diff --git a/msm/dsi/dsi_drm.c b/msm/dsi/dsi_drm.c
index c008947c57..1e21eadbae 100644
--- a/msm/dsi/dsi_drm.c
+++ b/msm/dsi/dsi_drm.c
@@ -310,6 +310,7 @@ static void dsi_bridge_disable(struct drm_bridge *bridge)
 static void dsi_bridge_post_disable(struct drm_bridge *bridge)
 {
 	int rc = 0;
+	struct dsi_display *display;
 	struct dsi_bridge *c_bridge = to_dsi_bridge(bridge);
 
 	if (!bridge) {
@@ -317,6 +318,8 @@ static void dsi_bridge_post_disable(struct drm_bridge *bridge)
 		return;
 	}
 
+	display = c_bridge->display;
+
 	SDE_ATRACE_BEGIN("dsi_bridge_post_disable");
 	SDE_ATRACE_BEGIN("dsi_display_disable");
 	rc = dsi_display_disable(c_bridge->display);
@@ -328,6 +331,9 @@ static void dsi_bridge_post_disable(struct drm_bridge *bridge)
 	}
 	SDE_ATRACE_END("dsi_display_disable");
 
+	if (display && display->drm_conn)
+		sde_connector_helper_bridge_post_disable(display->drm_conn);
+
 	rc = dsi_display_unprepare(c_bridge->display);
 	if (rc) {
 		DSI_ERR("[%d] DSI display unprepare failed, rc=%d\n",
diff --git a/msm/sde/sde_connector.c b/msm/sde/sde_connector.c
index 151f08d8ab..b76474f205 100644
--- a/msm/sde/sde_connector.c
+++ b/msm/sde/sde_connector.c
@@ -1054,6 +1054,14 @@ void sde_connector_helper_bridge_disable(struct drm_connector *connector)
 	c_conn->allow_bl_update = false;
 }
 
+void sde_connector_helper_bridge_post_disable(struct drm_connector *connector)
+{
+	struct sde_connector *c_conn = NULL;
+	c_conn = to_sde_connector(connector);
+
+	c_conn->panel_dead = false;
+}
+
 void sde_connector_helper_bridge_enable(struct drm_connector *connector)
 {
 	struct sde_connector *c_conn = NULL;
@@ -1086,7 +1094,6 @@ void sde_connector_helper_bridge_enable(struct drm_connector *connector)
 		c_conn->bl_device->props.state &= ~BL_CORE_FBBLANK;
 		backlight_update_status(c_conn->bl_device);
 	}
-	c_conn->panel_dead = false;
 }
 
 int sde_connector_clk_ctrl(struct drm_connector *connector, bool enable)
diff --git a/msm/sde/sde_connector.h b/msm/sde/sde_connector.h
index fd22ce399b..e35e5247b3 100644
--- a/msm/sde/sde_connector.h
+++ b/msm/sde/sde_connector.h
@@ -1160,6 +1160,12 @@ void sde_conn_timeline_status(struct drm_connector *conn);
  */
 void sde_connector_helper_bridge_disable(struct drm_connector *connector);
 
+/**
+ * sde_connector_helper_bridge_post_disable - helper function for drm bridge post disable
+ * @connector: Pointer to DRM connector object
+ */
+void sde_connector_helper_bridge_post_disable(struct drm_connector *connector);
+
 /**
  * sde_connector_destroy - destroy drm connector object
  * @connector: Pointer to DRM connector object