diff --git a/libweston/compositor.c b/libweston/compositor.c
index 8f9de03e..e6331902 100644
--- a/libweston/compositor.c
+++ b/libweston/compositor.c
@@ -7379,13 +7379,17 @@ debug_scene_view_print_buffer(FILE *fp, struct weston_view *view)
 
 	dmabuf = linux_dmabuf_buffer_get(buffer->resource);
 	if (dmabuf) {
+		uint64_t modifier = dmabuf->attributes.modifier[0];
+		char *modifier_name = pixel_format_get_modifier(modifier);
 		pixel_info = pixel_format_get_info(dmabuf->attributes.format);
 		fprintf(fp, "\t\tdmabuf buffer\n");
 		fprintf(fp, "\t\t\tformat: 0x%lx %s\n",
 			(unsigned long) dmabuf->attributes.format,
 			pixel_info ? pixel_info->drm_format_name : "UNKNOWN");
-		fprintf(fp, "\t\t\tmodifier: 0x%llx\n",
-			(unsigned long long) dmabuf->attributes.modifier[0]);
+
+		fprintf(fp, "\t\t\tmodifier: %s\n", modifier_name ? modifier_name :
+				"Failed to convert to a modifier name");
+		free(modifier_name);
 		return;
 	}
 
diff --git a/libweston/meson.build b/libweston/meson.build
index cbf36a80..2d716cc1 100644
--- a/libweston/meson.build
+++ b/libweston/meson.build
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ deps_libweston = [
 	dep_pixman,
 	dep_libm,
 	dep_libdl,
-	dep_libdrm_headers,
+	dep_libdrm,
 	dep_xkbcommon,
 	dep_matrix_c
 ]
diff --git a/libweston/pixel-formats.c b/libweston/pixel-formats.c
index 22726c49..9c19a550 100644
--- a/libweston/pixel-formats.c
+++ b/libweston/pixel-formats.c
@@ -30,10 +30,15 @@
 #include <inttypes.h>
 #include <stdbool.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
 #include <string.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
 #include <wayland-client-protocol.h>
 
+#include <xf86drm.h>
+
 #include "shared/helpers.h"
+#include "shared/string-helpers.h"
 #include "shared/weston-drm-fourcc.h"
 #include "wayland-util.h"
 #include "pixel-formats.h"
@@ -514,3 +519,53 @@ pixel_format_height_for_plane(const struct pixel_format_info *info,
 
 	return height / info->vsub;
 }
+
+#ifdef HAVE_HUMAN_FORMAT_MODIFIER
+WL_EXPORT char *
+pixel_format_get_modifier(uint64_t modifier)
+{
+	char *modifier_name;
+	char *vendor_name;
+	char *mod_str;
+
+	modifier_name = drmGetFormatModifierName(modifier);
+	vendor_name = drmGetFormatModifierVendor(modifier);
+
+	if (!modifier_name) {
+		if (vendor_name)
+			str_printf(&mod_str, "%s_%s (0x%llx)",
+				   vendor_name, "UNKNOWN_MODIFIER",
+				   (unsigned long long) modifier);
+		else
+			str_printf(&mod_str, "0x%llx",
+				 (unsigned long long) modifier);
+
+		free(vendor_name);
+		return mod_str;
+	}
+
+	if (modifier == DRM_FORMAT_MOD_LINEAR) {
+		str_printf(&mod_str, "%s (0x%llx)", modifier_name,
+			   (unsigned long long) modifier);
+		free(modifier_name);
+		free(vendor_name);
+		return mod_str;
+	}
+
+	str_printf(&mod_str, "%s_%s (0x%llx)", vendor_name, modifier_name,
+		   (unsigned long long) modifier);
+
+	free(modifier_name);
+	free(vendor_name);
+
+	return mod_str;
+}
+#else
+WL_EXPORT char *
+pixel_format_get_modifier(uint64_t modifier)
+{
+	char *mod_str;
+	str_printf(&mod_str, "0x%llx", (unsigned long long) modifier);
+	return mod_str;
+}
+#endif
diff --git a/libweston/pixel-formats.h b/libweston/pixel-formats.h
index 3e125260..d96bcfbe 100644
--- a/libweston/pixel-formats.h
+++ b/libweston/pixel-formats.h
@@ -260,3 +260,15 @@ unsigned int
 pixel_format_height_for_plane(const struct pixel_format_info *format,
 			      unsigned int plane,
 			      unsigned int height);
+/**
+ * Return a human-readable format modifier. Comprised from the modifier name,
+ * the vendor name, and the original encoded value in hexadecimal, using
+ * 'VENDOR_NAME_MODIFIER_NAME (modifier_encoded_value)' pattern. In case the
+ * modifier name (and the vendor name) isn't found, this returns the original
+ * encoded value, as a string value.
+ *
+ * @param modifier  the modifier in question
+ * @returns a malloc'ed string, caller responsible for freeing after use.
+ */
+char *
+pixel_format_get_modifier(uint64_t modifier);
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 44efeaee..f818ab19 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -150,6 +150,12 @@ dep_libdrm = dependency('libdrm', version: '>= 2.4.95')
 dep_libdrm_headers = dep_libdrm.partial_dependency(compile_args: true)
 dep_threads = dependency('threads')
 
+dep_libdrm_version = dep_libdrm.version()
+if dep_libdrm_version.version_compare('>=2.4.107')
+  message('Found libdrm with human format modifier support.')
+  config_h.set('HAVE_HUMAN_FORMAT_MODIFIER', '1')
+endif
+
 prog_python = import('python').find_installation('python3')
 files_xxd_py = files('tools/xxd.py')
 cmd_xxd = [ prog_python, files_xxd_py, '@INPUT@', '@OUTPUT@' ]