diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/Makefile b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/Makefile
index 44d3a2bcb64c..1714089a10f0 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/Makefile
@@ -279,6 +279,7 @@ i915-y += i915_perf.o
 i915-$(CONFIG_DRM_I915_PXP) += \
 	pxp/intel_pxp.o \
 	pxp/intel_pxp_cmd.o \
+	pxp/intel_pxp_irq.o \
 	pxp/intel_pxp_session.o \
 	pxp/intel_pxp_tee.o
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_gt_irq.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_gt_irq.c
index c13462274fe8..96f0e9172a09 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_gt_irq.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_gt_irq.c
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 #include "intel_lrc_reg.h"
 #include "intel_uncore.h"
 #include "intel_rps.h"
+#include "pxp/intel_pxp_irq.h"
 
 static void guc_irq_handler(struct intel_guc *guc, u16 iir)
 {
@@ -64,6 +65,9 @@ gen11_other_irq_handler(struct intel_gt *gt, const u8 instance,
 	if (instance == OTHER_GTPM_INSTANCE)
 		return gen11_rps_irq_handler(&gt->rps, iir);
 
+	if (instance == OTHER_KCR_INSTANCE)
+		return intel_pxp_irq_handler(&gt->pxp, iir);
+
 	WARN_ONCE(1, "unhandled other interrupt instance=0x%x, iir=0x%x\n",
 		  instance, iir);
 }
@@ -190,6 +194,9 @@ void gen11_gt_irq_reset(struct intel_gt *gt)
 	intel_uncore_write(uncore, GEN11_GPM_WGBOXPERF_INTR_MASK,  ~0);
 	intel_uncore_write(uncore, GEN11_GUC_SG_INTR_ENABLE, 0);
 	intel_uncore_write(uncore, GEN11_GUC_SG_INTR_MASK,  ~0);
+
+	intel_uncore_write(uncore, GEN11_CRYPTO_RSVD_INTR_ENABLE, 0);
+	intel_uncore_write(uncore, GEN11_CRYPTO_RSVD_INTR_MASK,  ~0);
 }
 
 void gen11_gt_irq_postinstall(struct intel_gt *gt)
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_reg.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_reg.h
index 943fe485c662..2c583f2d410d 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_reg.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_reg.h
@@ -8051,6 +8051,7 @@ enum {
 /* irq instances for OTHER_CLASS */
 #define OTHER_GUC_INSTANCE	0
 #define OTHER_GTPM_INSTANCE	1
+#define OTHER_KCR_INSTANCE	4
 
 #define GEN11_INTR_IDENTITY_REG(x)	_MMIO(0x190060 + ((x) * 4))
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/pxp/intel_pxp.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/pxp/intel_pxp.c
index 26176d43a02d..b0c7edc10cc3 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/pxp/intel_pxp.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/pxp/intel_pxp.c
@@ -2,7 +2,9 @@
 /*
  * Copyright(c) 2020 Intel Corporation.
  */
+#include <linux/workqueue.h>
 #include "intel_pxp.h"
+#include "intel_pxp_irq.h"
 #include "intel_pxp_session.h"
 #include "intel_pxp_tee.h"
 #include "gt/intel_context.h"
@@ -68,6 +70,16 @@ void intel_pxp_init(struct intel_pxp *pxp)
 
 	mutex_init(&pxp->tee_mutex);
 
+	/*
+	 * we'll use the completion to check if there is a termination pending,
+	 * so we start it as completed and we reinit it when a termination
+	 * is triggered.
+	 */
+	init_completion(&pxp->termination);
+	complete_all(&pxp->termination);
+
+	INIT_WORK(&pxp->session_work, intel_pxp_session_work);
+
 	ret = create_vcs_context(pxp);
 	if (ret)
 		return;
@@ -96,19 +108,61 @@ void intel_pxp_fini(struct intel_pxp *pxp)
 	destroy_vcs_context(pxp);
 }
 
-void intel_pxp_init_hw(struct intel_pxp *pxp)
+void intel_pxp_mark_termination_in_progress(struct intel_pxp *pxp)
 {
-	int ret;
+	pxp->arb_is_valid = false;
+	reinit_completion(&pxp->termination);
+}
+
+static void intel_pxp_queue_termination(struct intel_pxp *pxp)
+{
+	struct intel_gt *gt = pxp_to_gt(pxp);
+
+	/*
+	 * We want to get the same effect as if we received a termination
+	 * interrupt, so just pretend that we did.
+	 */
+	spin_lock_irq(&gt->irq_lock);
+	intel_pxp_mark_termination_in_progress(pxp);
+	pxp->session_events |= PXP_TERMINATION_REQUEST;
+	queue_work(system_unbound_wq, &pxp->session_work);
+	spin_unlock_irq(&gt->irq_lock);
+}
 
+/*
+ * the arb session is restarted from the irq work when we receive the
+ * termination completion interrupt
+ */
+int intel_pxp_wait_for_arb_start(struct intel_pxp *pxp)
+{
+	if (!intel_pxp_is_enabled(pxp))
+		return 0;
+
+	if (!wait_for_completion_timeout(&pxp->termination,
+					 msecs_to_jiffies(100)))
+		return -ETIMEDOUT;
+
+	if (!pxp->arb_is_valid)
+		return -EIO;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+void intel_pxp_init_hw(struct intel_pxp *pxp)
+{
 	kcr_pxp_enable(pxp_to_gt(pxp));
+	intel_pxp_irq_enable(pxp);
 
-	/* always emit a full termination to clean the state */
-	ret = intel_pxp_terminate_arb_session_and_global(pxp);
-	if (!ret)
-		intel_pxp_create_arb_session(pxp);
+	/*
+	 * the session could've been attacked while we weren't loaded, so
+	 * handle it as if it was and re-create it.
+	 */
+	intel_pxp_queue_termination(pxp);
 }
 
 void intel_pxp_fini_hw(struct intel_pxp *pxp)
 {
 	kcr_pxp_disable(pxp_to_gt(pxp));
+
+	intel_pxp_irq_disable(pxp);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/pxp/intel_pxp.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/pxp/intel_pxp.h
index 8eeb65af78b1..074b3b980957 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/pxp/intel_pxp.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/pxp/intel_pxp.h
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@ void intel_pxp_fini(struct intel_pxp *pxp);
 
 void intel_pxp_init_hw(struct intel_pxp *pxp);
 void intel_pxp_fini_hw(struct intel_pxp *pxp);
+
+void intel_pxp_mark_termination_in_progress(struct intel_pxp *pxp);
+int intel_pxp_wait_for_arb_start(struct intel_pxp *pxp);
 #else
 static inline void intel_pxp_init(struct intel_pxp *pxp)
 {
@@ -38,6 +41,11 @@ static inline void intel_pxp_init(struct intel_pxp *pxp)
 static inline void intel_pxp_fini(struct intel_pxp *pxp)
 {
 }
+
+static inline int intel_pxp_wait_for_arb_start(struct intel_pxp *pxp)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
 #endif
 
 #endif /* __INTEL_PXP_H__ */
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/pxp/intel_pxp_irq.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/pxp/intel_pxp_irq.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..46eca1e81b9b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/pxp/intel_pxp_irq.c
@@ -0,0 +1,99 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+/*
+ * Copyright(c) 2020 Intel Corporation.
+ */
+#include <linux/workqueue.h>
+#include "intel_pxp.h"
+#include "intel_pxp_irq.h"
+#include "intel_pxp_session.h"
+#include "gt/intel_gt_irq.h"
+#include "i915_irq.h"
+#include "i915_reg.h"
+
+/**
+ * intel_pxp_irq_handler - Handles PXP interrupts.
+ * @pxp: pointer to pxp struct
+ * @iir: interrupt vector
+ */
+void intel_pxp_irq_handler(struct intel_pxp *pxp, u16 iir)
+{
+	struct intel_gt *gt = pxp_to_gt(pxp);
+
+	if (GEM_WARN_ON(!intel_pxp_is_enabled(pxp)))
+		return;
+
+	lockdep_assert_held(&gt->irq_lock);
+
+	if (unlikely(!iir))
+		return;
+
+	if (iir & (GEN12_DISPLAY_PXP_STATE_TERMINATED_INTERRUPT |
+		   GEN12_DISPLAY_APP_TERMINATED_PER_FW_REQ_INTERRUPT)) {
+		/* immediately mark PXP as inactive on termination */
+		intel_pxp_mark_termination_in_progress(pxp);
+		pxp->session_events |= PXP_TERMINATION_REQUEST;
+	}
+
+	if (iir & GEN12_DISPLAY_STATE_RESET_COMPLETE_INTERRUPT)
+		pxp->session_events |= PXP_TERMINATION_COMPLETE;
+
+	if (pxp->session_events)
+		queue_work(system_unbound_wq, &pxp->session_work);
+}
+
+static inline void __pxp_set_interrupts(struct intel_gt *gt, u32 interrupts)
+{
+	struct intel_uncore *uncore = gt->uncore;
+	const u32 mask = interrupts << 16;
+
+	intel_uncore_write(uncore, GEN11_CRYPTO_RSVD_INTR_ENABLE, mask);
+	intel_uncore_write(uncore, GEN11_CRYPTO_RSVD_INTR_MASK,  ~mask);
+}
+
+static inline void pxp_irq_reset(struct intel_gt *gt)
+{
+	spin_lock_irq(&gt->irq_lock);
+	gen11_gt_reset_one_iir(gt, 0, GEN11_KCR);
+	spin_unlock_irq(&gt->irq_lock);
+}
+
+void intel_pxp_irq_enable(struct intel_pxp *pxp)
+{
+	struct intel_gt *gt = pxp_to_gt(pxp);
+
+	spin_lock_irq(&gt->irq_lock);
+
+	if (!pxp->irq_enabled)
+		WARN_ON_ONCE(gen11_gt_reset_one_iir(gt, 0, GEN11_KCR));
+
+	__pxp_set_interrupts(gt, GEN12_PXP_INTERRUPTS);
+	pxp->irq_enabled = true;
+
+	spin_unlock_irq(&gt->irq_lock);
+}
+
+void intel_pxp_irq_disable(struct intel_pxp *pxp)
+{
+	struct intel_gt *gt = pxp_to_gt(pxp);
+
+	/*
+	 * We always need to submit a global termination when we re-enable the
+	 * interrupts, so there is no need to make sure that the session state
+	 * makes sense at the end of this function. Just make sure this is not
+	 * called in a path were the driver consider the session as valid and
+	 * doesn't call a termination on restart.
+	 */
+	GEM_WARN_ON(intel_pxp_is_active(pxp));
+
+	spin_lock_irq(&gt->irq_lock);
+
+	pxp->irq_enabled = false;
+	__pxp_set_interrupts(gt, 0);
+
+	spin_unlock_irq(&gt->irq_lock);
+	intel_synchronize_irq(gt->i915);
+
+	pxp_irq_reset(gt);
+
+	flush_work(&pxp->session_work);
+}
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/pxp/intel_pxp_irq.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/pxp/intel_pxp_irq.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..8b5793654844
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/pxp/intel_pxp_irq.h
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT */
+/*
+ * Copyright(c) 2020, Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.
+ */
+
+#ifndef __INTEL_PXP_IRQ_H__
+#define __INTEL_PXP_IRQ_H__
+
+#include <linux/types.h>
+
+struct intel_pxp;
+
+#define GEN12_DISPLAY_PXP_STATE_TERMINATED_INTERRUPT BIT(1)
+#define GEN12_DISPLAY_APP_TERMINATED_PER_FW_REQ_INTERRUPT BIT(2)
+#define GEN12_DISPLAY_STATE_RESET_COMPLETE_INTERRUPT BIT(3)
+
+#define GEN12_PXP_INTERRUPTS \
+	(GEN12_DISPLAY_PXP_STATE_TERMINATED_INTERRUPT | \
+	 GEN12_DISPLAY_APP_TERMINATED_PER_FW_REQ_INTERRUPT | \
+	 GEN12_DISPLAY_STATE_RESET_COMPLETE_INTERRUPT)
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_DRM_I915_PXP
+void intel_pxp_irq_enable(struct intel_pxp *pxp);
+void intel_pxp_irq_disable(struct intel_pxp *pxp);
+void intel_pxp_irq_handler(struct intel_pxp *pxp, u16 iir);
+#else
+static inline void intel_pxp_irq_handler(struct intel_pxp *pxp, u16 iir)
+{
+}
+#endif
+
+#endif /* __INTEL_PXP_IRQ_H__ */
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/pxp/intel_pxp_session.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/pxp/intel_pxp_session.c
index b8e24adeb1f3..67c30e534d50 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/pxp/intel_pxp_session.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/pxp/intel_pxp_session.c
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ static int pxp_wait_for_session_state(struct intel_pxp *pxp, u32 id, bool in_pla
 	return ret;
 }
 
-int intel_pxp_create_arb_session(struct intel_pxp *pxp)
+static int pxp_create_arb_session(struct intel_pxp *pxp)
 {
 	struct intel_gt *gt = pxp_to_gt(pxp);
 	int ret;
@@ -77,12 +77,13 @@ int intel_pxp_create_arb_session(struct intel_pxp *pxp)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int intel_pxp_terminate_arb_session_and_global(struct intel_pxp *pxp)
+static int pxp_terminate_arb_session_and_global(struct intel_pxp *pxp)
 {
 	int ret;
 	struct intel_gt *gt = pxp_to_gt(pxp);
 
-	pxp->arb_is_valid = false;
+	/* must mark termination in progress calling this function */
+	GEM_WARN_ON(pxp->arb_is_valid);
 
 	/* terminate the hw sessions */
 	ret = intel_pxp_terminate_session(pxp, ARB_SESSION);
@@ -101,3 +102,50 @@ int intel_pxp_terminate_arb_session_and_global(struct intel_pxp *pxp)
 
 	return ret;
 }
+
+static void pxp_terminate(struct intel_pxp *pxp)
+{
+	int ret;
+
+	pxp->hw_state_invalidated = true;
+
+	/*
+	 * if we fail to submit the termination there is no point in waiting for
+	 * it to complete. PXP will be marked as non-active until the next
+	 * termination is issued.
+	 */
+	ret = pxp_terminate_arb_session_and_global(pxp);
+	if (ret)
+		complete_all(&pxp->termination);
+}
+
+static void pxp_terminate_complete(struct intel_pxp *pxp)
+{
+	/* Re-create the arb session after teardown handle complete */
+	if (fetch_and_zero(&pxp->hw_state_invalidated))
+		pxp_create_arb_session(pxp);
+
+	complete_all(&pxp->termination);
+}
+
+void intel_pxp_session_work(struct work_struct *work)
+{
+	struct intel_pxp *pxp = container_of(work, typeof(*pxp), session_work);
+	struct intel_gt *gt = pxp_to_gt(pxp);
+	u32 events = 0;
+
+	spin_lock_irq(&gt->irq_lock);
+	events = fetch_and_zero(&pxp->session_events);
+	spin_unlock_irq(&gt->irq_lock);
+
+	if (!events)
+		return;
+
+	if (events & PXP_TERMINATION_REQUEST) {
+		events &= ~PXP_TERMINATION_COMPLETE;
+		pxp_terminate(pxp);
+	}
+
+	if (events & PXP_TERMINATION_COMPLETE)
+		pxp_terminate_complete(pxp);
+}
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/pxp/intel_pxp_session.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/pxp/intel_pxp_session.h
index 7354314b1cc4..ba4c9d2b94b7 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/pxp/intel_pxp_session.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/pxp/intel_pxp_session.h
@@ -8,9 +8,8 @@
 
 #include <linux/types.h>
 
-struct intel_pxp;
+struct work_struct;
 
-int intel_pxp_create_arb_session(struct intel_pxp *pxp);
-int intel_pxp_terminate_arb_session_and_global(struct intel_pxp *pxp);
+void intel_pxp_session_work(struct work_struct *work);
 
 #endif /* __INTEL_PXP_SESSION_H__ */
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/pxp/intel_pxp_tee.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/pxp/intel_pxp_tee.c
index 3662bf67407a..7693540dc1f9 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/pxp/intel_pxp_tee.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/pxp/intel_pxp_tee.c
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ static int i915_pxp_tee_component_bind(struct device *i915_kdev,
 {
 	struct drm_i915_private *i915 = kdev_to_i915(i915_kdev);
 	struct intel_pxp *pxp = i915_dev_to_pxp(i915_kdev);
+	int ret;
 
 	mutex_lock(&pxp->tee_mutex);
 	pxp->pxp_component = data;
@@ -88,15 +89,14 @@ static int i915_pxp_tee_component_bind(struct device *i915_kdev,
 
 	/* the component is required to fully start the PXP HW */
 	intel_pxp_init_hw(pxp);
-
-	if (!pxp->arb_is_valid) {
+	ret = intel_pxp_wait_for_arb_start(pxp);
+	if (ret) {
 		drm_err(&i915->drm, "Failed to create arb session during bind\n");
 		intel_pxp_fini_hw(pxp);
 		pxp->pxp_component = NULL;
-		return -EIO;
 	}
 
-	return 0;
+	return ret;
 }
 
 static void i915_pxp_tee_component_unbind(struct device *i915_kdev,
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/pxp/intel_pxp_types.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/pxp/intel_pxp_types.h
index a4797a98c1f9..475e3312c287 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/pxp/intel_pxp_types.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/pxp/intel_pxp_types.h
@@ -6,8 +6,10 @@
 #ifndef __INTEL_PXP_TYPES_H__
 #define __INTEL_PXP_TYPES_H__
 
+#include <linux/completion.h>
 #include <linux/mutex.h>
 #include <linux/types.h>
+#include <linux/workqueue.h>
 
 struct intel_context;
 struct i915_pxp_component;
@@ -25,6 +27,22 @@ struct intel_pxp {
 	bool arb_is_valid;
 
 	struct mutex tee_mutex; /* protects the tee channel binding */
+
+	/*
+	 * If the HW perceives an attack on the integrity of the encryption it
+	 * will invalidate the keys and expect SW to re-initialize the session.
+	 * We keep track of this state to make sure we only re-start the arb
+	 * session when required.
+	 */
+	bool hw_state_invalidated;
+
+	bool irq_enabled;
+	struct completion termination;
+
+	struct work_struct session_work;
+	u32 session_events; /* protected with gt->irq_lock */
+#define PXP_TERMINATION_REQUEST  BIT(0)
+#define PXP_TERMINATION_COMPLETE BIT(1)
 };
 
 #endif /* __INTEL_PXP_TYPES_H__ */
