diff --git a/src/backends/drm/drm_pipeline.cpp b/src/backends/drm/drm_pipeline.cpp
index f6b27b99a5..7ac0407357 100644
--- a/src/backends/drm/drm_pipeline.cpp
+++ b/src/backends/drm/drm_pipeline.cpp
@@ -249,8 +249,17 @@ DrmPipeline::Error DrmPipeline::prepareAtomicPresentation(DrmAtomicCommit *commi
     if (!fb) {
         return Error::InvalidArguments;
     }
-    m_pending.crtc->primaryPlane()->set(commit, QPoint(0, 0), fb->buffer()->size(), centerBuffer(fb->buffer()->size(), m_pending.mode->size()));
+    const auto primary = m_pending.crtc->primaryPlane();
+    primary->set(commit, QPoint(0, 0), fb->buffer()->size(), centerBuffer(fb->buffer()->size(), m_pending.mode->size()));
     commit->addBuffer(m_pending.crtc->primaryPlane(), fb);
+    if (fb->buffer()->dmabufAttributes()->format == DRM_FORMAT_NV12) {
+        if (!primary->colorEncoding.isValid() || !primary->colorRange.isValid()) {
+            // don't allow NV12 direct scanout if we don't know what the driver will do
+            return Error::InvalidArguments;
+        }
+        commit->addEnum(primary->colorEncoding, DrmPlane::ColorEncoding::BT701_YCbCr);
+        commit->addEnum(primary->colorRange, DrmPlane::ColorRange::Limited_YCbCr);
+    }
     return Error::None;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backends/drm/drm_plane.cpp b/src/backends/drm/drm_plane.cpp
index 1610121bca..6cc31c4ce8 100644
--- a/src/backends/drm/drm_plane.cpp
+++ b/src/backends/drm/drm_plane.cpp
@@ -54,6 +54,15 @@ DrmPlane::DrmPlane(DrmGpu *gpu, uint32_t planeId)
                                                                       QByteArrayLiteral("Pre-multiplied"),
                                                                       QByteArrayLiteral("Coverage"),
                                                                   })
+    , colorEncoding(this, QByteArrayLiteral("COLOR_ENCODING"), {
+                                                                   QByteArrayLiteral("ITU-R BT.601 YCbCr"),
+                                                                   QByteArrayLiteral("ITU-R BT.709 YCbCr"),
+                                                                   QByteArrayLiteral("ITU-R BT.2020 YCbCr"),
+                                                               })
+    , colorRange(this, QByteArrayLiteral("COLOR_RANGE"), {
+                                                             QByteArrayLiteral("YCbCr limited range"),
+                                                             QByteArrayLiteral("YCbCr full range"),
+                                                         })
 {
 }
 
@@ -80,6 +89,8 @@ bool DrmPlane::updateProperties()
     inFormats.update(props);
     alpha.update(props);
     pixelBlendMode.update(props);
+    colorEncoding.update(props);
+    colorRange.update(props);
 
     if (!type.isValid() || !srcX.isValid() || !srcY.isValid() || !srcW.isValid() || !srcH.isValid()
         || !crtcX.isValid() || !crtcY.isValid() || !crtcW.isValid() || !crtcH.isValid() || !fbId.isValid()) {
diff --git a/src/backends/drm/drm_plane.h b/src/backends/drm/drm_plane.h
index 975358d70f..f6829fa161 100644
--- a/src/backends/drm/drm_plane.h
+++ b/src/backends/drm/drm_plane.h
@@ -61,6 +61,15 @@ public:
         PreMultiplied,
         Coverage
     };
+    enum class ColorEncoding : uint64_t {
+        BT601_YCbCr,
+        BT701_YCbCr,
+        BT2020_YCbCr
+    };
+    enum class ColorRange : uint64_t {
+        Limited_YCbCr,
+        Full_YCbCr
+    };
 
     DrmEnumProperty<TypeIndex> type;
     DrmProperty srcX;
@@ -77,6 +86,8 @@ public:
     DrmProperty inFormats;
     DrmProperty alpha;
     DrmEnumProperty<PixelBlendMode> pixelBlendMode;
+    DrmEnumProperty<ColorEncoding> colorEncoding;
+    DrmEnumProperty<ColorRange> colorRange;
 
     static int32_t transformationToDegrees(Transformations transformation);