diff --git a/drivers/video/Kconfig b/drivers/video/Kconfig
index 83d3d271ca15..dedbd7ccfe6e 100644
--- a/drivers/video/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/video/Kconfig
@@ -45,5 +45,10 @@ if FB || SGI_NEWPORT_CONSOLE
 
 endif
 
+config PANEL_NOTIFICATIONS
+	bool 'Panel notifications'
+	default n
+	---help---
+	Panel notifications framework
 
 endmenu
diff --git a/drivers/video/Makefile b/drivers/video/Makefile
index df7650adede9..46fd2cfb6a50 100644
--- a/drivers/video/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/video/Makefile
@@ -13,3 +13,4 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_VIDEOMODE_HELPERS) += display_timing.o videomode.o
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_OF),y)
 obj-$(CONFIG_VIDEOMODE_HELPERS) += of_display_timing.o of_videomode.o
 endif
+obj-$(CONFIG_PANEL_NOTIFICATIONS) += panel_notifier.o
diff --git a/drivers/video/panel_notifier.c b/drivers/video/panel_notifier.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..595727db83a4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/video/panel_notifier.c
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+/* Copyright (c) 2016, Motorola Mobility, LLC.
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 and
+ * only version 2 as published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ */
+
+#include <linux/panel_notifier.h>
+
+static BLOCKING_NOTIFIER_HEAD(panel_notifier_list);
+
+int panel_notify(unsigned int event, void *data)
+{
+	return blocking_notifier_call_chain(&panel_notifier_list, event, data);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(panel_notify);
+
+int panel_register_notifier(struct notifier_block *nb)
+{
+	return blocking_notifier_chain_register(&panel_notifier_list, nb);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(panel_register_notifier);
+
+int panel_unregister_notifier(struct notifier_block *nb)
+{
+	return blocking_notifier_chain_unregister(&panel_notifier_list, nb);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(panel_unregister_notifier);
diff --git a/include/linux/panel_notifier.h b/include/linux/panel_notifier.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..2905be449d13
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/linux/panel_notifier.h
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+/* Copyright (c) 2016, Motorola Mobility, LLC.
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 and
+ * only version 2 as published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ */
+
+#ifndef __PANEL_NOTIFIER_H__
+#define __PANEL_NOTIFIER_H__
+
+#include <linux/notifier.h>
+
+enum panel_event {
+	PANEL_EVENT_PRE_DISPLAY_OFF,
+	PANEL_EVENT_PRE_DISPLAY_ON,
+	PANEL_EVENT_DISPLAY_OFF,
+	PANEL_EVENT_DISPLAY_ON,
+};
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_PANEL_NOTIFICATIONS
+
+int panel_register_notifier(struct notifier_block *nb);
+int panel_unregister_notifier(struct notifier_block *nb);
+int panel_notify(unsigned int event, void *data);
+
+#else
+
+#include <linux/errno.h>
+static inline int panel_register_notifier(struct notifier_block *nb)
+{
+	return -ENOSYS;
+}
+static inline int panel_unregister_notifier(struct notifier_block *nb)
+{
+	return -ENOSYS;
+}
+static inline int panel_notify(unsigned int event, void *data)
+{
+	return -ENOSYS;
+}
+
+#endif
+#endif