diff --git a/backend/drm/atomic.c b/backend/drm/atomic.c
index 530ee2545..8b98e4fab 100644
--- a/backend/drm/atomic.c
+++ b/backend/drm/atomic.c
@@ -335,6 +335,10 @@ static bool atomic_crtc_commit(struct wlr_drm_connector *conn,
 	if (modeset && active && conn->props.max_bpc != 0 && conn->max_bpc_bounds[1] != 0) {
 		atomic_add(&atom, conn->id, conn->props.max_bpc, pick_max_bpc(conn, state->primary_fb));
 	}
+	if (modeset && active && conn->props.force_color_format && state->base->color_format) {
+		uint32_t format = 1 << (state->base->color_format - 1);
+		atomic_add(&atom, conn->id, conn->props.force_color_format, format);
+	}
 	atomic_add(&atom, crtc->id, crtc->props.mode_id, mode_id);
 	atomic_add(&atom, crtc->id, crtc->props.active, active);
 	if (active) {
diff --git a/backend/drm/properties.c b/backend/drm/properties.c
index 4f4951771..c8337d10d 100644
--- a/backend/drm/properties.c
+++ b/backend/drm/properties.c
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ static const struct prop_info connector_info[] = {
 	{ "EDID", INDEX(edid) },
 	{ "PATH", INDEX(path) },
 	{ "content type", INDEX(content_type) },
+	{ "force color format", INDEX(force_color_format) },
 	{ "link-status", INDEX(link_status) },
 	{ "max bpc", INDEX(max_bpc) },
 	{ "non-desktop", INDEX(non_desktop) },
diff --git a/include/backend/drm/properties.h b/include/backend/drm/properties.h
index 103d12593..7456758e9 100644
--- a/include/backend/drm/properties.h
+++ b/include/backend/drm/properties.h
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ union wlr_drm_connector_props {
 		uint32_t panel_orientation; // not guaranteed to exist
 		uint32_t content_type; // not guaranteed to exist
 		uint32_t max_bpc; // not guaranteed to exist
+		uint32_t force_color_format; // not guaranteed to exist
 
 		// atomic-modesetting only