diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_connector.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_connector.c
index 296195087a4c..95c65ed18709 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_connector.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_connector.c
@@ -3694,6 +3694,22 @@ void drm_connector_oob_hotplug_event(struct fwnode_handle *connector_fwnode,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_connector_oob_hotplug_event);
 
+/**
+ * drm_connector_get_color_format - Return connector color format of @conn_state
+ * @conn_state: pointer to the &struct drm_connector_state to go check
+ *
+ */
+enum drm_connector_color_format
+drm_connector_get_color_format(const struct drm_connector_state *conn_state)
+{
+	struct drm_connector *connector = conn_state->connector;
+
+	if (connector->funcs->color_format)
+		return connector->funcs->color_format(conn_state);
+
+	return conn_state->color_format;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_connector_get_color_format);
 
 /**
  * DOC: Tile group
diff --git a/include/drm/drm_connector.h b/include/drm/drm_connector.h
index e1f6072ce7c9..4317166562cf 100644
--- a/include/drm/drm_connector.h
+++ b/include/drm/drm_connector.h
@@ -1803,6 +1803,16 @@ struct drm_connector_funcs {
 	 * Allows connectors to create connector-specific debugfs files.
 	 */
 	void (*debugfs_init)(struct drm_connector *connector, struct dentry *root);
+
+	/**
+	 * @color_format:
+	 *
+	 * Allows connectors to return a connector color format other than
+	 * @conn_state.color_format for purposes of e.g. display protocol
+	 * specific helper logic having already mapped it to an output format.
+	 */
+	enum drm_connector_color_format (*color_format)(
+		const struct drm_connector_state *conn_state);
 };
 
 /**
@@ -2619,6 +2629,8 @@ drm_connector_is_unregistered(struct drm_connector *connector)
 
 void drm_connector_oob_hotplug_event(struct fwnode_handle *connector_fwnode,
 				     enum drm_connector_status status);
+enum drm_connector_color_format
+drm_connector_get_color_format(const struct drm_connector_state *conn_state);
 const char *drm_get_connector_type_name(unsigned int connector_type);
 const char *drm_get_connector_status_name(enum drm_connector_status status);
 const char *drm_get_subpixel_order_name(enum subpixel_order order);