diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_stdu.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_stdu.c
index 2041c4d48daa..52e8ec3b2357 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_stdu.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_stdu.c
@@ -43,7 +43,14 @@
 #define vmw_connector_to_stdu(x) \
 	container_of(x, struct vmw_screen_target_display_unit, base.connector)
 
-
+/*
+ * Some renderers such as llvmpipe will align the width and height of their
+ * buffers to match their tile size. We need to keep this in mind when exposing
+ * modes to userspace so that this possible over-allocation will not exceed
+ * graphics memory. 64x64 pixels seems to be a reasonable upper bound for the
+ * tile size of current renderers.
+ */
+#define GPU_TILE_SIZE 64
 
 enum stdu_content_type {
 	SAME_AS_DISPLAY = 0,
@@ -829,7 +836,41 @@ static void vmw_stdu_connector_destroy(struct drm_connector *connector)
 	vmw_stdu_destroy(vmw_connector_to_stdu(connector));
 }
 
+static enum drm_mode_status
+vmw_stdu_connector_mode_valid(struct drm_connector *connector,
+			      struct drm_display_mode *mode)
+{
+	enum drm_mode_status ret;
+	struct drm_device *dev = connector->dev;
+	struct vmw_private *dev_priv = vmw_priv(dev);
+	u64 assumed_cpp = dev_priv->assume_16bpp ? 2 : 4;
+	/* Align width and height to account for GPU tile over-alignment */
+	u64 required_mem = ALIGN(mode->hdisplay, GPU_TILE_SIZE) *
+			   ALIGN(mode->vdisplay, GPU_TILE_SIZE) *
+			   assumed_cpp;
+	required_mem = ALIGN(required_mem, PAGE_SIZE);
 
+	ret = drm_mode_validate_size(mode, dev_priv->stdu_max_width,
+				     dev_priv->stdu_max_height);
+	if (ret != MODE_OK)
+		return ret;
+
+	ret = drm_mode_validate_size(mode, dev_priv->texture_max_width,
+				     dev_priv->texture_max_height);
+	if (ret != MODE_OK)
+		return ret;
+
+	if (required_mem > dev_priv->max_primary_mem)
+		return MODE_MEM;
+
+	if (required_mem > dev_priv->max_mob_pages * PAGE_SIZE)
+		return MODE_MEM;
+
+	if (required_mem > dev_priv->max_mob_size)
+		return MODE_MEM;
+
+	return MODE_OK;
+}
 
 static const struct drm_connector_funcs vmw_stdu_connector_funcs = {
 	.dpms = vmw_du_connector_dpms,
@@ -845,7 +886,7 @@ static const struct drm_connector_funcs vmw_stdu_connector_funcs = {
 static const struct
 drm_connector_helper_funcs vmw_stdu_connector_helper_funcs = {
 	.get_modes = vmw_connector_get_modes,
-	.mode_valid = vmw_connector_mode_valid
+	.mode_valid = vmw_stdu_connector_mode_valid
 };