diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
index 4303e2c..b7cf0ec 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
 #include "intel_ringbuffer.h"
 #include "intel_lrc.h"
 #include "i915_gem_gtt.h"
+#include "i915_gem_render_state.h"
 #include <linux/io-mapping.h>
 #include <linux/i2c.h>
 #include <linux/i2c-algo-bit.h>
@@ -623,6 +624,7 @@ struct intel_context {
 	} legacy_hw_ctx;
 
 	/* Execlists */
+	bool rcs_initialized;
 	struct {
 		struct drm_i915_gem_object *state;
 		struct intel_ringbuffer *ringbuf;
@@ -2553,8 +2555,6 @@ int i915_gem_context_create_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 int i915_gem_context_destroy_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 				   struct drm_file *file);
 
-/* i915_gem_render_state.c */
-int i915_gem_render_state_init(struct intel_engine_cs *ring);
 /* i915_gem_evict.c */
 int __must_check i915_gem_evict_something(struct drm_device *dev,
 					  struct i915_address_space *vm,
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_context.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_context.c
index 9085ff1..0dc6992 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_context.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_context.c
@@ -513,8 +513,23 @@ int i915_gem_context_enable(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv)
 		ppgtt->enable(ppgtt);
 	}
 
-	if (i915.enable_execlists)
+	if (i915.enable_execlists) {
+		struct intel_context *dctx;
+
+		ring = &dev_priv->ring[RCS];
+		dctx = ring->default_context;
+
+		if (!dctx->rcs_initialized) {
+			ret = intel_lr_context_render_state_init(ring, dctx);
+			if (ret) {
+				DRM_ERROR("Init render state failed: %d\n", ret);
+				return ret;
+			}
+			dctx->rcs_initialized = true;
+		}
+
 		return 0;
+	}
 
 	/* FIXME: We should make this work, even in reset */
 	if (i915_reset_in_progress(&dev_priv->gpu_error))
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_render_state.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_render_state.c
index e60be3f..a9a62d7 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_render_state.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_render_state.c
@@ -28,13 +28,6 @@
 #include "i915_drv.h"
 #include "intel_renderstate.h"
 
-struct render_state {
-	const struct intel_renderstate_rodata *rodata;
-	struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj;
-	u64 ggtt_offset;
-	int gen;
-};
-
 static const struct intel_renderstate_rodata *
 render_state_get_rodata(struct drm_device *dev, const int gen)
 {
@@ -127,30 +120,47 @@ static int render_state_setup(struct render_state *so)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static void render_state_fini(struct render_state *so)
+void i915_gem_render_state_fini(struct render_state *so)
 {
 	i915_gem_object_ggtt_unpin(so->obj);
 	drm_gem_object_unreference(&so->obj->base);
 }
 
-int i915_gem_render_state_init(struct intel_engine_cs *ring)
+int i915_gem_render_state_prepare(struct intel_engine_cs *ring,
+				  struct render_state *so)
 {
-	struct render_state so;
 	int ret;
 
 	if (WARN_ON(ring->id != RCS))
 		return -ENOENT;
 
-	ret = render_state_init(&so, ring->dev);
+	ret = render_state_init(so, ring->dev);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
-	if (so.rodata == NULL)
+	if (so->rodata == NULL)
 		return 0;
 
-	ret = render_state_setup(&so);
+	ret = render_state_setup(so);
+	if (ret) {
+		i915_gem_render_state_fini(so);
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int i915_gem_render_state_init(struct intel_engine_cs *ring)
+{
+	struct render_state so;
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = i915_gem_render_state_prepare(ring, &so);
 	if (ret)
-		goto out;
+		return ret;
+
+	if (so.rodata == NULL)
+		return 0;
 
 	ret = ring->dispatch_execbuffer(ring,
 					so.ggtt_offset,
@@ -164,6 +174,6 @@ int i915_gem_render_state_init(struct intel_engine_cs *ring)
 	ret = __i915_add_request(ring, NULL, so.obj, NULL);
 	/* __i915_add_request moves object to inactive if it fails */
 out:
-	render_state_fini(&so);
+	i915_gem_render_state_fini(&so);
 	return ret;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_render_state.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_render_state.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c44961e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_render_state.h
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright © 2014 Intel Corporation
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a
+ * copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"),
+ * to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation
+ * the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense,
+ * and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the
+ * Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice (including the next
+ * paragraph) shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the
+ * Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT.  IN NO EVENT SHALL
+ * THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+ * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING
+ * FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER
+ * DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+ */
+
+#ifndef _I915_GEM_RENDER_STATE_H_
+#define _I915_GEM_RENDER_STATE_H_
+
+#include <linux/types.h>
+
+struct intel_renderstate_rodata {
+	const u32 *reloc;
+	const u32 *batch;
+	const u32 batch_items;
+};
+
+struct render_state {
+	const struct intel_renderstate_rodata *rodata;
+	struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj;
+	u64 ggtt_offset;
+	int gen;
+};
+
+int i915_gem_render_state_init(struct intel_engine_cs *ring);
+void i915_gem_render_state_fini(struct render_state *so);
+int i915_gem_render_state_prepare(struct intel_engine_cs *ring,
+				  struct render_state *so);
+
+#endif /* _I915_GEM_RENDER_STATE_H_ */
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.c
index 0a04c03..4549eec 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.c
@@ -925,6 +925,37 @@ cleanup_render_ring:
 	return ret;
 }
 
+int intel_lr_context_render_state_init(struct intel_engine_cs *ring,
+				       struct intel_context *ctx)
+{
+	struct intel_ringbuffer *ringbuf = ctx->engine[ring->id].ringbuf;
+	struct render_state so;
+	struct drm_i915_file_private *file_priv = ctx->file_priv;
+	struct drm_file *file = file_priv? file_priv->file : NULL;
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = i915_gem_render_state_prepare(ring, &so);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	if (so.rodata == NULL)
+		return 0;
+
+	ret = ring->emit_bb_start(ringbuf,
+			so.ggtt_offset,
+			I915_DISPATCH_SECURE);
+	if (ret)
+		goto out;
+
+	i915_vma_move_to_active(i915_gem_obj_to_ggtt(so.obj), ring);
+
+	ret = __i915_add_request(ring, file, so.obj, NULL);
+	/* intel_logical_ring_add_request moves object to inactive if it fails */
+out:
+	i915_gem_render_state_fini(&so);
+	return ret;
+}
+
 static int
 populate_lr_context(struct intel_context *ctx, struct drm_i915_gem_object *ctx_obj,
 		    struct intel_engine_cs *ring, struct intel_ringbuffer *ringbuf)
@@ -1142,6 +1173,21 @@ int intel_lr_context_deferred_create(struct intel_context *ctx,
 	ctx->engine[ring->id].ringbuf = ringbuf;
 	ctx->engine[ring->id].state = ctx_obj;
 
+	/* The default context will have to wait, because we are not yet
+	 * ready to send a batchbuffer at this point */
+	if (ring->id == RCS && !ctx->rcs_initialized &&
+			ctx != ring->default_context) {
+		ret = intel_lr_context_render_state_init(ring, ctx);
+		if (ret) {
+			DRM_ERROR("Init render state failed: %d\n", ret);
+			ctx->engine[ring->id].ringbuf = NULL;
+			ctx->engine[ring->id].state = NULL;
+			intel_destroy_ringbuffer_obj(ringbuf);
+			goto error;
+		}
+		ctx->rcs_initialized = true;
+	}
+
 	return 0;
 
 error:
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.h
index 696e09e..f20c3d2 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.h
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ static inline void intel_logical_ring_emit(struct intel_ringbuffer *ringbuf, u32
 int intel_logical_ring_begin(struct intel_ringbuffer *ringbuf, int num_dwords);
 
 /* Logical Ring Contexts */
+int intel_lr_context_render_state_init(struct intel_engine_cs *ring,
+				       struct intel_context *ctx);
 void intel_lr_context_free(struct intel_context *ctx);
 int intel_lr_context_deferred_create(struct intel_context *ctx,
 				     struct intel_engine_cs *ring);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_renderstate.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_renderstate.h
index fd4f662..6c792d3 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_renderstate.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_renderstate.h
@@ -24,13 +24,7 @@
 #ifndef _INTEL_RENDERSTATE_H
 #define _INTEL_RENDERSTATE_H
 
-#include <linux/types.h>
-
-struct intel_renderstate_rodata {
-	const u32 *reloc;
-	const u32 *batch;
-	const u32 batch_items;
-};
+#include "i915_drv.h"
 
 extern const struct intel_renderstate_rodata gen6_null_state;
 extern const struct intel_renderstate_rodata gen7_null_state;
