diff --git a/arch/arm64/boot/dts/apple/t600x-die0.dtsi b/arch/arm64/boot/dts/apple/t600x-die0.dtsi
index 637e052e5db3c3..db26b06124dc46 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/boot/dts/apple/t600x-die0.dtsi
+++ b/arch/arm64/boot/dts/apple/t600x-die0.dtsi
@@ -525,6 +525,7 @@
 			<0x3 0x8b344000 0x0 0x4000>,
 			<0x3 0x8b800000 0x0 0x800000>;
 		apple,bw-scratch = <&pmgr_dcp 0 4 0x988>;
+		apple,iomfb-surfaces = <0x3>;
 		#ifdef APPLE_USE_PMP
 		power-domains = <&pmp_report_disp0>;
 		#else
diff --git a/arch/arm64/boot/dts/apple/t600x-dieX.dtsi b/arch/arm64/boot/dts/apple/t600x-dieX.dtsi
index e222d63b37d320..2df236c1e482c6 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/boot/dts/apple/t600x-dieX.dtsi
+++ b/arch/arm64/boot/dts/apple/t600x-dieX.dtsi
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@
 			<0x2 0x89344000 0x0 0x4000>,
 			<0x2 0x89800000 0x0 0x800000>;
 		apple,bw-scratch = <&pmgr_dcp 0 4 0x990>;
+		apple,iomfb-surfaces = <0x3>;
 		#ifdef APPLE_USE_PMP
 		power-domains = <&DIE_NODE(pmp_report_dispext0)>;
 		#else
@@ -184,6 +185,7 @@
 			<0x2 0x8c344000 0x0 0x4000>,
 			<0x2 0x8c800000 0x0 0x800000>;
 		apple,bw-scratch = <&pmgr_dcp 0 4 0x998>;
+		apple,iomfb-surfaces = <0x3>;
 		#ifdef APPLE_USE_PMP
 		power-domains = <&DIE_NODE(pmp_report_dispext1)>;
 		#else
diff --git a/arch/arm64/boot/dts/apple/t602x-die0.dtsi b/arch/arm64/boot/dts/apple/t602x-die0.dtsi
index 8938dd90693c4d..9b27b1d2a190a4 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/boot/dts/apple/t602x-die0.dtsi
+++ b/arch/arm64/boot/dts/apple/t602x-die0.dtsi
@@ -624,6 +624,7 @@
 			<0x3 0x89344000 0x0 0x4000>,
 			<0x3 0x89800000 0x0 0x800000>;
 		apple,bw-scratch = <&pmgr_dcp 0 4 0x1208>;
+		apple,iomfb-surfaces = <0xb>;
 		#ifdef APPLE_USE_PMP
 		power-domains = <&pmp_report_disp0>;
 		#else
diff --git a/arch/arm64/boot/dts/apple/t602x-dieX.dtsi b/arch/arm64/boot/dts/apple/t602x-dieX.dtsi
index d916c0b106d109..62d9ede3e02fe4 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/boot/dts/apple/t602x-dieX.dtsi
+++ b/arch/arm64/boot/dts/apple/t602x-dieX.dtsi
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@
 			<0x2 0x89344000 0x0 0x4000>,
 			<0x2 0x89800000 0x0 0x800000>;
 		apple,bw-scratch = <&pmgr_dcp 0 4 0x1210>;
+		apple,iomfb-surfaces = <0xb>;
 		#ifdef APPLE_USE_PMP
 		power-domains = <&DIE_NODE(pmp_report_dispext0)>;
 		#else
@@ -254,6 +255,7 @@
 			<0x3 0x15344000 0x0 0x4000>,
 			<0x3 0x15800000 0x0 0x800000>;
 		apple,bw-scratch = <&pmgr_dcp 0 4 0x1218>;
+		apple,iomfb-surfaces = <0xb>;
 		#ifdef APPLE_USE_PMP
 		power-domains = <&DIE_NODE(pmp_report_dispext1)>;
 		#else
diff --git a/arch/arm64/boot/dts/apple/t8103.dtsi b/arch/arm64/boot/dts/apple/t8103.dtsi
index dfb5f737a420b3..5334209728bc8e 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/boot/dts/apple/t8103.dtsi
+++ b/arch/arm64/boot/dts/apple/t8103.dtsi
@@ -659,6 +659,7 @@
 				<0x2 0x3b3d0000 0x0 0x4000>;
 			apple,bw-scratch = <&pmgr_dcp 0 5 0x14>;
 			apple,bw-doorbell = <&pmgr_dcp 1 6>;
+			apple,iomfb-surfaces = <0x3>;
 			power-domains = <&ps_disp0_cpu0>;
 			resets = <&ps_disp0_cpu0>;
 			clocks = <&clk_disp0>;
@@ -1485,6 +1486,7 @@
 			      <0x2 0x3b3d0000 0x0 0x4000>;
 			apple,bw-scratch = <&pmgr_dcp 0 5 0x18>;
 			apple,bw-doorbell = <&pmgr_dcp 1 6>;
+			apple,iomfb-surfaces = <0x3>;
 			power-domains = <&ps_dispext_cpu0>;
 			resets = <&ps_dispext_cpu0>;
 			clocks = <&clk_dispext0>;
diff --git a/arch/arm64/boot/dts/apple/t8112.dtsi b/arch/arm64/boot/dts/apple/t8112.dtsi
index b19b94305e47c1..419f9ea8d627cd 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/boot/dts/apple/t8112.dtsi
+++ b/arch/arm64/boot/dts/apple/t8112.dtsi
@@ -748,6 +748,7 @@
 				<0x2 0x31344000 0x0 0x4000>,
 				<0x2 0x31800000 0x0 0x800000>;
 			apple,bw-scratch = <&pmgr_dcp 0 4 0x5d8>;
+			apple,iomfb-surfaces = <0xb>;
 			#ifdef APPLE_USE_PMP
 			power-domains = <&pmp_report_disp0>;
 			#else
@@ -1745,6 +1746,7 @@
 			      <0x2 0x71344000 0x0 0x4000>,
 			      <0x2 0x71800000 0x0 0x800000>;
 			apple,bw-scratch = <&pmgr_dcp 0 4 0x5e0>;
+			apple,iomfb-surfaces = <0xb>;
 			#ifdef APPLE_USE_PMP
 			power-domains = <&pmp_report_dispext>;
 			#else
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/apple/apple_drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/apple/apple_drv.c
index 0f36dad6f96351..5324e796c25b33 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/apple/apple_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/apple/apple_drv.c
@@ -272,31 +272,25 @@ static int apple_probe_per_dcp(struct device *dev,
 	struct apple_crtc *crtc;
 	struct apple_connector *connector;
 	struct apple_encoder *enc;
-	struct drm_plane *planes[DCP_MAX_PLANES];
+	struct apple_plane *planes[DCP_MAX_PLANES];
+	struct apple_dcp *drv = platform_get_drvdata(dcp);
 	int ret, i;
-	int immutable_zpos = 0;
+	int zpos = 0;
 	bool supports_l10r = !dcp_fw_compat_is_12_x(dcp);
 
-	planes[0] = apple_plane_init(drm, 1U << num, supports_l10r,
-				     DRM_PLANE_TYPE_PRIMARY);
-	if (IS_ERR(planes[0]))
-		return PTR_ERR(planes[0]);
-	ret = drm_plane_create_zpos_immutable_property(planes[0], immutable_zpos);
-	if (ret) {
-		return ret;
-	}
+	for (i = 0; i < DCP_MAX_PLANES; i++) {
+		if (drv->iomfb_surfaces & BIT(i)) {
+			planes[zpos] = apple_plane_init(drm, 1U << num, supports_l10r,
+							zpos ? DRM_PLANE_TYPE_OVERLAY : DRM_PLANE_TYPE_PRIMARY);
+			if (IS_ERR(planes[zpos]))
+				return PTR_ERR(planes[zpos]);
 
+			ret = drm_plane_create_zpos_immutable_property(&planes[zpos]->base, zpos);
+			if (ret)
+				return ret;
 
-	/* Set up our other planes */
-	for (i = 1; i < DCP_MAX_PLANES; i++) {
-		planes[i] = apple_plane_init(drm, 1U << num, supports_l10r,
-					     DRM_PLANE_TYPE_OVERLAY);
-		if (IS_ERR(planes[i]))
-			return PTR_ERR(planes[i]);
-		immutable_zpos++;
-		ret = drm_plane_create_zpos_immutable_property(planes[i], immutable_zpos);
-		if (ret) {
-			return ret;
+			planes[zpos]->iomfb_surf = i;
+			zpos++;
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -307,7 +301,7 @@ static int apple_probe_per_dcp(struct device *dev,
 	 * knows what to do with overlays.
 	 */
 	crtc = kzalloc(sizeof(*crtc), GFP_KERNEL);
-	ret = drm_crtc_init_with_planes(drm, &crtc->base, planes[0], NULL,
+	ret = drm_crtc_init_with_planes(drm, &crtc->base, &planes[0]->base, NULL,
 					&apple_crtc_funcs, NULL);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/apple/dcp-internal.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/apple/dcp-internal.h
index f2eb2483c9a880..2f61a4273a2728 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/apple/dcp-internal.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/apple/dcp-internal.h
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 #include "iomfb_v13_3.h"
 #include "epic/dpavservep.h"
 
-#define DCP_MAX_PLANES 2
+#define DCP_MAX_PLANES 4
 
 struct apple_dcp;
 struct apple_dcp_afkep;
@@ -138,6 +138,8 @@ struct apple_dcp {
 	 * sense to keep some of the members in apple_dcp.                    *
 	 **********************************************************************/
 
+	u32 iomfb_surfaces;
+
 	/* clock rate request by dcp in */
 	struct clk *clk;
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/apple/dcp.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/apple/dcp.c
index 9dfc3fd002f530..7165518fde140d 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/apple/dcp.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/apple/dcp.c
@@ -331,10 +331,7 @@ int dcp_crtc_atomic_check(struct drm_crtc *crtc, struct drm_atomic_state *state)
 {
 	struct platform_device *pdev = to_apple_crtc(crtc)->dcp;
 	struct apple_dcp *dcp = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
-	struct drm_plane_state *new_state;
-	struct drm_plane *plane;
 	struct drm_crtc_state *crtc_state;
-	int plane_idx, plane_count = 0;
 	bool needs_modeset;
 
 	if (dcp->crashed)
@@ -348,19 +345,6 @@ int dcp_crtc_atomic_check(struct drm_crtc *crtc, struct drm_atomic_state *state)
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	for_each_new_plane_in_state(state, plane, new_state, plane_idx) {
-		/* skip planes not for this crtc */
-		if (new_state->crtc != crtc)
-			continue;
-
-		plane_count += 1;
-	}
-
-	if (plane_count > DCP_MAX_PLANES) {
-		dev_err(dcp->dev, "crtc_atomic_check: Blend supports only 2 layers!\n");
-		return -EINVAL;
-	}
-
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -1237,6 +1221,10 @@ static int dcp_platform_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		if (IS_ERR(dcp->dp2hdmi_pwren))
 			return PTR_ERR(dcp->dp2hdmi_pwren);
 
+		ret = of_property_read_u32(dev->of_node, "apple,iomfb-surfaces", &dcp->iomfb_surfaces);
+		if (ret)
+			dcp->iomfb_surfaces = 0b1;
+
 		ret = of_property_read_u32(dev->of_node, "mux-index", &mux_index);
 		if (!ret) {
 			dcp->xbar = devm_mux_control_get(dev, "dp-xbar");
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/apple/iomfb.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/apple/iomfb.h
index 8a871db0b94a70..7903fad4040677 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/apple/iomfb.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/apple/iomfb.h
@@ -86,8 +86,6 @@ enum iomfb_property_id {
 /* Structures used in v12.0 firmware */
 
 #define SWAP_SURFACES 4
-/* We have 4 surfaces, but we can only ever blend two */
-#define MAX_BLEND_SURFACES 2
 
 struct dcp_iouserclient {
 	/* Handle for the IOUserClient. macOS sets this to a kernel VA. */
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/apple/iomfb_template.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/apple/iomfb_template.c
index 553134aad80c9c..61d8b0c4e8c2b5 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/apple/iomfb_template.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/apple/iomfb_template.c
@@ -1311,26 +1311,13 @@ void DCP_FW_NAME(iomfb_flush)(struct apple_dcp *dcp, struct drm_crtc *crtc, stru
 
 	for_each_oldnew_plane_in_state(state, plane, old_state, new_state, plane_idx) {
 		struct apple_plane_state *apple_state = to_apple_plane_state(new_state);
+		struct apple_plane *apl_plane = to_apple_plane(plane);
 
 		/* skip planes not for this crtc */
 		if (old_state->crtc != crtc && new_state->crtc != crtc)
 			continue;
 
-		/*
-		 * Plane order is nondeterministic for this iterator. DCP will
-		 * almost always crash at some point if the z order of planes
-		 * flip-flops around. Make sure we are always blending them
-		 * in the correct order.
-		 *
-		 * Despite having 4 surfaces, we can only blend two. Surface 0 is
-		 * also unusable on some machines, so ignore it.
-		 */
-
-		l = MAX_BLEND_SURFACES - new_state->normalized_zpos;
-
-		WARN_ON(l > MAX_BLEND_SURFACES);
-
-		req->swap.swap_enabled |= BIT(l);
+		req->swap.swap_enabled |= BIT(apl_plane->iomfb_surf);
 
 		if (old_state->fb && new_state->fb != old_state->fb) {
 			/*
@@ -1356,17 +1343,17 @@ void DCP_FW_NAME(iomfb_flush)(struct apple_dcp *dcp, struct drm_crtc *crtc, stru
 		if (!new_state->fb || !new_state->visible) {
 			continue;
 		}
-		req->surf_null[l] = false;
+		req->surf_null[apl_plane->iomfb_surf] = false;
 		has_surface = 1;
 
-		req->swap.src_rect[l] = apple_state->src_rect;
-		req->swap.dst_rect[l] = apple_state->dst_rect;
+		req->swap.src_rect[apl_plane->iomfb_surf] = apple_state->src_rect;
+		req->swap.dst_rect[apl_plane->iomfb_surf] = apple_state->dst_rect;
 
 		if (dcp->notch_height > 0)
-			req->swap.dst_rect[l].y += dcp->notch_height;
+			req->swap.dst_rect[apl_plane->iomfb_surf].y += dcp->notch_height;
 
-		req->surf_iova[l] = apple_state->iova;
-		req->surf[l].base = apple_state->surf;
+		req->surf_iova[apl_plane->iomfb_surf] = apple_state->iova;
+		req->surf[apl_plane->iomfb_surf].base = apple_state->surf;
 
 		/* Use sRGB colorspace only for internal panels. External
 		 * displays are expected to have EDID and user space can use
@@ -1374,8 +1361,8 @@ void DCP_FW_NAME(iomfb_flush)(struct apple_dcp *dcp, struct drm_crtc *crtc, stru
 		 * colors.
 		 */
 		if (dcp->connector_type == DRM_MODE_CONNECTOR_eDP &&
-		    req->surf[l].base.colorspace == DCP_COLORSPACE_BG_SRGB)
-			req->surf[l].base.colorspace = DCP_COLORSPACE_NATIVE;
+		    req->surf[apl_plane->iomfb_surf].base.colorspace == DCP_COLORSPACE_BG_SRGB)
+			req->surf[apl_plane->iomfb_surf].base.colorspace = DCP_COLORSPACE_NATIVE;
 	}
 
 	if (!has_surface && !crtc_state->color_mgmt_changed) {
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/apple/plane.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/apple/plane.c
index 2f0b76ad84ad65..8654532f4afa30 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/apple/plane.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/apple/plane.c
@@ -430,11 +430,7 @@ u64 apple_format_modifiers[] = {
 	DRM_FORMAT_MOD_INVALID
 };
 
-struct apple_plane {
-	struct drm_plane base;
-};
-
-struct drm_plane *apple_plane_init(struct drm_device *dev,
+struct apple_plane *apple_plane_init(struct drm_device *dev,
 				   unsigned long possible_crtcs,
 				   bool supports_l10r,
 				   enum drm_plane_type type)
@@ -487,5 +483,5 @@ struct drm_plane *apple_plane_init(struct drm_device *dev,
 	else
 		drm_plane_helper_add(&plane->base, &apple_plane_helper_funcs);
 
-	return &plane->base;
+	return plane;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/apple/plane.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/apple/plane.h
index 67d15938cf0dcb..c0c28627a61042 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/apple/plane.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/apple/plane.h
@@ -12,6 +12,13 @@
 
 #include "iomfb_plane.h"
 
+struct apple_plane {
+	struct drm_plane base;
+	u8 iomfb_surf;
+};
+
+#define to_apple_plane(x) container_of(x, struct apple_plane, base)
+
 struct apple_plane_state {
 	struct drm_plane_state base;
 	struct dcp_surface surf;
@@ -22,7 +29,7 @@ struct apple_plane_state {
 
 #define to_apple_plane_state(x) container_of(x, struct apple_plane_state, base)
 
-struct drm_plane *apple_plane_init(struct drm_device *dev,
+struct apple_plane *apple_plane_init(struct drm_device *dev,
 				   unsigned long possible_crtcs,
 				   bool supports_l10r,
 				   enum drm_plane_type type);