diff --git a/backend/drm/drm.c b/backend/drm/drm.c
index f179f8351f..06e75b1f8c 100644
--- a/backend/drm/drm.c
+++ b/backend/drm/drm.c
@@ -818,6 +818,52 @@ static bool drm_connector_schedule_frame(struct wlr_output *output) {
 	return true;
 }
 
+static bool drm_connector_set_dmabuf(struct wlr_output *output,
+		struct wlr_dmabuf_attributes *attribs) {
+	struct wlr_drm_connector *conn = get_drm_connector_from_output(output);
+	struct wlr_drm_backend *drm = get_drm_backend_from_backend(output->backend);
+	if (!drm->session->active) {
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	struct wlr_drm_crtc *crtc = conn->crtc;
+	if (!crtc) {
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	// TODO: check plane input formats
+
+	if (attribs->width != output->width || attribs->height != output->height) {
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	struct gbm_bo *bo = import_gbm_bo(&drm->renderer, attribs);
+	if (bo == NULL) {
+		wlr_log(WLR_ERROR, "import_gbm_bo failed");
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	uint32_t fb_id = get_fb_for_bo(bo, gbm_bo_get_format(bo));
+	if (fb_id == 0) {
+		wlr_log(WLR_ERROR, "get_fb_for_bo failed");
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	if (conn->pageflip_pending) {
+		wlr_log(WLR_ERROR, "Skipping pageflip on output '%s'", conn->output.name);
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	if (!drm->iface->crtc_pageflip(drm, conn, crtc, fb_id, NULL)) {
+		wlr_log(WLR_ERROR, "crtc_pageflip failed");
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	conn->pageflip_pending = true;
+	wlr_output_update_enabled(output, true);
+	return true;
+}
+
 static void drm_connector_destroy(struct wlr_output *output) {
 	struct wlr_drm_connector *conn = get_drm_connector_from_output(output);
 	drm_connector_cleanup(conn);
@@ -840,6 +886,7 @@ static const struct wlr_output_impl output_impl = {
 	.get_gamma_size = drm_connector_get_gamma_size,
 	.export_dmabuf = drm_connector_export_dmabuf,
 	.schedule_frame = drm_connector_schedule_frame,
+	.set_dmabuf = drm_connector_set_dmabuf,
 };
 
 bool wlr_output_is_drm(struct wlr_output *output) {
diff --git a/backend/drm/renderer.c b/backend/drm/renderer.c
index 72cfd43084..018ffcefea 100644
--- a/backend/drm/renderer.c
+++ b/backend/drm/renderer.c
@@ -165,6 +165,30 @@ void post_drm_surface(struct wlr_drm_surface *surf) {
 	}
 }
 
+struct gbm_bo *import_gbm_bo(struct wlr_drm_renderer *renderer,
+		struct wlr_dmabuf_attributes *attribs) {
+	struct gbm_import_fd_modifier_data data = {
+		.width = attribs->width,
+		.height = attribs->height,
+		.format = attribs->format,
+		.num_fds = attribs->n_planes,
+		.modifier = attribs->modifier,
+	};
+
+	if ((size_t)attribs->n_planes > sizeof(data.fds) / sizeof(data.fds[0])) {
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	for (size_t i = 0; i < (size_t)attribs->n_planes; ++i) {
+		data.fds[i] = attribs->fd[i];
+		data.strides[i] = attribs->stride[i];
+		data.offsets[i] = attribs->offset[i];
+	}
+
+	return gbm_bo_import(renderer->gbm, GBM_BO_IMPORT_FD_MODIFIER,
+		&data, GBM_BO_USE_SCANOUT);
+}
+
 bool export_drm_bo(struct gbm_bo *bo, struct wlr_dmabuf_attributes *attribs) {
 	memset(attribs, 0, sizeof(struct wlr_dmabuf_attributes));
 
diff --git a/backend/drm/util.c b/backend/drm/util.c
index c2aa0fd8a0..2fa948f590 100644
--- a/backend/drm/util.c
+++ b/backend/drm/util.c
@@ -184,21 +184,18 @@ uint32_t get_fb_for_bo(struct gbm_bo *bo, uint32_t drm_format) {
 		return id;
 	}
 
-	assert(gbm_bo_get_format(bo) == GBM_FORMAT_ARGB8888);
-	assert(drm_format == DRM_FORMAT_ARGB8888 ||
-		drm_format == DRM_FORMAT_XRGB8888);
-
 	struct gbm_device *gbm = gbm_bo_get_device(bo);
 
 	int fd = gbm_device_get_fd(gbm);
 	uint32_t width = gbm_bo_get_width(bo);
 	uint32_t height = gbm_bo_get_height(bo);
 	uint32_t handles[4] = {gbm_bo_get_handle(bo).u32};
-	uint32_t pitches[4] = {gbm_bo_get_stride(bo)};
+	uint32_t strides[4] = {gbm_bo_get_stride(bo)};
 	uint32_t offsets[4] = {gbm_bo_get_offset(bo, 0)};
+	uint64_t modifiers[4] = {gbm_bo_get_modifier(bo)};
 
-	if (drmModeAddFB2(fd, width, height, drm_format,
-			handles, pitches, offsets, &id, 0)) {
+	if (drmModeAddFB2WithModifiers(fd, width, height, drm_format,
+			handles, strides, offsets, modifiers, &id, DRM_MODE_FB_MODIFIERS)) {
 		wlr_log_errno(WLR_ERROR, "Unable to add DRM framebuffer");
 	}
 
diff --git a/include/backend/drm/renderer.h b/include/backend/drm/renderer.h
index 25b07b9758..93b8da7cf9 100644
--- a/include/backend/drm/renderer.h
+++ b/include/backend/drm/renderer.h
@@ -54,6 +54,8 @@ struct gbm_bo *get_drm_surface_front(struct wlr_drm_surface *surf);
 void post_drm_surface(struct wlr_drm_surface *surf);
 struct gbm_bo *copy_drm_surface_mgpu(struct wlr_drm_surface *dest,
 	struct gbm_bo *src);
+struct gbm_bo *import_gbm_bo(struct wlr_drm_renderer *renderer,
+	struct wlr_dmabuf_attributes *attribs);
 bool export_drm_bo(struct gbm_bo *bo, struct wlr_dmabuf_attributes *attribs);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/include/wlr/interfaces/wlr_output.h b/include/wlr/interfaces/wlr_output.h
index f7ffe3b472..67216638a1 100644
--- a/include/wlr/interfaces/wlr_output.h
+++ b/include/wlr/interfaces/wlr_output.h
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ struct wlr_output_impl {
 	bool (*export_dmabuf)(struct wlr_output *output,
 		struct wlr_dmabuf_attributes *attribs);
 	bool (*schedule_frame)(struct wlr_output *output);
+	bool (*set_dmabuf)(struct wlr_output *output,
+		struct wlr_dmabuf_attributes *attribs);
 };
 
 void wlr_output_init(struct wlr_output *output, struct wlr_backend *backend,
diff --git a/include/wlr/types/wlr_output.h b/include/wlr/types/wlr_output.h
index 84791b2d5a..24c082d9bf 100644
--- a/include/wlr/types/wlr_output.h
+++ b/include/wlr/types/wlr_output.h
@@ -212,6 +212,8 @@ bool wlr_output_preferred_read_format(struct wlr_output *output,
  */
 bool wlr_output_swap_buffers(struct wlr_output *output, struct timespec *when,
 	pixman_region32_t *damage);
+bool wlr_output_set_dmabuf(struct wlr_output *output,
+	struct wlr_dmabuf_attributes *attribs);
 /**
  * Manually schedules a `frame` event. If a `frame` event is already pending,
  * it is a no-op.
diff --git a/rootston/render.c b/rootston/render.c
index 988f8de0f6..873a445680 100644
--- a/rootston/render.c
+++ b/rootston/render.c
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
 #include <wlr/config.h>
 #include <wlr/types/wlr_compositor.h>
 #include <wlr/types/wlr_matrix.h>
+#include <wlr/types/wlr_buffer.h>
+#include <wlr/types/wlr_linux_dmabuf_v1.h>
 #include <wlr/util/log.h>
 #include <wlr/util/region.h>
 #include "rootston/layers.h"
@@ -264,6 +266,20 @@ void output_render(struct roots_output *output) {
 	if (output->fullscreen_view != NULL) {
 		struct roots_view *view = output->fullscreen_view;
 
+		// TODO: check this is the only surface on screen
+		// TODO: don't rely on the resource
+		struct wl_resource *buffer_resource =
+			output->fullscreen_view->wlr_surface->buffer->resource;
+		if (wlr_dmabuf_v1_resource_is_buffer(buffer_resource)) {
+			wlr_log(WLR_ERROR, "YES it's a dmabuf");
+			struct wlr_dmabuf_v1_buffer *dmabuf_buffer =
+				wlr_dmabuf_v1_buffer_from_buffer_resource(buffer_resource);
+			if (wlr_output_set_dmabuf(wlr_output, &dmabuf_buffer->attributes)) {
+				wlr_log(WLR_ERROR, "YES scanned out!");
+				goto damage_finish;
+			}
+		}
+
 		render_view(output, view, &data);
 
 		// During normal rendering the xwayland window tree isn't traversed
diff --git a/types/wlr_output.c b/types/wlr_output.c
index a8c86771b0..72584bc354 100644
--- a/types/wlr_output.c
+++ b/types/wlr_output.c
@@ -432,6 +432,30 @@ bool wlr_output_swap_buffers(struct wlr_output *output, struct timespec *when,
 	return true;
 }
 
+bool wlr_output_set_dmabuf(struct wlr_output *output,
+		struct wlr_dmabuf_attributes *attribs) {
+	if (output->frame_pending) {
+		wlr_log(WLR_ERROR, "Tried to swap buffers when a frame is pending");
+		return false;
+	}
+	if (output->idle_frame != NULL) {
+		wl_event_source_remove(output->idle_frame);
+		output->idle_frame = NULL;
+	}
+
+	if (!output->impl->set_dmabuf) {
+		return false;
+	}
+	if (!output->impl->set_dmabuf(output, attribs)) {
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	output->frame_pending = true;
+	output->needs_swap = false;
+	pixman_region32_clear(&output->damage);
+	return true;
+}
+
 void wlr_output_send_frame(struct wlr_output *output) {
 	output->frame_pending = false;
 	wlr_signal_emit_safe(&output->events.frame, output);