resource_disable(phy);
 	}
+	mutex_unlock(&hdmi->state_mutex);
 }
 
 static void msm_hdmi_set_timings(struct hdmi *hdmi,
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/hdmi/hdmi_hpd.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/hdmi/hdmi_hpd.c
index a42ed26a5b7c..e03d0ca230e6 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/hdmi/hdmi_hpd.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/hdmi/hdmi_hpd.c
@@ -76,10 +76,14 @@ int msm_hdmi_hpd_enable(struct drm_bridge *bridge)
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
+	mutex_lock(&hdmi->state_mutex);
 	msm_hdmi_set_mode(hdmi, false);
 	msm_hdmi_phy_reset(hdmi);
 	msm_hdmi_set_mode(hdmi, true);
 
+	hdmi->hpd_enabled = true;
+	mutex_unlock(&hdmi->state_mutex);
+
 	hdmi_write(hdmi, REG_HDMI_USEC_REFTIMER, 0x0001001b);
 
 	/* enable HPD events: */
@@ -109,7 +113,10 @@ void msm_hdmi_hpd_disable(struct hdmi *hdmi)
 	/* Disable HPD interrupt */
 	hdmi_write(hdmi, REG_HDMI_HPD_INT_CTRL, 0);
 
-	msm_hdmi_set_mode(hdmi, false);
+	mutex_lock(&hdmi->state_mutex);
+	hdmi->hpd_enabled = false;
+	msm_hdmi_set_mode(hdmi, hdmi->power_on);
+	mutex_unlock(&hdmi->state_mutex);
 
 	pm_runtime_put(dev);
 }