diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
index 8e4280838f14..b08114116654 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
@@ -783,6 +783,7 @@ struct intel_csr {
 	func(has_l3_dpf); \
 	func(has_llc); \
 	func(has_logical_ring_contexts); \
+	func(has_logical_ring_preemption); \
 	func(has_overlay); \
 	func(has_pipe_cxsr); \
 	func(has_pooled_eu); \
@@ -2251,8 +2252,11 @@ struct drm_i915_private {
 	wait_queue_head_t gmbus_wait_queue;
 
 	struct pci_dev *bridge_dev;
-	struct i915_gem_context *kernel_context;
 	struct intel_engine_cs *engine[I915_NUM_ENGINES];
+	/* Context used internally to idle the GPU and setup initial state */
+	struct i915_gem_context *kernel_context;
+	/* Context only to be used for injecting preemption commands */
+	struct i915_gem_context *preempt_context;
 	struct i915_vma *semaphore;
 
 	struct drm_dma_handle *status_page_dmah;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_context.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_context.c
index 921ee369c74d..f299b0a7c765 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_context.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_context.c
@@ -416,14 +416,43 @@ i915_gem_context_create_gvt(struct drm_device *dev)
 	return ctx;
 }
 
+static struct i915_gem_context *
+create_kernel_context(struct drm_i915_private *i915, int prio)
+{
+	struct i915_gem_context *ctx;
+
+	ctx = i915_gem_create_context(i915, NULL);
+	if (IS_ERR(ctx))
+		return ctx;
+
+	i915_gem_context_clear_bannable(ctx);
+	ctx->priority = prio;
+	ctx->ring_size = PAGE_SIZE;
+
+	GEM_BUG_ON(!i915_gem_context_is_kernel(ctx));
+
+	return ctx;
+}
+
+static void
+destroy_kernel_context(struct i915_gem_context **ctxp)
+{
+	struct i915_gem_context *ctx;
+
+	/* Keep the context ref so that we can free it immediately ourselves */
+	ctx = i915_gem_context_get(fetch_and_zero(ctxp));
+	GEM_BUG_ON(!i915_gem_context_is_kernel(ctx));
+
+	context_close(ctx);
+	i915_gem_context_free(ctx);
+}
+
 int i915_gem_contexts_init(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv)
 {
 	struct i915_gem_context *ctx;
+	int err;
 
-	/* Init should only be called once per module load. Eventually the
-	 * restriction on the context_disabled check can be loosened. */
-	if (WARN_ON(dev_priv->kernel_context))
-		return 0;
+	GEM_BUG_ON(dev_priv->kernel_context);
 
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&dev_priv->contexts.list);
 	INIT_WORK(&dev_priv->contexts.free_work, contexts_free_worker);
@@ -441,28 +470,38 @@ int i915_gem_contexts_init(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv)
 	BUILD_BUG_ON(MAX_CONTEXT_HW_ID > INT_MAX);
 	ida_init(&dev_priv->contexts.hw_ida);
 
-	ctx = i915_gem_create_context(dev_priv, NULL);
+	/* lowest priority; idle task */
+	ctx = create_kernel_context(dev_priv, I915_PRIORITY_MIN);
 	if (IS_ERR(ctx)) {
-		DRM_ERROR("Failed to create default global context (error %ld)\n",
-			  PTR_ERR(ctx));
-		return PTR_ERR(ctx);
+		DRM_ERROR("Failed to create default global context\n");
+		err = PTR_ERR(ctx);
+		goto err;
 	}
-
-	/* For easy recognisablity, we want the kernel context to be 0 and then
+	/*
+	 * For easy recognisablity, we want the kernel context to be 0 and then
 	 * all user contexts will have non-zero hw_id.
 	 */
 	GEM_BUG_ON(ctx->hw_id);
-
-	i915_gem_context_clear_bannable(ctx);
-	ctx->priority = I915_PRIORITY_MIN; /* lowest priority; idle task */
 	dev_priv->kernel_context = ctx;
 
-	GEM_BUG_ON(!i915_gem_context_is_kernel(ctx));
+	/* highest priority; preempting task */
+	ctx = create_kernel_context(dev_priv, INT_MAX);
+	if (IS_ERR(ctx)) {
+		DRM_ERROR("Failed to create default preempt context\n");
+		err = PTR_ERR(ctx);
+		goto err_kernel_context;
+	}
+	dev_priv->preempt_context = ctx;
 
 	DRM_DEBUG_DRIVER("%s context support initialized\n",
 			 dev_priv->engine[RCS]->context_size ? "logical" :
 			 "fake");
 	return 0;
+
+err_kernel_context:
+	destroy_kernel_context(&dev_priv->kernel_context);
+err:
+	return err;
 }
 
 void i915_gem_contexts_lost(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv)
@@ -507,15 +546,10 @@ void i915_gem_contexts_lost(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv)
 
 void i915_gem_contexts_fini(struct drm_i915_private *i915)
 {
-	struct i915_gem_context *ctx;
-
 	lockdep_assert_held(&i915->drm.struct_mutex);
 
-	/* Keep the context so that we can free it immediately ourselves */
-	ctx = i915_gem_context_get(fetch_and_zero(&i915->kernel_context));
-	GEM_BUG_ON(!i915_gem_context_is_kernel(ctx));
-	context_close(ctx);
-	i915_gem_context_free(ctx);
+	destroy_kernel_context(&i915->kernel_context);
+	destroy_kernel_context(&i915->preempt_context);
 
 	/* Must free all deferred contexts (via flush_workqueue) first */
 	ida_destroy(&i915->contexts.hw_ida);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_request.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_request.c
index 14956d899911..b100b38f1dd2 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_request.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_request.c
@@ -587,6 +587,13 @@ i915_gem_request_alloc(struct intel_engine_cs *engine,
 
 	lockdep_assert_held(&dev_priv->drm.struct_mutex);
 
+	/*
+	 * Preempt contexts are reserved for exclusive use to inject a
+	 * preemption context switch. They are never to be used for any trivial
+	 * request!
+	 */
+	GEM_BUG_ON(ctx == dev_priv->preempt_context);
+
 	/* ABI: Before userspace accesses the GPU (e.g. execbuffer), report
 	 * EIO if the GPU is already wedged.
 	 */
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_engine_cs.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_engine_cs.c
index 2460d78581b4..37d1fd9aaa56 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_engine_cs.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_engine_cs.c
@@ -613,9 +613,22 @@ int intel_engine_init_common(struct intel_engine_cs *engine)
 	if (IS_ERR(ring))
 		return PTR_ERR(ring);
 
+	/*
+	 * Similarly the preempt context must always be available so that
+	 * we can interrupt the engine at any time.
+	 */
+	if (INTEL_INFO(engine->i915)->has_logical_ring_preemption) {
+		ring = engine->context_pin(engine,
+					   engine->i915->preempt_context);
+		if (IS_ERR(ring)) {
+			ret = PTR_ERR(ring);
+			goto err_unpin_kernel;
+		}
+	}
+
 	ret = intel_engine_init_breadcrumbs(engine);
 	if (ret)
-		goto err_unpin;
+		goto err_unpin_preempt;
 
 	ret = i915_gem_render_state_init(engine);
 	if (ret)
@@ -634,7 +647,10 @@ int intel_engine_init_common(struct intel_engine_cs *engine)
 	i915_gem_render_state_fini(engine);
 err_breadcrumbs:
 	intel_engine_fini_breadcrumbs(engine);
-err_unpin:
+err_unpin_preempt:
+	if (INTEL_INFO(engine->i915)->has_logical_ring_preemption)
+		engine->context_unpin(engine, engine->i915->preempt_context);
+err_unpin_kernel:
 	engine->context_unpin(engine, engine->i915->kernel_context);
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -660,6 +676,8 @@ void intel_engine_cleanup_common(struct intel_engine_cs *engine)
 	intel_engine_cleanup_cmd_parser(engine);
 	i915_gem_batch_pool_fini(&engine->batch_pool);
 
+	if (INTEL_INFO(engine->i915)->has_logical_ring_preemption)
+		engine->context_unpin(engine, engine->i915->preempt_context);
 	engine->context_unpin(engine, engine->i915->kernel_context);
 }
 
