diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic_helper.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic_helper.c
index 9abe0a242f96..4828b9b860de 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic_helper.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic_helper.c
@@ -749,6 +749,8 @@ disable_outputs(struct drm_device *dev, struct drm_atomic_state *old_state)
 		/* Right function depends upon target state. */
 		if (crtc->state->enable && funcs->prepare)
 			funcs->prepare(crtc);
+		else if (funcs->atomic_disable)
+			funcs->atomic_disable(crtc, old_crtc_state);
 		else if (funcs->disable)
 			funcs->disable(crtc);
 		else
diff --git a/include/drm/drm_modeset_helper_vtables.h b/include/drm/drm_modeset_helper_vtables.h
index 6c8d3dad66ec..10e449c86dbd 100644
--- a/include/drm/drm_modeset_helper_vtables.h
+++ b/include/drm/drm_modeset_helper_vtables.h
@@ -266,6 +266,8 @@ struct drm_crtc_helper_funcs {
 	 * disable anything at the CRTC level. To ensure that runtime PM
 	 * handling (using either DPMS or the new "ACTIVE" property) works
 	 * @disable must be the inverse of @enable for atomic drivers.
+	 * Atomic drivers should consider to use @atomic_disable instead of
+	 * this one.
 	 *
 	 * NOTE:
 	 *
@@ -391,6 +393,28 @@ struct drm_crtc_helper_funcs {
 	 */
 	void (*atomic_flush)(struct drm_crtc *crtc,
 			     struct drm_crtc_state *old_crtc_state);
+
+	/**
+	 * @atomic_disable:
+	 *
+	 * This callback should be used to disable the CRTC. With the atomic
+	 * drivers it is called after all encoders connected to this CRTC have
+	 * been shut off already using their own ->disable hook. If that
+	 * sequence is too simple drivers can just add their own hooks and call
+	 * it from this CRTC callback here by looping over all encoders
+	 * connected to it using for_each_encoder_on_crtc().
+	 *
+	 * This hook is used only by atomic helpers. Atomic drivers don't
+	 * need to implement it if there's no need to disable anything at the
+	 * CRTC level.
+	 *
+	 * Comparing to @disable, this one provides the additional input
+	 * parameter @old_crtc_state which could be used to access the old
+	 * state. Atomic drivers should consider to use this one instead
+	 * of @disable.
+	 */
+	void (*atomic_disable)(struct drm_crtc *crtc,
+			       struct drm_crtc_state *old_crtc_state);
 };
 
 /**