diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_crtc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_crtc.c
index e79577c..454ac8a 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_crtc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_crtc.c
@@ -1581,6 +1581,19 @@
 	return ret;
 }
 
+static bool drm_mode_expose_to_userspace(const struct drm_display_mode *mode,
+					 const struct drm_file *file_priv)
+{
+	/*
+	 * If user-space hasn't configured the driver to expose the stereo 3D
+	 * modes, don't expose them.
+	 */
+	if (!file_priv->stereo_allowed && drm_mode_is_stereo(mode))
+		return false;
+
+	return true;
+}
+
 /**
  * drm_mode_getconnector - get connector configuration
  * @dev: drm device for the ioctl
@@ -1646,7 +1659,8 @@
 
 	/* delayed so we get modes regardless of pre-fill_modes state */
 	list_for_each_entry(mode, &connector->modes, head)
-		mode_count++;
+		if (drm_mode_expose_to_userspace(mode, file_priv))
+			mode_count++;
 
 	out_resp->connector_id = connector->base.id;
 	out_resp->connector_type = connector->connector_type;
@@ -1668,6 +1682,9 @@
 		copied = 0;
 		mode_ptr = (struct drm_mode_modeinfo __user *)(unsigned long)out_resp->modes_ptr;
 		list_for_each_entry(mode, &connector->modes, head) {
+			if (!drm_mode_expose_to_userspace(mode, file_priv))
+				continue;
+
 			drm_crtc_convert_to_umode(&u_mode, mode);
 			if (copy_to_user(mode_ptr + copied,
 					 &u_mode, sizeof(u_mode))) {
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_ioctl.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_ioctl.c
index 15da412..dffc836 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_ioctl.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_ioctl.c
@@ -308,7 +308,19 @@
 int
 drm_setclientcap(struct drm_device *dev, void *data, struct drm_file *file_priv)
 {
-	return -EINVAL;
+	struct drm_set_client_cap *req = data;
+
+	switch (req->capability) {
+	case DRM_CLIENT_CAP_STEREO_3D:
+		if (req->value > 1)
+			return -EINVAL;
+		file_priv->stereo_allowed = req->value;
+		break;
+	default:
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/include/drm/drmP.h b/include/drm/drmP.h
index dbc86b0..c65f496 100644
--- a/include/drm/drmP.h
+++ b/include/drm/drmP.h
@@ -433,6 +433,9 @@
 	struct drm_master *master; /* master this node is currently associated with
 				      N.B. not always minor->master */
 
+	/* true when the client has asked us to expose stereo 3D mode flags */
+	bool stereo_allowed;
+
 	/**
 	 * fbs - List of framebuffers associated with this file.
 	 *
diff --git a/include/uapi/drm/drm.h b/include/uapi/drm/drm.h
index 526baed..9b24d65 100644
--- a/include/uapi/drm/drm.h
+++ b/include/uapi/drm/drm.h
@@ -627,6 +627,15 @@
 	__u64 value;
 };
 
+/**
+ * DRM_CLIENT_CAP_STEREO_3D
+ *
+ * if set to 1, the DRM core will expose the stereo 3D capabilities of the
+ * monitor by advertising the supported 3D layouts in the flags of struct
+ * drm_mode_modeinfo.
+ */
+#define DRM_CLIENT_CAP_STEREO_3D	1
+
 /** DRM_IOCTL_SET_CLIENT_CAP ioctl argument type */
 struct drm_set_client_cap {
 	__u64 capability;