diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_fops.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_fops.c
index 251bc0e..8ac7fbf 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_fops.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_fops.c
@@ -257,6 +257,9 @@
 
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&priv->lhead);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&priv->fbs);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&priv->event_list);
+	init_waitqueue_head(&priv->event_wait);
+	priv->event_space = 4096; /* set aside 4k for event buffer */
 
 	if (dev->driver->driver_features & DRIVER_GEM)
 		drm_gem_open(dev, priv);
@@ -413,6 +416,30 @@
 	}
 }
 
+static void drm_events_release(struct drm_file *file_priv)
+{
+	struct drm_device *dev = file_priv->minor->dev;
+	struct drm_pending_event *e, *et;
+	struct drm_pending_vblank_event *v, *vt;
+	unsigned long flags;
+
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&dev->event_lock, flags);
+
+	/* Remove pending flips */
+	list_for_each_entry_safe(v, vt, &dev->vblank_event_list, base.link)
+		if (v->base.file_priv == file_priv) {
+			list_del(&v->base.link);
+			drm_vblank_put(dev, v->pipe);
+			v->base.destroy(&v->base);
+		}
+
+	/* Remove unconsumed events */
+	list_for_each_entry_safe(e, et, &file_priv->event_list, link)
+		e->destroy(e);
+
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dev->event_lock, flags);
+}
+
 /**
  * Release file.
  *
@@ -451,6 +478,8 @@
 	if (file_priv->minor->master)
 		drm_master_release(dev, filp);
 
+	drm_events_release(file_priv);
+
 	if (dev->driver->driver_features & DRIVER_GEM)
 		drm_gem_release(dev, file_priv);
 
@@ -544,9 +573,74 @@
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_release);
 
-/** No-op. */
+static bool
+drm_dequeue_event(struct drm_file *file_priv,
+		  size_t total, size_t max, struct drm_pending_event **out)
+{
+	struct drm_device *dev = file_priv->minor->dev;
+	struct drm_pending_event *e;
+	unsigned long flags;
+	bool ret = false;
+
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&dev->event_lock, flags);
+
+	*out = NULL;
+	if (list_empty(&file_priv->event_list))
+		goto out;
+	e = list_first_entry(&file_priv->event_list,
+			     struct drm_pending_event, link);
+	if (e->event->length + total > max)
+		goto out;
+
+	file_priv->event_space += e->event->length;
+	list_del(&e->link);
+	*out = e;
+	ret = true;
+
+out:
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dev->event_lock, flags);
+	return ret;
+}
+
+ssize_t drm_read(struct file *filp, char __user *buffer,
+		 size_t count, loff_t *offset)
+{
+	struct drm_file *file_priv = filp->private_data;
+	struct drm_pending_event *e;
+	size_t total;
+	ssize_t ret;
+
+	ret = wait_event_interruptible(file_priv->event_wait,
+				       !list_empty(&file_priv->event_list));
+	if (ret < 0)
+		return ret;
+
+	total = 0;
+	while (drm_dequeue_event(file_priv, total, count, &e)) {
+		if (copy_to_user(buffer + total,
+				 e->event, e->event->length)) {
+			total = -EFAULT;
+			break;
+		}
+
+		total += e->event->length;
+		e->destroy(e);
+	}
+
+	return total;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_read);
+
 unsigned int drm_poll(struct file *filp, struct poll_table_struct *wait)
 {
-	return 0;
+	struct drm_file *file_priv = filp->private_data;
+	unsigned int mask = 0;
+
+	poll_wait(filp, &file_priv->event_wait, wait);
+
+	if (!list_empty(&file_priv->event_list))
+		mask |= POLLIN | POLLRDNORM;
+
+	return mask;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_poll);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_irq.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_irq.c
index f85aaf2..d9af796 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_irq.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_irq.c
@@ -523,6 +523,62 @@
 	return ret;
 }
 
+static int drm_queue_vblank_event(struct drm_device *dev, int pipe,
+				  union drm_wait_vblank *vblwait,
+				  struct drm_file *file_priv)
+{
+	struct drm_pending_vblank_event *e;
+	struct timeval now;
+	unsigned long flags;
+	unsigned int seq;
+
+	e = kzalloc(sizeof *e, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (e == NULL)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	e->pipe = pipe;
+	e->event.base.type = DRM_EVENT_VBLANK;
+	e->event.base.length = sizeof e->event;
+	e->event.user_data = vblwait->request.signal;
+	e->base.event = &e->event.base;
+	e->base.file_priv = file_priv;
+	e->base.destroy = (void (*) (struct drm_pending_event *)) kfree;
+
+	do_gettimeofday(&now);
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&dev->event_lock, flags);
+
+	if (file_priv->event_space < sizeof e->event) {
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dev->event_lock, flags);
+		kfree(e);
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	}
+
+	file_priv->event_space -= sizeof e->event;
+	seq = drm_vblank_count(dev, pipe);
+	if ((vblwait->request.type & _DRM_VBLANK_NEXTONMISS) &&
+	    (seq - vblwait->request.sequence) <= (1 << 23)) {
+		vblwait->request.sequence = seq + 1;
+	}
+
+	DRM_DEBUG("event on vblank count %d, current %d, crtc %d\n",
+		  vblwait->request.sequence, seq, pipe);
+
+	e->event.sequence = vblwait->request.sequence;
+	if ((seq - vblwait->request.sequence) <= (1 << 23)) {
+		e->event.tv_sec = now.tv_sec;
+		e->event.tv_usec = now.tv_usec;
+		drm_vblank_put(dev, e->pipe);
+		list_add_tail(&e->base.link, &e->base.file_priv->event_list);
+		wake_up_interruptible(&e->base.file_priv->event_wait);
+	} else {
+		list_add_tail(&e->base.link, &dev->vblank_event_list);
+	}
+
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dev->event_lock, flags);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 /**
  * Wait for VBLANK.
  *
@@ -582,6 +638,9 @@
 		goto done;
 	}
 
+	if (flags & _DRM_VBLANK_EVENT)
+		return drm_queue_vblank_event(dev, crtc, vblwait, file_priv);
+
 	if ((flags & _DRM_VBLANK_NEXTONMISS) &&
 	    (seq - vblwait->request.sequence) <= (1<<23)) {
 		vblwait->request.sequence = seq + 1;
@@ -614,6 +673,38 @@
 	return ret;
 }
 
+void drm_handle_vblank_events(struct drm_device *dev, int crtc)
+{
+	struct drm_pending_vblank_event *e, *t;
+	struct timeval now;
+	unsigned long flags;
+	unsigned int seq;
+
+	do_gettimeofday(&now);
+	seq = drm_vblank_count(dev, crtc);
+
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&dev->event_lock, flags);
+
+	list_for_each_entry_safe(e, t, &dev->vblank_event_list, base.link) {
+		if (e->pipe != crtc)
+			continue;
+		if ((seq - e->event.sequence) > (1<<23))
+			continue;
+
+		DRM_DEBUG("vblank event on %d, current %d\n",
+			  e->event.sequence, seq);
+
+		e->event.sequence = seq;
+		e->event.tv_sec = now.tv_sec;
+		e->event.tv_usec = now.tv_usec;
+		drm_vblank_put(dev, e->pipe);
+		list_move_tail(&e->base.link, &e->base.file_priv->event_list);
+		wake_up_interruptible(&e->base.file_priv->event_wait);
+	}
+
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dev->event_lock, flags);
+}
+
 /**
  * drm_handle_vblank - handle a vblank event
  * @dev: DRM device
@@ -624,7 +715,11 @@
  */
 void drm_handle_vblank(struct drm_device *dev, int crtc)
 {
+	if (!dev->num_crtcs)
+		return;
+
 	atomic_inc(&dev->_vblank_count[crtc]);
 	DRM_WAKEUP(&dev->vbl_queue[crtc]);
+	drm_handle_vblank_events(dev, crtc);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_handle_vblank);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_stub.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_stub.c
index 55bb8a8..adb864d 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_stub.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_stub.c
@@ -220,9 +220,11 @@
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&dev->ctxlist);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&dev->vmalist);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&dev->maplist);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&dev->vblank_event_list);
 
 	spin_lock_init(&dev->count_lock);
 	spin_lock_init(&dev->drw_lock);
+	spin_lock_init(&dev->event_lock);
 	init_timer(&dev->timer);
 	mutex_init(&dev->struct_mutex);
 	mutex_init(&dev->ctxlist_mutex);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.c
index dbe568c..b81305e 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.c
@@ -206,6 +206,7 @@
 		 .mmap = drm_gem_mmap,
 		 .poll = drm_poll,
 		 .fasync = drm_fasync,
+		 .read = drm_read,
 #ifdef CONFIG_COMPAT
 		 .compat_ioctl = i915_compat_ioctl,
 #endif
diff --git a/include/drm/drm.h b/include/drm/drm.h
index 7cb50bd..fa6d915 100644
--- a/include/drm/drm.h
+++ b/include/drm/drm.h
@@ -454,6 +454,7 @@
 enum drm_vblank_seq_type {
 	_DRM_VBLANK_ABSOLUTE = 0x0,	/**< Wait for specific vblank sequence number */
 	_DRM_VBLANK_RELATIVE = 0x1,	/**< Wait for given number of vblanks */
+	_DRM_VBLANK_EVENT = 0x4000000,   /**< Send event instead of blocking */
 	_DRM_VBLANK_FLIP = 0x8000000,   /**< Scheduled buffer swap should flip */
 	_DRM_VBLANK_NEXTONMISS = 0x10000000,	/**< If missed, wait for next vblank */
 	_DRM_VBLANK_SECONDARY = 0x20000000,	/**< Secondary display controller */
@@ -461,8 +462,8 @@
 };
 
 #define _DRM_VBLANK_TYPES_MASK (_DRM_VBLANK_ABSOLUTE | _DRM_VBLANK_RELATIVE)
-#define _DRM_VBLANK_FLAGS_MASK (_DRM_VBLANK_SIGNAL | _DRM_VBLANK_SECONDARY | \
-				_DRM_VBLANK_NEXTONMISS)
+#define _DRM_VBLANK_FLAGS_MASK (_DRM_VBLANK_EVENT | _DRM_VBLANK_SIGNAL | \
+				_DRM_VBLANK_SECONDARY | _DRM_VBLANK_NEXTONMISS)
 
 struct drm_wait_vblank_request {
 	enum drm_vblank_seq_type type;
@@ -698,6 +699,34 @@
 #define DRM_COMMAND_BASE                0x40
 #define DRM_COMMAND_END			0xA0
 
+/**
+ * Header for events written back to userspace on the drm fd.  The
+ * type defines the type of event, the length specifies the total
+ * length of the event (including the header), and user_data is
+ * typically a 64 bit value passed with the ioctl that triggered the
+ * event.  A read on the drm fd will always only return complete
+ * events, that is, if for example the read buffer is 100 bytes, and
+ * there are two 64 byte events pending, only one will be returned.
+ *
+ * Event types 0 - 0x7fffffff are generic drm events, 0x80000000 and
+ * up are chipset specific.
+ */
+struct drm_event {
+	__u32 type;
+	__u32 length;
+};
+
+#define DRM_EVENT_VBLANK 0x01
+
+struct drm_event_vblank {
+	struct drm_event base;
+	__u64 user_data;
+	__u32 tv_sec;
+	__u32 tv_usec;
+	__u32 sequence;
+	__u32 reserved;
+};
+
 /* typedef area */
 #ifndef __KERNEL__
 typedef struct drm_clip_rect drm_clip_rect_t;
diff --git a/include/drm/drmP.h b/include/drm/drmP.h
index eeefb63..fe52254d 100644
--- a/include/drm/drmP.h
+++ b/include/drm/drmP.h
@@ -426,6 +426,14 @@
 	struct drm_freelist freelist;
 };
 
+/* Event queued up for userspace to read */
+struct drm_pending_event {
+	struct drm_event *event;
+	struct list_head link;
+	struct drm_file *file_priv;
+	void (*destroy)(struct drm_pending_event *event);
+};
+
 /** File private data */
 struct drm_file {
 	int authenticated;
@@ -449,6 +457,10 @@
 	struct drm_master *master; /* master this node is currently associated with
 				      N.B. not always minor->master */
 	struct list_head fbs;
+
+	wait_queue_head_t event_wait;
+	struct list_head event_list;
+	int event_space;
 };
 
 /** Wait queue */
@@ -897,6 +909,12 @@
 	struct drm_mode_group mode_group;
 };
 
+struct drm_pending_vblank_event {
+	struct drm_pending_event base;
+	int pipe;
+	struct drm_event_vblank event;
+};
+
 /**
  * DRM device structure. This structure represent a complete card that
  * may contain multiple heads.
@@ -996,6 +1014,12 @@
 
 	u32 max_vblank_count;           /**< size of vblank counter register */
 
+	/**
+	 * List of events
+	 */
+	struct list_head vblank_event_list;
+	spinlock_t event_lock;
+
 	/*@} */
 	cycles_t ctx_start;
 	cycles_t lck_start;
@@ -1132,6 +1156,8 @@
 extern int drm_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp);
 extern int drm_stub_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp);
 extern int drm_fasync(int fd, struct file *filp, int on);
+extern ssize_t drm_read(struct file *filp, char __user *buffer,
+			size_t count, loff_t *offset);
 extern int drm_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp);
 
 				/* Mapping support (drm_vm.h) */