diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/panel/panel-samsung-atna33xc20.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/panel/panel-samsung-atna33xc20.c
index 3dd10412d14760..5a8b978c64158d 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/panel/panel-samsung-atna33xc20.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/panel/panel-samsung-atna33xc20.c
@@ -19,6 +19,10 @@
 #include <drm/drm_edid.h>
 #include <drm/drm_panel.h>
 
+/* T3 VCC to HPD high is max 200 ms */
+#define HPD_MAX_MS	200
+#define HPD_MAX_US	(HPD_MAX_MS * 1000)
+
 struct atana33xc20_panel {
 	struct drm_panel base;
 	bool prepared;
@@ -30,6 +34,7 @@ struct atana33xc20_panel {
 
 	struct regulator *supply;
 	struct gpio_desc *el_on3_gpio;
+	struct drm_dp_aux *aux;
 
 	struct edid *edid;
 
@@ -79,7 +84,7 @@ static int atana33xc20_suspend(struct device *dev)
 static int atana33xc20_resume(struct device *dev)
 {
 	struct atana33xc20_panel *p = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
-	bool hpd_asserted = false;
+	int hpd_asserted;
 	int ret;
 
 	/* T12 (Power off time) is min 500 ms */
@@ -90,23 +95,41 @@ static int atana33xc20_resume(struct device *dev)
 		return ret;
 	p->powered_on_time = ktime_get();
 
-	/*
-	 * Handle HPD. Note: if HPD is hooked up to a dedicated pin on the
-	 * eDP controller then "no_hpd" will be false _and_ "hpd_gpio" will be
-	 * NULL. It's up to the controller driver to wait for HPD after
-	 * preparing the panel in that case.
-	 */
 	if (p->no_hpd) {
-		/* T3 VCC to HPD high is max 200 ms */
-		msleep(200);
-	} else if (p->hpd_gpio) {
+		msleep(HPD_MAX_MS);
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	if (p->hpd_gpio) {
 		ret = readx_poll_timeout(gpiod_get_value_cansleep, p->hpd_gpio,
 					 hpd_asserted, hpd_asserted,
-					 1000, 200000);
-		if (!hpd_asserted)
-			dev_warn(dev, "Timeout waiting for HPD\n");
+					 1000, HPD_MAX_US);
+		if (hpd_asserted < 0)
+			ret = hpd_asserted;
+
+		if (ret)
+			dev_warn(dev, "Error waiting for HPD GPIO: %d\n", ret);
+
+		return ret;
 	}
 
+	if (p->aux->wait_hpd_asserted) {
+		ret = p->aux->wait_hpd_asserted(p->aux, HPD_MAX_US);
+
+		if (ret)
+			dev_warn(dev, "Controller error waiting for HPD: %d\n", ret);
+
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * Note that it's possible that no_hpd is false, hpd_gpio is
+	 * NULL, and wait_hpd_asserted is NULL. This is because
+	 * wait_hpd_asserted() is optional even if HPD is hooked up to
+	 * a dedicated pin on the eDP controller. In this case we just
+	 * assume that the controller driver will wait for HPD at the
+	 * right times.
+	 */
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -263,6 +286,8 @@ static int atana33xc20_probe(struct dp_aux_ep_device *aux_ep)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	dev_set_drvdata(dev, panel);
 
+	panel->aux = aux_ep->aux;
+
 	panel->supply = devm_regulator_get(dev, "power");
 	if (IS_ERR(panel->supply))
 		return dev_err_probe(dev, PTR_ERR(panel->supply),