diff --git a/drivers/video/omap2/displays/panel-taal.c b/drivers/video/omap2/displays/panel-taal.c
index 7675687c6fe4..ddc696d52abe 100644
--- a/drivers/video/omap2/displays/panel-taal.c
+++ b/drivers/video/omap2/displays/panel-taal.c
@@ -976,7 +976,7 @@ static int taal_probe(struct omap_dss_device *dssdev)
 
 	dssdev->panel.config = OMAP_DSS_LCD_TFT;
 	dssdev->panel.timings = panel_config->timings;
-	dssdev->ctrl.pixel_size = 24;
+	dssdev->panel.dsi_pix_fmt = OMAP_DSS_DSI_FMT_RGB888;
 
 	td = kzalloc(sizeof(*td), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!td) {
diff --git a/drivers/video/omap2/dss/display.c b/drivers/video/omap2/dss/display.c
index 2c6e2bc5e207..be331dc5a61b 100644
--- a/drivers/video/omap2/dss/display.c
+++ b/drivers/video/omap2/dss/display.c
@@ -299,11 +299,15 @@ int omapdss_default_get_recommended_bpp(struct omap_dss_device *dssdev)
 			return 16;
 
 	case OMAP_DISPLAY_TYPE_DBI:
-	case OMAP_DISPLAY_TYPE_DSI:
 		if (dssdev->ctrl.pixel_size == 24)
 			return 24;
 		else
 			return 16;
+	case OMAP_DISPLAY_TYPE_DSI:
+		if (dsi_get_pixel_size(dssdev->panel.dsi_pix_fmt) > 16)
+			return 24;
+		else
+			return 16;
 	case OMAP_DISPLAY_TYPE_VENC:
 	case OMAP_DISPLAY_TYPE_SDI:
 	case OMAP_DISPLAY_TYPE_HDMI:
@@ -339,9 +343,11 @@ bool dss_use_replication(struct omap_dss_device *dssdev,
 		bpp = 24;
 		break;
 	case OMAP_DISPLAY_TYPE_DBI:
-	case OMAP_DISPLAY_TYPE_DSI:
 		bpp = dssdev->ctrl.pixel_size;
 		break;
+	case OMAP_DISPLAY_TYPE_DSI:
+		bpp = dsi_get_pixel_size(dssdev->panel.dsi_pix_fmt);
+		break;
 	default:
 		BUG();
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/video/omap2/dss/dsi.c b/drivers/video/omap2/dss/dsi.c
index c2c2fa778b39..2b7d17b7812c 100644
--- a/drivers/video/omap2/dss/dsi.c
+++ b/drivers/video/omap2/dss/dsi.c
@@ -422,6 +422,21 @@ static inline int wait_for_bit_change(struct platform_device *dsidev,
 	return value;
 }
 
+u8 dsi_get_pixel_size(enum omap_dss_dsi_pixel_format fmt)
+{
+	switch (fmt) {
+	case OMAP_DSS_DSI_FMT_RGB888:
+	case OMAP_DSS_DSI_FMT_RGB666:
+		return 24;
+	case OMAP_DSS_DSI_FMT_RGB666_PACKED:
+		return 18;
+	case OMAP_DSS_DSI_FMT_RGB565:
+		return 16;
+	default:
+		BUG();
+	}
+}
+
 #ifdef DEBUG
 static void dsi_perf_mark_setup(struct platform_device *dsidev)
 {
@@ -438,6 +453,7 @@ static void dsi_perf_mark_start(struct platform_device *dsidev)
 static void dsi_perf_show(struct platform_device *dsidev, const char *name)
 {
 	struct dsi_data *dsi = dsi_get_dsidrv_data(dsidev);
+	struct omap_dss_device *dssdev = dsi->update_region.device;
 	ktime_t t, setup_time, trans_time;
 	u32 total_bytes;
 	u32 setup_us, trans_us, total_us;
@@ -461,7 +477,7 @@ static void dsi_perf_show(struct platform_device *dsidev, const char *name)
 
 	total_bytes = dsi->update_region.w *
 		dsi->update_region.h *
-		dsi->update_region.device->ctrl.pixel_size / 8;
+		dsi_get_pixel_size(dssdev->panel.dsi_pix_fmt) / 8;
 
 	printk(KERN_INFO "DSI(%s): %u us + %u us = %u us (%uHz), "
 			"%u bytes, %u kbytes/sec\n",
@@ -3689,7 +3705,7 @@ static int dsi_proto_config(struct omap_dss_device *dssdev)
 	dsi_set_lp_rx_timeout(dsidev, 0x1fff, true, true);
 	dsi_set_hs_tx_timeout(dsidev, 0x1fff, true, true);
 
-	switch (dssdev->ctrl.pixel_size) {
+	switch (dsi_get_pixel_size(dssdev->panel.dsi_pix_fmt)) {
 	case 16:
 		buswidth = 0;
 		break;
@@ -3814,7 +3830,7 @@ static void dsi_update_screen_dispc(struct omap_dss_device *dssdev,
 
 	dsi_vc_config_source(dsidev, channel, DSI_VC_SOURCE_VP);
 
-	bytespp	= dssdev->ctrl.pixel_size / 8;
+	bytespp	= dsi_get_pixel_size(dssdev->panel.dsi_pix_fmt) / 8;
 	bytespl = w * bytespp;
 	bytespf = bytespl * h;
 
@@ -4023,7 +4039,7 @@ static int dsi_display_init_dispc(struct omap_dss_device *dssdev)
 	dispc_mgr_enable_fifohandcheck(dssdev->manager->id, 1);
 
 	dispc_mgr_set_tft_data_lines(dssdev->manager->id,
-			dssdev->ctrl.pixel_size);
+			dsi_get_pixel_size(dssdev->panel.dsi_pix_fmt));
 
 	{
 		struct omap_video_timings timings = {
diff --git a/drivers/video/omap2/dss/dss.h b/drivers/video/omap2/dss/dss.h
index f4196f5d7001..eb716521d775 100644
--- a/drivers/video/omap2/dss/dss.h
+++ b/drivers/video/omap2/dss/dss.h
@@ -282,6 +282,8 @@ void dsi_create_debugfs_files_reg(struct dentry *debugfs_dir,
 
 int dsi_init_display(struct omap_dss_device *display);
 void dsi_irq_handler(void);
+u8 dsi_get_pixel_size(enum omap_dss_dsi_pixel_format fmt);
+
 unsigned long dsi_get_pll_hsdiv_dispc_rate(struct platform_device *dsidev);
 int dsi_pll_set_clock_div(struct platform_device *dsidev,
 		struct dsi_clock_info *cinfo);
@@ -312,6 +314,11 @@ static inline int dsi_runtime_get(struct platform_device *dsidev)
 static inline void dsi_runtime_put(struct platform_device *dsidev)
 {
 }
+static inline u8 dsi_get_pixel_size(enum omap_dss_dsi_pixel_format fmt)
+{
+	WARN("%s: DSI not compiled in, returning pixel_size as 0\n", __func__);
+	return 0;
+}
 static inline unsigned long dsi_get_pll_hsdiv_dispc_rate(struct platform_device *dsidev)
 {
 	WARN("%s: DSI not compiled in, returning rate as 0\n", __func__);
diff --git a/include/video/omapdss.h b/include/video/omapdss.h
index abe8b1e51529..89a9c290cf5d 100644
--- a/include/video/omapdss.h
+++ b/include/video/omapdss.h
@@ -129,6 +129,13 @@ enum omap_dss_venc_type {
 	OMAP_DSS_VENC_TYPE_SVIDEO,
 };
 
+enum omap_dss_dsi_pixel_format {
+	OMAP_DSS_DSI_FMT_RGB888,
+	OMAP_DSS_DSI_FMT_RGB666,
+	OMAP_DSS_DSI_FMT_RGB666_PACKED,
+	OMAP_DSS_DSI_FMT_RGB565,
+};
+
 enum omap_dss_dsi_mode {
 	OMAP_DSS_DSI_CMD_MODE = 0,
 	OMAP_DSS_DSI_VIDEO_MODE,
@@ -496,6 +503,7 @@ struct omap_dss_device {
 
 		enum omap_panel_config config;
 
+		enum omap_dss_dsi_pixel_format dsi_pix_fmt;
 		enum omap_dss_dsi_mode dsi_mode;
 	} panel;