diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/sde/sde_hw_rot.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/sde/sde_hw_rot.c
index d15b804..d5f03a6a 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/sde/sde_hw_rot.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/sde/sde_hw_rot.c
@@ -563,6 +563,10 @@
 	case SDE_HW_ROT_CMD_COMMIT:
 		cmd_type = SDE_ROTATOR_INLINE_CMD_COMMIT;
 		break;
+	case SDE_HW_ROT_CMD_START:
+		cmd_type = SDE_ROTATOR_INLINE_CMD_START;
+		priv_handle = data->priv_handle;
+		break;
 	case SDE_HW_ROT_CMD_CLEANUP:
 		cmd_type = SDE_ROTATOR_INLINE_CMD_CLEANUP;
 		priv_handle = data->priv_handle;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/sde/sde_hw_rot.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/sde/sde_hw_rot.h
index a4f5b49..e490052 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/sde/sde_hw_rot.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/sde/sde_hw_rot.h
@@ -24,11 +24,13 @@
  * enum sde_hw_rot_cmd_type - type of rotator hardware command
  * @SDE_HW_ROT_CMD_VALDIATE: validate rotator command; do not commit
  * @SDE_HW_ROT_CMD_COMMIT: commit/execute rotator command
+ * @SDE_HW_ROT_CMD_START: mdp is ready to start
  * @SDE_HW_ROT_CMD_CLEANUP: cleanup rotator command after it is done
  */
 enum sde_hw_rot_cmd_type {
 	SDE_HW_ROT_CMD_VALIDATE,
 	SDE_HW_ROT_CMD_COMMIT,
+	SDE_HW_ROT_CMD_START,
 	SDE_HW_ROT_CMD_CLEANUP,
 };
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/sde/sde_plane.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/sde/sde_plane.c
index ad207d6..1721c67 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/sde/sde_plane.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/sde/sde_plane.c
@@ -2041,6 +2041,23 @@
 }
 
 /**
+ * sde_plane_rot_flush - perform final flush related rotator options
+ * @plane: Pointer to drm plane
+ * @pstate: Pointer to sde plane state
+ */
+static void sde_plane_rot_flush(struct drm_plane *plane,
+		struct sde_plane_state *pstate)
+{
+	if (!plane || !pstate || !pstate->rot.rot_hw ||
+			!pstate->rot.rot_hw->ops.commit)
+		return;
+
+	pstate->rot.rot_hw->ops.commit(pstate->rot.rot_hw,
+			&pstate->rot.rot_cmd,
+			SDE_HW_ROT_CMD_START);
+}
+
+/**
  * sde_plane_rot_destroy_state - destroy state for rotator stage
  * @plane: Pointer to drm plane
  * @state: Pointer to state to be destroyed
@@ -2709,13 +2726,15 @@
 void sde_plane_flush(struct drm_plane *plane)
 {
 	struct sde_plane *psde;
+	struct sde_plane_state *pstate;
 
-	if (!plane) {
+	if (!plane || !plane->state) {
 		SDE_ERROR("invalid plane\n");
 		return;
 	}
 
 	psde = to_sde_plane(plane);
+	pstate = to_sde_plane_state(plane->state);
 
 	/*
 	 * These updates have to be done immediately before the plane flush
@@ -2736,7 +2755,10 @@
 
 	/* flag h/w flush complete */
 	if (plane->state)
-		to_sde_plane_state(plane->state)->pending = false;
+		pstate->pending = false;
+
+	/* signal inline rotator start */
+	sde_plane_rot_flush(plane, pstate);
 }
 
 static int sde_plane_sspp_atomic_update(struct drm_plane *plane,