diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_fourcc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_fourcc.c
index 5b6d8f4686c4..c30266b8d051 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_fourcc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_fourcc.c
@@ -275,6 +275,7 @@ const struct drm_format_info *__drm_format_info(u32 format)
 		{ .format = DRM_FORMAT_YVU422,		.depth = 0,  .num_planes = 3, .cpp = { 1, 1, 1 }, .hsub = 2, .vsub = 1, .is_yuv = true },
 		{ .format = DRM_FORMAT_YUV444,		.depth = 0,  .num_planes = 3, .cpp = { 1, 1, 1 }, .hsub = 1, .vsub = 1, .is_yuv = true },
 		{ .format = DRM_FORMAT_YVU444,		.depth = 0,  .num_planes = 3, .cpp = { 1, 1, 1 }, .hsub = 1, .vsub = 1, .is_yuv = true },
+		{ .format = DRM_FORMAT_Y8,		.depth = 8,  .num_planes = 1, .cpp = { 1, 0, 0 }, .hsub = 1, .vsub = 1, .is_yuv = true },
 		{ .format = DRM_FORMAT_NV12,		.depth = 0,  .num_planes = 2, .cpp = { 1, 2, 0 }, .hsub = 2, .vsub = 2, .is_yuv = true },
 		{ .format = DRM_FORMAT_NV21,		.depth = 0,  .num_planes = 2, .cpp = { 1, 2, 0 }, .hsub = 2, .vsub = 2, .is_yuv = true },
 		{ .format = DRM_FORMAT_NV16,		.depth = 0,  .num_planes = 2, .cpp = { 1, 2, 0 }, .hsub = 2, .vsub = 1, .is_yuv = true },
diff --git a/include/uapi/drm/drm_fourcc.h b/include/uapi/drm/drm_fourcc.h
index 7eb55028f35c..ede96c192169 100644
--- a/include/uapi/drm/drm_fourcc.h
+++ b/include/uapi/drm/drm_fourcc.h
@@ -441,6 +441,15 @@ extern "C" {
 #define DRM_FORMAT_YUV444	fourcc_code('Y', 'U', '2', '4') /* non-subsampled Cb (1) and Cr (2) planes */
 #define DRM_FORMAT_YVU444	fourcc_code('Y', 'V', '2', '4') /* non-subsampled Cr (1) and Cb (2) planes */
 
+/*
+ * Y-only (greyscale) formats
+ *
+ * The Y-only formats are handled similarly to the YCbCr formats in the display
+ * pipeline, with the Cb and Cr implicitly neutral (0.0 in nominal values). This
+ * also means that COLOR_RANGE property applies to the Y-only formats.
+ */
+
+#define DRM_FORMAT_Y8		fourcc_code('G', 'R', 'E', 'Y')  /* 8-bit Y-only */
 
 /*
  * Format Modifiers: