diff --git a/.pick_status.json b/.pick_status.json
index 8a07e42ae74..ec79f1ec43f 100644
--- a/.pick_status.json
+++ b/.pick_status.json
@@ -355,7 +355,7 @@
         "description": "etnaviv: always try to create KMS side handles for imported resources",
         "nominated": true,
         "nomination_type": 0,
-        "resolution": 0,
+        "resolution": 1,
         "main_sha": null,
         "because_sha": null
     },
diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/etnaviv/etnaviv_resource.c b/src/gallium/drivers/etnaviv/etnaviv_resource.c
index 92db4b1365c..bac4b75614a 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/etnaviv/etnaviv_resource.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/etnaviv/etnaviv_resource.c
@@ -562,6 +562,16 @@ etna_resource_from_handle(struct pipe_screen *pscreen,
    if (!rsc->pending_ctx)
       goto fail;
 
+   if (screen->ro) {
+      struct pipe_resource *imp_prsc = prsc;
+      do {
+         etna_resource(imp_prsc)->scanout =
+               renderonly_create_gpu_import_for_resource(imp_prsc, screen->ro,
+                                                         NULL);
+         /* failure is expected for scanout incompatible buffers */
+      } while ((imp_prsc = imp_prsc->next));
+   }
+
    return prsc;
 
 fail: