diff --git a/src/drm.cpp b/src/drm.cpp
index ec2ff12..daf6978 100644
--- a/src/drm.cpp
+++ b/src/drm.cpp
@@ -439,6 +439,11 @@ int init_drm(struct drm_t *drm, const char *device, const char *mode_str, unsign
 	if (drmGetCap(drm->fd, DRM_CAP_CURSOR_HEIGHT, &drm->cursor_height) != 0) {
 		drm->cursor_height = 64;
 	}
+
+	uint64_t cap;
+	if (drmGetCap(drm->fd, DRM_CAP_ADDFB2_MODIFIERS, &cap) == 0 && cap != 0) {
+		drm->allow_modifiers = true;
+	}
 	
 	if (drmSetClientCap(drm->fd, DRM_CLIENT_CAP_ATOMIC, 1) != 0) {
 		fprintf(stderr, "drmSetClientCap(ATOMIC) failed\n");
diff --git a/src/drm.hpp b/src/drm.hpp
index 560332b..65980d9 100644
--- a/src/drm.hpp
+++ b/src/drm.hpp
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ struct drm_t {
 	int fd;
 
 	uint64_t cursor_width, cursor_height;
+	bool allow_modifiers;
 	
 	/* only used for atomic: */
 	struct plane *plane;