diff --git a/src/broadcom/common/v3d_debug.c b/src/broadcom/common/v3d_debug.c
index b69e56bd984..cf77ec98393 100644
--- a/src/broadcom/common/v3d_debug.c
+++ b/src/broadcom/common/v3d_debug.c
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ static const struct debug_named_value debug_control[] = {
           "Disable TFU (v3dv only)" },
         { "sync", V3D_DEBUG_SYNC,
           "Sync wait for each job to complete after submission." },
+        { "soft_blend", V3D_DEBUG_SOFT_BLEND, "Force fallback to software blending" },
         DEBUG_NAMED_VALUE_END
 };
 
diff --git a/src/broadcom/common/v3d_debug.h b/src/broadcom/common/v3d_debug.h
index a01326ba40c..668b1be36bb 100644
--- a/src/broadcom/common/v3d_debug.h
+++ b/src/broadcom/common/v3d_debug.h
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ extern uint32_t v3d_mesa_debug;
 #define V3D_DEBUG_OPT_COMPILE_TIME  (1 << 25)
 #define V3D_DEBUG_DISABLE_TFU       (1 << 26)
 #define V3D_DEBUG_SYNC              (1 << 27)
+#define V3D_DEBUG_SOFT_BLEND        (1 << 28)
 
 #define V3D_DEBUG_SHADERS           (V3D_DEBUG_TGSI | V3D_DEBUG_NIR | \
                                      V3D_DEBUG_VIR | V3D_DEBUG_QPU | \
diff --git a/src/broadcom/compiler/meson.build b/src/broadcom/compiler/meson.build
index 2a58a6cad20..13d674796bc 100644
--- a/src/broadcom/compiler/meson.build
+++ b/src/broadcom/compiler/meson.build
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ libbroadcom_compiler_files = files(
   'qpu_validate.c',
   'v3d_tex.c',
   'v3d_compiler.h',
+  'v3d_nir_lower_blend.c',
   'v3d_nir_lower_io.c',
   'v3d_nir_lower_image_load_store.c',
   'v3d_nir_lower_line_smooth.c',
diff --git a/src/broadcom/compiler/nir_to_vir.c b/src/broadcom/compiler/nir_to_vir.c
index d40f5d4c089..2499b3d3a4a 100644
--- a/src/broadcom/compiler/nir_to_vir.c
+++ b/src/broadcom/compiler/nir_to_vir.c
@@ -1960,7 +1960,8 @@ emit_frag_end(struct v3d_compile *c)
                         has_any_tlb_color_write = true;
         }
 
-        if (c->fs_key->sample_alpha_to_coverage && c->output_color_var[0]) {
+        if (!c->fs_key->software_blend &&
+            c->fs_key->sample_alpha_to_coverage && c->output_color_var[0]) {
                 struct nir_variable *var = c->output_color_var[0];
                 struct qreg *color = &c->outputs[var->data.driver_location * 4];
 
@@ -2485,6 +2486,15 @@ ntq_setup_outputs(struct v3d_compile *c)
                 case FRAG_RESULT_DATA5:
                 case FRAG_RESULT_DATA6:
                 case FRAG_RESULT_DATA7:
+                        /* Dual source outputs have an index that is != 0.
+                         * If they have not been removed by now they end up
+                         * clobbering `output_color_var` with the wrong
+                         * variable.
+                         */
+                        if (var->data.index != 0 && var->data.index != NIR_VARIABLE_NO_INDEX) {
+                            break;
+                        }
+
                         c->output_color_var[var->data.location -
                                             FRAG_RESULT_DATA0] = var;
                         break;
@@ -3597,6 +3607,15 @@ ntq_emit_intrinsic(struct v3d_compile *c, nir_intrinsic_instr *instr)
                               vir_uniform(c, QUNIFORM_AA_LINE_WIDTH, 0));
                 break;
 
+        case nir_intrinsic_demote_samples: {
+                struct qreg mask =
+                        vir_NOT(c, ntq_get_src(c, instr->src[0], 0));
+
+                vir_SETMSF_dest(c, vir_nop_reg(),
+                                vir_AND(c, mask, vir_MSF(c)));
+                break;
+        }
+
         case nir_intrinsic_load_sample_mask_in:
                 ntq_store_def(c, &instr->def, 0, vir_MSF(c));
                 break;
@@ -4122,6 +4141,34 @@ ntq_emit_intrinsic(struct v3d_compile *c, nir_intrinsic_instr *instr)
                               vir_uniform(c, QUNIFORM_VIEW_INDEX, 0));
                 break;
 
+        /* We only use these when doing software blending. */
+        case nir_intrinsic_load_blend_const_color_r_float:
+                ntq_store_def(c, &instr->def, 0,
+                              vir_uniform(c, QUNIFORM_BLEND_CONSTANT_R, 0));
+                break;
+        case nir_intrinsic_load_blend_const_color_g_float:
+                ntq_store_def(c, &instr->def, 0,
+                              vir_uniform(c, QUNIFORM_BLEND_CONSTANT_G, 0));
+                break;
+        case nir_intrinsic_load_blend_const_color_b_float:
+                ntq_store_def(c, &instr->def, 0,
+                              vir_uniform(c, QUNIFORM_BLEND_CONSTANT_B, 0));
+                break;
+        case nir_intrinsic_load_blend_const_color_a_float:
+                ntq_store_def(c, &instr->def, 0,
+                              vir_uniform(c, QUNIFORM_BLEND_CONSTANT_A, 0));
+                break;
+
+
+        /* We only use this if alpha to coverage is enabled when using
+         * software blending.
+         */
+        case nir_intrinsic_alpha_to_coverage:
+                assert(c->fs_key->msaa);
+                ntq_store_def(c, &instr->def, 0,
+                              vir_FTOC(c, ntq_get_src(c, instr->src[0], 0)));
+                break;
+
         default:
                 fprintf(stderr, "Unknown intrinsic: ");
                 nir_print_instr(&instr->instr, stderr);
diff --git a/src/broadcom/compiler/v3d_compiler.h b/src/broadcom/compiler/v3d_compiler.h
index 753474279f3..ed4efd62055 100644
--- a/src/broadcom/compiler/v3d_compiler.h
+++ b/src/broadcom/compiler/v3d_compiler.h
@@ -360,6 +360,14 @@ enum quniform_contents {
          * Current value of DrawIndex for Multidraw
          */
         QUNIFORM_DRAW_ID,
+
+        /**
+         * Blend constants for software blend.
+         */
+        QUNIFORM_BLEND_CONSTANT_R,
+        QUNIFORM_BLEND_CONSTANT_G,
+        QUNIFORM_BLEND_CONSTANT_B,
+        QUNIFORM_BLEND_CONSTANT_A,
 };
 
 static inline uint32_t v3d_unit_data_create(uint32_t unit, uint32_t value)
@@ -427,6 +435,7 @@ struct v3d_fs_key {
         bool sample_alpha_to_coverage;
         bool sample_alpha_to_one;
         bool can_earlyz_with_discard;
+        bool software_blend;
         /* Mask of which color render targets are present. */
         uint8_t cbufs;
         uint8_t swap_color_rb;
@@ -439,13 +448,26 @@ struct v3d_fs_key {
         uint8_t uint_color_rb;
 
         /* Color format information per render target. Only set when logic
-         * operations are enabled or when fbfetch is in use.
+         * operations are enabled, when fbfetch is in use or when falling back
+         * to software blend.
          */
         struct {
                 enum pipe_format format;
                 uint8_t swizzle[4];
         } color_fmt[V3D_MAX_DRAW_BUFFERS];
 
+        /* Software blend state. Only set when software blend is enabled.
+         * (currently only for handling the dual source case)
+         */
+        struct {
+                enum pipe_blend_func rgb_func;
+                enum pipe_blendfactor rgb_src_factor;
+                enum pipe_blendfactor rgb_dst_factor;
+                enum pipe_blend_func alpha_func;
+                enum pipe_blendfactor alpha_src_factor;
+                enum pipe_blendfactor alpha_dst_factor;
+        } blend[V3D_MAX_DRAW_BUFFERS];
+
         enum pipe_logicop logicop_func;
         uint32_t point_sprite_mask;
 
@@ -1212,6 +1234,7 @@ bool v3d_nir_lower_global_2x32(nir_shader *s);
 bool v3d_nir_lower_load_store_bitsize(nir_shader *s);
 bool v3d_nir_lower_algebraic(struct nir_shader *shader, const struct v3d_compile *c);
 bool v3d_nir_lower_load_output(nir_shader *s, struct v3d_compile *c);
+bool v3d_nir_lower_blend(nir_shader *s, struct v3d_compile *c);
 
 nir_def *v3d_nir_get_tlb_color(nir_builder *b, struct v3d_compile *c, int rt, int sample);
 
diff --git a/src/broadcom/compiler/v3d_nir_lower_blend.c b/src/broadcom/compiler/v3d_nir_lower_blend.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4cc77f6dc9f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/broadcom/compiler/v3d_nir_lower_blend.c
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2025 Raspberry Pi Ltd
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+ */
+
+#include "util/format/u_format.h"
+#include "compiler/nir/nir_builder.h"
+#include "compiler/nir/nir_format_convert.h"
+#include "compiler/nir/nir_lower_blend.h"
+#include "v3d_compiler.h"
+
+bool
+v3d_nir_lower_blend(nir_shader *nir, struct v3d_compile *c)
+{
+   if (!c->fs_key->software_blend)
+      return false;
+
+   nir_lower_blend_options options = {
+      /* logic op is handled elsewhere in the compiler */
+      .logicop_enable = false,
+      .scalar_blend_const = true,
+   };
+
+   bool lower_blend = false;
+   for (unsigned rt = 0; rt < V3D_MAX_DRAW_BUFFERS; rt++) {
+      if (!(c->fs_key->cbufs & (1 << rt))) {
+         static const nir_lower_blend_channel replace = {
+            .func = PIPE_BLEND_ADD,
+            .src_factor = PIPE_BLENDFACTOR_ONE,
+            .dst_factor = PIPE_BLENDFACTOR_ZERO,
+         };
+
+         options.rt[rt].rgb = replace;
+         options.rt[rt].alpha = replace;
+         continue;
+      }
+
+      lower_blend = true;
+
+      /* Colour write mask is handled by the hardware. */
+      options.rt[rt].colormask = 0xf;
+
+      options.format[rt] = c->fs_key->color_fmt[rt].format;
+
+      options.rt[rt].rgb.func = c->fs_key->blend[rt].rgb_func;
+      options.rt[rt].alpha.func = c->fs_key->blend[rt].alpha_func;
+      options.rt[rt].rgb.dst_factor = c->fs_key->blend[rt].rgb_dst_factor;
+      options.rt[rt].alpha.dst_factor = c->fs_key->blend[rt].alpha_dst_factor;
+      options.rt[rt].rgb.src_factor = c->fs_key->blend[rt].rgb_src_factor;
+      options.rt[rt].alpha.src_factor = c->fs_key->blend[rt].alpha_src_factor;
+   }
+
+   return lower_blend && nir_lower_blend(nir, &options);
+}
diff --git a/src/broadcom/compiler/vir.c b/src/broadcom/compiler/vir.c
index 96bcb956ad8..435d84de7a8 100644
--- a/src/broadcom/compiler/vir.c
+++ b/src/broadcom/compiler/vir.c
@@ -1140,15 +1140,29 @@ v3d_nir_lower_fs_early(struct v3d_compile *c)
         if (c->fs_key->int_color_rb || c->fs_key->uint_color_rb)
                 v3d_fixup_fs_output_types(c);
 
-        NIR_PASS(_, c->s, v3d_nir_lower_load_output, c);
-        NIR_PASS(_, c->s, v3d_nir_lower_logic_ops, c);
-
         if (c->fs_key->line_smoothing) {
                 NIR_PASS(_, c->s, v3d_nir_lower_line_smooth);
                 NIR_PASS(_, c->s, nir_lower_global_vars_to_local);
                 /* The lowering pass can introduce new sysval reads */
                 nir_shader_gather_info(c->s, nir_shader_get_entrypoint(c->s));
         }
+
+        if (c->fs_key->software_blend) {
+                if (c->fs_key->sample_alpha_to_coverage) {
+                        assert(c->fs_key->msaa);
+
+                        NIR_PASS(_, c->s, nir_lower_alpha_to_coverage,
+                                 V3D_MAX_SAMPLES, true);
+                }
+
+                if (c->fs_key->sample_alpha_to_one)
+                        NIR_PASS(_, c->s, nir_lower_alpha_to_one);
+
+                NIR_PASS(_, c->s, v3d_nir_lower_blend, c);
+        }
+
+        NIR_PASS(_, c->s, v3d_nir_lower_load_output, c);
+        NIR_PASS(_, c->s, v3d_nir_lower_logic_ops, c);
 }
 
 static void