diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_dp.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_dp.c
index 09601a22d3cc..08834f74d396 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_dp.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_dp.c
@@ -5981,6 +5981,29 @@ intel_dp_init_connector_port_info(struct intel_digital_port *intel_dig_port)
 	}
 }
 
+static void intel_dp_modeset_retry_work_fn(struct work_struct *work)
+{
+	struct intel_connector *intel_connector;
+	struct drm_connector *connector;
+
+	intel_connector = container_of(work, typeof(*intel_connector),
+				       modeset_retry_work);
+	connector = &intel_connector->base;
+	DRM_DEBUG_KMS("[CONNECTOR:%d:%s]\n", connector->base.id,
+		      connector->name);
+
+	/* Grab the locks before changing connector property*/
+	mutex_lock(&connector->dev->mode_config.mutex);
+	/* Set connector link status to BAD and send a Uevent to notify
+	 * userspace to do a modeset.
+	 */
+	drm_mode_connector_set_link_status_property(connector,
+						    DRM_MODE_LINK_STATUS_BAD);
+	mutex_unlock(&connector->dev->mode_config.mutex);
+	/* Send Hotplug uevent so userspace can reprobe */
+	drm_kms_helper_hotplug_event(connector->dev);
+}
+
 bool
 intel_dp_init_connector(struct intel_digital_port *intel_dig_port,
 			struct intel_connector *intel_connector)
@@ -5993,6 +6016,10 @@ intel_dp_init_connector(struct intel_digital_port *intel_dig_port,
 	enum port port = intel_dig_port->port;
 	int type;
 
+	/* Initialize the work for modeset in case of link train failure */
+	INIT_WORK(&intel_connector->modeset_retry_work,
+		  intel_dp_modeset_retry_work_fn);
+
 	if (WARN(intel_dig_port->max_lanes < 1,
 		 "Not enough lanes (%d) for DP on port %c\n",
 		 intel_dig_port->max_lanes, port_name(port)))
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_dp_link_training.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_dp_link_training.c
index 694ad0ffb523..b79c1c0e404c 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_dp_link_training.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_dp_link_training.c
@@ -314,6 +314,24 @@ void intel_dp_stop_link_train(struct intel_dp *intel_dp)
 void
 intel_dp_start_link_train(struct intel_dp *intel_dp)
 {
-	intel_dp_link_training_clock_recovery(intel_dp);
-	intel_dp_link_training_channel_equalization(intel_dp);
+	struct intel_connector *intel_connector = intel_dp->attached_connector;
+
+	if (!intel_dp_link_training_clock_recovery(intel_dp))
+		goto failure_handling;
+	if (!intel_dp_link_training_channel_equalization(intel_dp))
+		goto failure_handling;
+
+	DRM_DEBUG_KMS("Link Training Passed at Link Rate = %d, Lane count = %d",
+		      intel_dp->link_rate, intel_dp->lane_count);
+	return;
+
+ failure_handling:
+	DRM_DEBUG_KMS("Link Training failed at link rate = %d, lane count = %d",
+		      intel_dp->link_rate, intel_dp->lane_count);
+	if (!intel_dp_get_link_train_fallback_values(intel_dp,
+						     intel_dp->link_rate,
+						     intel_dp->lane_count))
+		/* Schedule a Hotplug Uevent to userspace to start modeset */
+		schedule_work(&intel_connector->modeset_retry_work);
+	return;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_drv.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_drv.h
index f78d7c5f3805..100750c878e1 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_drv.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_drv.h
@@ -321,6 +321,9 @@ struct intel_connector {
 	void *port; /* store this opaque as its illegal to dereference it */
 
 	struct intel_dp *mst_port;
+
+	/* Work struct to schedule a uevent on link train failure */
+	struct work_struct modeset_retry_work;
 };
 
 struct dpll {