diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/imx/ipuv3-plane.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/imx/ipuv3-plane.c
index fa5009705365..fc8f4834ed7b 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/imx/ipuv3-plane.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/imx/ipuv3-plane.c
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ static inline struct ipu_plane *to_ipu_plane(struct drm_plane *p)
 	return container_of(p, struct ipu_plane, base);
 }
 
-static const uint32_t ipu_plane_formats[] = {
+static const uint32_t ipu_plane_all_formats[] = {
 	DRM_FORMAT_ARGB1555,
 	DRM_FORMAT_XRGB1555,
 	DRM_FORMAT_ABGR1555,
@@ -72,6 +72,31 @@ static const uint32_t ipu_plane_formats[] = {
 	DRM_FORMAT_BGRX8888_A8,
 };
 
+static const uint32_t ipu_plane_rgb_formats[] = {
+	DRM_FORMAT_ARGB1555,
+	DRM_FORMAT_XRGB1555,
+	DRM_FORMAT_ABGR1555,
+	DRM_FORMAT_XBGR1555,
+	DRM_FORMAT_RGBA5551,
+	DRM_FORMAT_BGRA5551,
+	DRM_FORMAT_ARGB4444,
+	DRM_FORMAT_ARGB8888,
+	DRM_FORMAT_XRGB8888,
+	DRM_FORMAT_ABGR8888,
+	DRM_FORMAT_XBGR8888,
+	DRM_FORMAT_RGBA8888,
+	DRM_FORMAT_RGBX8888,
+	DRM_FORMAT_BGRA8888,
+	DRM_FORMAT_BGRX8888,
+	DRM_FORMAT_RGB565,
+	DRM_FORMAT_RGB565_A8,
+	DRM_FORMAT_BGR565_A8,
+	DRM_FORMAT_RGB888_A8,
+	DRM_FORMAT_BGR888_A8,
+	DRM_FORMAT_RGBX8888_A8,
+	DRM_FORMAT_BGRX8888_A8,
+};
+
 static const uint64_t ipu_format_modifiers[] = {
 	DRM_FORMAT_MOD_LINEAR,
 	DRM_FORMAT_MOD_INVALID
@@ -830,16 +855,24 @@ struct ipu_plane *ipu_plane_init(struct drm_device *dev, struct ipu_soc *ipu,
 	struct ipu_plane *ipu_plane;
 	const uint64_t *modifiers = ipu_format_modifiers;
 	unsigned int zpos = (type == DRM_PLANE_TYPE_PRIMARY) ? 0 : 1;
+	unsigned int format_count;
+	const uint32_t *formats;
 	int ret;
 
 	DRM_DEBUG_KMS("channel %d, dp flow %d, possible_crtcs=0x%x\n",
 		      dma, dp, possible_crtcs);
 
+	if (dp == IPU_DP_FLOW_SYNC_BG || dp == IPU_DP_FLOW_SYNC_FG) {
+		formats = ipu_plane_all_formats;
+		format_count = ARRAY_SIZE(ipu_plane_all_formats);
+	} else {
+		formats = ipu_plane_rgb_formats;
+		format_count = ARRAY_SIZE(ipu_plane_rgb_formats);
+	}
 	ipu_plane = drmm_universal_plane_alloc(dev, struct ipu_plane, base,
 					       possible_crtcs, &ipu_plane_funcs,
-					       ipu_plane_formats,
-					       ARRAY_SIZE(ipu_plane_formats),
-					       modifiers, type, NULL);
+					       formats, format_count, modifiers,
+					       type, NULL);
 	if (IS_ERR(ipu_plane)) {
 		DRM_ERROR("failed to allocate and initialize %s plane\n",
 			  zpos ? "overlay" : "primary");