diff --git a/msm/dp/dp_display.c b/msm/dp/dp_display.c
index e0d4720f5564..86d7873a7c26 100644
--- a/msm/dp/dp_display.c
+++ b/msm/dp/dp_display.c
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2023-2024 Qualcomm Innovation Center, Inc. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2023-2025 Qualcomm Innovation Center, Inc. All rights reserved.
  * Copyright (c) 2017-2021, The Linux Foundation. All rights reserved.
  */
 
@@ -1184,6 +1184,7 @@ error_ctrl:
 static int dp_display_panel_ready(struct dp_display_private *dp)
 {
 	int rc = 0;
+	bool skip_op = is_skip_required(&dp->dp_display);
 
 	if (dp->dp_display.is_edp) {
 		rc = dp->power->edp_panel_set_gpio(dp->power, DP_GPIO_EDP_VCC_EN, true);
@@ -1201,9 +1202,9 @@ static int dp_display_panel_ready(struct dp_display_private *dp)
 			}
 			return -ETIMEDOUT;
 		}
+
+		dp->panel->init(dp->panel, skip_op);
 	}
-	if (!dp->dp_display.cont_splash_enabled)
-		dp->panel->init(dp->panel);
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -1247,6 +1248,8 @@ static int dp_display_host_ready(struct dp_display_private *dp)
 	dp->ctrl->abort(dp->ctrl, false);
 
 	dp->aux->init(dp->aux, dp->parser->aux_cfg, skip_op);
+	dp->panel->init(dp->panel, skip_op);
+
 	dp_display_state_add(DP_STATE_READY);
 	/* log this as it results from user action of cable connection */
 	DP_INFO("[OK]\n");
diff --git a/msm/dp/dp_panel.c b/msm/dp/dp_panel.c
index 8fc1b13c3e32..a9f65f1aba8c 100644
--- a/msm/dp/dp_panel.c
+++ b/msm/dp/dp_panel.c
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2023 Qualcomm Innovation Center, Inc. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2023, 2025 Qualcomm Innovation Center, Inc. All rights reserved.
  * Copyright (c) 2012-2021, The Linux Foundation. All rights reserved.
  */
 
@@ -2381,7 +2381,7 @@ error:
 	return rc;
 }
 
-static int dp_panel_init_panel_info(struct dp_panel *dp_panel)
+static int dp_panel_init_panel_info(struct dp_panel *dp_panel, bool skip_op)
 {
 	int rc = 0;
 	struct dp_panel_private *panel;
@@ -2393,6 +2393,9 @@ static int dp_panel_init_panel_info(struct dp_panel *dp_panel)
 		goto end;
 	}
 
+	if (skip_op)
+		goto end;
+
 	panel = container_of(dp_panel, struct dp_panel_private, dp_panel);
 	pinfo = &dp_panel->pinfo;
 
diff --git a/msm/dp/dp_panel.h b/msm/dp/dp_panel.h
index 3abb41297584..206b62dc32c7 100644
--- a/msm/dp/dp_panel.h
+++ b/msm/dp/dp_panel.h
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only */
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2023 Qualcomm Innovation Center, Inc. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2023, 2025 Qualcomm Innovation Center, Inc. All rights reserved.
  * Copyright (c) 2012-2020, The Linux Foundation. All rights reserved.
  */
 
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ struct dp_panel {
 
 	s64 fec_overhead_fp;
 
-	int (*init)(struct dp_panel *dp_panel);
+	int (*init)(struct dp_panel *dp_panel, bool skip_op);
 	int (*deinit)(struct dp_panel *dp_panel, u32 flags);
 	int (*hw_cfg)(struct dp_panel *dp_panel, bool enable);
 	int (*read_sink_caps)(struct dp_panel *dp_panel,
diff --git a/msm/sde/sde_kms.c b/msm/sde/sde_kms.c
index 43c436d6ba3a..7dfad7d8d194 100644
--- a/msm/sde/sde_kms.c
+++ b/msm/sde/sde_kms.c
@@ -3489,11 +3489,20 @@ static int sde_kms_cont_splash_config(struct msm_kms *kms,
 			mutex_unlock(&dev->mode_config.mutex);
 			return -EINVAL;
 		}
-		mutex_unlock(&dev->mode_config.mutex);
 
 		crtc->state->encoder_mask = (1 << drm_encoder_index(encoder));
+		/* get supported modes in case of external bridge panels*/
+		if (!dsi_display->panel->num_timing_nodes) {
+			connector->funcs->fill_modes(connector,
+				dev->mode_config.max_width,
+				dev->mode_config.max_height);
+			drm_mode = list_first_entry(&connector->modes,
+				struct drm_display_mode, head);
+		 }
+		 else
+			drm_mode = _sde_kms_get_splash_mode(sde_kms, connector, state);
 
-		drm_mode = _sde_kms_get_splash_mode(sde_kms, connector, state);
+		mutex_unlock(&dev->mode_config.mutex);
 		if (!drm_mode) {
 			SDE_ERROR("drm_mode not found; handoff_type:%d\n",
 					sde_kms->splash_data.type);