diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_syncobj.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_syncobj.c
index 0c2be8360525..a85e9464f07b 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_syncobj.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_syncobj.c
@@ -126,6 +126,11 @@
  * synchronize between the two.
  * This requirement is inherited from the Vulkan fence API.
  *
+ * If &DRM_SYNCOBJ_WAIT_FLAGS_WAIT_DEADLINE is set, the ioctl will also set
+ * a fence deadline hint on the backing fences before waiting, to provide the
+ * fence signaler with an appropriate sense of urgency.  The deadline is
+ * specified as an absolute &CLOCK_MONOTONIC value in units of ns.
+ *
  * Similarly, &DRM_IOCTL_SYNCOBJ_TIMELINE_WAIT takes an array of syncobj
  * handles as well as an array of u64 points and does a host-side wait on all
  * of syncobj fences at the given points simultaneously.
@@ -973,7 +978,8 @@ static signed long drm_syncobj_array_wait_timeout(struct drm_syncobj **syncobjs,
 						  uint32_t count,
 						  uint32_t flags,
 						  signed long timeout,
-						  uint32_t *idx)
+						  uint32_t *idx,
+						  ktime_t *deadline)
 {
 	struct syncobj_wait_entry *entries;
 	struct dma_fence *fence;
@@ -1053,6 +1059,15 @@ static signed long drm_syncobj_array_wait_timeout(struct drm_syncobj **syncobjs,
 			drm_syncobj_fence_add_wait(syncobjs[i], &entries[i]);
 	}
 
+	if (deadline) {
+		for (i = 0; i < count; ++i) {
+			fence = entries[i].fence;
+			if (!fence)
+				continue;
+			dma_fence_set_deadline(fence, *deadline);
+		}
+	}
+
 	do {
 		set_current_state(TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE);
 
@@ -1151,7 +1166,8 @@ static int drm_syncobj_array_wait(struct drm_device *dev,
 				  struct drm_file *file_private,
 				  struct drm_syncobj_wait *wait,
 				  struct drm_syncobj_timeline_wait *timeline_wait,
-				  struct drm_syncobj **syncobjs, bool timeline)
+				  struct drm_syncobj **syncobjs, bool timeline,
+				  ktime_t *deadline)
 {
 	signed long timeout = 0;
 	uint32_t first = ~0;
@@ -1162,7 +1178,8 @@ static int drm_syncobj_array_wait(struct drm_device *dev,
 							 NULL,
 							 wait->count_handles,
 							 wait->flags,
-							 timeout, &first);
+							 timeout, &first,
+							 deadline);
 		if (timeout < 0)
 			return timeout;
 		wait->first_signaled = first;
@@ -1172,7 +1189,8 @@ static int drm_syncobj_array_wait(struct drm_device *dev,
 							 u64_to_user_ptr(timeline_wait->points),
 							 timeline_wait->count_handles,
 							 timeline_wait->flags,
-							 timeout, &first);
+							 timeout, &first,
+							 deadline);
 		if (timeout < 0)
 			return timeout;
 		timeline_wait->first_signaled = first;
@@ -1243,17 +1261,22 @@ drm_syncobj_wait_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 {
 	struct drm_syncobj_wait *args = data;
 	struct drm_syncobj **syncobjs;
+	unsigned possible_flags;
+	ktime_t t, *tp = NULL;
 	int ret = 0;
 
 	if (!drm_core_check_feature(dev, DRIVER_SYNCOBJ))
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
-	if (args->flags & ~(DRM_SYNCOBJ_WAIT_FLAGS_WAIT_ALL |
-			    DRM_SYNCOBJ_WAIT_FLAGS_WAIT_FOR_SUBMIT))
+	possible_flags = DRM_SYNCOBJ_WAIT_FLAGS_WAIT_ALL |
+			 DRM_SYNCOBJ_WAIT_FLAGS_WAIT_FOR_SUBMIT |
+			 DRM_SYNCOBJ_WAIT_FLAGS_WAIT_DEADLINE;
+
+	if (args->flags & ~possible_flags)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	if (args->count_handles == 0)
-		return -EINVAL;
+		return 0;
 
 	ret = drm_syncobj_array_find(file_private,
 				     u64_to_user_ptr(args->handles),
@@ -1262,8 +1285,13 @@ drm_syncobj_wait_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;
 
+	if (args->flags & DRM_SYNCOBJ_WAIT_FLAGS_WAIT_DEADLINE) {
+		t = ns_to_ktime(args->deadline_ns);
+		tp = &t;
+	}
+
 	ret = drm_syncobj_array_wait(dev, file_private,
-				     args, NULL, syncobjs, false);
+				     args, NULL, syncobjs, false, tp);
 
 	drm_syncobj_array_free(syncobjs, args->count_handles);
 
@@ -1276,18 +1304,23 @@ drm_syncobj_timeline_wait_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 {
 	struct drm_syncobj_timeline_wait *args = data;
 	struct drm_syncobj **syncobjs;
+	unsigned possible_flags;
+	ktime_t t, *tp = NULL;
 	int ret = 0;
 
 	if (!drm_core_check_feature(dev, DRIVER_SYNCOBJ_TIMELINE))
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
-	if (args->flags & ~(DRM_SYNCOBJ_WAIT_FLAGS_WAIT_ALL |
-			    DRM_SYNCOBJ_WAIT_FLAGS_WAIT_FOR_SUBMIT |
-			    DRM_SYNCOBJ_WAIT_FLAGS_WAIT_AVAILABLE))
+	possible_flags = DRM_SYNCOBJ_WAIT_FLAGS_WAIT_ALL |
+			 DRM_SYNCOBJ_WAIT_FLAGS_WAIT_FOR_SUBMIT |
+			 DRM_SYNCOBJ_WAIT_FLAGS_WAIT_AVAILABLE |
+			 DRM_SYNCOBJ_WAIT_FLAGS_WAIT_DEADLINE;
+
+	if (args->flags & ~possible_flags)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	if (args->count_handles == 0)
-		return -EINVAL;
+		return -0;
 
 	ret = drm_syncobj_array_find(file_private,
 				     u64_to_user_ptr(args->handles),
@@ -1296,8 +1329,13 @@ drm_syncobj_timeline_wait_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;
 
+	if (args->flags & DRM_SYNCOBJ_WAIT_FLAGS_WAIT_DEADLINE) {
+		t = ns_to_ktime(args->deadline_ns);
+		tp = &t;
+	}
+
 	ret = drm_syncobj_array_wait(dev, file_private,
-				     NULL, args, syncobjs, true);
+				     NULL, args, syncobjs, true, tp);
 
 	drm_syncobj_array_free(syncobjs, args->count_handles);
 
diff --git a/include/uapi/drm/drm.h b/include/uapi/drm/drm.h
index 642808520d92..bff0509ac8b6 100644
--- a/include/uapi/drm/drm.h
+++ b/include/uapi/drm/drm.h
@@ -887,6 +887,7 @@ struct drm_syncobj_transfer {
 #define DRM_SYNCOBJ_WAIT_FLAGS_WAIT_ALL (1 << 0)
 #define DRM_SYNCOBJ_WAIT_FLAGS_WAIT_FOR_SUBMIT (1 << 1)
 #define DRM_SYNCOBJ_WAIT_FLAGS_WAIT_AVAILABLE (1 << 2) /* wait for time point to become available */
+#define DRM_SYNCOBJ_WAIT_FLAGS_WAIT_DEADLINE (1 << 3) /* set fence deadline based to deadline_ns */
 struct drm_syncobj_wait {
 	__u64 handles;
 	/* absolute timeout */
@@ -895,6 +896,14 @@ struct drm_syncobj_wait {
 	__u32 flags;
 	__u32 first_signaled; /* only valid when not waiting all */
 	__u32 pad;
+	/**
+	 * @deadline_ns - fence deadline hint
+	 *
+	 * Deadline hint, in absolute CLOCK_MONOTONIC, to set on backing
+	 * fence(s) if the DRM_SYNCOBJ_WAIT_FLAGS_WAIT_DEADLINE flag is
+	 * set.
+	 */
+	__u64 deadline_ns;
 };
 
 struct drm_syncobj_timeline_wait {
@@ -907,6 +916,14 @@ struct drm_syncobj_timeline_wait {
 	__u32 flags;
 	__u32 first_signaled; /* only valid when not waiting all */
 	__u32 pad;
+	/**
+	 * @deadline_ns - fence deadline hint
+	 *
+	 * Deadline hint, in absolute CLOCK_MONOTONIC, to set on backing
+	 * fence(s) if the DRM_SYNCOBJ_WAIT_FLAGS_WAIT_DEADLINE flag is
+	 * set.
+	 */
+	__u64 deadline_ns;
 };
 
 
