diff --git a/msm/msm_drv.c b/msm/msm_drv.c
index 5eb8363e2198..a522ca30d78b 100644
--- a/msm/msm_drv.c
+++ b/msm/msm_drv.c
@@ -1042,8 +1042,19 @@ static void msm_lastclose(struct drm_device *dev)
 	 * commit then ignore the last close call
 	 */
 	if (kms->funcs && kms->funcs->check_for_splash
-		&& kms->funcs->check_for_splash(kms, NULL))
-		return;
+		&& kms->funcs->check_for_splash(kms, NULL)) {
+		msm_wait_event_timeout(priv->pending_crtcs_event, !priv->pending_crtcs,
+			LASTCLOSE_TIMEOUT_MS, rc);
+		if (!rc)
+			DRM_INFO("wait for crtc mask 0x%x failed, commit anyway...\n",
+				priv->pending_crtcs);
+
+		rc = kms->funcs->trigger_null_flush(kms);
+		if (rc) {
+			DRM_ERROR("null flush commit failure during lastclose\n");
+			return;
+		}
+	}
 
 	/*
 	 * clean up vblank disable immediately as this is the last close.
@@ -1543,8 +1554,15 @@ static int msm_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
 	 * refcount > 1. This operation is not triggered from upstream
 	 * drm as msm_driver does not support DRIVER_LEGACY feature.
 	 */
-	if (drm_is_current_master(file_priv))
+	if (drm_is_current_master(file_priv)) {
+		msm_wait_event_timeout(priv->pending_crtcs_event, !priv->pending_crtcs,
+			LASTCLOSE_TIMEOUT_MS, ret);
+		if (!ret)
+			DRM_INFO("wait for crtc mask 0x%x failed, commit anyway...\n",
+				priv->pending_crtcs);
+
 		msm_preclose(dev, file_priv);
+	}
 
 	ret = drm_release(inode, filp);
 	filp->private_data = NULL;
diff --git a/msm/msm_kms.h b/msm/msm_kms.h
index 058f97cdf53a..7c929e1df6f8 100644
--- a/msm/msm_kms.h
+++ b/msm/msm_kms.h
@@ -126,6 +126,8 @@ struct msm_kms_funcs {
 			struct drm_atomic_state *state);
 	/* check for continuous splash status */
 	bool (*check_for_splash)(struct msm_kms *kms, struct drm_crtc *crtc);
+	/*trigger null flush if stuck in cont splash*/
+	int (*trigger_null_flush)(struct msm_kms *kms);
 	/* topology lm information */
 	int (*get_mixer_count)(const struct msm_kms *kms,
 			const struct drm_display_mode *mode,
diff --git a/msm/sde/sde_kms.c b/msm/sde/sde_kms.c
index 9f7a815c9227..4c5705ce81b3 100644
--- a/msm/sde/sde_kms.c
+++ b/msm/sde/sde_kms.c
@@ -2462,6 +2462,7 @@ static int sde_kms_set_crtc_for_conn(struct drm_device *dev,
 	}
 
 	crtc_state->active = true;
+	crtc_state->enable = true;
 	ret = drm_atomic_set_crtc_for_connector(conn_state, enc->crtc);
 	if (ret)
 		SDE_ERROR("error %d setting the crtc\n", ret);
@@ -3644,7 +3645,7 @@ static int sde_kms_get_dsc_count(const struct msm_kms *kms,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static void _sde_kms_null_commit(struct drm_device *dev,
+static int _sde_kms_null_commit(struct drm_device *dev,
 		struct drm_encoder *enc)
 {
 	struct drm_modeset_acquire_ctx ctx;
@@ -3687,6 +3688,8 @@ end:
 
 	drm_modeset_drop_locks(&ctx);
 	drm_modeset_acquire_fini(&ctx);
+
+	return ret;
 }
 
 
@@ -3715,6 +3718,36 @@ void sde_kms_display_early_wakeup(struct drm_device *dev,
 
 	drm_connector_list_iter_end(&conn_iter);
 }
+static int sde_kms_trigger_null_flush(struct msm_kms *kms)
+{
+	struct sde_kms *sde_kms;
+	struct sde_splash_display *splash_display;
+	int i, rc = 0;
+
+	if (!kms) {
+		SDE_ERROR("invalid kms\n");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	sde_kms = to_sde_kms(kms);
+
+	if (!sde_kms->splash_data.num_splash_displays ||
+		sde_kms->dsi_display_count == sde_kms->splash_data.num_splash_displays)
+		return rc;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < MAX_DSI_DISPLAYS; i++) {
+		splash_display = &sde_kms->splash_data.splash_display[i];
+
+		if (splash_display->cont_splash_enabled && splash_display->encoder) {
+			SDE_DEBUG("triggering null commit on enc:%d\n",
+					DRMID(splash_display->encoder));
+			SDE_EVT32(DRMID(splash_display->encoder), SDE_EVTLOG_FUNC_ENTRY);
+			rc = _sde_kms_null_commit(sde_kms->dev, splash_display->encoder);
+		}
+	}
+
+	return rc;
+}
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_DEEPSLEEP
 static int _sde_kms_pm_deepsleep_helper(struct sde_kms *sde_kms, bool enter)
@@ -4070,6 +4103,7 @@ static const struct msm_kms_funcs kms_funcs = {
 	.get_address_space_device = _sde_kms_get_address_space_device,
 	.postopen = _sde_kms_post_open,
 	.check_for_splash = sde_kms_check_for_splash,
+	.trigger_null_flush = sde_kms_trigger_null_flush,
 	.get_mixer_count = sde_kms_get_mixer_count,
 	.get_dsc_count = sde_kms_get_dsc_count,
 };