diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/Kconfig b/drivers/video/fbdev/Kconfig
index 5e58f5e..22182c2 100644
--- a/drivers/video/fbdev/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/Kconfig
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 menuconfig FB
 	tristate "Support for frame buffer devices"
+	select DMA_SHARED_BUFFER
 	select FB_CMDLINE
 	select FB_NOTIFY
 	---help---
diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbmem.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbmem.c
index f741ba8..6761376 100644
--- a/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbmem.c
+++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbmem.c
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 
 #include <linux/compat.h>
 #include <linux/types.h>
+#include <linux/dma-buf.h>
 #include <linux/errno.h>
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
 #include <linux/major.h>
@@ -1086,6 +1087,20 @@
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(fb_blank);
 
+int fb_get_dmabuf(struct fb_info *info, int flags)
+{
+	struct dma_buf *dmabuf;
+
+	if (info->fbops->fb_dmabuf_export == NULL)
+		return -ENOTTY;
+
+	dmabuf = info->fbops->fb_dmabuf_export(info);
+	if (IS_ERR(dmabuf))
+		return PTR_ERR(dmabuf);
+
+	return dma_buf_fd(dmabuf, flags);
+}
+
 static long do_fb_ioctl(struct fb_info *info, unsigned int cmd,
 			unsigned long arg)
 {
@@ -1096,6 +1111,7 @@
 	struct fb_cmap cmap_from;
 	struct fb_cmap_user cmap;
 	struct fb_event event;
+	struct fb_dmabuf_export dmaexp;
 	void __user *argp = (void __user *)arg;
 	long ret = 0;
 
@@ -1213,6 +1229,21 @@
 		unlock_fb_info(info);
 		console_unlock();
 		break;
+	case FBIOGET_DMABUF:
+		if (copy_from_user(&dmaexp, argp, sizeof(dmaexp)))
+			return -EFAULT;
+
+		if (!lock_fb_info(info))
+			return -ENODEV;
+		dmaexp.fd = fb_get_dmabuf(info, dmaexp.flags);
+		unlock_fb_info(info);
+
+		if (dmaexp.fd < 0)
+			return dmaexp.fd;
+
+		ret = copy_to_user(argp, &dmaexp, sizeof(dmaexp))
+		    ? -EFAULT : 0;
+		break;
 	default:
 		if (!lock_fb_info(info))
 			return -ENODEV;
diff --git a/include/linux/fb.h b/include/linux/fb.h
index bc24e48..1f3e763 100644
--- a/include/linux/fb.h
+++ b/include/linux/fb.h
@@ -321,6 +321,9 @@
 	/* called at KDB enter and leave time to prepare the console */
 	int (*fb_debug_enter)(struct fb_info *info);
 	int (*fb_debug_leave)(struct fb_info *info);
+
+	/* Export the frame buffer as a dmabuf object */
+	struct dma_buf *(*fb_dmabuf_export)(struct fb_info *info);
 };
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_FB_TILEBLITTING
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/fb.h b/include/uapi/linux/fb.h
index 6cd9b19..64a46b1 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/fb.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/fb.h
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 #define FBIOPUT_MODEINFO        0x4617
 #define FBIOGET_DISPINFO        0x4618
 #define FBIO_WAITFORVSYNC	_IOW('F', 0x20, __u32)
+#define FBIOGET_DMABUF		_IOR('F', 0x21, struct fb_dmabuf_export)
 
 #define FB_TYPE_PACKED_PIXELS		0	/* Packed Pixels	*/
 #define FB_TYPE_PLANES			1	/* Non interleaved planes */
@@ -399,5 +400,10 @@
 #define FB_BACKLIGHT_MAX	0xFF
 #endif
 
+struct fb_dmabuf_export {
+	__u32 fd;
+	__u32 flags;
+};
+
 
 #endif /* _UAPI_LINUX_FB_H */