diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/overlays/README b/arch/arm/boot/dts/overlays/README
index 9f7578b8a9e83..8b793b69f04de 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/overlays/README
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/overlays/README
@@ -6368,6 +6368,10 @@ Params: cma-512                 CMA is 512MB
         nohdmi                  Disable both HDMI 0 & 1 outputs
         nohdmi0                 Disable HDMI 0 output
         nohdmi1                 Disable HDMI 1 output
+        hdmi0_edp               Configure HDMI 0 as an internal eDP panel
+                                (for CM4/CM5 laptops and handhelds)
+        hdmi1_edp               Configure HDMI 1 as an internal eDP panel
+                                (for CM4/CM5 laptops and handhelds)
 
 
 Name:   vc4-kms-v3d-pi5
diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/overlays/vc4-kms-v3d-pi4-overlay.dts b/arch/arm/boot/dts/overlays/vc4-kms-v3d-pi4-overlay.dts
index 02bbad743d772..f49bd0791fb6d 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/overlays/vc4-kms-v3d-pi4-overlay.dts
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/overlays/vc4-kms-v3d-pi4-overlay.dts
@@ -193,5 +193,7 @@
 		nohdmi0 =   <0>, "-1-3-8";
 		nohdmi1 =   <0>, "-2-4-10";
 		nohdmi =    <0>, "-1-2-3-4-8-10";
+		hdmi0_edp = <&hdmi0>, "raspberrypi,is-internal-panel?";
+		hdmi1_edp = <&hdmi1>, "raspberrypi,is-internal-panel?";
 	};
 };
diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/overlays/vc4-kms-v3d-pi5-overlay.dts b/arch/arm/boot/dts/overlays/vc4-kms-v3d-pi5-overlay.dts
index d469e717b5706..fff9c5b63f3d7 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/overlays/vc4-kms-v3d-pi5-overlay.dts
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/overlays/vc4-kms-v3d-pi5-overlay.dts
@@ -138,5 +138,7 @@
 		nohdmi0 =   <0>, "-3-5-10";
 		nohdmi1 =   <0>, "-4-6-11";
 		nohdmi =    <0>, "-3-4-5-6-10-11";
+		hdmi0_edp = <&hdmi0>, "raspberrypi,is-internal-panel?";
+		hdmi1_edp = <&hdmi1>, "raspberrypi,is-internal-panel?";
 	};
 };
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/vc4/vc4_hdmi.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/vc4/vc4_hdmi.c
index e858a5b878781..018af3288f8ba 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/vc4/vc4_hdmi.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/vc4/vc4_hdmi.c
@@ -567,6 +567,14 @@ static int vc4_hdmi_connector_init(struct drm_device *dev,
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
+	/* CM4/CM5 internal panels: allow overriding connector type to eDP */
+	if (of_property_read_bool(vc4_hdmi->pdev->dev.of_node, "raspberrypi,is-internal-panel")) {
+		connector->connector_type = DRM_MODE_CONNECTOR_eDP;
+		connector->connector_type_id = 1;
+		kfree(connector->name);
+		connector->name = kasprintf(GFP_KERNEL, "eDP-1");
+	}
+
 	drm_connector_helper_add(connector, &vc4_hdmi_connector_helper_funcs);
 
 	/*