diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_debugfs.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_debugfs.c
index f291fb4b359f..00406b4f3235 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_debugfs.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_debugfs.c
@@ -589,4 +589,29 @@ void drm_debugfs_crtc_remove(struct drm_crtc *crtc)
 	crtc->debugfs_entry = NULL;
 }
 
+void drm_debugfs_encoder_add(struct drm_encoder *encoder)
+{
+	struct drm_minor *minor = encoder->dev->primary;
+	struct dentry *root;
+	char *name;
+
+	name = kasprintf(GFP_KERNEL, "encoder-%d", encoder->index);
+	if (!name)
+		return;
+
+	root = debugfs_create_dir(name, minor->debugfs_root);
+	kfree(name);
+
+	encoder->debugfs_entry = root;
+
+	if (encoder->funcs->debugfs_init)
+		encoder->funcs->debugfs_init(encoder, root);
+}
+
+void drm_debugfs_encoder_remove(struct drm_encoder *encoder)
+{
+	debugfs_remove_recursive(encoder->debugfs_entry);
+	encoder->debugfs_entry = NULL;
+}
+
 #endif /* CONFIG_DEBUG_FS */
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_encoder.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_encoder.c
index 1143bc7f3252..8f2bc6a28482 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_encoder.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_encoder.c
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 #include <drm/drm_print.h>
 
 #include "drm_crtc_internal.h"
+#include "drm_internal.h"
 
 /**
  * DOC: overview
@@ -74,6 +75,8 @@ int drm_encoder_register_all(struct drm_device *dev)
 	int ret = 0;
 
 	drm_for_each_encoder(encoder, dev) {
+		drm_debugfs_encoder_add(encoder);
+
 		if (encoder->funcs && encoder->funcs->late_register)
 			ret = encoder->funcs->late_register(encoder);
 		if (ret)
@@ -90,6 +93,7 @@ void drm_encoder_unregister_all(struct drm_device *dev)
 	drm_for_each_encoder(encoder, dev) {
 		if (encoder->funcs && encoder->funcs->early_unregister)
 			encoder->funcs->early_unregister(encoder);
+		drm_debugfs_encoder_remove(encoder);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_internal.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_internal.h
index b12c463bc460..b7a311efa2b1 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_internal.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_internal.h
@@ -194,6 +194,8 @@ void drm_debugfs_connector_remove(struct drm_connector *connector);
 void drm_debugfs_crtc_add(struct drm_crtc *crtc);
 void drm_debugfs_crtc_remove(struct drm_crtc *crtc);
 void drm_debugfs_crtc_crc_add(struct drm_crtc *crtc);
+void drm_debugfs_encoder_add(struct drm_encoder *encoder);
+void drm_debugfs_encoder_remove(struct drm_encoder *encoder);
 #else
 static inline void drm_debugfs_dev_fini(struct drm_device *dev)
 {
@@ -231,6 +233,14 @@ static inline void drm_debugfs_crtc_crc_add(struct drm_crtc *crtc)
 {
 }
 
+static inline void drm_debugfs_encoder_add(struct drm_encoder *encoder)
+{
+}
+
+static inline void drm_debugfs_encoder_remove(struct drm_encoder *encoder)
+{
+}
+
 #endif
 
 drm_ioctl_t drm_version;
diff --git a/include/drm/drm_encoder.h b/include/drm/drm_encoder.h
index 3a09682af685..977a9381c8ba 100644
--- a/include/drm/drm_encoder.h
+++ b/include/drm/drm_encoder.h
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ struct drm_encoder_funcs {
 	 * @late_register:
 	 *
 	 * This optional hook can be used to register additional userspace
-	 * interfaces attached to the encoder like debugfs interfaces.
+	 * interfaces attached to the encoder.
 	 * It is called late in the driver load sequence from drm_dev_register().
 	 * Everything added from this callback should be unregistered in
 	 * the early_unregister callback.
@@ -81,6 +81,13 @@ struct drm_encoder_funcs {
 	 * before data structures are torndown.
 	 */
 	void (*early_unregister)(struct drm_encoder *encoder);
+
+	/**
+	 * @debugfs_init:
+	 *
+	 * Allows encoders to create encoder-specific debugfs files.
+	 */
+	void (*debugfs_init)(struct drm_encoder *encoder, struct dentry *root);
 };
 
 /**
@@ -184,6 +191,13 @@ struct drm_encoder {
 
 	const struct drm_encoder_funcs *funcs;
 	const struct drm_encoder_helper_funcs *helper_private;
+
+	/**
+	 * @debugfs_entry:
+	 *
+	 * Debugfs directory for this CRTC.
+	 */
+	struct dentry *debugfs_entry;
 };
 
 #define obj_to_encoder(x) container_of(x, struct drm_encoder, base)