diff --git a/src/backends/native/meta-kms-device.c b/src/backends/native/meta-kms-device.c
index a04ad1e08..4dec048d0 100644
--- a/src/backends/native/meta-kms-device.c
+++ b/src/backends/native/meta-kms-device.c
@@ -785,6 +785,9 @@ meta_kms_device_new (MetaKms            *kms,
   if (device->caps.addfb2_modifiers)
     device->flags |= META_KMS_DEVICE_FLAG_HAS_ADDFB2;
 
+  if (device->caps.supports_color_modes)
+    device->flags |= META_KMS_DEVICE_FLAG_SUPPORTS_COLOR_MODES;
+
   return device;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backends/native/meta-kms-impl-device-atomic.c b/src/backends/native/meta-kms-impl-device-atomic.c
index 678811adb..7860cc2c6 100644
--- a/src/backends/native/meta-kms-impl-device-atomic.c
+++ b/src/backends/native/meta-kms-impl-device-atomic.c
@@ -1423,6 +1423,9 @@ meta_kms_impl_device_atomic_initable_init (GInitable     *initable,
                                            GError       **error)
 {
   MetaKmsImplDevice *impl_device = META_KMS_IMPL_DEVICE (initable);
+  MetaKmsDeviceCaps *caps = meta_kms_impl_device_get_caps (impl_device);
+
+  caps->supports_color_modes = TRUE;
 
   if (!initable_parent_iface->init (initable, cancellable, error))
     return FALSE;
diff --git a/src/backends/native/meta-kms-impl-device.c b/src/backends/native/meta-kms-impl-device.c
index 25cb1cbd5..6f29303b8 100644
--- a/src/backends/native/meta-kms-impl-device.c
+++ b/src/backends/native/meta-kms-impl-device.c
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ meta_kms_impl_device_has_cursor_plane_for (MetaKmsImplDevice *impl_device,
   return FALSE;
 }
 
-const MetaKmsDeviceCaps *
+MetaKmsDeviceCaps *
 meta_kms_impl_device_get_caps (MetaKmsImplDevice *impl_device)
 {
   MetaKmsImplDevicePrivate *priv =
diff --git a/src/backends/native/meta-kms-impl-device.h b/src/backends/native/meta-kms-impl-device.h
index 0bbbefa75..22396dba6 100644
--- a/src/backends/native/meta-kms-impl-device.h
+++ b/src/backends/native/meta-kms-impl-device.h
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ typedef struct _MetaKmsDeviceCaps
   gboolean prefers_shadow_buffer;
   gboolean uses_monotonic_clock;
   gboolean addfb2_modifiers;
+  gboolean supports_color_modes;
 } MetaKmsDeviceCaps;
 
 
@@ -122,7 +123,7 @@ GList * meta_kms_impl_device_peek_planes (MetaKmsImplDevice *impl_device);
 gboolean meta_kms_impl_device_has_cursor_plane_for (MetaKmsImplDevice *impl_device,
                                                     MetaKmsCrtc       *crtc);
 
-const MetaKmsDeviceCaps * meta_kms_impl_device_get_caps (MetaKmsImplDevice *impl_device);
+MetaKmsDeviceCaps * meta_kms_impl_device_get_caps (MetaKmsImplDevice *impl_device);
 
 GList * meta_kms_impl_device_copy_fallback_modes (MetaKmsImplDevice *impl_device);
 
diff --git a/src/backends/native/meta-kms-types.h b/src/backends/native/meta-kms-types.h
index f20464dcf..63530cf9d 100644
--- a/src/backends/native/meta-kms-types.h
+++ b/src/backends/native/meta-kms-types.h
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ typedef enum _MetaKmsDeviceFlag
   META_KMS_DEVICE_FLAG_FORCE_LEGACY = 1 << 6,
   META_KMS_DEVICE_FLAG_DISABLE_CLIENT_MODIFIERS = 1 << 7,
   META_KMS_DEVICE_FLAG_DISABLE_VRR = 1 << 8,
+  META_KMS_DEVICE_FLAG_SUPPORTS_COLOR_MODES = 1 << 9,
 } MetaKmsDeviceFlag;
 
 typedef enum _MetaKmsResourceChanges
diff --git a/src/backends/native/meta-output-kms.c b/src/backends/native/meta-output-kms.c
index e522947d1..52d4b7988 100644
--- a/src/backends/native/meta-output-kms.c
+++ b/src/backends/native/meta-output-kms.c
@@ -367,6 +367,8 @@ meta_output_kms_new (MetaGpuKms        *gpu_kms,
                      GError           **error)
 {
   MetaGpu *gpu = META_GPU (gpu_kms);
+  MetaKmsDevice *device = meta_kms_connector_get_device (kms_connector);
+  MetaKmsDeviceFlag device_flags = meta_kms_device_get_flags (device);
   uint32_t connector_id;
   uint32_t gpu_id;
   g_autoptr (MetaOutputInfo) output_info = NULL;
@@ -453,7 +455,8 @@ meta_output_kms_new (MetaGpuKms        *gpu_kms,
 
   output_info->tile_info = connector_state->tile_info;
 
-  if (output_info->edid_info)
+  if ((device_flags & META_KMS_DEVICE_FLAG_SUPPORTS_COLOR_MODES) &&
+      output_info->edid_info)
     {
       struct di_supported_signal_colorimetry *edid_colorimetry =
         &output_info->edid_info->colorimetry;
@@ -467,7 +470,8 @@ meta_output_kms_new (MetaGpuKms        *gpu_kms,
         output_info->supported_color_spaces |= (1 << META_OUTPUT_COLORSPACE_BT2020);
     }
 
-  if (connector_state->hdr.supported &&
+  if ((device_flags & META_KMS_DEVICE_FLAG_SUPPORTS_COLOR_MODES) &&
+      connector_state->hdr.supported &&
       output_info->edid_info &&
       output_info->edid_info->hdr_static_metadata.type1)
     {