diff --git a/msm/dsi/dsi_ctrl_hw_cmn.c b/msm/dsi/dsi_ctrl_hw_cmn.c
index b58ae2aa0e..6534bff6c1 100644
--- a/msm/dsi/dsi_ctrl_hw_cmn.c
+++ b/msm/dsi/dsi_ctrl_hw_cmn.c
@@ -737,15 +737,23 @@ void dsi_ctrl_hw_cmn_cmd_engine_setup(struct dsi_ctrl_hw *ctrl,
 	reg |= cmd_mode_format_map[common_cfg->dst_format];
 	DSI_W32(ctrl, DSI_COMMAND_MODE_MDP_CTRL, reg);
 
-	reg = DSI_R32(ctrl, DSI_COMMAND_MODE_MDP_CTRL2);
-	reg |= BIT(16);
-	DSI_W32(ctrl, DSI_COMMAND_MODE_MDP_CTRL2, reg);
+	if (!cfg->mdp_idle_ctrl_en) {
+		reg = DSI_R32(ctrl, DSI_COMMAND_MODE_MDP_CTRL2);
+		reg |= BIT(16);
+		DSI_W32(ctrl, DSI_COMMAND_MODE_MDP_CTRL2, reg);
+	}
 
 	reg = cfg->wr_mem_start & 0xFF;
 	reg |= (cfg->wr_mem_continue & 0xFF) << 8;
 	reg |= (cfg->insert_dcs_command ? BIT(16) : 0);
 	DSI_W32(ctrl, DSI_COMMAND_MODE_MDP_DCS_CMD_CTRL, reg);
 
+	if (cfg->mdp_idle_ctrl_en) {
+		reg = cfg->mdp_idle_ctrl_len & 0x3FF;
+		reg |= BIT(12);
+		DSI_W32(ctrl, DSI_COMMAND_MODE_MDP_IDLE_CTRL, reg);
+	}
+
 	DSI_CTRL_HW_DBG(ctrl, "Cmd engine setup done\n");
 }
 
diff --git a/msm/dsi/dsi_defs.h b/msm/dsi/dsi_defs.h
index 40d121fe83..2a0471e738 100644
--- a/msm/dsi/dsi_defs.h
+++ b/msm/dsi/dsi_defs.h
@@ -559,12 +559,17 @@ struct dsi_video_engine_cfg {
  * @wr_mem_continue:               DCS command for write_memory_continue.
  * @insert_dcs_command:            Insert DCS command as first byte of payload
  *                                 of the pixel data.
+ * @mdp_idle_ctrl_en:		Enable idle insertion between command mode mdp packets.
+ * @mdp_idle_ctrl_len:		No. of dsi pclk cycles of idle time to insert between
+ *				   command mode mdp packets.
  */
 struct dsi_cmd_engine_cfg {
 	u32 max_cmd_packets_interleave;
 	u32 wr_mem_start;
 	u32 wr_mem_continue;
 	bool insert_dcs_command;
+	bool mdp_idle_ctrl_en;
+	u32 mdp_idle_ctrl_len;
 };
 
 /**
diff --git a/msm/dsi/dsi_panel.c b/msm/dsi/dsi_panel.c
index b49c60c6d3..fe9a0d86d0 100644
--- a/msm/dsi/dsi_panel.c
+++ b/msm/dsi/dsi_panel.c
@@ -1657,6 +1657,21 @@ static int dsi_panel_parse_cmd_host_config(struct dsi_cmd_engine_cfg *cfg,
 		goto error;
 	}
 
+	cfg->mdp_idle_ctrl_en =
+		utils->read_bool(utils->data, "qcom,mdss-dsi-mdp-idle-ctrl-en");
+
+	if (cfg->mdp_idle_ctrl_en) {
+		val = 0;
+		rc = utils->read_u32(utils->data, "qcom,mdss-dsi-mdp-idle-ctrl-len", &val);
+		if (rc) {
+			DSI_DEBUG("[%s] mdp idle ctrl len is not defined\n", name);
+			cfg->mdp_idle_ctrl_len = 0;
+			cfg->mdp_idle_ctrl_en = false;
+			rc = 0;
+		} else {
+			cfg->mdp_idle_ctrl_len = val;
+		}
+	}
 error:
 	return rc;
 }