diff --git a/msm/sde/sde_connector.c b/msm/sde/sde_connector.c
index eeda022f1da7..a6de23aab43b 100644
--- a/msm/sde/sde_connector.c
+++ b/msm/sde/sde_connector.c
@@ -2994,6 +2994,9 @@ struct drm_connector *sde_connector_init(struct drm_device *dev,
 	_sde_connector_lm_preference(c_conn, sde_kms,
 			display_info.display_type);
 
+	sde_hw_ctl_set_preference(sde_kms->catalog,
+			  display_info.display_type);
+
 	SDE_DEBUG("connector %d attach encoder %d\n",
 			c_conn->base.base.id, encoder->base.id);
 
diff --git a/msm/sde/sde_hw_catalog.c b/msm/sde/sde_hw_catalog.c
index c97837507849..51875f9cd02f 100644
--- a/msm/sde/sde_hw_catalog.c
+++ b/msm/sde/sde_hw_catalog.c
@@ -1919,6 +1919,8 @@ static int sde_ctl_parse_dt(struct device_node *np,
 				ctl_prop[HW_DISP].prop_name, i, &disp_pref);
 		if (disp_pref && !strcmp(disp_pref, "primary"))
 			set_bit(SDE_CTL_PRIMARY_PREF, &ctl->features);
+		if (disp_pref && !strcmp(disp_pref, "secondary"))
+			set_bit(SDE_CTL_SECONDARY_PREF, &ctl->features);
 		if ((i < MAX_SPLIT_DISPLAY_CTL) &&
 			!(IS_SDE_CTL_REV_100(sde_cfg->ctl_rev)))
 			set_bit(SDE_CTL_SPLIT_DISPLAY, &ctl->features);
@@ -1937,6 +1939,43 @@ static int sde_ctl_parse_dt(struct device_node *np,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+void sde_hw_ctl_set_preference(struct sde_mdss_cfg *sde_cfg,
+			uint32_t disp_type)
+{
+	u32 i;
+
+	if (!IS_SDE_CTL_REV_100(sde_cfg->ctl_rev))
+		return;
+
+	if (disp_type == SDE_CONNECTOR_PRIMARY) {
+		for (i = 0; i < sde_cfg->ctl_count; i++) {
+			/* Exit if already set in dt file*/
+			if (sde_cfg->ctl[i].features & BIT(SDE_CTL_PRIMARY_PREF))
+				return;
+		}
+		for (i = 0; i < sde_cfg->ctl_count; i++) {
+			/* Set preference here*/
+			if (!(sde_cfg->ctl[i].features & BIT(SDE_CTL_SECONDARY_PREF))) {
+				set_bit(SDE_CTL_PRIMARY_PREF, &sde_cfg->ctl[i].features);
+				return;
+			}
+		}
+	} else if (disp_type == SDE_CONNECTOR_SECONDARY) {
+		for (i = 0; i < sde_cfg->ctl_count; i++) {
+			/* Exit if already set in dt file*/
+			if (sde_cfg->ctl[i].features & BIT(SDE_CTL_SECONDARY_PREF))
+				return;
+		}
+		for (i = 0; i < sde_cfg->ctl_count; i++) {
+			/* Set preference here*/
+			if (!(sde_cfg->ctl[i].features & BIT(SDE_CTL_PRIMARY_PREF))) {
+				set_bit(SDE_CTL_SECONDARY_PREF, &sde_cfg->ctl[i].features);
+				return;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 void sde_hw_mixer_set_preference(struct sde_mdss_cfg *sde_cfg, u32 num_lm,
 		uint32_t disp_type)
 {
diff --git a/msm/sde/sde_hw_catalog.h b/msm/sde/sde_hw_catalog.h
index f8c142649cb0..4ba0764ac7b3 100644
--- a/msm/sde/sde_hw_catalog.h
+++ b/msm/sde/sde_hw_catalog.h
@@ -467,6 +467,7 @@ enum {
 	SDE_CTL_SPLIT_DISPLAY = 0x1,
 	SDE_CTL_PINGPONG_SPLIT,
 	SDE_CTL_PRIMARY_PREF,
+	SDE_CTL_SECONDARY_PREF,
 	SDE_CTL_ACTIVE_CFG,
 	SDE_CTL_UIDLE,
 	SDE_CTL_UNIFIED_DSPP_FLUSH,
@@ -1659,6 +1660,13 @@ struct sde_mdss_cfg *sde_hw_catalog_init(struct drm_device *dev);
  */
 void sde_hw_catalog_deinit(struct sde_mdss_cfg *sde_cfg);
 
+/**
+ * sde_hw_ctl_set_preference - set CTL preference for display
+ * @sde_cfg:	pointer to mdss cfg
+ * @disp_type:	type of display primary/secondary
+ */
+void sde_hw_ctl_set_preference(struct sde_mdss_cfg *sde_cfg,
+			uint32_t disp_type);
 /**
  * sde_hw_catalog_irq_offset_list_delete - delete the irq_offset_list
  *                                         maintained by the catalog
diff --git a/msm/sde/sde_rm.c b/msm/sde/sde_rm.c
index f9e7fd9ebf35..bed42da8d1d1 100644
--- a/msm/sde/sde_rm.c
+++ b/msm/sde/sde_rm.c
@@ -1227,7 +1227,8 @@ static int _sde_rm_reserve_ctls(
 	while (_sde_rm_get_hw_locked(rm, &iter)) {
 		const struct sde_hw_ctl *ctl = to_sde_hw_ctl(iter.blk->hw);
 		unsigned long features = ctl->caps->features;
-		bool has_split_display, has_ppsplit, primary_pref;
+		bool has_split_display, has_ppsplit, primary_pref, secondary_pref;
+		bool is_conn_primary, is_conn_secondary;
 
 		if (RESERVED_BY_OTHER(iter.blk, rsvp))
 			continue;
@@ -1235,6 +1236,11 @@ static int _sde_rm_reserve_ctls(
 		has_split_display = BIT(SDE_CTL_SPLIT_DISPLAY) & features;
 		has_ppsplit = BIT(SDE_CTL_PINGPONG_SPLIT) & features;
 		primary_pref = BIT(SDE_CTL_PRIMARY_PREF) & features;
+		secondary_pref = BIT(SDE_CTL_SECONDARY_PREF) & features;
+		is_conn_primary = (reqs->hw_res.display_type ==
+					SDE_CONNECTOR_PRIMARY) ? true : false;
+		is_conn_secondary = (reqs->hw_res.display_type ==
+					SDE_CONNECTOR_SECONDARY) ? true : false;
 
 		SDE_DEBUG("ctl %d caps 0x%lX\n", iter.blk->id, features);
 
@@ -1242,18 +1248,21 @@ static int _sde_rm_reserve_ctls(
 		 * bypass rest feature checks on finding CTL preferred
 		 * for primary displays.
 		 */
-		if (!primary_pref && !_ctl_ids) {
+		if (!primary_pref && !secondary_pref && !_ctl_ids) {
 			if (top->needs_split_display != has_split_display)
 				continue;
 
 			if (top->top_name == SDE_RM_TOPOLOGY_PPSPLIT &&
 					!has_ppsplit)
 				continue;
-		} else if (!(reqs->hw_res.display_type ==
-				SDE_CONNECTOR_PRIMARY && primary_pref) && !_ctl_ids) {
+
+			if (is_conn_primary || is_conn_secondary)
+				continue;
+		} else if (!((is_conn_primary && primary_pref) ||
+				(is_conn_secondary && secondary_pref)) && !_ctl_ids) {
 			SDE_DEBUG(
-				"display pref not met. display_type: %d primary_pref: %d\n",
-				reqs->hw_res.display_type, primary_pref);
+				"display pref not met. display_type: %d features: 0x%lX\n",
+				reqs->hw_res.display_type, features);
 			continue;
 		}