diff --git a/plugins/platforms/fbdev/fb_backend.h b/plugins/platforms/fbdev/fb_backend.h
--- a/plugins/platforms/fbdev/fb_backend.h
+++ b/plugins/platforms/fbdev/fb_backend.h
@@ -71,10 +71,17 @@
         return m_bitsPerPixel;
     }
     QImage::Format imageFormat() const;
+    /**
+     * @returns whether the imageFormat is BGR instead of RGB.
+     **/
+    bool isBGR() const {
+        return m_bgr;
+    }
 
 private:
     void openFrameBuffer();
     bool queryScreenInfo();
+    void initImageFormat();
     QSize m_resolution;
     QSize m_physicalSize;
     QByteArray m_id;
@@ -91,6 +98,8 @@
     quint32 m_bufferLength = 0;
     int m_bytesPerLine = 0;
     void *m_memory = nullptr;
+    QImage::Format m_imageFormat = QImage::Format_Invalid;
+    bool m_bgr = false;
 };
 
 }
diff --git a/plugins/platforms/fbdev/fb_backend.cpp b/plugins/platforms/fbdev/fb_backend.cpp
--- a/plugins/platforms/fbdev/fb_backend.cpp
+++ b/plugins/platforms/fbdev/fb_backend.cpp
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@
     }
     m_fd = fd;
     queryScreenInfo();
+    initImageFormat();
     setReady(true);
     emit screensQueried();
 }
@@ -154,8 +155,13 @@
 
 QImage::Format FramebufferBackend::imageFormat() const
 {
+    return m_imageFormat;
+}
+
+void FramebufferBackend::initImageFormat()
+{
     if (m_fd < 0) {
-        return QImage::Format_Invalid;
+        return;
     }
 
     qCDebug(KWIN_FB) << "Bits Per Pixel: " << m_bitsPerPixel;
@@ -178,28 +184,28 @@
             m_green.offset == 8 &&
             m_red.offset == 16) {
         qCDebug(KWIN_FB) << "Framebuffer format is RGB32";
-        return QImage::Format_RGB32;
+        m_imageFormat = QImage::Format_RGB32;
     } else if (m_bitsPerPixel == 24 &&
             m_red.length == 8 &&
             m_green.length == 8 &&
             m_blue.length == 8 &&
             m_blue.offset == 0 &&
             m_green.offset == 8 &&
             m_red.offset == 16) {
         qCDebug(KWIN_FB) << "Framebuffer Format is RGB888";
-        return QImage::Format_RGB888;
+        m_bgr = true;
+        m_imageFormat = QImage::Format_RGB888;
     } else if (m_bitsPerPixel == 16 &&
             m_red.length == 5 &&
             m_green.length == 6 &&
             m_blue.length == 5 &&
             m_blue.offset == 0 &&
             m_green.offset == 5 &&
             m_red.offset == 11) {
         qCDebug(KWIN_FB) << "Framebuffer Format is RGB16";
-        return QImage::Format_RGB16;
+        m_imageFormat = QImage::Format_RGB16;
     }
     qCWarning(KWIN_FB) << "Framebuffer format is unknown";
-    return QImage::Format_Invalid;
 }
 
 }
diff --git a/plugins/platforms/fbdev/scene_qpainter_fb_backend.cpp b/plugins/platforms/fbdev/scene_qpainter_fb_backend.cpp
--- a/plugins/platforms/fbdev/scene_qpainter_fb_backend.cpp
+++ b/plugins/platforms/fbdev/scene_qpainter_fb_backend.cpp
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@
         return;
     }
     QPainter p(&m_backBuffer);
-    p.drawImage(QPoint(0, 0), m_renderBuffer);
+    p.drawImage(QPoint(0, 0), m_backend->isBGR() ? m_renderBuffer.rgbSwapped() : m_renderBuffer);
 }
 
 bool FramebufferQPainterBackend::usesOverlayWindow() const