diff --git a/msm/dsi/dsi_display.c b/msm/dsi/dsi_display.c
index ba39abc53f..e7ff31802e 100644
--- a/msm/dsi/dsi_display.c
+++ b/msm/dsi/dsi_display.c
@@ -3736,6 +3736,8 @@ static int dsi_display_res_init(struct dsi_display *display)
 		goto error_ctrl_put;
 	}
 
+	display->is_active = true;
+
 	return 0;
 error_ctrl_put:
 	for (i = i - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
@@ -5385,6 +5387,16 @@ int dsi_display_get_active_displays(void **display_array, u32 max_display_count)
 	return count;
 }
 
+void dsi_display_set_active_state(struct dsi_display *display, bool is_active)
+{
+	if (!display)
+		return;
+
+	mutex_lock(&display->display_lock);
+	display->is_active = is_active;
+	mutex_unlock(&display->display_lock);
+}
+
 int dsi_display_drm_bridge_init(struct dsi_display *display,
 		struct drm_encoder *enc)
 {
@@ -5924,7 +5936,7 @@ int dsi_display_get_info(struct drm_connector *connector,
 	for (i = 0; i < info->num_of_h_tiles; i++)
 		info->h_tile_instance[i] = display->ctrl[i].ctrl->cell_index;
 
-	info->is_connected = true;
+	info->is_connected = display->is_active;
 
 	if (!strcmp(display->display_type, "primary"))
 		info->display_type = SDE_CONNECTOR_PRIMARY;
diff --git a/msm/dsi/dsi_display.h b/msm/dsi/dsi_display.h
index a287f4fe3a..20734dca40 100644
--- a/msm/dsi/dsi_display.h
+++ b/msm/dsi/dsi_display.h
@@ -186,6 +186,7 @@ struct dsi_display_ext_bridge {
  * @queue_cmd_waits   Indicates if wait for dma commands done has to be queued.
  * @dma_cmd_workq:	Pointer to the workqueue of DMA command transfer done
  *				wait sequence.
+ * @is_active:        status of the display
  */
 struct dsi_display {
 	struct platform_device *pdev;
@@ -278,6 +279,7 @@ struct dsi_display {
 
 	/* panel id of the display */
 	u64 panel_id;
+	bool is_active;
 };
 
 int dsi_display_dev_probe(struct platform_device *pdev);