diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/hyperv_fb.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/hyperv_fb.c
index e23392e..569e756 100644
--- a/drivers/video/fbdev/hyperv_fb.c
+++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/hyperv_fb.c
@@ -224,6 +224,11 @@
 	u32 pseudo_palette[16];
 	u8 init_buf[MAX_VMBUS_PKT_SIZE];
 	u8 recv_buf[MAX_VMBUS_PKT_SIZE];
+
+	/* If true, the VSC notifies the VSP on every framebuffer change */
+	bool synchronous_fb;
+
+	struct notifier_block hvfb_panic_nb;
 };
 
 static uint screen_width = HVFB_WIDTH;
@@ -532,6 +537,19 @@
 		schedule_delayed_work(&par->dwork, HVFB_UPDATE_DELAY);
 }
 
+static int hvfb_on_panic(struct notifier_block *nb,
+			 unsigned long e, void *p)
+{
+	struct hvfb_par *par;
+	struct fb_info *info;
+
+	par = container_of(nb, struct hvfb_par, hvfb_panic_nb);
+	par->synchronous_fb = true;
+	info = par->info;
+	synthvid_update(info);
+
+	return NOTIFY_DONE;
+}
 
 /* Framebuffer operation handlers */
 
@@ -582,14 +600,44 @@
 	return 1;	/* get fb_blank to set the colormap to all black */
 }
 
+static void hvfb_cfb_fillrect(struct fb_info *p,
+			      const struct fb_fillrect *rect)
+{
+	struct hvfb_par *par = p->par;
+
+	cfb_fillrect(p, rect);
+	if (par->synchronous_fb)
+		synthvid_update(p);
+}
+
+static void hvfb_cfb_copyarea(struct fb_info *p,
+			      const struct fb_copyarea *area)
+{
+	struct hvfb_par *par = p->par;
+
+	cfb_copyarea(p, area);
+	if (par->synchronous_fb)
+		synthvid_update(p);
+}
+
+static void hvfb_cfb_imageblit(struct fb_info *p,
+			       const struct fb_image *image)
+{
+	struct hvfb_par *par = p->par;
+
+	cfb_imageblit(p, image);
+	if (par->synchronous_fb)
+		synthvid_update(p);
+}
+
 static struct fb_ops hvfb_ops = {
 	.owner = THIS_MODULE,
 	.fb_check_var = hvfb_check_var,
 	.fb_set_par = hvfb_set_par,
 	.fb_setcolreg = hvfb_setcolreg,
-	.fb_fillrect = cfb_fillrect,
-	.fb_copyarea = cfb_copyarea,
-	.fb_imageblit = cfb_imageblit,
+	.fb_fillrect = hvfb_cfb_fillrect,
+	.fb_copyarea = hvfb_cfb_copyarea,
+	.fb_imageblit = hvfb_cfb_imageblit,
 	.fb_blank = hvfb_blank,
 };
 
@@ -801,6 +849,11 @@
 
 	par->fb_ready = true;
 
+	par->synchronous_fb = false;
+	par->hvfb_panic_nb.notifier_call = hvfb_on_panic;
+	atomic_notifier_chain_register(&panic_notifier_list,
+				       &par->hvfb_panic_nb);
+
 	return 0;
 
 error:
@@ -820,6 +873,9 @@
 	struct fb_info *info = hv_get_drvdata(hdev);
 	struct hvfb_par *par = info->par;
 
+	atomic_notifier_chain_unregister(&panic_notifier_list,
+					 &par->hvfb_panic_nb);
+
 	par->update = false;
 	par->fb_ready = false;