diff --git a/backend/drm/atomic.c b/backend/drm/atomic.c
index 037c3c23a..63589cfa2 100644
--- a/backend/drm/atomic.c
+++ b/backend/drm/atomic.c
@@ -378,6 +378,15 @@ static void set_plane_props(struct atomic *atom, struct wlr_drm_backend *drm,
 	atomic_add(atom, id, props->crtc_y, dst_box->y);
 	atomic_add(atom, id, props->crtc_w, dst_box->width);
 	atomic_add(atom, id, props->crtc_h, dst_box->height);
+
+	// Always set the color encoding on every plane to BT.709.  This only
+	// affects YUV planes (eg. scanout video).  This won't be correct for
+	// all video but at least means we will be consistent and most
+	// importantly should match the GLES2 renderer, so avoids visible
+	// color-shifts when direct scanout is enabled/disabled.
+	if (props->color_encoding) {
+		atomic_add(atom, id, props->color_encoding, DRM_COLOR_YCBCR_BT709);
+	}
 }
 
 static bool supports_cursor_hotspots(const struct wlr_drm_plane *plane) {
diff --git a/backend/drm/properties.c b/backend/drm/properties.c
index 0104304e5..91ce8c4dd 100644
--- a/backend/drm/properties.c
+++ b/backend/drm/properties.c
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ static const struct prop_info crtc_info[] = {
 
 static const struct prop_info plane_info[] = {
 #define INDEX(name) (offsetof(struct wlr_drm_plane_props, name) / sizeof(uint32_t))
+	{ "COLOR_ENCODING", INDEX(color_encoding) },
 	{ "CRTC_H", INDEX(crtc_h) },
 	{ "CRTC_ID", INDEX(crtc_id) },
 	{ "CRTC_W", INDEX(crtc_w) },
diff --git a/include/backend/drm/properties.h b/include/backend/drm/properties.h
index 421eb4275..1765a4951 100644
--- a/include/backend/drm/properties.h
+++ b/include/backend/drm/properties.h
@@ -63,6 +63,18 @@ struct wlr_drm_plane_props {
 	uint32_t hotspot_x;
 	uint32_t hotspot_y;
 	uint32_t in_fence_fd;
+
+	uint32_t color_encoding; // Not guaranteed to exist
+};
+
+/*
+ * The encoding and range enums are defined in the kernel but not
+ * exposed in public headers.
+ */
+enum drm_color_encoding {
+	DRM_COLOR_YCBCR_BT601,
+	DRM_COLOR_YCBCR_BT709,
+	DRM_COLOR_YCBCR_BT2020,
 };
 
 bool get_drm_connector_props(int fd, uint32_t id,