diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_dp_helper.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_dp_helper.c
index 2faef8bd911f..374cedc6c2ac 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_dp_helper.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_dp_helper.c
@@ -1165,6 +1165,8 @@ static const struct dpcd_quirk dpcd_quirk_list[] = {
 	{ OUI(0x00, 0x10, 0xfa), DEVICE_ID_ANY, false, BIT(DP_DPCD_QUIRK_NO_PSR) },
 	/* CH7511 seems to leave SINK_COUNT zeroed */
 	{ OUI(0x00, 0x00, 0x00), DEVICE_ID('C', 'H', '7', '5', '1', '1'), false, BIT(DP_DPCD_QUIRK_NO_SINK_COUNT) },
+	/* Synaptics DP1.4 MST hubs can support DSC without virtual DPCD */
+	{ OUI(0x90, 0xCC, 0x24), DEVICE_ID_ANY, true, BIT(DP_DPCD_QUIRK_DSC_WITHOUT_VIRTUAL_DPCD) },
 };
 
 #undef OUI
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_dp_mst_topology.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_dp_mst_topology.c
index 2b20caa4b7e3..480c71a00cf2 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_dp_mst_topology.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_dp_mst_topology.c
@@ -5148,6 +5148,7 @@ struct drm_dp_aux *drm_dp_mst_dsc_aux_for_port(struct drm_dp_mst_port *port)
 {
 	struct drm_dp_mst_port *immediate_upstream_port;
 	struct drm_dp_mst_port *fec_port;
+	struct drm_dp_desc desc = { 0 };
 	u8 endpoint_fec;
 	u8 endpoint_dsc;
 
@@ -5200,6 +5201,32 @@ struct drm_dp_aux *drm_dp_mst_dsc_aux_for_port(struct drm_dp_mst_port *port)
 	if (drm_dp_mst_is_virtual_dpcd(port))
 		return &port->aux;
 
+	/*
+	 * Synaptics quirk
+	 * Applies to ports for which:
+	 * - Physical aux has Synaptics OUI
+	 * - DPv1.4 or higher
+	 * - Port is on primary branch device
+	 * - Not a VGA adapter (DP_DWN_STRM_PORT_TYPE_ANALOG)
+	 */
+	if (drm_dp_read_desc(port->mgr->aux, &desc, true))
+		return NULL;
+
+	if (drm_dp_has_quirk(&desc, DP_DPCD_QUIRK_DSC_WITHOUT_VIRTUAL_DPCD) &&
+	    port->mgr->dpcd[DP_DPCD_REV] >= DP_DPCD_REV_14 &&
+	    port->parent == port->mgr->mst_primary) {
+		u8 downstreamport;
+
+		if (drm_dp_dpcd_read(&port->aux, DP_DOWNSTREAMPORT_PRESENT,
+				     &downstreamport, 1) < 0)
+			return NULL;
+
+		if ((downstreamport & DP_DWN_STRM_PORT_PRESENT) &&
+		   ((downstreamport & DP_DWN_STRM_PORT_TYPE_MASK)
+		     != DP_DWN_STRM_PORT_TYPE_ANALOG))
+			return port->mgr->aux;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * The check below verifies if the MST sink
 	 * connected to the GPU is capable of DSC -
diff --git a/include/drm/drm_dp_helper.h b/include/drm/drm_dp_helper.h
index 8f8f3632e697..0aeaf4a8951c 100644
--- a/include/drm/drm_dp_helper.h
+++ b/include/drm/drm_dp_helper.h
@@ -1522,6 +1522,13 @@ enum drm_dp_quirk {
 	 * The driver should ignore SINK_COUNT during detection.
 	 */
 	DP_DPCD_QUIRK_NO_SINK_COUNT,
+	/**
+	 * @DP_DPCD_QUIRK_DSC_WITHOUT_VIRTUAL_DPCD:
+	 *
+	 * The device supports MST DSC despite not supporting Virtual DPCD.
+	 * The DSC caps can be read from the physical aux instead.
+	 */
+	DP_DPCD_QUIRK_DSC_WITHOUT_VIRTUAL_DPCD,
 };
 
 /**