diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_gt.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_gt.c
index a64aa43f7cd9..405558c08d6c 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_gt.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_gt.c
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@ void intel_gt_init_early(struct intel_gt *gt, struct drm_i915_private *i915)
 
 	spin_lock_init(&gt->irq_lock);
 
+	spin_lock_init(&gt->pm_unpark_work_lock);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&gt->pm_unpark_work_list);
+
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&gt->closed_vma);
 	spin_lock_init(&gt->closed_lock);
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_gt_pm.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_gt_pm.c
index dea8e2479897..564c11a3748b 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_gt_pm.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_gt_pm.c
@@ -90,6 +90,13 @@ static int __gt_unpark(struct intel_wakeref *wf)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static void __gt_unpark_work_queue(struct intel_wakeref *wf)
+{
+	struct intel_gt *gt = container_of(wf, typeof(*gt), wakeref);
+
+	intel_gt_pm_unpark_work_queue(gt);
+}
+
 static int __gt_park(struct intel_wakeref *wf)
 {
 	struct intel_gt *gt = container_of(wf, typeof(*gt), wakeref);
@@ -118,6 +125,7 @@ static int __gt_park(struct intel_wakeref *wf)
 
 static const struct intel_wakeref_ops wf_ops = {
 	.get = __gt_unpark,
+	.post_get = __gt_unpark_work_queue,
 	.put = __gt_park,
 };
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_gt_pm_unpark_work.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_gt_pm_unpark_work.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..23162dbd0c35
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_gt_pm_unpark_work.c
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+/*
+ * Copyright © 2021 Intel Corporation
+ */
+
+#include "i915_drv.h"
+#include "intel_runtime_pm.h"
+#include "intel_gt_pm.h"
+
+void intel_gt_pm_unpark_work_queue(struct intel_gt *gt)
+{
+	struct intel_gt_pm_unpark_work *work, *next;
+	unsigned long flags;
+
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&gt->pm_unpark_work_lock, flags);
+	list_for_each_entry_safe(work, next,
+				 &gt->pm_unpark_work_list, link) {
+		list_del_init(&work->link);
+		queue_work(system_unbound_wq, &work->worker);
+	}
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&gt->pm_unpark_work_lock, flags);
+}
+
+void intel_gt_pm_unpark_work_add(struct intel_gt *gt,
+				 struct intel_gt_pm_unpark_work *work)
+{
+	unsigned long flags;
+
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&gt->pm_unpark_work_lock, flags);
+	if (intel_gt_pm_is_awake(gt))
+		queue_work(system_unbound_wq, &work->worker);
+	else if (list_empty(&work->link))
+		list_add_tail(&work->link, &gt->pm_unpark_work_list);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&gt->pm_unpark_work_lock, flags);
+}
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_gt_pm_unpark_work.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_gt_pm_unpark_work.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..08e9011be023
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_gt_pm_unpark_work.h
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT */
+/*
+ * Copyright © 2021 Intel Corporation
+ */
+
+#ifndef INTEL_GT_PM_UNPARK_WORK_H
+#define INTEL_GT_PM_UNPARK_WORK_H
+
+#include <linux/list.h>
+#include <linux/workqueue.h>
+
+struct intel_gt;
+
+struct intel_gt_pm_unpark_work {
+	struct list_head link;
+	struct work_struct worker;
+};
+
+void intel_gt_pm_unpark_work_queue(struct intel_gt *gt);
+
+void intel_gt_pm_unpark_work_add(struct intel_gt *gt,
+				 struct intel_gt_pm_unpark_work *work);
+
+static inline void
+intel_gt_pm_unpark_work_init(struct intel_gt_pm_unpark_work *work,
+			     work_func_t fn)
+{
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&work->link);
+	INIT_WORK(&work->worker, fn);
+}
+
+#endif /* INTEL_GT_PM_UNPARK_WORK_H */
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_gt_types.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_gt_types.h
index 97a5075288d2..8d8a946561fa 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_gt_types.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_gt_types.h
@@ -91,6 +91,9 @@ struct intel_gt {
 	struct intel_wakeref wakeref;
 	atomic_t user_wakeref;
 
+	struct list_head pm_unpark_work_list;
+	spinlock_t pm_unpark_work_lock;	/* protect list */
+
 	struct list_head closed_vma;
 	spinlock_t closed_lock; /* guards the list of closed_vma */
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/uc/intel_guc.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/uc/intel_guc.h
index 72fdfa1f6ccd..aedd5a4281b8 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/uc/intel_guc.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/uc/intel_guc.h
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 #include "intel_uc_fw.h"
 #include "i915_utils.h"
 #include "i915_vma.h"
+#include "gt/intel_gt_pm_unpark_work.h"
 
 struct __guc_ads_blob;
 
@@ -63,7 +64,7 @@ struct intel_guc {
 
 	spinlock_t destroy_lock;	/* protects list / worker */
 	struct list_head destroyed_contexts;
-	struct work_struct destroy_worker;
+	struct intel_gt_pm_unpark_work destroy_worker;
 
 	bool submission_supported;
 	bool submission_selected;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/uc/intel_guc_submission.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/uc/intel_guc_submission.c
index 262fa77b56e2..7fe4d1559a81 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/uc/intel_guc_submission.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/uc/intel_guc_submission.c
@@ -1406,8 +1406,9 @@ int intel_guc_submission_init(struct intel_guc *guc)
 	ida_init(&guc->guc_ids);
 
 	spin_lock_init(&guc->destroy_lock);
+
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&guc->destroyed_contexts);
-	INIT_WORK(&guc->destroy_worker, destroy_worker_func);
+	intel_gt_pm_unpark_work_init(&guc->destroy_worker, destroy_worker_func);
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -2446,13 +2447,18 @@ static void deregister_destroyed_contexts(struct intel_guc *guc)
 
 static void destroy_worker_func(struct work_struct *w)
 {
+	struct intel_gt_pm_unpark_work *destroy_worker =
+		container_of(w, struct intel_gt_pm_unpark_work, worker);
 	struct intel_guc *guc =
-		container_of(w, struct intel_guc, destroy_worker);
+		container_of(destroy_worker, struct intel_guc, destroy_worker);
 	struct intel_gt *gt = guc_to_gt(guc);
 	int tmp;
 
-	with_intel_gt_pm(gt, tmp)
+	with_intel_gt_pm_if_awake(gt, tmp)
 		deregister_destroyed_contexts(guc);
+
+	if (!list_empty(&guc->destroyed_contexts))
+		intel_gt_pm_unpark_work_add(gt, destroy_worker);
 }
 
 static void guc_context_destroy(struct kref *kref)
@@ -2515,7 +2521,7 @@ static void guc_context_destroy(struct kref *kref)
 	 * take the GT PM for the first time which isn't allowed from an atomic
 	 * context.
 	 */
-	queue_work(system_unbound_wq, &guc->destroy_worker);
+	intel_gt_pm_unpark_work_add(guc_to_gt(guc), &guc->destroy_worker);
 }
 
 static int guc_context_alloc(struct intel_context *ce)
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_wakeref.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_wakeref.c
index dfd87d082218..282fc4f312e3 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_wakeref.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_wakeref.c
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ static void rpm_put(struct intel_wakeref *wf)
 
 int __intel_wakeref_get_first(struct intel_wakeref *wf)
 {
+	bool do_post = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Treat get/put as different subclasses, as we may need to run
 	 * the put callback from under the shrinker and do not want to
@@ -44,8 +46,11 @@ int __intel_wakeref_get_first(struct intel_wakeref *wf)
 		}
 
 		smp_mb__before_atomic(); /* release wf->count */
+		do_post = true;
 	}
 	atomic_inc(&wf->count);
+	if (do_post && wf->ops->post_get)
+		wf->ops->post_get(wf);
 	mutex_unlock(&wf->mutex);
 
 	INTEL_WAKEREF_BUG_ON(atomic_read(&wf->count) <= 0);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_wakeref.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_wakeref.h
index 545c8f277c46..ef7e6a698e8a 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_wakeref.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_wakeref.h
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ typedef depot_stack_handle_t intel_wakeref_t;
 
 struct intel_wakeref_ops {
 	int (*get)(struct intel_wakeref *wf);
+	void (*post_get)(struct intel_wakeref *wf);
 	int (*put)(struct intel_wakeref *wf);
 };
 
