diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_execbuffer.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_execbuffer.c
index 301e67dcdbde..4cdaf5d81ef1 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_execbuffer.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_execbuffer.c
@@ -1054,15 +1054,6 @@ static int eb_reserve_vma(struct eb_vm_work *work, struct eb_bind_vma *bind)
 		return err;
 
 pin:
-	if (unlikely(exec_flags & EXEC_OBJECT_NEEDS_FENCE)) {
-		err = __i915_vma_pin_fence(vma); /* XXX no waiting */
-		if (unlikely(err))
-			return err;
-
-		if (vma->fence)
-			bind->ev->flags |= __EXEC_OBJECT_HAS_FENCE;
-	}
-
 	bind_flags &= ~atomic_read(&vma->flags);
 	if (bind_flags) {
 		err = set_bind_fence(vma, work);
@@ -1093,6 +1084,15 @@ static int eb_reserve_vma(struct eb_vm_work *work, struct eb_bind_vma *bind)
 	bind->ev->flags |= __EXEC_OBJECT_HAS_PIN;
 	GEM_BUG_ON(eb_vma_misplaced(entry, vma, bind->ev->flags));
 
+	if (unlikely(exec_flags & EXEC_OBJECT_NEEDS_FENCE)) {
+		err = __i915_vma_pin_fence_async(vma, &work->base);
+		if (unlikely(err))
+			return err;
+
+		if (vma->fence)
+			bind->ev->flags |= __EXEC_OBJECT_HAS_FENCE;
+	}
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -1158,6 +1158,9 @@ static void __eb_bind_vma(struct eb_vm_work *work)
 		struct eb_bind_vma *bind = &work->bind[n];
 		struct i915_vma *vma = bind->ev->vma;
 
+		if (bind->ev->flags & __EXEC_OBJECT_HAS_FENCE)
+			__i915_vma_apply_fence_async(vma);
+
 		if (!bind->bind_flags)
 			goto put;
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_ggtt_fencing.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_ggtt_fencing.c
index 7fb36b12fe7a..ce06b949dc7c 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_ggtt_fencing.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_ggtt_fencing.c
@@ -21,10 +21,13 @@
  * IN THE SOFTWARE.
  */
 
+#include "i915_active.h"
 #include "i915_drv.h"
 #include "i915_scatterlist.h"
+#include "i915_sw_fence_work.h"
 #include "i915_pvinfo.h"
 #include "i915_vgpu.h"
+#include "i915_vma.h"
 
 /**
  * DOC: fence register handling
@@ -340,19 +343,37 @@ static struct i915_fence_reg *fence_find(struct i915_ggtt *ggtt)
 	return ERR_PTR(-EDEADLK);
 }
 
-int __i915_vma_pin_fence(struct i915_vma *vma)
+static int fence_wait_bind(struct i915_fence_reg *reg)
+{
+	struct dma_fence *fence;
+	int err = 0;
+
+	fence = i915_active_fence_get(&reg->active.excl);
+	if (fence) {
+		err = dma_fence_wait(fence, true);
+		dma_fence_put(fence);
+	}
+
+	return err;
+}
+
+static int __i915_vma_pin_fence(struct i915_vma *vma)
 {
 	struct i915_ggtt *ggtt = i915_vm_to_ggtt(vma->vm);
-	struct i915_fence_reg *fence;
+	struct i915_fence_reg *fence = vma->fence;
 	struct i915_vma *set = i915_gem_object_is_tiled(vma->obj) ? vma : NULL;
 	int err;
 
 	lockdep_assert_held(&vma->vm->mutex);
 
 	/* Just update our place in the LRU if our fence is getting reused. */
-	if (vma->fence) {
-		fence = vma->fence;
+	if (fence) {
 		GEM_BUG_ON(fence->vma != vma);
+
+		err = fence_wait_bind(fence);
+		if (err)
+			return err;
+
 		atomic_inc(&fence->pin_count);
 		if (!fence->dirty) {
 			list_move_tail(&fence->link, &ggtt->fence_list);
@@ -384,6 +405,116 @@ int __i915_vma_pin_fence(struct i915_vma *vma)
 	return err;
 }
 
+static int set_bind_fence(struct i915_fence_reg *fence,
+			  struct dma_fence_work *work)
+{
+	struct dma_fence *prev;
+	int err;
+
+	if (rcu_access_pointer(fence->active.excl.fence) == &work->dma)
+		return 0;
+
+	err = i915_sw_fence_await_active(&work->chain,
+					 &fence->active,
+					 I915_ACTIVE_AWAIT_ACTIVE);
+	if (err)
+		return err;
+
+	if (i915_active_acquire(&fence->active))
+		return -ENOENT;
+
+	prev = i915_active_set_exclusive(&fence->active, &work->dma);
+	if (unlikely(prev)) {
+		err = i915_sw_fence_await_dma_fence(&work->chain, prev, 0,
+						    GFP_NOWAIT | __GFP_NOWARN);
+		dma_fence_put(prev);
+	}
+
+	i915_active_release(&fence->active);
+	return err < 0 ? err : 0;
+}
+
+int __i915_vma_pin_fence_async(struct i915_vma *vma,
+			       struct dma_fence_work *work)
+{
+	struct i915_ggtt *ggtt = i915_vm_to_ggtt(vma->vm);
+	struct i915_vma *set = i915_gem_object_is_tiled(vma->obj) ? vma : NULL;
+	struct i915_fence_reg *fence = vma->fence;
+	int err;
+
+	lockdep_assert_held(&vma->vm->mutex);
+
+	/* Just update our place in the LRU if our fence is getting reused. */
+	if (fence) {
+		GEM_BUG_ON(fence->vma != vma);
+		GEM_BUG_ON(!i915_vma_is_map_and_fenceable(vma));
+	} else if (set) {
+		if (!i915_vma_is_map_and_fenceable(vma))
+			return -EINVAL;
+
+		fence = fence_find(ggtt);
+		if (IS_ERR(fence))
+			return -ENOSPC;
+
+		GEM_BUG_ON(atomic_read(&fence->pin_count));
+		fence->dirty = true;
+	} else {
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	atomic_inc(&fence->pin_count);
+	list_move_tail(&fence->link, &ggtt->fence_list);
+	if (!fence->dirty)
+		return 0;
+
+	if (INTEL_GEN(fence_to_i915(fence)) < 4 &&
+	    rcu_access_pointer(vma->active.excl.fence) != &work->dma) {
+		/* implicit 'unfenced' GPU blits */
+		err = i915_sw_fence_await_active(&work->chain,
+						 &vma->active,
+						 I915_ACTIVE_AWAIT_ACTIVE);
+		if (err)
+			goto err_unpin;
+	}
+
+	err = set_bind_fence(fence, work);
+	if (err)
+		goto err_unpin;
+
+	if (set) {
+		fence->start = vma->node.start;
+		fence->size  = vma->fence_size;
+		fence->stride = i915_gem_object_get_stride(vma->obj);
+		fence->tiling = i915_gem_object_get_tiling(vma->obj);
+
+		vma->fence = fence;
+	} else {
+		fence->tiling = 0;
+		vma->fence = NULL;
+	}
+
+	set = xchg(&fence->vma, set);
+	if (set && set != vma) {
+		GEM_BUG_ON(set->fence != fence);
+		WRITE_ONCE(set->fence, NULL);
+		i915_vma_revoke_mmap(set);
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+
+err_unpin:
+	atomic_dec(&fence->pin_count);
+	return err;
+}
+
+void __i915_vma_apply_fence_async(struct i915_vma *vma)
+{
+	struct i915_fence_reg *fence = vma->fence;
+
+	if (fence->dirty)
+		fence_write(fence);
+}
+
 /**
  * i915_vma_pin_fence - set up fencing for a vma
  * @vma: vma to map through a fence reg
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_ggtt_fencing.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_ggtt_fencing.h
index 9eef679e1311..d306ac14d47e 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_ggtt_fencing.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_ggtt_fencing.h
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 
 #include "i915_active.h"
 
+struct dma_fence_work;
 struct drm_i915_gem_object;
 struct i915_ggtt;
 struct i915_vma;
@@ -70,6 +71,10 @@ void i915_gem_object_do_bit_17_swizzle(struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj,
 void i915_gem_object_save_bit_17_swizzle(struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj,
 					 struct sg_table *pages);
 
+int __i915_vma_pin_fence_async(struct i915_vma *vma,
+			       struct dma_fence_work *work);
+void __i915_vma_apply_fence_async(struct i915_vma *vma);
+
 void intel_ggtt_init_fences(struct i915_ggtt *ggtt);
 void intel_ggtt_fini_fences(struct i915_ggtt *ggtt);
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_vma.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_vma.h
index 9a26e6cbe8cd..4c0882041513 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_vma.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_vma.h
@@ -334,8 +334,6 @@ static inline struct page *i915_vma_first_page(struct i915_vma *vma)
 int __must_check i915_vma_pin_fence(struct i915_vma *vma);
 void i915_vma_revoke_fence(struct i915_vma *vma);
 
-int __i915_vma_pin_fence(struct i915_vma *vma);
-
 static inline void __i915_vma_unpin_fence(struct i915_vma *vma)
 {
 	GEM_BUG_ON(atomic_read(&vma->fence->pin_count) <= 0);
