diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_connector.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_connector.c
index 372955d..a8da98f 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_connector.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_connector.c
@@ -517,12 +517,16 @@
 	}
 
 	/* Dithering */
-	if (property == dev->mode_config.dithering_mode_property) {
-		if (value == DRM_MODE_DITHERING_ON)
-			nv_connector->use_dithering = true;
-		else
-			nv_connector->use_dithering = false;
+	if (property == disp->dithering_mode) {
+		nv_connector->dithering_mode = value;
+		if (!nv_crtc || !nv_crtc->set_dither)
+			return 0;
 
+		return nv_crtc->set_dither(nv_crtc, true);
+	}
+
+	if (property == disp->dithering_depth) {
+		nv_connector->dithering_depth = value;
 		if (!nv_crtc || !nv_crtc->set_dither)
 			return 0;
 
@@ -918,7 +922,7 @@
 	drm_connector_init(dev, connector, funcs, type);
 	drm_connector_helper_add(connector, &nouveau_connector_helper_funcs);
 
-	/* Check if we need dithering enabled */
+	/* parse lvds table now, we depend on bios->fp.* values later */
 	if (connector->connector_type == DRM_MODE_CONNECTOR_LVDS) {
 		bool dummy, is_24bit = false;
 
@@ -928,8 +932,6 @@
 				 "LVDS\n");
 			goto fail;
 		}
-
-		nv_connector->use_dithering = !is_24bit;
 	}
 
 	/* Init DVI-I specific properties */
@@ -940,8 +942,7 @@
 	}
 
 	/* Add overscan compensation options to digital outputs */
-	if ((dev_priv->card_type == NV_50 ||
-	     dev_priv->card_type == NV_C0) &&
+	if (disp->underscan_property &&
 	    (dcb->type == DCB_CONNECTOR_DVI_D ||
 	     dcb->type == DCB_CONNECTOR_DVI_I ||
 	     dcb->type == DCB_CONNECTOR_HDMI_0 ||
@@ -977,10 +978,18 @@
 		drm_connector_attach_property(connector,
 				dev->mode_config.scaling_mode_property,
 				nv_connector->scaling_mode);
-		drm_connector_attach_property(connector,
-				dev->mode_config.dithering_mode_property,
-				nv_connector->use_dithering ?
-				DRM_MODE_DITHERING_ON : DRM_MODE_DITHERING_OFF);
+		if (disp->dithering_mode) {
+			nv_connector->dithering_mode = DITHERING_MODE_AUTO;
+			drm_connector_attach_property(connector,
+						disp->dithering_mode,
+						nv_connector->dithering_mode);
+		}
+		if (disp->dithering_depth) {
+			nv_connector->dithering_depth = DITHERING_DEPTH_AUTO;
+			drm_connector_attach_property(connector,
+						disp->dithering_depth,
+						nv_connector->dithering_depth);
+		}
 		break;
 	}
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_connector.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_connector.h
index 5bcaabb..6468f5e 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_connector.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_connector.h
@@ -30,12 +30,37 @@
 #include "drm_edid.h"
 #include "nouveau_i2c.h"
 
+enum nouveau_underscan_type {
+	UNDERSCAN_OFF,
+	UNDERSCAN_ON,
+	UNDERSCAN_AUTO,
+};
+
+/* the enum values specifically defined here match nv50/nvd0 hw values, and
+ * the code relies on this
+ */
+enum nouveau_dithering_mode {
+	DITHERING_MODE_OFF = 0x00,
+	DITHERING_MODE_ON = 0x01,
+	DITHERING_MODE_DYNAMIC2X2 = 0x10 | DITHERING_MODE_ON,
+	DITHERING_MODE_STATIC2X2 = 0x18 | DITHERING_MODE_ON,
+	DITHERING_MODE_TEMPORAL = 0x20 | DITHERING_MODE_ON,
+	DITHERING_MODE_AUTO
+};
+
+enum nouveau_dithering_depth {
+	DITHERING_DEPTH_6BPC = 0x00,
+	DITHERING_DEPTH_8BPC = 0x02,
+	DITHERING_DEPTH_AUTO
+};
+
 struct nouveau_connector {
 	struct drm_connector base;
 
 	struct dcb_connector_table_entry *dcb;
 
-	bool use_dithering;
+	int dithering_mode;
+	int dithering_depth;
 	int scaling_mode;
 	enum nouveau_underscan_type underscan;
 	u32 underscan_hborder;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_display.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_display.c
index 9bc9d64..bfc0090 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_display.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_display.c
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 #include "nouveau_hw.h"
 #include "nouveau_crtc.h"
 #include "nouveau_dma.h"
+#include "nouveau_connector.h"
 #include "nv50_display.h"
 
 static void
@@ -154,35 +155,78 @@
 
 
 struct drm_prop_enum_list {
+	u8 gen_mask;
 	int type;
 	char *name;
 };
 
-static struct drm_prop_enum_list nouveau_underscan_enum_list[] = {
-	{ UNDERSCAN_OFF, "off" },
-	{ UNDERSCAN_ON, "on" },
-	{ UNDERSCAN_AUTO, "auto" },
+static struct drm_prop_enum_list underscan[] = {
+	{ 2, UNDERSCAN_AUTO, "auto" },
+	{ 2, UNDERSCAN_OFF, "off" },
+	{ 2, UNDERSCAN_ON, "on" },
+	{}
 };
 
+static struct drm_prop_enum_list dither_mode[] = {
+	{ 7, DITHERING_MODE_AUTO, "auto" },
+	{ 7, DITHERING_MODE_OFF, "off" },
+	{ 1, DITHERING_MODE_ON, "on" },
+	{ 6, DITHERING_MODE_STATIC2X2, "static 2x2" },
+	{ 6, DITHERING_MODE_DYNAMIC2X2, "dynamic 2x2" },
+	{ 4, DITHERING_MODE_TEMPORAL, "temporal" },
+	{}
+};
+
+static struct drm_prop_enum_list dither_depth[] = {
+	{ 6, DITHERING_DEPTH_AUTO, "auto" },
+	{ 6, DITHERING_DEPTH_6BPC, "6 bpc" },
+	{ 6, DITHERING_DEPTH_8BPC, "8 bpc" },
+	{}
+};
+
+#define PROP_ENUM(p,gen,n,list) do {                                           \
+	struct drm_prop_enum_list *l = (list);                                 \
+	int c = 0;                                                             \
+	while (l->gen_mask) {                                                  \
+		if (l->gen_mask & (1 << (gen)))                                \
+			c++;                                                   \
+		l++;                                                           \
+	}                                                                      \
+	if (c) {                                                               \
+		p = drm_property_create(dev, DRM_MODE_PROP_ENUM, n, c);        \
+		l = (list);                                                    \
+		c = 0;                                                         \
+		while (p && l->gen_mask) {                                     \
+			if (l->gen_mask & (1 << (gen))) {                      \
+				drm_property_add_enum(p, c, l->type, l->name); \
+				c++;                                           \
+			}                                                      \
+			l++;                                                   \
+		}                                                              \
+	}                                                                      \
+} while(0)
+
 int
 nouveau_display_create(struct drm_device *dev)
 {
 	struct drm_nouveau_private *dev_priv = dev->dev_private;
 	struct nouveau_display_engine *disp = &dev_priv->engine.display;
-	int ret, cnt, i;
+	int ret, gen;
 
 	drm_mode_config_init(dev);
 	drm_mode_create_scaling_mode_property(dev);
-	drm_mode_create_dithering_property(dev);
 
-	cnt = ARRAY_SIZE(nouveau_underscan_enum_list);
-	disp->underscan_property = drm_property_create(dev, DRM_MODE_PROP_ENUM,
-						       "underscan", cnt);
-	for (i = 0; i < cnt; i++) {
-		drm_property_add_enum(disp->underscan_property, i,
-				      nouveau_underscan_enum_list[i].type,
-				      nouveau_underscan_enum_list[i].name);
-	}
+	if (dev_priv->card_type < NV_50)
+		gen = 0;
+	else
+	if (dev_priv->card_type < NV_D0)
+		gen = 1;
+	else
+		gen = 2;
+
+	PROP_ENUM(disp->dithering_mode, gen, "dithering mode", dither_mode);
+	PROP_ENUM(disp->dithering_depth, gen, "dithering depth", dither_depth);
+	PROP_ENUM(disp->underscan_property, gen, "underscan", underscan);
 
 	disp->underscan_hborder_property =
 		drm_property_create(dev, DRM_MODE_PROP_RANGE,
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_drv.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_drv.h
index b4a5eba..156aea7 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_drv.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_drv.h
@@ -391,12 +391,6 @@
 	void (*tlb_flush)(struct drm_device *dev);
 };
 
-enum nouveau_underscan_type {
-	UNDERSCAN_OFF,
-	UNDERSCAN_ON,
-	UNDERSCAN_AUTO,
-};
-
 struct nouveau_display_engine {
 	void *priv;
 	int (*early_init)(struct drm_device *);
@@ -405,6 +399,8 @@
 	int (*init)(struct drm_device *);
 	void (*destroy)(struct drm_device *);
 
+	struct drm_property *dithering_mode;
+	struct drm_property *dithering_depth;
 	struct drm_property *underscan_property;
 	struct drm_property *underscan_hborder_property;
 	struct drm_property *underscan_vborder_property;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nv04_dfp.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nv04_dfp.c
index 12098bf..dff3ad5 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nv04_dfp.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nv04_dfp.c
@@ -289,6 +289,7 @@
 	struct nouveau_connector *nv_connector = nouveau_crtc_connector_get(nv_crtc);
 	struct nouveau_encoder *nv_encoder = nouveau_encoder(encoder);
 	struct drm_display_mode *output_mode = &nv_encoder->mode;
+	struct drm_connector *connector = &nv_connector->base;
 	uint32_t mode_ratio, panel_ratio;
 
 	NV_DEBUG_KMS(dev, "Output mode on CRTC %d:\n", nv_crtc->index);
@@ -407,7 +408,9 @@
 	}
 
 	/* Output property. */
-	if (nv_connector->use_dithering) {
+	if ((nv_connector->dithering_mode == DITHERING_MODE_ON) ||
+	    (nv_connector->dithering_mode == DITHERING_MODE_AUTO &&
+	     encoder->crtc->fb->depth > connector->display_info.bpc * 3)) {
 		if (dev_priv->chipset == 0x11)
 			regp->dither = savep->dither | 0x00010000;
 		else {
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nv50_crtc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nv50_crtc.c
index 70d7fbb..dc30dc1 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nv50_crtc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nv50_crtc.c
@@ -134,33 +134,40 @@
 static int
 nv50_crtc_set_dither(struct nouveau_crtc *nv_crtc, bool update)
 {
-	struct drm_device *dev = nv_crtc->base.dev;
-	struct nouveau_channel *evo = nv50_display(dev)->master;
-	struct nouveau_connector *nv_connector =
-		nouveau_crtc_connector_get(nv_crtc);
-	int ret;
+	struct nouveau_channel *evo = nv50_display(nv_crtc->base.dev)->master;
+	struct nouveau_connector *nv_connector;
+	struct drm_connector *connector;
+	int head = nv_crtc->index, ret;
+	u32 mode = 0x00;
 
-	NV_DEBUG_KMS(dev, "\n");
+	nv_connector = nouveau_crtc_connector_get(nv_crtc);
+	connector = &nv_connector->base;
+	if (nv_connector->dithering_mode == DITHERING_MODE_AUTO) {
+		if (nv_crtc->base.fb->depth > connector->display_info.bpc * 3)
+			mode = DITHERING_MODE_DYNAMIC2X2;
+	} else {
+		mode = nv_connector->dithering_mode;
+	}
+
+	if (nv_connector->dithering_depth == DITHERING_DEPTH_AUTO) {
+		if (connector->display_info.bpc >= 8)
+			mode |= DITHERING_DEPTH_8BPC;
+	} else {
+		mode |= nv_connector->dithering_depth;
+	}
 
 	ret = RING_SPACE(evo, 2 + (update ? 2 : 0));
-	if (ret) {
-		NV_ERROR(dev, "no space while setting dither\n");
-		return ret;
+	if (ret == 0) {
+		BEGIN_RING(evo, 0, NV50_EVO_CRTC(head, DITHER_CTRL), 1);
+		OUT_RING  (evo, mode);
+		if (update) {
+			BEGIN_RING(evo, 0, NV50_EVO_UPDATE, 1);
+			OUT_RING  (evo, 0);
+			FIRE_RING (evo);
+		}
 	}
 
-	BEGIN_RING(evo, 0, NV50_EVO_CRTC(nv_crtc->index, DITHER_CTRL), 1);
-	if (nv_connector->use_dithering)
-		OUT_RING(evo, NV50_EVO_CRTC_DITHER_CTRL_ON);
-	else
-		OUT_RING(evo, NV50_EVO_CRTC_DITHER_CTRL_OFF);
-
-	if (update) {
-		BEGIN_RING(evo, 0, NV50_EVO_UPDATE, 1);
-		OUT_RING(evo, 0);
-		FIRE_RING(evo);
-	}
-
-	return 0;
+	return ret;
 }
 
 struct nouveau_connector *
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvd0_display.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvd0_display.c
index 9e96eb1..e9da42c 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvd0_display.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvd0_display.c
@@ -109,20 +109,25 @@
 static int
 nvd0_crtc_set_dither(struct nouveau_crtc *nv_crtc, bool update)
 {
-	struct nouveau_connector *nv_connector;
 	struct drm_device *dev = nv_crtc->base.dev;
-	u32 *push, mode = 0;
+	struct nouveau_connector *nv_connector;
+	struct drm_connector *connector;
+	u32 *push, mode = 0x00;
 
 	nv_connector = nouveau_crtc_connector_get(nv_crtc);
-	if (nv_connector->use_dithering) {
-		/* 0x11: 6bpc dynamic 2x2
-		 * 0x13: 8bpc dynamic 2x2
-		 * 0x19: 6bpc static 2x2
-		 * 0x1b: 8bpc static 2x2
-		 * 0x21: 6bpc temporal
-		 * 0x23: 8bpc temporal
-		 */
-		mode = 0x00000011;
+	connector = &nv_connector->base;
+	if (nv_connector->dithering_mode == DITHERING_MODE_AUTO) {
+		if (nv_crtc->base.fb->depth > connector->display_info.bpc * 3)
+			mode = DITHERING_MODE_DYNAMIC2X2;
+	} else {
+		mode = nv_connector->dithering_mode;
+	}
+
+	if (nv_connector->dithering_depth == DITHERING_DEPTH_AUTO) {
+		if (connector->display_info.bpc >= 8)
+			mode |= DITHERING_DEPTH_8BPC;
+	} else {
+		mode |= nv_connector->dithering_depth;
 	}
 
 	push = evo_wait(dev, 0, 4);