diff --git a/src/compositor/meta-compositor-view-native.c b/src/compositor/meta-compositor-view-native.c
--- a/src/compositor/meta-compositor-view-native.c
+++ b/src/compositor/meta-compositor-view-native.c
@@ -289,9 +289,11 @@ find_scanout_candidate (MetaCompositorView  *compositor_view,
     return FALSE;
 
   if (!meta_stage_view_is_cursor_overlay_inhibited (view) &&
+      !meta_onscreen_native_is_tearing_enabled (
+        META_ONSCREEN_NATIVE (framebuffer)) &&
       surface_actor_has_overlapping_cursor_overlays (compositor,
                                                      compositor_view,
                                                      surface_actor))
     {
       meta_topic (META_DEBUG_RENDER,
                   "No direct scanout candidate: overlapping software cursors");
diff --git a/src/meson.build b/src/meson.build
--- a/src/meson.build
+++ b/src/meson.build
@@ -1077,5 +1077,6 @@ wayland_protocols = [
   ['single-pixel-buffer', 'staging', 1, ],
   ['tablet', 'stable', 2, ],
+  ['tearing-control', 'staging', 1, ],
   ['text-input-unstable-v3', 'private', ],
   ['viewporter', 'stable', ],
   ['xdg-activation', 'staging', 1, ],
diff --git a/src/wayland/meta-wayland-dma-buf.c b/src/wayland/meta-wayland-dma-buf.c
--- a/src/wayland/meta-wayland-dma-buf.c
+++ b/src/wayland/meta-wayland-dma-buf.c
@@ -630,11 +630,22 @@ has_modifier (GArray   *modifiers,
 }
 
 #ifdef HAVE_NATIVE_BACKEND
+static gboolean
+async_supports_modifier (MetaKmsPlane *plane,
+                         uint32_t      drm_format,
+                         uint64_t      drm_modifier)
+{
+  GArray *async_modifiers =
+    meta_kms_plane_get_async_modifiers_for_format (plane, drm_format);
+  return async_modifiers && has_modifier (async_modifiers, drm_modifier);
+}
+
 static gboolean
 crtc_supports_modifier (MetaCrtcKms *crtc_kms,
                         uint32_t     drm_format,
-                        uint64_t     drm_modifier)
+                        uint64_t     drm_modifier,
+                        gboolean     is_async)
 {
   MetaKmsPlane *plane = meta_crtc_kms_get_assigned_primary_plane (crtc_kms);
   GArray *crtc_modifiers;