diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_engine_types.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_engine_types.h
index 00287515e7af..d146d2fbd42a 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_engine_types.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_engine_types.h
@@ -156,6 +156,15 @@ struct intel_engine_execlists {
 	 */
 	struct i915_priolist default_priolist;
 
+	/**
+	 * @yield: CCID at the time of the last semaphore-wait interrupt.
+	 *
+	 * Instead of leaving a semaphore busy-spinning on an engine, we would
+	 * like to switch to another ready context, i.e. yielding the semaphore
+	 * timeslice.
+	 */
+	u32 yield;
+
 	/**
 	 * @no_priolist: priority lists disabled
 	 */
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_gt_irq.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_gt_irq.c
index f796bdf1ed30..f5772eb548ee 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_gt_irq.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_gt_irq.c
@@ -24,6 +24,12 @@ cs_irq_handler(struct intel_engine_cs *engine, u32 iir)
 {
 	bool tasklet = false;
 
+	if (iir & GT_WAIT_SEMAPHORE_INTERRUPT) {
+		engine->execlists.yield = ENGINE_READ_FW(engine, EXECLIST_CCID);
+		if (del_timer(&engine->execlists.timer))
+			tasklet = true;
+	}
+
 	if (iir & GT_CONTEXT_SWITCH_INTERRUPT)
 		tasklet = true;
 
@@ -210,7 +216,10 @@ void gen11_gt_irq_reset(struct intel_gt *gt)
 
 void gen11_gt_irq_postinstall(struct intel_gt *gt)
 {
-	const u32 irqs = GT_RENDER_USER_INTERRUPT | GT_CONTEXT_SWITCH_INTERRUPT;
+	const u32 irqs =
+		GT_RENDER_USER_INTERRUPT |
+		GT_CONTEXT_SWITCH_INTERRUPT |
+		GT_WAIT_SEMAPHORE_INTERRUPT;
 	struct intel_uncore *uncore = gt->uncore;
 	const u32 dmask = irqs << 16 | irqs;
 	const u32 smask = irqs << 16;
@@ -357,21 +366,15 @@ void gen8_gt_irq_postinstall(struct intel_gt *gt)
 	struct intel_uncore *uncore = gt->uncore;
 
 	/* These are interrupts we'll toggle with the ring mask register */
+	const u32 irqs =
+		GT_RENDER_USER_INTERRUPT |
+		GT_CONTEXT_SWITCH_INTERRUPT |
+		GT_WAIT_SEMAPHORE_INTERRUPT;
 	u32 gt_interrupts[] = {
-		(GT_RENDER_USER_INTERRUPT << GEN8_RCS_IRQ_SHIFT |
-		 GT_CONTEXT_SWITCH_INTERRUPT << GEN8_RCS_IRQ_SHIFT |
-		 GT_RENDER_USER_INTERRUPT << GEN8_BCS_IRQ_SHIFT |
-		 GT_CONTEXT_SWITCH_INTERRUPT << GEN8_BCS_IRQ_SHIFT),
-
-		(GT_RENDER_USER_INTERRUPT << GEN8_VCS0_IRQ_SHIFT |
-		 GT_CONTEXT_SWITCH_INTERRUPT << GEN8_VCS0_IRQ_SHIFT |
-		 GT_RENDER_USER_INTERRUPT << GEN8_VCS1_IRQ_SHIFT |
-		 GT_CONTEXT_SWITCH_INTERRUPT << GEN8_VCS1_IRQ_SHIFT),
-
+		irqs << GEN8_RCS_IRQ_SHIFT | irqs << GEN8_BCS_IRQ_SHIFT,
+		irqs << GEN8_VCS0_IRQ_SHIFT | irqs << GEN8_VCS1_IRQ_SHIFT,
 		0,
-
-		(GT_RENDER_USER_INTERRUPT << GEN8_VECS_IRQ_SHIFT |
-		 GT_CONTEXT_SWITCH_INTERRUPT << GEN8_VECS_IRQ_SHIFT)
+		irqs << GEN8_VECS_IRQ_SHIFT,
 	};
 
 	gt->pm_ier = 0x0;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_lrc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_lrc.c
index dcb5f122f662..39993de435b4 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_lrc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_lrc.c
@@ -1662,7 +1662,8 @@ static void defer_active(struct intel_engine_cs *engine)
 }
 
 static bool
-need_timeslice(struct intel_engine_cs *engine, const struct i915_request *rq)
+need_timeslice(const struct intel_engine_cs *engine,
+	       const struct i915_request *rq)
 {
 	int hint;
 
@@ -1678,6 +1679,17 @@ need_timeslice(struct intel_engine_cs *engine, const struct i915_request *rq)
 	return hint >= effective_prio(rq);
 }
 
+static bool
+timeslice_expired(const struct intel_engine_cs *engine,
+		  const struct i915_request *active)
+{
+	const struct intel_engine_execlists *execlists = &engine->execlists;
+
+	return (timer_expired(&execlists->timer) ||
+		/* Once bitten, forever smitten! */
+		upper_32_bits(active->context->lrc_desc) == execlists->yield);
+}
+
 static int
 switch_prio(struct intel_engine_cs *engine, const struct i915_request *rq)
 {
@@ -1693,8 +1705,7 @@ timeslice(const struct intel_engine_cs *engine)
 	return READ_ONCE(engine->props.timeslice_duration_ms);
 }
 
-static unsigned long
-active_timeslice(const struct intel_engine_cs *engine)
+static unsigned long active_timeslice(const struct intel_engine_cs *engine)
 {
 	const struct i915_request *rq = *engine->execlists.active;
 
@@ -1845,7 +1856,7 @@ static void execlists_dequeue(struct intel_engine_cs *engine)
 			last->context->lrc_desc |= CTX_DESC_FORCE_RESTORE;
 			last = NULL;
 		} else if (need_timeslice(engine, last) &&
-			   timer_expired(&engine->execlists.timer)) {
+			   timeslice_expired(engine, last)) {
 			ENGINE_TRACE(engine,
 				     "expired last=%llx:%lld, prio=%d, hint=%d\n",
 				     last->fence.context,
@@ -2111,6 +2122,7 @@ static void execlists_dequeue(struct intel_engine_cs *engine)
 		}
 		clear_ports(port + 1, last_port - port);
 
+		execlists->yield = -1u;
 		execlists_submit_ports(engine);
 		set_preempt_timeout(engine);
 	} else {
@@ -3973,6 +3985,7 @@ logical_ring_default_irqs(struct intel_engine_cs *engine)
 
 	engine->irq_enable_mask = GT_RENDER_USER_INTERRUPT << shift;
 	engine->irq_keep_mask = GT_CONTEXT_SWITCH_INTERRUPT << shift;
+	engine->irq_keep_mask |= GT_WAIT_SEMAPHORE_INTERRUPT << shift;
 }
 
 static void rcs_submission_override(struct intel_engine_cs *engine)
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_reg.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_reg.h
index cf770793be54..49c69e208d86 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_reg.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_reg.h
@@ -3105,6 +3105,7 @@ static inline bool i915_mmio_reg_valid(i915_reg_t reg)
 #define GT_BSD_CS_ERROR_INTERRUPT		(1 << 15)
 #define GT_BSD_USER_INTERRUPT			(1 << 12)
 #define GT_RENDER_L3_PARITY_ERROR_INTERRUPT_S1	(1 << 11) /* hsw+; rsvd on snb, ivb, vlv */
+#define GT_WAIT_SEMAPHORE_INTERRUPT		(1 <<  11) /* bdw+ */
 #define GT_CONTEXT_SWITCH_INTERRUPT		(1 <<  8)
 #define GT_RENDER_L3_PARITY_ERROR_INTERRUPT	(1 <<  5) /* !snb */
 #define GT_RENDER_PIPECTL_NOTIFY_INTERRUPT	(1 <<  4)
@@ -4056,6 +4057,10 @@ static inline bool i915_mmio_reg_valid(i915_reg_t reg)
 #define   CCID_EN			BIT(0)
 #define   CCID_EXTENDED_STATE_RESTORE	BIT(2)
 #define   CCID_EXTENDED_STATE_SAVE	BIT(3)
+
+#define EXECLIST_CCID(base) _MMIO((base) + 0x238)
+#define EXECLIST_STATUS(base) _MMIO((base) + 0x234)
+
 /*
  * Notes on SNB/IVB/VLV context size:
  * - Power context is saved elsewhere (LLC or stolen)
