diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_dma.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_dma.c
index a81c76603544..52b82893ba42 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_dma.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_dma.c
@@ -169,6 +169,9 @@ static int i915_getparam(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 	case I915_PARAM_HAS_RESOURCE_STREAMER:
 		value = HAS_RESOURCE_STREAMER(dev);
 		break;
+	case I915_PARAM_HAS_EXEC_SOFTPIN:
+		value = 1;
+		break;
 	default:
 		DRM_DEBUG("Unknown parameter %d\n", param->param);
 		return -EINVAL;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
index 6dee97c0d5d0..547c14269292 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
@@ -2868,6 +2868,7 @@ void i915_gem_vma_destroy(struct i915_vma *vma);
 #define PIN_UPDATE	(1<<5)
 #define PIN_ZONE_4G	(1<<6)
 #define PIN_HIGH	(1<<7)
+#define PIN_OFFSET_FIXED	(1<<8)
 #define PIN_OFFSET_MASK (~4095)
 int __must_check
 i915_gem_object_pin(struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj,
@@ -3213,6 +3214,7 @@ int __must_check i915_gem_evict_something(struct drm_device *dev,
 					  unsigned long start,
 					  unsigned long end,
 					  unsigned flags);
+int __must_check i915_gem_evict_for_vma(struct i915_vma *target);
 int i915_gem_evict_vm(struct i915_address_space *vm, bool do_idle);
 
 /* belongs in i915_gem_gtt.h */
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
index a531cb83295c..d7b8d16ff6e6 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
@@ -3468,30 +3468,50 @@ i915_gem_object_bind_to_vm(struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj,
 	if (IS_ERR(vma))
 		goto err_unpin;
 
-	if (flags & PIN_HIGH) {
-		search_flag = DRM_MM_SEARCH_BELOW;
-		alloc_flag = DRM_MM_CREATE_TOP;
+	if (flags & PIN_OFFSET_FIXED) {
+		uint64_t offset = flags & PIN_OFFSET_MASK;
+
+		if (offset & (alignment - 1) || offset + size > end) {
+			ret = -EINVAL;
+			goto err_free_vma;
+		}
+		vma->node.start = offset;
+		vma->node.size = size;
+		vma->node.color = obj->cache_level;
+		ret = drm_mm_reserve_node(&vm->mm, &vma->node);
+		if (ret) {
+			ret = i915_gem_evict_for_vma(vma);
+			if (ret == 0)
+				ret = drm_mm_reserve_node(&vm->mm, &vma->node);
+		}
+		if (ret)
+			goto err_free_vma;
 	} else {
-		search_flag = DRM_MM_SEARCH_DEFAULT;
-		alloc_flag = DRM_MM_CREATE_DEFAULT;
-	}
+		if (flags & PIN_HIGH) {
+			search_flag = DRM_MM_SEARCH_BELOW;
+			alloc_flag = DRM_MM_CREATE_TOP;
+		} else {
+			search_flag = DRM_MM_SEARCH_DEFAULT;
+			alloc_flag = DRM_MM_CREATE_DEFAULT;
+		}
 
 search_free:
-	ret = drm_mm_insert_node_in_range_generic(&vm->mm, &vma->node,
-						  size, alignment,
-						  obj->cache_level,
-						  start, end,
-						  search_flag,
-						  alloc_flag);
-	if (ret) {
-		ret = i915_gem_evict_something(dev, vm, size, alignment,
-					       obj->cache_level,
-					       start, end,
-					       flags);
-		if (ret == 0)
-			goto search_free;
+		ret = drm_mm_insert_node_in_range_generic(&vm->mm, &vma->node,
+							  size, alignment,
+							  obj->cache_level,
+							  start, end,
+							  search_flag,
+							  alloc_flag);
+		if (ret) {
+			ret = i915_gem_evict_something(dev, vm, size, alignment,
+						       obj->cache_level,
+						       start, end,
+						       flags);
+			if (ret == 0)
+				goto search_free;
 
-		goto err_free_vma;
+			goto err_free_vma;
+		}
 	}
 	if (WARN_ON(!i915_gem_valid_gtt_space(vma, obj->cache_level))) {
 		ret = -EINVAL;
@@ -4082,6 +4102,10 @@ i915_vma_misplaced(struct i915_vma *vma, uint32_t alignment, uint64_t flags)
 	    vma->node.start < (flags & PIN_OFFSET_MASK))
 		return true;
 
+	if (flags & PIN_OFFSET_FIXED &&
+	    vma->node.start != (flags & PIN_OFFSET_MASK))
+		return true;
+
 	return false;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_evict.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_evict.c
index d71a133ceff5..07c6e4d320c9 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_evict.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_evict.c
@@ -199,6 +199,45 @@ found:
 	return ret;
 }
 
+int
+i915_gem_evict_for_vma(struct i915_vma *target)
+{
+	struct drm_mm_node *node, *next;
+
+	list_for_each_entry_safe(node, next,
+			&target->vm->mm.head_node.node_list,
+			node_list) {
+		struct i915_vma *vma;
+		int ret;
+
+		if (node->start + node->size <= target->node.start)
+			continue;
+		if (node->start >= target->node.start + target->node.size)
+			break;
+
+		vma = container_of(node, typeof(*vma), node);
+
+		if (vma->pin_count) {
+			if (!vma->exec_entry || (vma->pin_count > 1))
+				/* Object is pinned for some other use */
+				return -EBUSY;
+
+			/* We need to evict a buffer in the same batch */
+			if (vma->exec_entry->flags & EXEC_OBJECT_PINNED)
+				/* Overlapping fixed objects in the same batch */
+				return -EINVAL;
+
+			return -ENOSPC;
+		}
+
+		ret = i915_vma_unbind(vma);
+		if (ret)
+			return ret;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 /**
  * i915_gem_evict_vm - Evict all idle vmas from a vm
  * @vm: Address space to cleanse
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_execbuffer.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_execbuffer.c
index a4c243cec4aa..48ec4846e6f2 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_execbuffer.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_execbuffer.c
@@ -599,6 +599,8 @@ i915_gem_execbuffer_reserve_vma(struct i915_vma *vma,
 			flags |= PIN_GLOBAL | PIN_MAPPABLE;
 		if (entry->flags & __EXEC_OBJECT_NEEDS_BIAS)
 			flags |= BATCH_OFFSET_BIAS | PIN_OFFSET_BIAS;
+		if (entry->flags & EXEC_OBJECT_PINNED)
+			flags |= entry->offset | PIN_OFFSET_FIXED;
 		if ((flags & PIN_MAPPABLE) == 0)
 			flags |= PIN_HIGH;
 	}
@@ -670,6 +672,10 @@ eb_vma_misplaced(struct i915_vma *vma)
 	    vma->node.start & (entry->alignment - 1))
 		return true;
 
+	if (entry->flags & EXEC_OBJECT_PINNED &&
+	    vma->node.start != entry->offset)
+		return true;
+
 	if (entry->flags & __EXEC_OBJECT_NEEDS_BIAS &&
 	    vma->node.start < BATCH_OFFSET_BIAS)
 		return true;
@@ -695,6 +701,7 @@ i915_gem_execbuffer_reserve(struct intel_engine_cs *ring,
 	struct i915_vma *vma;
 	struct i915_address_space *vm;
 	struct list_head ordered_vmas;
+	struct list_head pinned_vmas;
 	bool has_fenced_gpu_access = INTEL_INFO(ring->dev)->gen < 4;
 	int retry;
 
@@ -703,6 +710,7 @@ i915_gem_execbuffer_reserve(struct intel_engine_cs *ring,
 	vm = list_first_entry(vmas, struct i915_vma, exec_list)->vm;
 
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&ordered_vmas);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&pinned_vmas);
 	while (!list_empty(vmas)) {
 		struct drm_i915_gem_exec_object2 *entry;
 		bool need_fence, need_mappable;
@@ -721,7 +729,9 @@ i915_gem_execbuffer_reserve(struct intel_engine_cs *ring,
 			obj->tiling_mode != I915_TILING_NONE;
 		need_mappable = need_fence || need_reloc_mappable(vma);
 
-		if (need_mappable) {
+		if (entry->flags & EXEC_OBJECT_PINNED)
+			list_move_tail(&vma->exec_list, &pinned_vmas);
+		else if (need_mappable) {
 			entry->flags |= __EXEC_OBJECT_NEEDS_MAP;
 			list_move(&vma->exec_list, &ordered_vmas);
 		} else
@@ -731,6 +741,7 @@ i915_gem_execbuffer_reserve(struct intel_engine_cs *ring,
 		obj->base.pending_write_domain = 0;
 	}
 	list_splice(&ordered_vmas, vmas);
+	list_splice(&pinned_vmas, vmas);
 
 	/* Attempt to pin all of the buffers into the GTT.
 	 * This is done in 3 phases:
@@ -1317,7 +1328,8 @@ eb_get_batch(struct eb_vmas *eb)
 	 * Note that actual hangs have only been observed on gen7, but for
 	 * paranoia do it everywhere.
 	 */
-	vma->exec_entry->flags |= __EXEC_OBJECT_NEEDS_BIAS;
+	if ((vma->exec_entry->flags & EXEC_OBJECT_PINNED) == 0)
+		vma->exec_entry->flags |= __EXEC_OBJECT_NEEDS_BIAS;
 
 	return vma->obj;
 }
diff --git a/include/uapi/drm/i915_drm.h b/include/uapi/drm/i915_drm.h
index 67ef73a5d6eb..d727b49f07ac 100644
--- a/include/uapi/drm/i915_drm.h
+++ b/include/uapi/drm/i915_drm.h
@@ -356,6 +356,7 @@ typedef struct drm_i915_irq_wait {
 #define I915_PARAM_EU_TOTAL		 34
 #define I915_PARAM_HAS_GPU_RESET	 35
 #define I915_PARAM_HAS_RESOURCE_STREAMER 36
+#define I915_PARAM_HAS_EXEC_SOFTPIN	 37
 
 typedef struct drm_i915_getparam {
 	__s32 param;
@@ -682,8 +683,12 @@ struct drm_i915_gem_exec_object2 {
 	__u64 alignment;
 
 	/**
-	 * Returned value of the updated offset of the object, for future
-	 * presumed_offset writes.
+	 * When the EXEC_OBJECT_PINNED flag is specified this is populated by
+	 * the user with the GTT offset at which this object will be pinned.
+	 * When the I915_EXEC_NO_RELOC flag is specified this must contain the
+	 * presumed_offset of the object.
+	 * During execbuffer2 the kernel populates it with the value of the
+	 * current GTT offset of the object, for future presumed_offset writes.
 	 */
 	__u64 offset;
 
@@ -691,7 +696,8 @@ struct drm_i915_gem_exec_object2 {
 #define EXEC_OBJECT_NEEDS_GTT	(1<<1)
 #define EXEC_OBJECT_WRITE	(1<<2)
 #define EXEC_OBJECT_SUPPORTS_48B_ADDRESS (1<<3)
-#define __EXEC_OBJECT_UNKNOWN_FLAGS -(EXEC_OBJECT_SUPPORTS_48B_ADDRESS<<1)
+#define EXEC_OBJECT_PINNED	(1<<4)
+#define __EXEC_OBJECT_UNKNOWN_FLAGS -(EXEC_OBJECT_PINNED<<1)
 	__u64 flags;
 
 	__u64 rsvd1;