diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_dma.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_dma.c
index 033c943b6bae..1d65dbd15c39 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_dma.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_dma.c
@@ -1483,9 +1483,12 @@ static void intel_device_info_runtime_init(struct drm_device *dev)
 	if (IS_VALLEYVIEW(dev))
 		info->num_sprites = 2;
 
-	if (info->num_pipes > 0 &&
-	    (INTEL_INFO(dev)->gen == 7 || INTEL_INFO(dev)->gen == 8) &&
-	    !IS_VALLEYVIEW(dev)) {
+	if (i915.disable_display) {
+		DRM_INFO("Display disabled (module parameter)\n");
+		info->num_pipes = 0;
+	} else if (info->num_pipes > 0 &&
+		   (INTEL_INFO(dev)->gen == 7 || INTEL_INFO(dev)->gen == 8) &&
+		   !IS_VALLEYVIEW(dev)) {
 		u32 fuse_strap = I915_READ(FUSE_STRAP);
 		u32 sfuse_strap = I915_READ(SFUSE_STRAP);
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
index 0580d979f88d..96601149cab8 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
@@ -1958,6 +1958,7 @@ struct i915_params {
 	bool fastboot;
 	bool prefault_disable;
 	bool reset;
+	bool disable_display;
 };
 extern struct i915_params i915 __read_mostly;
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_params.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_params.c
index c743057b6511..3b482585c5ae 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_params.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_params.c
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ struct i915_params i915 __read_mostly = {
 	.prefault_disable = 0,
 	.reset = true,
 	.invert_brightness = 0,
+	.disable_display = 0,
 };
 
 module_param_named(modeset, i915.modeset, int, 0400);
@@ -153,3 +154,6 @@ MODULE_PARM_DESC(invert_brightness,
 	"report PCI device ID, subsystem vendor and subsystem device ID "
 	"to dri-devel@lists.freedesktop.org, if your machine needs it. "
 	"It will then be included in an upcoming module version.");
+
+module_param_named(disable_display, i915.disable_display, bool, 0600);
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(disable_display, "Disable display (default: false)");