diff --git a/video/out/drm_atomic.c b/video/out/drm_atomic.c
index e6f7cdbd7e7cb..3cdbd5183a074 100644
--- a/video/out/drm_atomic.c
+++ b/video/out/drm_atomic.c
@@ -137,6 +137,75 @@ void drm_object_print_info(struct mp_log *log, struct drm_object *object)
                (long long)object->props->prop_values[i]);
 }
 
+static int drm_atomic_get_plane_id_by_type(const drmModePlaneRes *plane_res, int crtc_index)
+{
+    drmModePlane *drmplane = NULL;
+
+    for (unsigned int j = 0; j < plane_res->count_planes; j++) {
+        drmplane = drmModeGetPlane(ctx->fd, plane_res->planes[j]);
+        if (drmplane->possible_crtcs & (1 << crtc_index)) {
+            plane = drm_object_create(log, ctx->fd, drmplane->plane_id,
+                                      DRM_MODE_OBJECT_PLANE);
+
+            if (plane) {
+                if (drm_object_get_property(plane, "TYPE", &value) == -EINVAL) {
+                    mp_err(log, "Unable to retrieve type property from plane %d\n", j);
+                    goto fail;
+                } else {
+                    if (value == plane_type)
+                        return drmplane->plane_id;
+
+                    drm_object_free(plane);
+                    plane = NULL;
+                }
+            } else {
+                mp_err(log, "Failed to create Plane object from plane ID %d\n",
+                       drmplane->plane_id);
+                goto fail;
+            }
+        }
+        drmModeFreePlane(drmplane);
+        drmplane = NULL;
+    }
+}
+
+static int drm_atomic_get_plane_id_by_idx(const drmModePlaneRes *plane_res, int crtc_index)
+{
+    int layercount = -1;
+
+    for (unsigned int j = 0; j < plane_res->count_planes; j++) {
+        drmplane = drmModeGetPlane(ctx->fd, plane_res->planes[j]);
+        if (drmplane->possible_crtcs & (1 << crtc_index)) {
+            plane = drm_object_create(log, ctx->fd, drmplane->plane_id,
+                                      DRM_MODE_OBJECT_PLANE);
+
+            if (plane) {
+                if (drm_object_get_property(plane, "TYPE", &value) == -EINVAL) {
+                    mp_err(log, "Unable to retrieve type property from plane %d\n", j);
+                    goto fail;
+                } else {
+                    if (value == DRM_PLANE_TYPE_CURSOR) // Skip cursor planes
+                        continue;
+
+                    layercount++;
+
+                    if (layercount == plane_idx)
+                        return drmplane->plane_id;
+
+                    drm_object_free(plane);
+                    plane = NULL;
+                }
+            } else {
+                mp_err(log, "Failed to create Plane object from plane ID %d\n",
+                       drmplane->plane_id);
+                goto fail;
+            }
+        }
+        drmModeFreePlane(drmplane);
+        drmplane = NULL;
+    }
+}
+
 struct drm_atomic_context *drm_atomic_create_context(struct mp_log *log, int fd, int crtc_id,
                                                      int connector_id, int osd_plane_id, int video_plane_id)
 {
@@ -198,8 +267,7 @@ struct drm_atomic_context *drm_atomic_create_context(struct mp_log *log, int fd,
     }
 
     for (unsigned int j = 0; j < plane_res->count_planes; j++) {
-
-        drmplane = drmModeGetPlane (ctx->fd, plane_res->planes[j]);
+        drmplane = drmModeGetPlane(ctx->fd, plane_res->planes[j]);
         if (drmplane->possible_crtcs & (1 << crtc_index)) {
             plane = drm_object_create(log, ctx->fd, drmplane->plane_id,
                                       DRM_MODE_OBJECT_PLANE);
@@ -282,8 +350,6 @@ struct drm_atomic_context *drm_atomic_create_context(struct mp_log *log, int fd,
         drmModeFreeResources(res);
     if (plane_res)
         drmModeFreePlaneResources(plane_res);
-    if (drmplane)
-        drmModeFreePlane(drmplane);
     if (plane)
         drm_object_free(plane);
     return NULL;
diff --git a/video/out/drm_common.c b/video/out/drm_common.c
index df06744fbe6bd..426dc54932a32 100644
--- a/video/out/drm_common.c
+++ b/video/out/drm_common.c
@@ -47,8 +47,12 @@ const struct m_sub_options drm_conf = {
         OPT_STRING_VALIDATE("drm-connector", drm_connector_spec,
                             0, drm_validate_connector_opt),
         OPT_INT("drm-mode", drm_mode_id, 0),
-        OPT_INT("drm-osd-plane-id", drm_osd_plane_id, 0),
-        OPT_INT("drm-video-plane-id", drm_video_plane_id, 0),
+        OPT_CHOICE_OR_INT("drm-osd-plane-id", drm_osd_plane_id, 0, 0, INT_MAX,
+                          ({"primary", DRM_OPTS_PRIMARY_PLANE},
+                           {"overlay", DRM_OPTS_OVERLAY_PLANE})),
+        OPT_CHOICE_OR_INT("drm-video-plane-id", drm_video_plane_id, 0, INT_MAX,
+                          ({"primary", DRM_OPTS_PRIMARY_PLANE},
+                           {"overlay", DRM_OPTS_OVERLAY_PLANE})),
         OPT_CHOICE("drm-format", drm_format, 0,
                    ({"xrgb8888",    DRM_OPTS_FORMAT_XRGB8888},
                     {"xrgb2101010", DRM_OPTS_FORMAT_XRGB2101010})),
@@ -56,8 +60,8 @@ const struct m_sub_options drm_conf = {
         {0},
     },
     .defaults = &(const struct drm_opts) {
-        .drm_osd_plane_id = -1,
-        .drm_video_plane_id = -1,
+        .drm_osd_plane_id = DRM_OPTS_PRIMARY_PLANE,
+        .drm_video_plane_id = DRM_OPTS_OVERLAY_PLANE,
     },
     .size = sizeof(struct drm_opts),
 };
diff --git a/video/out/drm_common.h b/video/out/drm_common.h
index 4d1e2a9e3f04d..e0a3fccad46fd 100644
--- a/video/out/drm_common.h
+++ b/video/out/drm_common.h
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@
 #define DRM_OPTS_FORMAT_XRGB8888    0
 #define DRM_OPTS_FORMAT_XRGB2101010 1
 
+#define DRM_OPTS_FIRST_PRIMARY_PLANE -1
+#define DRM_OPTS_FIRST_OVERLAY_PLANE -2
+
 struct kms {
     struct mp_log *log;
     int fd;