diff --git a/src/backends/native/meta-kms-impl-device-simple.c b/src/backends/native/meta-kms-impl-device-simple.c
index e4a8d5f1b..648de51c6 100644
--- a/src/backends/native/meta-kms-impl-device-simple.c
+++ b/src/backends/native/meta-kms-impl-device-simple.c
@@ -250,6 +250,22 @@ process_connector_update (MetaKmsImplDevice  *impl_device,
         return FALSE;
     }
 
+  if (connector_update->max_bpc.has_update)
+    {
+      meta_topic (META_DEBUG_KMS,
+                  "[simple] Setting max BPC to %u on connector %u (%s)",
+                  (unsigned int) connector_update->max_bpc.value,
+                  meta_kms_connector_get_id (connector),
+                  meta_kms_impl_device_get_path (impl_device));
+
+      if (!set_connector_property (impl_device,
+                                   connector,
+                                   META_KMS_CONNECTOR_PROP_MAX_BPC,
+                                   connector_update->max_bpc.value,
+                                   error))
+        return FALSE;
+    }
+
   return TRUE;
 }