diff --git a/libweston/backend-drm/drm-kms-enums.h b/libweston/backend-drm/drm-kms-enums.h
index ad9a11148..5b63aba59 100644
--- a/libweston/backend-drm/drm-kms-enums.h
+++ b/libweston/backend-drm/drm-kms-enums.h
@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@ enum wdrm_connector_property {
 	WDRM_CONNECTOR_CONTENT_TYPE,
 	WDRM_CONNECTOR_COLORSPACE,
 	WDRM_CONNECTOR_VRR_CAPABLE,
+	WDRM_CONNECTOR_LINK_BPC,
 	WDRM_CONNECTOR__COUNT
 };
 
diff --git a/libweston/backend-drm/drm.c b/libweston/backend-drm/drm.c
index 1d2bd3901..f44d2f5f8 100644
--- a/libweston/backend-drm/drm.c
+++ b/libweston/backend-drm/drm.c
@@ -4022,6 +4022,26 @@ drm_connector_find_property_by_id(struct drm_connector *connector,
 	return prop;
 }
 
+static void
+weston_head_verify_bpc_status(struct drm_head *head)
+{
+	unsigned int link_bpc;
+	unsigned int current_max_bpc;
+
+	link_bpc = drm_property_get_value(&head->connector.props[WDRM_CONNECTOR_LINK_BPC],
+				          head->connector.props_drm, 0);
+
+	/* inherited_max_bpc is used only at head creation or if max_bpc
+	 * is not set by the user. Further more user might supply a different
+	 * max_bpc than one in the range. */
+	current_max_bpc = drm_property_get_value(&head->connector.props[WDRM_CONNECTOR_MAX_BPC],
+						 head->connector.props_drm, 0);
+
+	if (current_max_bpc != link_bpc)
+		weston_log("WARNING: max bpc was set to %u but current link bpc "
+			    "set to %u\n", current_max_bpc, link_bpc);
+}
+
 static void
 drm_backend_update_conn_props(struct drm_backend *b,
 			      struct drm_device *device,
@@ -4049,6 +4069,9 @@ drm_backend_update_conn_props(struct drm_backend *b,
 		weston_head_set_content_protection_status(&head->base,
 					     drm_head_get_current_protection(head));
 	}
+
+	if (conn_prop == WDRM_CONNECTOR_LINK_BPC)
+		weston_head_verify_bpc_status(head);
 }
 
 static int
diff --git a/libweston/backend-drm/kms.c b/libweston/backend-drm/kms.c
index 073f797d8..90f6a7a13 100644
--- a/libweston/backend-drm/kms.c
+++ b/libweston/backend-drm/kms.c
@@ -252,6 +252,7 @@ const struct drm_property_info connector_props[] = {
 	[WDRM_CONNECTOR_VRR_CAPABLE] = {
 		.name = "vrr_capable",
 	},
+	[WDRM_CONNECTOR_LINK_BPC] = { .name = "link bpc", },
 };
 
 const struct drm_property_info crtc_props[] = {
@@ -1203,6 +1204,11 @@ drm_connector_set_max_bpc(struct drm_connector *connector,
 		assert(a <= b);
 
 		max_bpc = MAX(a, MIN(output->max_bpc, b));
+		if (max_bpc != output->max_bpc)
+			weston_log("Warning: user-specified 'max_bpc' %u, "
+				   "outside of range: [%"PRIu64", %"PRIu64"]. "
+				   "Using 'max_bpc': %"PRIu64"\n", output->max_bpc,
+				   a, b, max_bpc);
 	}
 
 	return connector_add_prop(req, connector,