diff --git a/include/drm/drm_rect.h b/include/drm/drm_rect.h
index 6f6e19bd4dac..e8d94fca2703 100644
--- a/include/drm/drm_rect.h
+++ b/include/drm/drm_rect.h
@@ -47,6 +47,22 @@ struct drm_rect {
 	int x1, y1, x2, y2;
 };
 
+/**
+ * DRM_RECT_INIT - initialize a rectangle from x/y/w/h
+ * @x: x coordinate
+ * @y: y coordinate
+ * @w: width
+ * @h: height
+ *
+ * RETURNS:
+ * A new rectangle of the specified size.
+ */
+#define DRM_RECT_INIT(x, y, w, h) ((struct drm_rect){ \
+		.x1 = (x), \
+		.y1 = (y), \
+		.x2 = (x) + (w), \
+		.y2 = (y) + (h) })
+
 /**
  * DRM_RECT_FMT - printf string for &struct drm_rect
  */