diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
index 27bb401..2f6f411 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
@@ -887,6 +887,7 @@ struct intel_context {
 	struct {
 		struct drm_i915_gem_object *state;
 		struct intel_ringbuffer *ringbuf;
+		bool dirty;
 		int pin_count;
 	} engine[I915_NUM_RINGS];
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
index 517676a..69e904f 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
@@ -1362,6 +1362,9 @@ static void i915_gem_request_retire(struct drm_i915_gem_request *request)
 {
 	trace_i915_gem_request_retire(request);
 
+	if (i915.enable_execlists)
+		intel_lr_context_complete_check(request);
+
 	/* We know the GPU must have read the request to have
 	 * sent us the seqno + interrupt, so use the position
 	 * of tail of the request to update the last known position
@@ -2772,10 +2775,6 @@ static void i915_gem_reset_ring_cleanup(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv,
 					struct drm_i915_gem_request,
 					execlist_link);
 			list_del(&submit_req->execlist_link);
-
-			if (submit_req->ctx != ring->default_context)
-				intel_lr_context_unpin(submit_req);
-
 			i915_gem_request_unreference(submit_req);
 		}
 		spin_unlock_irq(&ring->execlist_lock);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.c
index d542a8d..01063f7 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.c
@@ -570,9 +570,6 @@ static int execlists_context_queue(struct drm_i915_gem_request *request)
 	struct drm_i915_gem_request *cursor;
 	int num_elements = 0;
 
-	if (request->ctx != ring->default_context)
-		intel_lr_context_pin(request);
-
 	i915_gem_request_reference(request);
 
 	spin_lock_irq(&ring->execlist_lock);
@@ -736,6 +733,13 @@ intel_logical_ring_advance_and_submit(struct drm_i915_gem_request *request)
 	if (intel_ring_stopped(ring))
 		return;
 
+	if (request->ctx != ring->default_context) {
+		if (!request->ctx->engine[ring->id].dirty) {
+			intel_lr_context_pin(request);
+			request->ctx->engine[ring->id].dirty = true;
+		}
+	}
+
 	if (dev_priv->guc.execbuf_client)
 		i915_guc_submit(dev_priv->guc.execbuf_client, request);
 	else
@@ -962,12 +966,6 @@ void intel_execlists_retire_requests(struct intel_engine_cs *ring)
 	spin_unlock_irq(&ring->execlist_lock);
 
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(req, tmp, &retired_list, execlist_link) {
-		struct intel_context *ctx = req->ctx;
-		struct drm_i915_gem_object *ctx_obj =
-				ctx->engine[ring->id].state;
-
-		if (ctx_obj && (ctx != ring->default_context))
-			intel_lr_context_unpin(req);
 		list_del(&req->execlist_link);
 		i915_gem_request_unreference(req);
 	}
@@ -1062,21 +1060,39 @@ reset_pin_count:
 	return ret;
 }
 
-void intel_lr_context_unpin(struct drm_i915_gem_request *rq)
+static void __intel_lr_context_unpin(struct intel_engine_cs *ring,
+		struct intel_context *ctx)
 {
-	struct intel_engine_cs *ring = rq->ring;
-	struct drm_i915_gem_object *ctx_obj = rq->ctx->engine[ring->id].state;
-	struct intel_ringbuffer *ringbuf = rq->ringbuf;
-
+	struct drm_i915_gem_object *ctx_obj = ctx->engine[ring->id].state;
+	struct intel_ringbuffer *ringbuf = ctx->engine[ring->id].ringbuf;
 	if (ctx_obj) {
 		WARN_ON(!mutex_is_locked(&ring->dev->struct_mutex));
-		if (--rq->ctx->engine[ring->id].pin_count == 0) {
+		if (--ctx->engine[ring->id].pin_count == 0) {
 			intel_unpin_ringbuffer_obj(ringbuf);
 			i915_gem_object_ggtt_unpin(ctx_obj);
 		}
 	}
 }
 
+void intel_lr_context_unpin(struct drm_i915_gem_request *rq)
+{
+	__intel_lr_context_unpin(rq->ring, rq->ctx);
+}
+
+void intel_lr_context_complete_check(struct drm_i915_gem_request *req)
+{
+	struct intel_engine_cs *ring = req->ring;
+
+	if (ring->lrc_last_context && ring->lrc_last_context != req->ctx &&
+			ring->lrc_last_context->engine[ring->id].dirty) {
+		__intel_lr_context_unpin(
+				ring,
+				ring->lrc_last_context);
+		ring->lrc_last_context->engine[ring->id].dirty = false;
+	}
+	ring->lrc_last_context = req->ctx;
+}
+
 static int intel_logical_ring_workarounds_emit(struct drm_i915_gem_request *req)
 {
 	int ret, i;
@@ -2350,6 +2366,81 @@ populate_lr_context(struct intel_context *ctx, struct drm_i915_gem_object *ctx_o
 }
 
 /**
+ * intel_lr_context_clean_ring() - clean the ring specific parts of an LRC
+ * @ctx: the LR context being freed.
+ * @ring: the engine being cleaned
+ * @ctx_obj: the hw context being unreferenced
+ * @ringbuf: the ringbuf being freed
+ *
+ * Take care of cleaning up the per-engine backing
+ * objects and the logical ringbuffer.
+ */
+static void
+intel_lr_context_clean_ring(struct intel_context *ctx,
+			    struct drm_i915_gem_object *ctx_obj,
+			    struct intel_ringbuffer *ringbuf)
+{
+	int ret;
+	struct intel_engine_cs *ring = ringbuf->ring;
+
+	WARN_ON(!mutex_is_locked(&ring->dev->struct_mutex));
+
+	if (ctx->is_global_default) {
+		/*
+		 * The HWSP is part of the default context
+		 * object in LRC mode.
+		 */
+		lrc_teardown_hardware_status_page(ring);
+		intel_unpin_ringbuffer_obj(ringbuf);
+		i915_gem_object_ggtt_unpin(ctx_obj);
+	}
+
+	if (ctx->engine[ring->id].dirty) {
+		struct drm_i915_gem_request *req = NULL;
+
+		/**
+		 * If there is already a request pending on
+		 * this ring, wait for that to complete,
+		 * otherwise create a switch to idle request
+		 */
+		if (list_empty(&ring->request_list)) {
+			int ret;
+
+			ret = i915_gem_request_alloc(
+					ring,
+					ring->default_context,
+					&req);
+			if (!ret)
+				i915_add_request(req);
+			else
+				DRM_DEBUG("Failed to ensure context saved");
+		} else {
+			req = list_first_entry(
+					&ring->request_list,
+					typeof(*req), list);
+		}
+		if (req) {
+			ret = i915_wait_request(req);
+			if (ret != 0) {
+				/**
+				 * If we get here, there's probably been a ring
+				 * reset, so we just clean up the dirty flag.&
+				 * pin count.
+				 */
+				ctx->engine[ring->id].dirty = false;
+				__intel_lr_context_unpin(
+					ring,
+					ctx);
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	WARN_ON(ctx->engine[ring->id].pin_count);
+	intel_ringbuffer_free(ringbuf);
+	drm_gem_object_unreference(&ctx_obj->base);
+}
+
+/**
  * intel_lr_context_free() - free the LRC specific bits of a context
  * @ctx: the LR context to free.
  *
@@ -2368,19 +2459,9 @@ void intel_lr_context_free(struct intel_context *ctx)
 		if (!ctx_obj)
 			continue;
 
-		if (ctx->is_global_default) {
-			/*
-			 * The HWSP is part of the default context
-			 * object in LRC mode.
-			 */
-			lrc_teardown_hardware_status_page(ringbuf->ring);
-			intel_unpin_ringbuffer_obj(ringbuf);
-			i915_gem_object_ggtt_unpin(ctx_obj);
-		}
-
-		WARN_ON(ctx->engine[i].pin_count);
-		intel_ringbuffer_free(ringbuf);
-		drm_gem_object_unreference(&ctx_obj->base);
+		intel_lr_context_clean_ring(ctx,
+					    ctx_obj,
+					    ringbuf);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -2562,5 +2643,14 @@ void intel_lr_context_reset(struct drm_device *dev,
 
 		ringbuf->head = 0;
 		ringbuf->tail = 0;
+
+		if (ctx->engine[ring->id].dirty) {
+			__intel_lr_context_unpin(
+					ring,
+					ctx);
+			ctx->engine[ring->id].dirty = false;
+			if (ring->lrc_last_context == ctx)
+				ring->lrc_last_context = NULL;
+		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.h
index 0b821b9..fd1b6b4 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.h
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ void intel_lr_context_reset(struct drm_device *dev,
 			struct intel_context *ctx);
 uint64_t intel_lr_context_descriptor(struct intel_context *ctx,
 				     struct intel_engine_cs *ring);
+void intel_lr_context_complete_check(struct drm_i915_gem_request *req);
 
 /* Execlists */
 int intel_sanitize_enable_execlists(struct drm_device *dev, int enable_execlists);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.h
index 49574ff..9bd98db 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.h
@@ -275,6 +275,7 @@ struct  intel_engine_cs {
 				      u32 flush_domains);
 	int		(*emit_bb_start)(struct drm_i915_gem_request *req,
 					 u64 offset, unsigned dispatch_flags);
+	struct intel_context *lrc_last_context;
 
 	/**
 	 * List of objects currently involved in rendering from the
