diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_object.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_object.c
index 97ac6fb37958..3dc4fbb67d2b 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_object.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_object.c
@@ -105,6 +105,10 @@ void i915_gem_object_init(struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj,
 
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&obj->mm.link);
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_PROC_FS
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&obj->client_link);
+#endif
+
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&obj->lut_list);
 	spin_lock_init(&obj->lut_lock);
 
@@ -292,6 +296,10 @@ void __i915_gem_free_object_rcu(struct rcu_head *head)
 		container_of(head, typeof(*obj), rcu);
 	struct drm_i915_private *i915 = to_i915(obj->base.dev);
 
+	/* We need to keep this alive for RCU read access from fdinfo. */
+	if (obj->mm.n_placements > 1)
+		kfree(obj->mm.placements);
+
 	i915_gem_object_free(obj);
 
 	GEM_BUG_ON(!atomic_read(&i915->mm.free_count));
@@ -388,9 +396,6 @@ void __i915_gem_free_object(struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj)
 	if (obj->ops->release)
 		obj->ops->release(obj);
 
-	if (obj->mm.n_placements > 1)
-		kfree(obj->mm.placements);
-
 	if (obj->shares_resv_from)
 		i915_vm_resv_put(obj->shares_resv_from);
 
@@ -441,6 +446,8 @@ static void i915_gem_free_object(struct drm_gem_object *gem_obj)
 
 	GEM_BUG_ON(i915_gem_object_is_framebuffer(obj));
 
+	i915_drm_client_remove_object(obj);
+
 	/*
 	 * Before we free the object, make sure any pure RCU-only
 	 * read-side critical sections are complete, e.g.
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_object_types.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_object_types.h
index e72c57716bee..8de2b91b3edf 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_object_types.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_object_types.h
@@ -300,6 +300,18 @@ struct drm_i915_gem_object {
 	 */
 	struct i915_address_space *shares_resv_from;
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_PROC_FS
+	/**
+	 * @client: @i915_drm_client which created the object
+	 */
+	struct i915_drm_client *client;
+
+	/**
+	 * @client_link: Link into @i915_drm_client.objects_list
+	 */
+	struct list_head client_link;
+#endif
+
 	union {
 		struct rcu_head rcu;
 		struct llist_node freed;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drm_client.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drm_client.c
index 2a44b3876cb5..2e5e69edc0f9 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drm_client.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drm_client.c
@@ -28,6 +28,10 @@ struct i915_drm_client *i915_drm_client_alloc(void)
 	kref_init(&client->kref);
 	spin_lock_init(&client->ctx_lock);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&client->ctx_list);
+#ifdef CONFIG_PROC_FS
+	spin_lock_init(&client->objects_lock);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&client->objects_list);
+#endif
 
 	return client;
 }
@@ -108,4 +112,36 @@ void i915_drm_client_fdinfo(struct drm_printer *p, struct drm_file *file)
 	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(uabi_class_names); i++)
 		show_client_class(p, i915, file_priv->client, i);
 }
+
+void i915_drm_client_add_object(struct i915_drm_client *client,
+				struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj)
+{
+	unsigned long flags;
+
+	GEM_WARN_ON(obj->client);
+	GEM_WARN_ON(!list_empty(&obj->client_link));
+
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&client->objects_lock, flags);
+	obj->client = i915_drm_client_get(client);
+	list_add_tail_rcu(&obj->client_link, &client->objects_list);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&client->objects_lock, flags);
+}
+
+bool i915_drm_client_remove_object(struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj)
+{
+	struct i915_drm_client *client = fetch_and_zero(&obj->client);
+	unsigned long flags;
+
+	/* Object may not be associated with a client. */
+	if (!client)
+		return false;
+
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&client->objects_lock, flags);
+	list_del_rcu(&obj->client_link);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&client->objects_lock, flags);
+
+	i915_drm_client_put(client);
+
+	return true;
+}
 #endif
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drm_client.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drm_client.h
index 67816c912bca..5f58fdf7dcb8 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drm_client.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drm_client.h
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@
 
 #include <uapi/drm/i915_drm.h>
 
+#include "i915_file_private.h"
+#include "gem/i915_gem_object_types.h"
+
 #define I915_LAST_UABI_ENGINE_CLASS I915_ENGINE_CLASS_COMPUTE
 
 struct drm_file;
@@ -25,6 +28,20 @@ struct i915_drm_client {
 	spinlock_t ctx_lock; /* For add/remove from ctx_list. */
 	struct list_head ctx_list; /* List of contexts belonging to client. */
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_PROC_FS
+	/**
+	 * @objects_lock: lock protecting @objects_list
+	 */
+	spinlock_t objects_lock;
+
+	/**
+	 * @objects_list: list of objects created by this client
+	 *
+	 * Protected by @objects_lock.
+	 */
+	struct list_head objects_list;
+#endif
+
 	/**
 	 * @past_runtime: Accumulation of pphwsp runtimes from closed contexts.
 	 */
@@ -49,4 +66,19 @@ struct i915_drm_client *i915_drm_client_alloc(void);
 
 void i915_drm_client_fdinfo(struct drm_printer *p, struct drm_file *file);
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_PROC_FS
+void i915_drm_client_add_object(struct i915_drm_client *client,
+				struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj);
+bool i915_drm_client_remove_object(struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj);
+#else
+static inline void i915_drm_client_add_object(struct i915_drm_client *client,
+					      struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj)
+{
+}
+
+static inline bool i915_drm_client_remove_object(struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj)
+{
+}
+#endif
+
 #endif /* !__I915_DRM_CLIENT_H__ */
