diff --git a/autotests/libkwineffects/data/glplatform/panfrost-malit860-desktop-3.0 b/autotests/libkwineffects/data/glplatform/panfrost-malit860-desktop-3.0
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c07fa44ce6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/autotests/libkwineffects/data/glplatform/panfrost-malit860-desktop-3.0
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+[Driver]
+Vendor=Panfrost
+Renderer=Mali T860 (Panfrost)
+Version=3.0 Mesa 19.1
+ShadingLanguageVersion=1.30
+
+[Settings]
+LooseBinding=true
+GLSL=true
+TextureNPOT=true
+Mesa=true
+Panfrost=true
+GLVersion=3,0
+GLSLVersion=1,30
+MesaVersion=19,1
+DriverVersion=19,1
+Driver=18
+ChipClass=4001
+Compositor=9
diff --git a/autotests/libkwineffects/kwinglplatformtest.cpp b/autotests/libkwineffects/kwinglplatformtest.cpp
index 25bf25c75a..c18f201d0e 100644
--- a/autotests/libkwineffects/kwinglplatformtest.cpp
+++ b/autotests/libkwineffects/kwinglplatformtest.cpp
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ void GLPlatformTest::testDriverToString_data()
     QTest::newRow("VMware") << Driver_VMware << QStringLiteral("VMware (SVGA3D)");
     QTest::newRow("Qualcomm") << Driver_Qualcomm << QStringLiteral("Qualcomm");
     QTest::newRow("Virgl") << Driver_Virgl << QStringLiteral("Virgl (virtio-gpu, Qemu/KVM guest)");
+    QTest::newRow("Panfrost") << Driver_Panfrost << QStringLiteral("Panfrost");
     QTest::newRow("Unknown") << Driver_Unknown << QStringLiteral("Unknown");
 }
 
@@ -116,7 +117,11 @@ void GLPlatformTest::testChipClassToString_data()
     QTest::newRow("Adreno3XX") << Adreno3XX << QStringLiteral("Adreno 3xx series");
     QTest::newRow("Adreno4XX") << Adreno4XX << QStringLiteral("Adreno 4xx series");
     QTest::newRow("Adreno5XX") << Adreno5XX << QStringLiteral("Adreno 5xx series");
-    QTest::newRow("UnknwonAdreno") << UnknownAdreno << QStringLiteral("Unknown");
+    QTest::newRow("UnknownAdreno") << UnknownAdreno << QStringLiteral("Unknown");
+    QTest::newRow("MaliT7XX") << MaliT7XX << QStringLiteral("Mali T7xx series");
+    QTest::newRow("MaliT8XX") << MaliT7XX << QStringLiteral("Mali T8xx series");
+    QTest::newRow("MaliGXX") << MaliT7XX << QStringLiteral("Mali Gxx series");
+    QTest::newRow("UnknownPanfrost") << UnknownAdreno << QStringLiteral("Unknown");
     QTest::newRow("UnknownChipClass") << UnknownChipClass << QStringLiteral("Unknown");
 }
 
@@ -152,6 +157,7 @@ void GLPlatformTest::testPriorDetect()
     QCOMPARE(gl->isRadeon(), false);
     QCOMPARE(gl->isNvidia(), false);
     QCOMPARE(gl->isIntel(), false);
+    QCOMPARE(gl->isPanfrost(), false);
     QCOMPARE(gl->isVirtualBox(), false);
     QCOMPARE(gl->isVMware(), false);
 
@@ -252,6 +258,7 @@ void GLPlatformTest::testDetect()
     QCOMPARE(gl->isVirtualBox(), settingsGroup.readEntry("VirtualBox", false));
     QCOMPARE(gl->isVMware(), settingsGroup.readEntry("VMware", false));
     QCOMPARE(gl->isAdreno(), settingsGroup.readEntry("Adreno", false));
+    QCOMPARE(gl->isPanfrost(), settingsGroup.readEntry("Panfrost", false));
     QCOMPARE(gl->isVirgl(), settingsGroup.readEntry("Virgl", false));
 
     QCOMPARE(gl->isSoftwareEmulation(), settingsGroup.readEntry("SoftwareEmulation", false));
diff --git a/src/effects/backgroundcontrast/contrast.cpp b/src/effects/backgroundcontrast/contrast.cpp
index edc94e4739..af640dac15 100644
--- a/src/effects/backgroundcontrast/contrast.cpp
+++ b/src/effects/backgroundcontrast/contrast.cpp
@@ -256,6 +256,8 @@ bool ContrastEffect::enabledByDefault()
 
     if (gl->isIntel() && gl->chipClass() < SandyBridge)
         return false;
+    if (gl->isPanfrost() && gl->chipClass() <= MaliT8XX)
+        return false;
     if (gl->isSoftwareEmulation()) {
         return false;
     }
diff --git a/src/effects/blur/blur.cpp b/src/effects/blur/blur.cpp
index e7b01b4865..9204827788 100644
--- a/src/effects/blur/blur.cpp
+++ b/src/effects/blur/blur.cpp
@@ -356,6 +356,9 @@ bool BlurEffect::enabledByDefault()
 
     if (gl->isIntel() && gl->chipClass() < SandyBridge)
         return false;
+    if (gl->isPanfrost() && gl->chipClass() <= MaliT8XX) {
+        return false;
+    }
     if (gl->isSoftwareEmulation()) {
         return false;
     }
diff --git a/src/libkwineffects/kwinglplatform.cpp b/src/libkwineffects/kwinglplatform.cpp
index 4c3a2a91a7..792fe15138 100644
--- a/src/libkwineffects/kwinglplatform.cpp
+++ b/src/libkwineffects/kwinglplatform.cpp
@@ -499,6 +499,25 @@ static ChipClass detectQualcommClass(const QByteArray &chipClass)
     return UnknownAdreno;
 }
 
+static ChipClass detectPanfrostClass(const QByteArray &chipClass)
+{
+
+    if (chipClass.contains("T720")   ||
+           chipClass.contains("T760"))
+        return MaliT7XX;
+
+    if (chipClass.contains("T820")   ||
+           chipClass.contains("T860"))
+        return MaliT8XX;
+
+    if (chipClass.contains("G31")   ||
+           chipClass.contains("G52") ||
+           chipClass.contains("G72"))
+        return MaliGXX;
+
+    return UnknownPanfrost;
+}
+
 QString GLPlatform::versionToString(qint64 version)
 {
     return QString::fromLatin1(versionToString8(version));
@@ -559,6 +578,8 @@ QByteArray GLPlatform::driverToString8(Driver driver)
         return QByteArrayLiteral("Qualcomm");
     case Driver_Virgl:
         return QByteArrayLiteral("Virgl (virtio-gpu, Qemu/KVM guest)");
+    case Driver_Panfrost:
+        return QByteArrayLiteral("Panfrost");
 
     default:
         return QByteArrayLiteral("Unknown");
@@ -666,6 +687,13 @@ QByteArray GLPlatform::chipClassToString8(ChipClass chipClass)
     case Adreno5XX:
         return QByteArrayLiteral("Adreno 5xx series");
 
+    case MaliT7XX:
+        return QByteArrayLiteral("Mali T7xx series");
+    case MaliT8XX:
+        return QByteArrayLiteral("Mali T8xx series");
+    case MaliGXX:
+        return QByteArrayLiteral("Mali Gxx series");
+
     default:
         return QByteArrayLiteral("Unknown");
     }
@@ -849,6 +877,11 @@ void GLPlatform::detect(OpenGLPlatformInterface platformInterface)
         m_chipClass = detectQualcommClass(m_renderer);
     }
 
+    else if (m_renderer.contains("Panfrost")) {
+        m_driver = Driver_Panfrost;
+        m_chipClass = detectPanfrostClass(m_renderer);
+     }
+
     else if (m_renderer == "Software Rasterizer") {
         m_driver = Driver_Swrast;
     }
@@ -1046,6 +1079,10 @@ void GLPlatform::detect(OpenGLPlatformInterface platformInterface)
         }
     }
 
+    if (isPanfrost()) {
+        m_recommendedCompositor = OpenGL2Compositing;
+    }
+
     if (isMesaDriver() && platformInterface == EglPlatformInterface) {
         // According to the reference implementation in
         // mesa/demos/src/egl/opengles1/texture_from_pixmap
@@ -1266,6 +1303,11 @@ bool GLPlatform::isAdreno() const
     return m_chipClass >= Adreno1XX && m_chipClass <= UnknownAdreno;
 }
 
+bool GLPlatform::isPanfrost() const
+{
+    return m_chipClass >= MaliT7XX && m_chipClass <= UnknownPanfrost;
+}
+
 const QByteArray &GLPlatform::glRendererString() const
 {
     return m_renderer;
diff --git a/src/libkwineffects/kwinglplatform.h b/src/libkwineffects/kwinglplatform.h
index 9f42cf7ca4..94129ad42c 100644
--- a/src/libkwineffects/kwinglplatform.h
+++ b/src/libkwineffects/kwinglplatform.h
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ enum Driver {
     Driver_Qualcomm,
     Driver_RadeonSI,
     Driver_Virgl,
+    Driver_Panfrost,
     Driver_Unknown,
 };
 
@@ -156,6 +157,13 @@ enum ChipClass {
     Adreno5XX,              // GLES3.1 CL2.0 DX11.2
     UnknownAdreno = 3999,
 
+    // Panfrost Mali
+    // from https://docs.mesa3d.org/drivers/panfrost.html
+    MaliT7XX      = 4000,   // GLES2.0/GLES3.0
+    MaliT8XX,               // GLES3.0
+    MaliGXX,                // GLES3.0
+    UnknownPanfrost = 4999,
+
     UnknownChipClass = 99999,
 };
 // clang-format on
@@ -301,6 +309,12 @@ public:
      **/
     bool isVirgl() const;
 
+     /**
+     * @returns @c true if the "GPU" is a Panfrost Mali GPU
+     * @since 5.21.5
+     **/
+    bool isPanfrost() const;
+
     /**
      * @returns the GL_VERSION string as provided by the driver.
      * @since 4.9