diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/virtio/virtgpu_drv.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/virtio/virtgpu_drv.h
index b2d93cb12ebf..86e5c7b83ec5 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/virtio/virtgpu_drv.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/virtio/virtgpu_drv.h
@@ -94,6 +94,9 @@ struct virtio_gpu_object {
 
 	int uuid_state;
 	uuid_t uuid;
+
+	/* object's backing memory will stay pinned while count > 0 */
+	unsigned int mem_pin_count;
 };
 #define gem_to_virtio_gpu_obj(gobj) \
 	container_of((gobj), struct virtio_gpu_object, base.base)
@@ -261,6 +264,9 @@ struct virtio_gpu_device {
 	spinlock_t resource_export_lock;
 	/* protects map state and host_visible_mm */
 	spinlock_t host_visible_lock;
+
+	/* protects all memory management operations */
+	struct mutex mm_lock;
 };
 
 struct virtio_gpu_fpriv {
@@ -274,7 +280,7 @@ struct virtio_gpu_fpriv {
 };
 
 /* virtgpu_ioctl.c */
-#define DRM_VIRTIO_NUM_IOCTLS 12
+#define DRM_VIRTIO_NUM_IOCTLS 13
 extern struct drm_ioctl_desc virtio_gpu_ioctls[DRM_VIRTIO_NUM_IOCTLS];
 void virtio_gpu_create_context(struct drm_device *dev, struct drm_file *file);
 
@@ -310,6 +316,13 @@ void virtio_gpu_array_put_free(struct virtio_gpu_object_array *objs);
 void virtio_gpu_array_put_free_delayed(struct virtio_gpu_device *vgdev,
 				       struct virtio_gpu_object_array *objs);
 void virtio_gpu_array_put_free_work(struct work_struct *work);
+int virtio_gpu_array_validate(struct virtio_gpu_device *vgdev,
+			      struct virtio_gpu_object_array *objs);
+int virtio_gpu_gem_host_mem_release(struct virtio_gpu_object *bo);
+bool virtio_gpu_gem_madvise(struct virtio_gpu_object *obj, int madv);
+int virtio_gpu_gem_pin(struct virtio_gpu_object *bo);
+void virtio_gpu_gem_unpin(struct virtio_gpu_object *bo);
+bool virtio_gpu_gem_is_pinned(struct virtio_gpu_object *bo);
 
 /* virtgpu_vq.c */
 int virtio_gpu_alloc_vbufs(struct virtio_gpu_device *vgdev);
@@ -321,6 +334,8 @@ void virtio_gpu_cmd_create_resource(struct virtio_gpu_device *vgdev,
 				    struct virtio_gpu_fence *fence);
 void virtio_gpu_cmd_unref_resource(struct virtio_gpu_device *vgdev,
 				   struct virtio_gpu_object *bo);
+int virtio_gpu_cmd_release_resource(struct virtio_gpu_device *vgdev,
+				    struct virtio_gpu_object *bo);
 void virtio_gpu_cmd_transfer_to_host_2d(struct virtio_gpu_device *vgdev,
 					uint64_t offset,
 					uint32_t width, uint32_t height,
@@ -483,4 +498,8 @@ void virtio_gpu_vram_unmap_dma_buf(struct device *dev,
 				   struct sg_table *sgt,
 				   enum dma_data_direction dir);
 
+/* virtgpu_gem_shrinker.c */
+int virtio_gpu_gem_shrinker_init(struct virtio_gpu_device *vgdev);
+void virtio_gpu_gem_shrinker_fini(struct virtio_gpu_device *vgdev);
+
 #endif
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/virtio/virtgpu_gem.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/virtio/virtgpu_gem.c
index 48d3c9955f0d..62cdc00f3009 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/virtio/virtgpu_gem.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/virtio/virtgpu_gem.c
@@ -282,3 +282,99 @@ void virtio_gpu_array_put_free_work(struct work_struct *work)
 	}
 	spin_unlock(&vgdev->obj_free_lock);
 }
+
+int virtio_gpu_array_validate(struct virtio_gpu_device *vgdev,
+			      struct virtio_gpu_object_array *objs)
+{
+	struct drm_gem_shmem_object *shmem;
+	int ret = 0;
+	u32 i;
+
+	mutex_lock(&vgdev->mm_lock);
+
+	for (i = 0; i < objs->nents; i++) {
+		shmem = to_drm_gem_shmem_obj(objs->objs[i]);
+		if (shmem->madv) {
+			ret = -ENOMEM;
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+
+	mutex_unlock(&vgdev->mm_lock);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+bool virtio_gpu_gem_madvise(struct virtio_gpu_object *bo, int madv)
+{
+	struct virtio_gpu_device *vgdev = bo->base.base.dev->dev_private;
+	bool retained;
+
+	/*
+	 * For now we support only purging BOs that are backed by guest's
+	 * memory.
+	 */
+	if (!virtio_gpu_is_shmem(bo))
+		return true;
+
+	mutex_lock(&vgdev->mm_lock);
+	retained = drm_gem_shmem_madvise(&bo->base, madv);
+	mutex_unlock(&vgdev->mm_lock);
+
+	return retained;
+}
+
+int virtio_gpu_gem_host_mem_release(struct virtio_gpu_object *bo)
+{
+	struct virtio_gpu_device *vgdev = bo->base.base.dev->dev_private;
+	int err;
+
+	if (bo->created) {
+		err = virtio_gpu_cmd_release_resource(vgdev, bo);
+		if (err)
+			return err;
+
+		virtio_gpu_notify(vgdev);
+		bo->created = false;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int virtio_gpu_gem_pin(struct virtio_gpu_object *bo)
+{
+	struct virtio_gpu_device *vgdev = bo->base.base.dev->dev_private;
+	int ret = 0;
+
+	mutex_lock(&vgdev->mm_lock);
+
+	if (bo->base.madv == VIRTGPU_MADV_WILLNEED)
+		bo->mem_pin_count++;
+	else
+		ret = -ENOMEM;
+
+	mutex_unlock(&vgdev->mm_lock);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+void virtio_gpu_gem_unpin(struct virtio_gpu_object *bo)
+{
+	struct virtio_gpu_device *vgdev = bo->base.base.dev->dev_private;
+
+	mutex_lock(&vgdev->mm_lock);
+	WARN_ON(!bo->mem_pin_count--);
+	mutex_unlock(&vgdev->mm_lock);
+}
+
+bool virtio_gpu_gem_is_pinned(struct virtio_gpu_object *bo)
+{
+	struct virtio_gpu_device *vgdev = bo->base.base.dev->dev_private;
+	bool ret;
+
+	mutex_lock(&vgdev->mm_lock);
+	ret = bo->mem_pin_count > 0;
+	mutex_unlock(&vgdev->mm_lock);
+
+	return ret;
+}
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/virtio/virtgpu_ioctl.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/virtio/virtgpu_ioctl.c
index c708bab555c6..bb5369eee425 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/virtio/virtgpu_ioctl.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/virtio/virtgpu_ioctl.c
@@ -217,6 +217,10 @@ static int virtio_gpu_execbuffer_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 		ret = virtio_gpu_array_lock_resv(buflist);
 		if (ret)
 			goto out_memdup;
+
+		ret = virtio_gpu_array_validate(vgdev, buflist);
+		if (ret)
+			goto out_unresv;
 	}
 
 	out_fence = virtio_gpu_fence_alloc(vgdev, fence_ctx, ring_idx);
@@ -423,6 +427,10 @@ static int virtio_gpu_transfer_from_host_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev,
 	if (ret != 0)
 		goto err_put_free;
 
+	ret = virtio_gpu_array_validate(vgdev, objs);
+	if (ret)
+		goto err_unlock;
+
 	fence = virtio_gpu_fence_alloc(vgdev, vgdev->fence_drv.context, 0);
 	if (!fence) {
 		ret = -ENOMEM;
@@ -482,6 +490,10 @@ static int virtio_gpu_transfer_to_host_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 		if (ret != 0)
 			goto err_put_free;
 
+		ret = virtio_gpu_array_validate(vgdev, objs);
+		if (ret)
+			goto err_unlock;
+
 		ret = -ENOMEM;
 		fence = virtio_gpu_fence_alloc(vgdev, vgdev->fence_drv.context,
 					       0);
@@ -836,6 +848,28 @@ static int virtio_gpu_context_init_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev,
 	return ret;
 }
 
+static int virtio_gpu_madvise_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev,
+				    void *data,
+				    struct drm_file *file)
+{
+	struct drm_virtgpu_madvise *args = data;
+	struct virtio_gpu_object *bo;
+	struct drm_gem_object *obj;
+
+	if (args->madv > VIRTGPU_MADV_DONTNEED)
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+
+	obj = drm_gem_object_lookup(file, args->bo_handle);
+	if (!obj)
+		return -ENOENT;
+
+	bo = gem_to_virtio_gpu_obj(obj);
+	args->retained = virtio_gpu_gem_madvise(bo, args->madv);
+	drm_gem_object_put(obj);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 struct drm_ioctl_desc virtio_gpu_ioctls[DRM_VIRTIO_NUM_IOCTLS] = {
 	DRM_IOCTL_DEF_DRV(VIRTGPU_MAP, virtio_gpu_map_ioctl,
 			  DRM_RENDER_ALLOW),
@@ -875,4 +909,7 @@ struct drm_ioctl_desc virtio_gpu_ioctls[DRM_VIRTIO_NUM_IOCTLS] = {
 
 	DRM_IOCTL_DEF_DRV(VIRTGPU_CONTEXT_INIT, virtio_gpu_context_init_ioctl,
 			  DRM_RENDER_ALLOW),
+
+	DRM_IOCTL_DEF_DRV(VIRTGPU_MADVISE, virtio_gpu_madvise_ioctl,
+			  DRM_RENDER_ALLOW),
 };
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/virtio/virtgpu_kms.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/virtio/virtgpu_kms.c
index 0d1e3eb61bee..3a94d5d5fbed 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/virtio/virtgpu_kms.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/virtio/virtgpu_kms.c
@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@ int virtio_gpu_init(struct virtio_device *vdev, struct drm_device *dev)
 	dev->dev_private = vgdev;
 	vgdev->vdev = vdev;
 
+	mutex_init(&vgdev->mm_lock);
 	spin_lock_init(&vgdev->display_info_lock);
 	spin_lock_init(&vgdev->resource_export_lock);
 	spin_lock_init(&vgdev->host_visible_lock);
@@ -238,6 +239,12 @@ int virtio_gpu_init(struct virtio_device *vdev, struct drm_device *dev)
 		goto err_scanouts;
 	}
 
+	ret = drm_gem_shmem_shrinker_register(dev);
+	if (ret) {
+		DRM_ERROR("shrinker init failed\n");
+		goto err_modeset;
+	}
+
 	virtio_device_ready(vgdev->vdev);
 
 	if (num_capsets)
@@ -250,6 +257,8 @@ int virtio_gpu_init(struct virtio_device *vdev, struct drm_device *dev)
 			   5 * HZ);
 	return 0;
 
+err_modeset:
+	virtio_gpu_modeset_fini(vgdev);
 err_scanouts:
 	virtio_gpu_free_vbufs(vgdev);
 err_vbufs:
@@ -289,6 +298,7 @@ void virtio_gpu_release(struct drm_device *dev)
 	if (!vgdev)
 		return;
 
+	drm_gem_shmem_shrinker_unregister(dev);
 	virtio_gpu_modeset_fini(vgdev);
 	virtio_gpu_free_vbufs(vgdev);
 	virtio_gpu_cleanup_cap_cache(vgdev);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/virtio/virtgpu_object.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/virtio/virtgpu_object.c
index 1964c0d8b51f..4133c8a71bd6 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/virtio/virtgpu_object.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/virtio/virtgpu_object.c
@@ -97,6 +97,27 @@ static void virtio_gpu_free_object(struct drm_gem_object *obj)
 	virtio_gpu_cleanup_object(bo);
 }
 
+static unsigned long virtio_gpu_purge_object(struct drm_gem_object *obj)
+{
+	struct virtio_gpu_object *bo = gem_to_virtio_gpu_obj(obj);
+	int err;
+
+	if (virtio_gpu_gem_is_pinned(bo))
+		return 0;
+
+	/*
+	 * Release host's memory before guest's memory is gone to ensure that
+	 * host won't touch released memory of the guest.
+	 */
+	err = virtio_gpu_gem_host_mem_release(bo);
+	if (err)
+		return 0;
+
+	drm_gem_shmem_purge_locked(&bo->base);
+
+	return obj->size >> PAGE_SHIFT;
+}
+
 static const struct drm_gem_object_funcs virtio_gpu_shmem_funcs = {
 	.free = virtio_gpu_free_object,
 	.open = virtio_gpu_gem_object_open,
@@ -110,6 +131,7 @@ static const struct drm_gem_object_funcs virtio_gpu_shmem_funcs = {
 	.vunmap = drm_gem_shmem_object_vunmap,
 	.mmap = drm_gem_shmem_object_mmap,
 	.vm_ops = &drm_gem_shmem_vm_ops,
+	.purge = &virtio_gpu_purge_object,
 };
 
 bool virtio_gpu_is_shmem(struct virtio_gpu_object *bo)
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/virtio/virtgpu_plane.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/virtio/virtgpu_plane.c
index 6d3cc9e238a4..597ef1645bf2 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/virtio/virtgpu_plane.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/virtio/virtgpu_plane.c
@@ -246,20 +246,28 @@ static int virtio_gpu_plane_prepare_fb(struct drm_plane *plane,
 	struct virtio_gpu_device *vgdev = dev->dev_private;
 	struct virtio_gpu_framebuffer *vgfb;
 	struct virtio_gpu_object *bo;
+	int err;
 
 	if (!new_state->fb)
 		return 0;
 
 	vgfb = to_virtio_gpu_framebuffer(new_state->fb);
 	bo = gem_to_virtio_gpu_obj(vgfb->base.obj[0]);
-	if (!bo || (plane->type == DRM_PLANE_TYPE_PRIMARY && !bo->guest_blob))
+
+	err = virtio_gpu_gem_pin(bo);
+	if (err)
+		return err;
+
+	if (plane->type == DRM_PLANE_TYPE_PRIMARY && !bo->guest_blob)
 		return 0;
 
 	if (bo->dumb && (plane->state->fb != new_state->fb)) {
 		vgfb->fence = virtio_gpu_fence_alloc(vgdev, vgdev->fence_drv.context,
 						     0);
-		if (!vgfb->fence)
+		if (!vgfb->fence) {
+			virtio_gpu_gem_unpin(bo);
 			return -ENOMEM;
+		}
 	}
 
 	return 0;
@@ -269,15 +277,20 @@ static void virtio_gpu_plane_cleanup_fb(struct drm_plane *plane,
 					struct drm_plane_state *old_state)
 {
 	struct virtio_gpu_framebuffer *vgfb;
+	struct virtio_gpu_object *bo;
 
 	if (!plane->state->fb)
 		return;
 
 	vgfb = to_virtio_gpu_framebuffer(plane->state->fb);
+	bo = gem_to_virtio_gpu_obj(vgfb->base.obj[0]);
+
 	if (vgfb->fence) {
 		dma_fence_put(&vgfb->fence->f);
 		vgfb->fence = NULL;
 	}
+
+	virtio_gpu_gem_unpin(bo);
 }
 
 static void virtio_gpu_cursor_plane_update(struct drm_plane *plane,
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/virtio/virtgpu_vq.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/virtio/virtgpu_vq.c
index 06566e44307d..c55c2fc8ecc0 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/virtio/virtgpu_vq.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/virtio/virtgpu_vq.c
@@ -536,6 +536,21 @@ void virtio_gpu_cmd_unref_resource(struct virtio_gpu_device *vgdev,
 		virtio_gpu_cleanup_object(bo);
 }
 
+int virtio_gpu_cmd_release_resource(struct virtio_gpu_device *vgdev,
+				    struct virtio_gpu_object *bo)
+{
+	struct virtio_gpu_resource_unref *cmd_p;
+	struct virtio_gpu_vbuffer *vbuf;
+
+	cmd_p = virtio_gpu_alloc_cmd(vgdev, &vbuf, sizeof(*cmd_p));
+	memset(cmd_p, 0, sizeof(*cmd_p));
+
+	cmd_p->hdr.type = cpu_to_le32(VIRTIO_GPU_CMD_RESOURCE_UNREF);
+	cmd_p->resource_id = cpu_to_le32(bo->hw_res_handle);
+
+	return virtio_gpu_queue_ctrl_buffer(vgdev, vbuf);
+}
+
 void virtio_gpu_cmd_set_scanout(struct virtio_gpu_device *vgdev,
 				uint32_t scanout_id, uint32_t resource_id,
 				uint32_t width, uint32_t height,
diff --git a/include/uapi/drm/virtgpu_drm.h b/include/uapi/drm/virtgpu_drm.h
index 0512fde5e697..12197d8e9759 100644
--- a/include/uapi/drm/virtgpu_drm.h
+++ b/include/uapi/drm/virtgpu_drm.h
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ extern "C" {
 #define DRM_VIRTGPU_GET_CAPS  0x09
 #define DRM_VIRTGPU_RESOURCE_CREATE_BLOB 0x0a
 #define DRM_VIRTGPU_CONTEXT_INIT 0x0b
+#define DRM_VIRTGPU_MADVISE 0x0c
 
 #define VIRTGPU_EXECBUF_FENCE_FD_IN	0x01
 #define VIRTGPU_EXECBUF_FENCE_FD_OUT	0x02
@@ -196,6 +197,15 @@ struct drm_virtgpu_context_init {
 	__u64 ctx_set_params;
 };
 
+#define VIRTGPU_MADV_WILLNEED 0
+#define VIRTGPU_MADV_DONTNEED 1
+struct drm_virtgpu_madvise {
+	__u32 bo_handle;
+	__u32 retained; /* out, non-zero if BO can be used */
+	__u32 madv;
+	__u32 pad;
+};
+
 /*
  * Event code that's given when VIRTGPU_CONTEXT_PARAM_POLL_RINGS_MASK is in
  * effect.  The event size is sizeof(drm_event), since there is no additional
@@ -246,6 +256,10 @@ struct drm_virtgpu_context_init {
 	DRM_IOWR(DRM_COMMAND_BASE + DRM_VIRTGPU_CONTEXT_INIT,		\
 		struct drm_virtgpu_context_init)
 
+#define DRM_IOCTL_VIRTGPU_MADVISE \
+	DRM_IOWR(DRM_COMMAND_BASE + DRM_VIRTGPU_MADVISE, \
+		 struct drm_virtgpu_madvise)
+
 #if defined(__cplusplus)
 }
 #endif
