diff --git a/backend/drm/drm.c b/backend/drm/drm.c
index c040d0798..3426cb276 100644
--- a/backend/drm/drm.c
+++ b/backend/drm/drm.c
@@ -540,6 +540,30 @@ bool drm_connector_supports_vrr(struct wlr_drm_connector *conn) {
 	return true;
 }
 
+static int32_t drm_connector_get_suggested_x(struct wlr_drm_connector *conn) {
+	struct wlr_drm_backend *drm = conn->backend;
+
+	uint64_t suggested_x;
+	if (conn->props.suggested_x == 0 ||
+			!get_drm_prop(drm->fd, conn->id, conn->props.suggested_x, &suggested_x)) {
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	return suggested_x;
+}
+
+static int32_t drm_connector_get_suggested_y(struct wlr_drm_connector *conn) {
+	struct wlr_drm_backend *drm = conn->backend;
+
+	uint64_t suggested_y;
+	if (conn->props.suggested_y == 0 ||
+			!get_drm_prop(drm->fd, conn->id, conn->props.suggested_y, &suggested_y)) {
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	return suggested_y;
+}
+
 static bool drm_connector_commit(struct wlr_output *output) {
 	struct wlr_drm_connector *conn = get_drm_connector_from_output(output);
 	struct wlr_drm_backend *drm = conn->backend;
@@ -1315,6 +1339,25 @@ static bool update_modes(drmModeConnector *drm_conn,
 	return changes_made;
 }
 
+static bool update_suggested_position(struct wlr_drm_connector *wlr_conn) {
+	int32_t suggested_x = drm_connector_get_suggested_x(wlr_conn);
+	int32_t suggested_y = drm_connector_get_suggested_y(wlr_conn);
+
+	bool position_changed = false;
+
+	if (suggested_x != wlr_conn->output.suggested_x) {
+		position_changed = true;
+		wlr_conn->output.suggested_x = suggested_x;
+	}
+
+	if (suggested_y != wlr_conn->output.suggested_y) {
+		position_changed = true;
+		wlr_conn->output.suggested_y = suggested_y;
+	}
+
+	return position_changed;
+}
+
 void scan_drm_connectors(struct wlr_drm_backend *drm) {
 	/*
 	 * This GPU is not really a modesetting device.
@@ -1423,6 +1466,10 @@ void scan_drm_connectors(struct wlr_drm_backend *drm) {
 			if (update_modes(drm_conn, wlr_conn)) {
 				wlr_output_update_available_modes(&wlr_conn->output);
 			}
+
+			if (update_suggested_position(wlr_conn)) {
+				wlr_output_update_suggested_position(&wlr_conn->output);
+			}
 		}
 
 		if (wlr_conn->state == WLR_DRM_CONN_DISCONNECTED &&
@@ -1458,6 +1505,7 @@ void scan_drm_connectors(struct wlr_drm_backend *drm) {
 			wlr_output_set_description(output, description);
 
 			update_modes(drm_conn, wlr_conn);
+			update_suggested_position(wlr_conn);
 
 			wlr_conn->possible_crtcs = get_possible_crtcs(drm->fd, res, drm_conn);
 			if (wlr_conn->possible_crtcs == 0) {
diff --git a/backend/drm/properties.c b/backend/drm/properties.c
index de51a3dea..d9dbf06bc 100644
--- a/backend/drm/properties.c
+++ b/backend/drm/properties.c
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ static const struct prop_info connector_info[] = {
 	{ "PATH", INDEX(path) },
 	{ "link-status", INDEX(link_status) },
 	{ "vrr_capable", INDEX(vrr_capable) },
+	{ "suggested X", INDEX(suggested_x) },
+	{ "suggested Y", INDEX(suggested_y) },
 #undef INDEX
 };
 
diff --git a/include/backend/drm/properties.h b/include/backend/drm/properties.h
index c2027c4f3..29df1b4b2 100644
--- a/include/backend/drm/properties.h
+++ b/include/backend/drm/properties.h
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ union wlr_drm_connector_props {
 		uint32_t link_status; // not guaranteed to exist
 		uint32_t path;
 		uint32_t vrr_capable; // not guaranteed to exist
+		uint32_t suggested_x;
+		uint32_t suggested_y;
 
 		// atomic-modesetting only
 
diff --git a/include/wlr/interfaces/wlr_output.h b/include/wlr/interfaces/wlr_output.h
index 696c2c77f..f3aefc381 100644
--- a/include/wlr/interfaces/wlr_output.h
+++ b/include/wlr/interfaces/wlr_output.h
@@ -116,6 +116,13 @@ void wlr_output_update_custom_mode(struct wlr_output *output, int32_t width,
  * to notify compositors about the change.
  */
 void wlr_output_update_available_modes(struct wlr_output *output);
+/**
+ * Update the output suggested position.
+ *
+ * The backend must call this function when the suggested position is updated
+ * to notify compositors about the change.
+ */
+void wlr_output_update_suggested_position (struct wlr_output *output);
 /**
  * Update the current output status.
  *
diff --git a/include/wlr/types/wlr_output.h b/include/wlr/types/wlr_output.h
index 1d819aee5..057c479d3 100644
--- a/include/wlr/types/wlr_output.h
+++ b/include/wlr/types/wlr_output.h
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@ struct wlr_output {
 	char model[16];
 	char serial[16];
 	int32_t phys_width, phys_height; // mm
+	int32_t suggested_x, suggested_y;
 
 	// Note: some backends may have zero modes
 	struct wl_list modes; // wlr_output_mode::link
@@ -171,6 +172,7 @@ struct wlr_output {
 		struct wl_signal enable;
 		struct wl_signal mode;
 		struct wl_signal available_modes;
+		struct wl_signal suggested_position;
 		struct wl_signal scale;
 		struct wl_signal transform;
 		struct wl_signal description;
diff --git a/types/wlr_output.c b/types/wlr_output.c
index d200ac8ac..dbbc7d164 100644
--- a/types/wlr_output.c
+++ b/types/wlr_output.c
@@ -263,6 +263,10 @@ void wlr_output_update_available_modes(struct wlr_output *output) {
 	wlr_signal_emit_safe(&output->events.available_modes, output);
 }
 
+void wlr_output_update_suggested_position (struct wlr_output *output) {
+	wlr_signal_emit_safe(&output->events.suggested_position, output);
+}
+
 void wlr_output_set_transform(struct wlr_output *output,
 		enum wl_output_transform transform) {
 	if (output->transform == transform) {
@@ -381,6 +385,7 @@ void wlr_output_init(struct wlr_output *output, struct wlr_backend *backend,
 	wl_signal_init(&output->events.enable);
 	wl_signal_init(&output->events.mode);
 	wl_signal_init(&output->events.available_modes);
+	wl_signal_init(&output->events.suggested_position);
 	wl_signal_init(&output->events.scale);
 	wl_signal_init(&output->events.transform);
 	wl_signal_init(&output->events.description);