diff --git a/libweston/backend-drm/drm-internal.h b/libweston/backend-drm/drm-internal.h
index b146d019..fcfba2ee 100644
--- a/libweston/backend-drm/drm-internal.h
+++ b/libweston/backend-drm/drm-internal.h
@@ -298,6 +298,8 @@ struct drm_device {
 
 	bool atomic_modeset;
 
+	bool tearing_supported;
+
 	bool aspect_ratio_supported;
 
 	int32_t cursor_width;
diff --git a/libweston/backend-drm/kms.c b/libweston/backend-drm/kms.c
index ec7d440b..9955cd90 100644
--- a/libweston/backend-drm/kms.c
+++ b/libweston/backend-drm/kms.c
@@ -42,6 +42,10 @@
 #include "pixel-formats.h"
 #include "presentation-time-server-protocol.h"
 
+#ifndef DRM_CAP_ATOMIC_ASYNC_PAGE_FLIP
+#define DRM_CAP_ATOMIC_ASYNC_PAGE_FLIP 0x15
+#endif
+
 struct drm_property_enum_info plane_type_enums[] = {
 	[WDRM_PLANE_TYPE_PRIMARY] = {
 		.name = "Primary",
@@ -1639,6 +1643,11 @@ init_kms_caps(struct drm_device *device)
 
 	drmSetClientCap(device->drm.fd, DRM_CLIENT_CAP_WRITEBACK_CONNECTORS, 1);
 
+	ret = drmGetCap(device->drm.fd, DRM_CAP_ATOMIC_ASYNC_PAGE_FLIP, &cap);
+	if (ret != 0)
+		cap = 0;
+	device->tearing_supported = cap;
+
 	/*
 	 * KMS support for hardware planes cannot properly synchronize
 	 * without nuclear page flip. Without nuclear/atomic, hw plane