diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_context.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_context.c
index 5ea7064805f3..1e947fb98ec7 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_context.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_context.c
@@ -1796,7 +1796,6 @@ int i915_gem_vm_create_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 	struct drm_i915_private *i915 = to_i915(dev);
 	struct drm_i915_gem_vm_control *args = data;
 	struct drm_i915_file_private *file_priv = file->driver_priv;
-	struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj;
 	struct i915_ppgtt *ppgtt;
 	u32 id;
 	int err;
@@ -1804,9 +1803,13 @@ int i915_gem_vm_create_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 	if (!HAS_FULL_PPGTT(i915))
 		return -ENODEV;
 
-	if (args->flags)
+	if (args->flags & I915_VM_CREATE_FLAGS_UNKNOWN)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
+	if ((args->flags & I915_VM_CREATE_FLAGS_USE_VM_BIND) &&
+	    !HAS_VM_BIND(i915))
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+
 	ppgtt = i915_ppgtt_create(to_gt(i915), 0);
 	if (IS_ERR(ppgtt))
 		return PTR_ERR(ppgtt);
@@ -1819,20 +1822,27 @@ int i915_gem_vm_create_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 			goto err_put;
 	}
 
-	obj = i915_gem_object_create_internal(i915, PAGE_SIZE);
-	if (IS_ERR(obj)) {
-		err = PTR_ERR(obj);
-		goto err_put;
-	}
+	if (args->flags & I915_VM_CREATE_FLAGS_USE_VM_BIND) {
+		struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj;
+
+		obj = i915_gem_object_create_internal(i915, PAGE_SIZE);
+		if (IS_ERR(obj)) {
+			err = PTR_ERR(obj);
+			goto err_put;
+		}
 
-	ppgtt->vm.root_obj = obj;
-	ppgtt->vm.vm_bind_mode = true;
+		ppgtt->vm.root_obj = obj;
+		ppgtt->vm.vm_bind_mode = true;
+	}
 
 	err = xa_alloc(&file_priv->vm_xa, &id, &ppgtt->vm,
 		       xa_limit_32b, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (err)
 		goto err_root_obj_put;
 
+	if (args->flags & I915_VM_CREATE_FLAGS_USE_VM_BIND)
+		ppgtt->vm.vm_bind_mode = true;
+
 	GEM_BUG_ON(id == 0); /* reserved for invalid/unassigned ppgtt */
 	args->vm_id = id;
 	return 0;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
index 90ed8e6db2fe..826b0f90879f 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
@@ -977,6 +977,8 @@ IS_SUBPLATFORM(const struct drm_i915_private *i915,
 #define HAS_BAR2_SMEM_STOLEN(i915) (!HAS_LMEM(i915) && \
 				    GRAPHICS_VER_FULL(i915) >= IP_VER(12, 70))
 
+#define HAS_VM_BIND(i915) (GRAPHICS_VER(i915) >= 12)
+
 /* intel_device_info.c */
 static inline struct intel_device_info *
 mkwrite_device_info(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv)
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_getparam.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_getparam.c
index 342c8ca6414e..f45b3c684bcf 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_getparam.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_getparam.c
@@ -175,6 +175,9 @@ int i915_getparam_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 	case I915_PARAM_PERF_REVISION:
 		value = i915_perf_ioctl_version();
 		break;
+	case I915_PARAM_VM_BIND_VERSION:
+		value = HAS_VM_BIND(i915);
+		break;
 	default:
 		DRM_DEBUG("Unknown parameter %d\n", param->param);
 		return -EINVAL;
diff --git a/include/uapi/drm/i915_drm.h b/include/uapi/drm/i915_drm.h
index 33b28a61ffa3..ed26c69b6306 100644
--- a/include/uapi/drm/i915_drm.h
+++ b/include/uapi/drm/i915_drm.h
@@ -771,6 +771,22 @@ typedef struct drm_i915_irq_wait {
 /* Query if the kernel supports the I915_USERPTR_PROBE flag. */
 #define I915_PARAM_HAS_USERPTR_PROBE 56
 
+/*
+ * VM_BIND feature version supported.
+ *
+ * The following versions of VM_BIND have been defined:
+ *
+ * 0: No VM_BIND support.
+ *
+ * 1: In VM_UNBIND calls, the UMD must specify the exact mappings created
+ *    previously with VM_BIND, the ioctl will not support unbinding multiple
+ *    mappings or splitting them. Similarly, VM_BIND calls will not replace
+ *    any existing mappings.
+ *
+ * See struct drm_i915_gem_vm_bind and struct drm_i915_gem_vm_unbind.
+ */
+#define I915_PARAM_VM_BIND_VERSION	57
+
 /* Must be kept compact -- no holes and well documented */
 
 /**
@@ -2622,6 +2638,9 @@ struct drm_i915_gem_context_destroy {
  * on the same file. Extensions can be provided to configure exactly how the
  * address space is setup upon creation.
  *
+ * If I915_VM_CREATE_FLAGS_USE_VM_BIND flag is set, VM created will work in
+ * VM_BIND mode.
+ *
  * The id of new VM (bound to the fd) for use with I915_CONTEXT_PARAM_VM is
  * returned in the outparam @id.
  *
@@ -2638,7 +2657,8 @@ struct drm_i915_gem_vm_control {
 	/** @extensions: Zero-terminated chain of extensions. */
 	__u64 extensions;
 
-	/** @flags: reserved for future usage, currently MBZ */
+#define I915_VM_CREATE_FLAGS_USE_VM_BIND	(1u << 0)
+#define I915_VM_CREATE_FLAGS_UNKNOWN	(-(I915_VM_CREATE_FLAGS_USE_VM_BIND << 1))
 	__u32 flags;
 
 	/** @vm_id: Id of the VM created or to be destroyed */
