diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_debugfs.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_debugfs.c
index 863012a2602e..ec0c2a05eed6 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_debugfs.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_debugfs.c
@@ -2583,6 +2583,10 @@ static int i915_edp_psr_status(struct seq_file *m, void *data)
 				enabled = true;
 		}
 	}
+
+	seq_printf(m, "Main link in standby mode: %s\n",
+		   yesno(dev_priv->psr.link_standby));
+
 	seq_printf(m, "HW Enabled & Active bit: %s", yesno(enabled));
 
 	if (!HAS_DDI(dev))
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
index c921ad8e15a7..65a2cd04bc8f 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
@@ -1007,6 +1007,7 @@ struct i915_psr {
 	unsigned busy_frontbuffer_bits;
 	bool psr2_support;
 	bool aux_frame_sync;
+	bool link_standby;
 };
 
 enum intel_pch {
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_psr.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_psr.c
index 3c80b86e45f8..b99a105ae58b 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_psr.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_psr.c
@@ -225,7 +225,12 @@ static void hsw_psr_enable_sink(struct intel_dp *intel_dp)
 		   (aux_clock_divider << DP_AUX_CH_CTL_BIT_CLOCK_2X_SHIFT));
 	}
 
-	drm_dp_dpcd_writeb(&intel_dp->aux, DP_PSR_EN_CFG, DP_PSR_ENABLE);
+	if (dev_priv->psr.link_standby)
+		drm_dp_dpcd_writeb(&intel_dp->aux, DP_PSR_EN_CFG,
+				   DP_PSR_ENABLE | DP_PSR_MAIN_LINK_ACTIVE);
+	else
+		drm_dp_dpcd_writeb(&intel_dp->aux, DP_PSR_EN_CFG,
+				   DP_PSR_ENABLE);
 }
 
 static void vlv_psr_enable_source(struct intel_dp *intel_dp)
@@ -280,6 +285,9 @@ static void hsw_psr_enable_source(struct intel_dp *intel_dp)
 	if (IS_HASWELL(dev))
 		val |= EDP_PSR_MIN_LINK_ENTRY_TIME_8_LINES;
 
+	if (dev_priv->psr.link_standby)
+		val |= EDP_PSR_LINK_STANDBY;
+
 	I915_WRITE(EDP_PSR_CTL, val |
 		   max_sleep_time << EDP_PSR_MAX_SLEEP_TIME_SHIFT |
 		   idle_frames << EDP_PSR_IDLE_FRAME_SHIFT |
@@ -334,12 +342,6 @@ static bool intel_psr_match_conditions(struct intel_dp *intel_dp)
 		return false;
 	}
 
-	if (!IS_VALLEYVIEW(dev) && !IS_CHERRYVIEW(dev) &&
-	    dev_priv->vbt.psr.full_link) {
-		DRM_DEBUG_KMS("PSR condition failed: Link Standby requested/needed but not supported on this platform\n");
-		return false;
-	}
-
 	dev_priv->psr.source_ok = true;
 	return true;
 }
@@ -770,6 +772,16 @@ void intel_psr_init(struct drm_device *dev)
 	dev_priv->psr_mmio_base = IS_HASWELL(dev_priv) ?
 		HSW_EDP_PSR_BASE : BDW_EDP_PSR_BASE;
 
+	if (IS_HASWELL(dev) || IS_BROADWELL(dev))
+		/* HSW and BDW require workarounds that we don't implement. */
+		dev_priv->psr.link_standby = false;
+	else if (IS_VALLEYVIEW(dev) || IS_CHERRYVIEW(dev))
+		/* On VLV and CHV only standby mode is supported. */
+		dev_priv->psr.link_standby = true;
+	else
+		/* For new platforms let's respect VBT back again */
+		dev_priv->psr.link_standby = dev_priv->vbt.psr.full_link;
+
 	INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&dev_priv->psr.work, intel_psr_work);
 	mutex_init(&dev_priv->psr.lock);
 }