diff --git a/plugins/platforms/drm/drm_object_plane.h b/plugins/platforms/drm/drm_object_plane.h
--- a/plugins/platforms/drm/drm_object_plane.h
+++ b/plugins/platforms/drm/drm_object_plane.h
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #ifndef KWIN_DRM_OBJECT_PLANE_H
 #define KWIN_DRM_OBJECT_PLANE_H
 
+#include <QObject>
 #include "drm_object.h"
 // drm
 #include <xf86drmMode.h>
@@ -31,6 +32,7 @@
 
 class DrmPlane : public DrmObject
 {
+    Q_GADGET
 public:
     DrmPlane(uint32_t plane_id, int fd);
 
@@ -51,13 +53,15 @@
         Rotation,
         Count
     };
+    Q_ENUM(PropertyIndex);
 
     enum class TypeIndex {
         Primary = 0,
         Cursor,
         Overlay,
         Count
     };
+    Q_ENUM(TypeIndex);
 
     enum class Transformation {
         Rotate0 = 1 << 0,
@@ -68,6 +72,7 @@
         ReflectY = 1 << 5
     };
     Q_DECLARE_FLAGS(Transformations, Transformation);
+    Q_ENUM(Transformation)
 
     bool atomicInit();
     bool initProps();
@@ -101,6 +106,10 @@
         return m_supportedTransformations;
     }
 
+    void transformationsNotSupported(Transformations t) {
+        m_supportedTransformations &= ~t;
+    }
+
 private:
     DrmBuffer *m_current = nullptr;
     DrmBuffer *m_next = nullptr;
diff --git a/plugins/platforms/drm/drm_object_plane.cpp b/plugins/platforms/drm/drm_object_plane.cpp
--- a/plugins/platforms/drm/drm_object_plane.cpp
+++ b/plugins/platforms/drm/drm_object_plane.cpp
@@ -151,6 +151,7 @@
 
 void DrmPlane::setTransformation(Transformations t)
 {
+    qCDebug(KWIN_DRM) << "applying transformation" << t << "to" << m_id;
     if (auto property = m_props.at(int(PropertyIndex::Rotation))) {
         property->setValue(int(t));
     }
diff --git a/plugins/platforms/drm/drm_output.cpp b/plugins/platforms/drm/drm_output.cpp
--- a/plugins/platforms/drm/drm_output.cpp
+++ b/plugins/platforms/drm/drm_output.cpp
@@ -897,6 +897,15 @@
         qCDebug(KWIN_DRM) << "Atomic test commit failed. Aborting present.";
         // go back to previous state
         if (m_lastWorkingState.valid) {
+
+            if (m_primaryPlane && qstrcmp(m_mode.name, m_lastWorkingState.mode.name) == 0 && m_lastWorkingState.globalPos == globalPos() && m_lastWorkingState.planeTransformations != m_primaryPlane->transformation()) {
+                //We are trying to figure out if a transformation wasn't supported after all
+                //This can happen if the transformation si generally supported but for some combination of states it won't work.
+                // For example Portrait rotation on i915: Y/Yf tiling required for 90/270!
+                m_primaryPlane->transformationsNotSupported(m_primaryPlane->transformation());
+                qCDebug(KWIN_DRM) << "Transformation not supported for" << m_primaryPlane->id() << m_lastWorkingState.planeTransformations << m_primaryPlane->supportedTransformations();
+            }
+
             m_mode = m_lastWorkingState.mode;
             setOrientation(m_lastWorkingState.orientation);
             setGlobalPos(m_lastWorkingState.globalPos);