diff --git a/msm/msm_prop.c b/msm/msm_prop.c
index d7c9eb0f84..a4981f215b 100644
--- a/msm/msm_prop.c
+++ b/msm/msm_prop.c
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2016-2019, The Linux Foundation. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2016-2020, The Linux Foundation. All rights reserved.
  */
 
 #include "msm_prop.h"
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ void msm_property_install_volatile_range(struct msm_property_info *info,
 void msm_property_install_enum(struct msm_property_info *info,
 		const char *name, int flags, int is_bitmask,
 		const struct drm_prop_enum_list *values, int num_values,
-		uint32_t property_idx)
+		u32 init_idx, uint32_t property_idx)
 {
 	struct drm_property **prop;
 
@@ -239,10 +239,10 @@ void msm_property_install_enum(struct msm_property_info *info,
 		info->property_data[property_idx].default_value = 0;
 		info->property_data[property_idx].force_dirty = false;
 
-		/* select first defined value for enums */
-		if (!is_bitmask)
+		/* initialize with the given idx if valid */
+		if (!is_bitmask && init_idx && (init_idx < num_values))
 			info->property_data[property_idx].default_value =
-				values->type;
+				values[init_idx].type;
 
 		/* always attach property, if created */
 		if (*prop) {
diff --git a/msm/msm_prop.h b/msm/msm_prop.h
index 6069aaaa50..63acce8432 100644
--- a/msm/msm_prop.h
+++ b/msm/msm_prop.h
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only */
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2016-2019, The Linux Foundation. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2016-2020, The Linux Foundation. All rights reserved.
  */
 
 #ifndef _MSM_PROP_H_
@@ -250,6 +250,7 @@ void msm_property_install_volatile_range(struct msm_property_info *info,
  *              enumeration one
  * @values: Array of allowable enumeration/bitmask values
  * @num_values: Size of values array
+ * @init_idx: index of the values array entry to initialize the property
  * @property_idx: Property index
  */
 void msm_property_install_enum(struct msm_property_info *info,
@@ -258,6 +259,7 @@ void msm_property_install_enum(struct msm_property_info *info,
 		int is_bitmask,
 		const struct drm_prop_enum_list *values,
 		int num_values,
+		u32 init_idx,
 		uint32_t property_idx);
 
 /**
diff --git a/msm/sde/sde_connector.c b/msm/sde/sde_connector.c
index 02cacc9374..c212b00d05 100644
--- a/msm/sde/sde_connector.c
+++ b/msm/sde/sde_connector.c
@@ -2511,14 +2511,14 @@ static int _sde_connector_install_properties(struct drm_device *dev,
 		if (sde_kms->catalog->has_qsync && display_info->qsync_min_fps)
 			msm_property_install_enum(&c_conn->property_info,
 					"qsync_mode", 0, 0, e_qsync_mode,
-					ARRAY_SIZE(e_qsync_mode),
+					ARRAY_SIZE(e_qsync_mode), 0,
 					CONNECTOR_PROP_QSYNC_MODE);
 
 		if (display_info->capabilities & MSM_DISPLAY_CAP_CMD_MODE)
 			msm_property_install_enum(&c_conn->property_info,
 				"frame_trigger_mode", 0, 0,
 				e_frame_trigger_mode,
-				ARRAY_SIZE(e_frame_trigger_mode),
+				ARRAY_SIZE(e_frame_trigger_mode), 0,
 				CONNECTOR_PROP_CMD_FRAME_TRIGGER_MODE);
 
 		if (sde_kms->catalog->has_demura) {
@@ -2554,15 +2554,15 @@ static int _sde_connector_install_properties(struct drm_device *dev,
 	/* enum/bitmask properties */
 	msm_property_install_enum(&c_conn->property_info, "topology_name",
 			DRM_MODE_PROP_IMMUTABLE, 0, e_topology_name,
-			ARRAY_SIZE(e_topology_name),
+			ARRAY_SIZE(e_topology_name), 0,
 			CONNECTOR_PROP_TOPOLOGY_NAME);
 	msm_property_install_enum(&c_conn->property_info, "topology_control",
 			0, 1, e_topology_control,
-			ARRAY_SIZE(e_topology_control),
+			ARRAY_SIZE(e_topology_control), 0,
 			CONNECTOR_PROP_TOPOLOGY_CONTROL);
 	msm_property_install_enum(&c_conn->property_info, "LP",
 			0, 0, e_power_mode,
-			ARRAY_SIZE(e_power_mode),
+			ARRAY_SIZE(e_power_mode), 0,
 			CONNECTOR_PROP_LP);
 
 	return 0;
diff --git a/msm/sde/sde_crtc.c b/msm/sde/sde_crtc.c
index a9db51e25e..c3cdeed477 100644
--- a/msm/sde/sde_crtc.c
+++ b/msm/sde/sde_crtc.c
@@ -5277,13 +5277,13 @@ static void sde_crtc_install_properties(struct drm_crtc *crtc,
 	if (catalog->has_idle_pc)
 		msm_property_install_enum(&sde_crtc->property_info,
 			"idle_pc_state", 0x0, 0, e_idle_pc_state,
-			ARRAY_SIZE(e_idle_pc_state),
+			ARRAY_SIZE(e_idle_pc_state), 0,
 			CRTC_PROP_IDLE_PC_STATE);
 
 	if (catalog->has_cwb_support)
 		msm_property_install_enum(&sde_crtc->property_info,
 				"capture_mode", 0, 0, e_cwb_data_points,
-				ARRAY_SIZE(e_cwb_data_points),
+				ARRAY_SIZE(e_cwb_data_points), 0,
 				CRTC_PROP_CAPTURE_OUTPUT);
 
 	msm_property_install_volatile_range(&sde_crtc->property_info,
@@ -5291,12 +5291,12 @@ static void sde_crtc_install_properties(struct drm_crtc *crtc,
 
 	msm_property_install_enum(&sde_crtc->property_info, "security_level",
 			0x0, 0, e_secure_level,
-			ARRAY_SIZE(e_secure_level),
+			ARRAY_SIZE(e_secure_level), 0,
 			CRTC_PROP_SECURITY_LEVEL);
 
 	msm_property_install_enum(&sde_crtc->property_info, "cache_state",
 			0x0, 0, e_cache_state,
-			ARRAY_SIZE(e_cache_state),
+			ARRAY_SIZE(e_cache_state), 0,
 			CRTC_PROP_CACHE_STATE);
 
 	if (catalog->has_dim_layer) {
diff --git a/msm/sde/sde_plane.c b/msm/sde/sde_plane.c
index 3135963c88..18d06be3dd 100644
--- a/msm/sde/sde_plane.c
+++ b/msm/sde/sde_plane.c
@@ -3709,7 +3709,7 @@ static void _sde_plane_install_properties(struct drm_plane *plane,
 	else
 		msm_property_install_enum(&psde->property_info,
 				"multirect_mode", 0x0, 0, e_multirect_mode,
-				ARRAY_SIZE(e_multirect_mode),
+				ARRAY_SIZE(e_multirect_mode), 0,
 				PLANE_PROP_MULTIRECT_MODE);
 
 	if (psde->features & BIT(SDE_SSPP_EXCL_RECT))
@@ -3719,10 +3719,11 @@ static void _sde_plane_install_properties(struct drm_plane *plane,
 	sde_plane_rot_install_properties(plane, catalog);
 
 	msm_property_install_enum(&psde->property_info, "blend_op", 0x0, 0,
-		e_blend_op, ARRAY_SIZE(e_blend_op), PLANE_PROP_BLEND_OP);
+		e_blend_op, ARRAY_SIZE(e_blend_op), 0, PLANE_PROP_BLEND_OP);
 
 	msm_property_install_enum(&psde->property_info, "src_config", 0x0, 1,
-		e_src_config, ARRAY_SIZE(e_src_config), PLANE_PROP_SRC_CONFIG);
+		e_src_config, ARRAY_SIZE(e_src_config), 0,
+		PLANE_PROP_SRC_CONFIG);
 
 	if (psde->pipe_hw->ops.setup_solidfill)
 		msm_property_install_range(&psde->property_info, "color_fill",
@@ -3748,7 +3749,7 @@ static void _sde_plane_install_properties(struct drm_plane *plane,
 
 	msm_property_install_enum(&psde->property_info, "fb_translation_mode",
 			0x0, 0, e_fb_translation_mode,
-			ARRAY_SIZE(e_fb_translation_mode),
+			ARRAY_SIZE(e_fb_translation_mode), 0,
 			PLANE_PROP_FB_TRANSLATION_MODE);
 
 	kfree(info);
diff --git a/msm/sde/sde_wb.c b/msm/sde/sde_wb.c
index 3b51db3492..dcb308fabf 100644
--- a/msm/sde/sde_wb.c
+++ b/msm/sde/sde_wb.c
@@ -443,7 +443,7 @@ int sde_wb_connector_post_init(struct drm_connector *connector, void *display)
 			"fb_translation_mode",
 			0x0,
 			0, e_fb_translation_mode,
-			ARRAY_SIZE(e_fb_translation_mode),
+			ARRAY_SIZE(e_fb_translation_mode), 0,
 			CONNECTOR_PROP_FB_TRANSLATION_MODE);
 
 	return 0;