diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_execbuffer.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_execbuffer.c
index 9338cdb0ed56..3b7d5de14b23 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_execbuffer.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_execbuffer.c
@@ -1374,9 +1374,15 @@ eb_relocate_entry(struct i915_execbuffer *eb,
 		 */
 		if (reloc->write_domain == I915_GEM_DOMAIN_INSTRUCTION &&
 		    GRAPHICS_VER(eb->i915) == 6) {
+			struct i915_vma_resource *vma_res =
+				i915_vma_resource_alloc();
+
+			if (IS_ERR(vma_res))
+				return PTR_ERR(vma_res);
+
 			err = i915_vma_bind(target->vma,
 					    target->vma->obj->cache_level,
-					    PIN_GLOBAL, NULL);
+					    PIN_GLOBAL, NULL, vma_res);
 			if (err)
 				return err;
 		}
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_vma.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_vma.c
index 90546fa58fc1..2b331c5f0a5f 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_vma.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_vma.c
@@ -38,8 +38,35 @@
 #include "i915_trace.h"
 #include "i915_vma.h"
 
+/**
+ * struct i915_vma_resource - Snapshotted unbind information.
+ * @unbind_fence: Fence to mark unbinding complete. Note that this fence
+ * is not considered published until unbind is scheduled, and as such it
+ * is illegal to access this fence before scheduled unbind other than
+ * for refcounting.
+ * @lock: The @unbind_fence lock. We're also using it to protect the weak
+ * pointer to the struct i915_vma, @vma during lookup and takedown.
+ * @vma: Weak back-pointer to the parent vma struct. This pointer is
+ * protected by @lock, and a reference on @vma needs to be taken
+ * using kref_get_unless_zero.
+ * @hold_count: Number of holders blocking the fence from finishing.
+ * The vma itself is keeping a hold, which is released when unbind
+ * is scheduled.
+ */
+struct i915_vma_resource {
+	struct dma_fence unbind_fence;
+	/* See above for description of the lock. */
+	spinlock_t lock;
+	struct i915_vma *vma;
+	refcount_t hold_count;
+};
+
 static struct kmem_cache *slab_vmas;
 
+static void i915_vma_resource_init(struct i915_vma_resource *vma_res,
+				   struct i915_vma *vma);
+static struct dma_fence *i915_vma_resource_unbind(struct i915_vma_resource *vma_res);
+
 struct i915_vma *i915_vma_alloc(void)
 {
 	return kmem_cache_zalloc(slab_vmas, GFP_KERNEL);
@@ -363,6 +390,8 @@ int i915_vma_wait_for_bind(struct i915_vma *vma)
  * @cache_level: mapping cache level
  * @flags: flags like global or local mapping
  * @work: preallocated worker for allocating and binding the PTE
+ * @vma_res: pointer to a preallocated vma resource. The resource is either
+ * consumed or freed.
  *
  * DMA addresses are taken from the scatter-gather table of this object (or of
  * this VMA in case of non-default GGTT views) and PTE entries set up.
@@ -371,7 +400,8 @@ int i915_vma_wait_for_bind(struct i915_vma *vma)
 int i915_vma_bind(struct i915_vma *vma,
 		  enum i915_cache_level cache_level,
 		  u32 flags,
-		  struct i915_vma_work *work)
+		  struct i915_vma_work *work,
+		  struct i915_vma_resource *vma_res)
 {
 	u32 bind_flags;
 	u32 vma_flags;
@@ -381,11 +411,15 @@ int i915_vma_bind(struct i915_vma *vma,
 
 	if (GEM_DEBUG_WARN_ON(range_overflows(vma->node.start,
 					      vma->node.size,
-					      vma->vm->total)))
+					      vma->vm->total))) {
+		kfree(vma_res);
 		return -ENODEV;
+	}
 
-	if (GEM_DEBUG_WARN_ON(!flags))
+	if (GEM_DEBUG_WARN_ON(!flags)) {
+		kfree(vma_res);
 		return -EINVAL;
+	}
 
 	bind_flags = flags;
 	bind_flags &= I915_VMA_GLOBAL_BIND | I915_VMA_LOCAL_BIND;
@@ -394,11 +428,15 @@ int i915_vma_bind(struct i915_vma *vma,
 	vma_flags &= I915_VMA_GLOBAL_BIND | I915_VMA_LOCAL_BIND;
 
 	bind_flags &= ~vma_flags;
-	if (bind_flags == 0)
+	if (bind_flags == 0) {
+		kfree(vma_res);
 		return 0;
+	}
 
 	GEM_BUG_ON(!vma->pages);
 
+	i915_vma_resource_init(vma_res, vma);
+	vma->resource = vma_res;
 	trace_i915_vma_bind(vma, bind_flags);
 	if (work && bind_flags & vma->vm->bind_async_flags) {
 		struct dma_fence *prev;
@@ -870,6 +908,7 @@ int i915_vma_pin_ww(struct i915_vma *vma, struct i915_gem_ww_ctx *ww,
 		    u64 size, u64 alignment, u64 flags)
 {
 	struct i915_vma_work *work = NULL;
+	struct i915_vma_resource *vma_res;
 	intel_wakeref_t wakeref = 0;
 	unsigned int bound;
 	int err;
@@ -923,6 +962,12 @@ int i915_vma_pin_ww(struct i915_vma *vma, struct i915_gem_ww_ctx *ww,
 		}
 	}
 
+	vma_res = i915_vma_resource_alloc();
+	if (IS_ERR(vma_res)) {
+		err = PTR_ERR(vma_res);
+		goto err_fence;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * Differentiate between user/kernel vma inside the aliasing-ppgtt.
 	 *
@@ -984,7 +1029,7 @@ int i915_vma_pin_ww(struct i915_vma *vma, struct i915_gem_ww_ctx *ww,
 	GEM_BUG_ON(!vma->pages);
 	err = i915_vma_bind(vma,
 			    vma->obj ? vma->obj->cache_level : 0,
-			    flags, work);
+			    flags, work, vma_res);
 	if (err)
 		goto err_remove;
 
@@ -1014,6 +1059,7 @@ int i915_vma_pin_ww(struct i915_vma *vma, struct i915_gem_ww_ctx *ww,
 	if (wakeref)
 		intel_runtime_pm_put(&vma->vm->i915->runtime_pm, wakeref);
 	vma_put_pages(vma);
+
 	return err;
 }
 
@@ -1331,6 +1377,7 @@ void __i915_vma_evict(struct i915_vma *vma)
 
 int __i915_vma_unbind(struct i915_vma *vma)
 {
+	struct dma_fence *unbind_fence;
 	int ret;
 
 	lockdep_assert_held(&vma->vm->mutex);
@@ -1356,6 +1403,16 @@ int __i915_vma_unbind(struct i915_vma *vma)
 	__i915_vma_evict(vma);
 
 	drm_mm_remove_node(&vma->node); /* pairs with i915_vma_release() */
+	unbind_fence = i915_vma_resource_unbind(vma->resource);
+
+	/*
+	 * This uninterruptible wait under the vm mutex is currently
+	 * only ever blocking while the vma is being captured from.
+	 * With async unbinding, this wait here will be removed.
+	 */
+	dma_fence_wait(unbind_fence, false);
+	dma_fence_put(unbind_fence);
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -1388,7 +1445,6 @@ int i915_vma_unbind(struct i915_vma *vma)
 
 	err = __i915_vma_unbind(vma);
 	mutex_unlock(&vm->mutex);
-
 out_rpm:
 	if (wakeref)
 		intel_runtime_pm_put(&vm->i915->runtime_pm, wakeref);
@@ -1411,6 +1467,130 @@ void i915_vma_make_purgeable(struct i915_vma *vma)
 	i915_gem_object_make_purgeable(vma->obj);
 }
 
+static const char *get_driver_name(struct dma_fence *fence)
+{
+	return "vma unbind fence";
+}
+
+static const char *get_timeline_name(struct dma_fence *fence)
+{
+	return "unbound";
+}
+
+static struct dma_fence_ops unbind_fence_ops = {
+	.get_driver_name = get_driver_name,
+	.get_timeline_name = get_timeline_name,
+};
+
+struct i915_vma_resource *i915_vma_resource_alloc(void)
+{
+	struct i915_vma_resource *vma_res =
+		kzalloc(sizeof(*vma_res), GFP_KERNEL);
+
+	return vma_res ? vma_res : ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
+}
+
+static void i915_vma_resource_init(struct i915_vma_resource *vma_res,
+				   struct i915_vma *vma)
+{
+	vma_res->vma = vma;
+	spin_lock_init(&vma_res->lock);
+	dma_fence_init(&vma_res->unbind_fence, &unbind_fence_ops,
+		       &vma_res->lock, 0, 0);
+	refcount_set(&vma_res->hold_count, 1);
+}
+
+static void __i915_vma_resource_unhold(struct i915_vma_resource *vma_res)
+{
+	if (refcount_dec_and_test(&vma_res->hold_count))
+		dma_fence_signal(&vma_res->unbind_fence);
+}
+
+/**
+ * i915_vma_resource_hold - Unhold the signaling of the vma resource unbind
+ * fence.
+ * @vma_res: The vma resource.
+ * @lockdep_cookie: The lockdep cookie returned from i915_vma_resource_hold.
+ *
+ * The function may leave a dma_fence critical section.
+ */
+void i915_vma_resource_unhold(struct i915_vma_resource *vma_res,
+			      bool lockdep_cookie)
+{
+	dma_fence_end_signalling(lockdep_cookie);
+
+	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_PROVE_LOCKING)) {
+		unsigned long irq_flags;
+
+		/* Inefficient open-coded might_lock_irqsave() */
+		spin_lock_irqsave(&vma_res->lock, irq_flags);
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&vma_res->lock, irq_flags);
+	}
+
+	__i915_vma_resource_unhold(vma_res);
+}
+
+/**
+ * i915_vma_resource_hold - Hold the signaling of the vma resource unbind fence.
+ * @vma_res: The vma resource.
+ * @lockdep_cookie: Pointer to a bool serving as a lockdep cooke that should
+ * be given as an argument to the pairing i915_vma_resource_unhold.
+ *
+ * If returning true, the function enters a dma_fence signalling critical
+ * section is not in one already.
+ *
+ * Return: true if holding successful, false if not.
+ */
+bool i915_vma_resource_hold(struct i915_vma_resource *vma_res,
+			    bool *lockdep_cookie)
+{
+	bool held = refcount_inc_not_zero(&vma_res->hold_count);
+
+	if (held)
+		*lockdep_cookie = dma_fence_begin_signalling();
+
+	return held;
+}
+
+/**
+ * i915_vma_get_current_resource - Return the vma's current vma resource
+ * @vma: The vma referencing the resource.
+ *
+ * Return: A refcounted pointer to the vma's current vma resource.
+ */
+struct i915_vma_resource *i915_vma_get_current_resource(struct i915_vma *vma)
+{
+	GEM_BUG_ON(!vma->resource);
+
+	dma_fence_get(&vma->resource->unbind_fence);
+	return vma->resource;
+}
+
+/**
+ * i915_vma_resource_put - Release a reference to a struct i915_vma_resource
+ * @vma_res: The resource
+ */
+void i915_vma_resource_put(struct i915_vma_resource *vma_res)
+{
+	dma_fence_put(&vma_res->unbind_fence);
+}
+
+static struct dma_fence *
+i915_vma_resource_unbind(struct i915_vma_resource *vma_res)
+{
+	/* Reference is transferred to the returned dma_fence pointer */
+	vma_res->vma->resource = NULL;
+
+	spin_lock(&vma_res->lock);
+	/* Kill the weak reference under the spinlock. */
+	vma_res->vma = NULL;
+	spin_unlock(&vma_res->lock);
+
+	/* With async unbind, schedule it here. */
+	__i915_vma_resource_unhold(vma_res);
+	return &vma_res->unbind_fence;
+}
+
 #if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_DRM_I915_SELFTEST)
 #include "selftests/i915_vma.c"
 #endif
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_vma.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_vma.h
index 648dbe744c96..6235989ec425 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_vma.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_vma.h
@@ -206,7 +206,8 @@ struct i915_vma_work *i915_vma_work(void);
 int i915_vma_bind(struct i915_vma *vma,
 		  enum i915_cache_level cache_level,
 		  u32 flags,
-		  struct i915_vma_work *work);
+		  struct i915_vma_work *work,
+		  struct i915_vma_resource *vma_res);
 
 bool i915_gem_valid_gtt_space(struct i915_vma *vma, unsigned long color);
 bool i915_vma_misplaced(const struct i915_vma *vma,
@@ -433,6 +434,18 @@ static inline int i915_vma_sync(struct i915_vma *vma)
 	return i915_active_wait(&vma->active);
 }
 
+bool i915_vma_resource_hold(struct i915_vma_resource *vma_res,
+			    bool *lockdep_cookie);
+
+void i915_vma_resource_unhold(struct i915_vma_resource *vma_res,
+			      bool lockdep_cookie);
+
+void i915_vma_resource_put(struct i915_vma_resource *vma_res);
+
+struct i915_vma_resource *i915_vma_get_current_resource(struct i915_vma *vma);
+
+struct i915_vma_resource *i915_vma_resource_alloc(void);
+
 void i915_vma_module_exit(void);
 int i915_vma_module_init(void);
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_vma_snapshot.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_vma_snapshot.c
index 44985d600f96..b4ee8220df85 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_vma_snapshot.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_vma_snapshot.c
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ void i915_vma_snapshot_init(struct i915_vma_snapshot *vsnap,
 	if (vma->obj->mm.region)
 		vsnap->mr = intel_memory_region_get(vma->obj->mm.region);
 	kref_init(&vsnap->kref);
-	vsnap->vma_resource = &vma->active;
+	vsnap->vma_resource = i915_vma_get_current_resource(vma);
 	vsnap->onstack = false;
 	vsnap->present = true;
 }
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ static void vma_snapshot_release(struct kref *ref)
 		container_of(ref, typeof(*vsnap), kref);
 
 	vsnap->present = false;
+	i915_vma_resource_put(vsnap->vma_resource);
 	if (vsnap->mr)
 		intel_memory_region_put(vsnap->mr);
 	if (vsnap->pages_rsgt)
@@ -112,12 +113,7 @@ void i915_vma_snapshot_put_onstack(struct i915_vma_snapshot *vsnap)
 bool i915_vma_snapshot_resource_pin(struct i915_vma_snapshot *vsnap,
 				    bool *lockdep_cookie)
 {
-	bool pinned = i915_active_acquire_if_busy(vsnap->vma_resource);
-
-	if (pinned)
-		*lockdep_cookie = dma_fence_begin_signalling();
-
-	return pinned;
+	return i915_vma_resource_hold(vsnap->vma_resource, lockdep_cookie);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -131,7 +127,5 @@ bool i915_vma_snapshot_resource_pin(struct i915_vma_snapshot *vsnap,
 void i915_vma_snapshot_resource_unpin(struct i915_vma_snapshot *vsnap,
 				      bool lockdep_cookie)
 {
-	dma_fence_end_signalling(lockdep_cookie);
-
-	return i915_active_release(vsnap->vma_resource);
+	i915_vma_resource_unhold(vsnap->vma_resource, lockdep_cookie);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_vma_snapshot.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_vma_snapshot.h
index 940581df4622..d083b6bf1b11 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_vma_snapshot.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_vma_snapshot.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ struct i915_vma_snapshot {
 	struct i915_refct_sgt *pages_rsgt;
 	struct intel_memory_region *mr;
 	struct kref kref;
-	struct i915_active *vma_resource;
+	struct i915_vma_resource *vma_resource;
 	u32 page_sizes;
 	bool onstack:1;
 	bool present:1;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_vma_types.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_vma_types.h
index 80e93bf00f2e..14d20ac5350c 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_vma_types.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_vma_types.h
@@ -95,6 +95,8 @@ enum i915_cache_level;
  *
  */
 
+struct i915_vma_resource;
+
 struct intel_remapped_plane_info {
 	/* in gtt pages */
 	u32 offset;
@@ -284,6 +286,9 @@ struct i915_vma {
 	struct list_head evict_link;
 
 	struct list_head closed_link;
+
+	/** The async vma resource. Protected by the vm_mutex */
+	struct i915_vma_resource *resource;
 };
 
 #endif
