diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_debugfs.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_debugfs.c
index 51f84dd37675..99857ee0bb8b 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_debugfs.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_debugfs.c
@@ -367,7 +367,7 @@ static int per_file_stats(int id, void *ptr, void *data)
 				continue;
 		}
 
-		if (obj->active) /* XXX per-vma statistic */
+		if (i915_vma_is_active(vma))
 			stats->active += vma->node.size;
 		else
 			stats->inactive += vma->node.size;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
index a39d767d8137..ef68a9183d7d 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
@@ -2100,7 +2100,6 @@ i915_gem_object_retire__read(struct i915_gem_active *active,
 	int ring = request->engine->id;
 	struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj =
 		container_of(active, struct drm_i915_gem_object, last_read[ring]);
-	struct i915_vma *vma;
 
 	GEM_BUG_ON((obj->active & (1 << ring)) == 0);
 
@@ -2112,12 +2111,9 @@ i915_gem_object_retire__read(struct i915_gem_active *active,
 	 * so that we don't steal from recently used but inactive objects
 	 * (unless we are forced to ofc!)
 	 */
-	list_move_tail(&obj->global_list, &request->i915->mm.bound_list);
-
-	list_for_each_entry(vma, &obj->vma_list, obj_link) {
-		if (!list_empty(&vma->vm_link))
-			list_move_tail(&vma->vm_link, &vma->vm->inactive_list);
-	}
+	if (obj->bind_count)
+		list_move_tail(&obj->global_list,
+			       &request->i915->mm.bound_list);
 
 	i915_gem_object_put(obj);
 }
@@ -2915,9 +2911,6 @@ i915_gem_object_flush_cpu_write_domain(struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj)
 int
 i915_gem_object_set_to_gtt_domain(struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj, bool write)
 {
-	struct drm_device *dev = obj->base.dev;
-	struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv = to_i915(dev);
-	struct i915_ggtt *ggtt = &dev_priv->ggtt;
 	uint32_t old_write_domain, old_read_domains;
 	struct i915_vma *vma;
 	int ret;
@@ -2970,9 +2963,10 @@ i915_gem_object_set_to_gtt_domain(struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj, bool write)
 
 	/* And bump the LRU for this access */
 	vma = i915_gem_obj_to_ggtt(obj);
-	if (vma && drm_mm_node_allocated(&vma->node) && !obj->active)
-		list_move_tail(&vma->vm_link,
-			       &ggtt->base.inactive_list);
+	if (vma &&
+	    drm_mm_node_allocated(&vma->node) &&
+	    !i915_vma_is_active(vma))
+		list_move_tail(&vma->vm_link, &vma->vm->inactive_list);
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_execbuffer.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_execbuffer.c
index e099080b3b5b..7b381358512e 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_execbuffer.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_execbuffer.c
@@ -1121,7 +1121,13 @@ void i915_vma_move_to_active(struct i915_vma *vma,
 
 	obj->dirty = 1; /* be paranoid  */
 
-	/* Add a reference if we're newly entering the active list. */
+	/* Add a reference if we're newly entering the active list.
+	 * The order in which we add operations to the retirement queue is
+	 * vital here: mark_active adds to the start of the callback list,
+	 * such that subsequent callbacks are called first. Therefore we
+	 * add the active reference first and queue for it to be dropped
+	 * *last*.
+	 */
 	if (obj->active == 0)
 		i915_gem_object_get(obj);
 	obj->active |= 1 << idx;
@@ -1145,6 +1151,8 @@ void i915_vma_move_to_active(struct i915_vma *vma,
 		}
 	}
 
+	i915_vma_set_active(vma, idx);
+	i915_gem_active_set(&vma->last_read[idx], req);
 	list_move_tail(&vma->vm_link, &vma->vm->active_list);
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_gtt.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_gtt.c
index 57fc84b9b633..4d3179e15b94 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_gtt.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_gtt.c
@@ -3281,12 +3281,30 @@ void i915_gem_restore_gtt_mappings(struct drm_device *dev)
 	i915_ggtt_flush(dev_priv);
 }
 
+static void
+i915_vma_retire(struct i915_gem_active *active,
+		struct drm_i915_gem_request *rq)
+{
+	const unsigned idx = rq->engine->id;
+	struct i915_vma *vma =
+		container_of(active, struct i915_vma, last_read[idx]);
+
+	GEM_BUG_ON(!i915_vma_has_active_engine(vma, idx));
+
+	i915_vma_unset_active(vma, idx);
+	if (i915_vma_is_active(vma))
+		return;
+
+	list_move_tail(&vma->vm_link, &vma->vm->inactive_list);
+}
+
 static struct i915_vma *
 __i915_gem_vma_create(struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj,
 		      struct i915_address_space *vm,
 		      const struct i915_ggtt_view *ggtt_view)
 {
 	struct i915_vma *vma;
+	int i;
 
 	if (WARN_ON(i915_is_ggtt(vm) != !!ggtt_view))
 		return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
@@ -3298,6 +3316,8 @@ __i915_gem_vma_create(struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj,
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&vma->vm_link);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&vma->obj_link);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&vma->exec_list);
+	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(vma->last_read); i++)
+		init_request_active(&vma->last_read[i], i915_vma_retire);
 	vma->vm = vm;
 	vma->obj = obj;
 	vma->is_ggtt = i915_is_ggtt(vm);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_gtt.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_gtt.h
index 4cabf891fd1d..d86b3e4777a7 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_gtt.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_gtt.h
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@
 
 #include <linux/io-mapping.h>
 
+#include "i915_gem_request.h"
+
 struct drm_i915_file_private;
 
 typedef uint32_t gen6_pte_t;
@@ -179,10 +181,13 @@ struct i915_vma {
 	struct i915_address_space *vm;
 	void __iomem *iomap;
 
+	struct i915_gem_active last_read[I915_NUM_ENGINES];
+
 	/** Flags and address space this VMA is bound to */
 #define GLOBAL_BIND	(1<<0)
 #define LOCAL_BIND	(1<<1)
 	unsigned int bound : 4;
+	unsigned int active : I915_NUM_ENGINES;
 	bool is_ggtt : 1;
 
 	/**
@@ -222,6 +227,27 @@ struct i915_vma {
 #define DRM_I915_GEM_OBJECT_MAX_PIN_COUNT 0xf
 };
 
+static inline bool i915_vma_is_active(const struct i915_vma *vma)
+{
+	return vma->active;
+}
+
+static inline void i915_vma_set_active(struct i915_vma *vma, unsigned engine)
+{
+	vma->active |= 1 << engine;
+}
+
+static inline void i915_vma_unset_active(struct i915_vma *vma, unsigned engine)
+{
+	vma->active &= ~(1 << engine);
+}
+
+static inline bool i915_vma_has_active_engine(const struct i915_vma *vma,
+					      unsigned engine)
+{
+	return vma->active & (1 << engine);
+}
+
 struct i915_page_dma {
 	struct page *page;
 	union {
