diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_tasklet.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_tasklet.h
index d8263892f385..bb8f03a03b29 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_tasklet.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_tasklet.h
@@ -8,8 +8,11 @@
 #define _I915_TASKLET_H_
 
 #include <linux/atomic.h>
+#include <linux/bitops.h>
 #include <linux/interrupt.h>
 
+#include "i915_gem.h"
+
 /**
  * struct i915_tasklet - wrapper around tasklet_struct
  *
@@ -19,6 +22,8 @@
  */
 struct i915_tasklet {
 	struct tasklet_struct base;
+	unsigned long flags;
+#define I915_TASKLET_DIRECT_SUBMIT BIT(0)
 };
 
 static inline void i915_tasklet_init(struct i915_tasklet *t,
@@ -43,6 +48,14 @@ static inline bool i915_tasklet_is_enabled(const struct i915_tasklet *t)
 	return likely(!atomic_read(&t->base.count));
 }
 
+static inline bool i915_tasklet_is_direct_submit(const struct i915_tasklet *t)
+{
+	/* Only legal to be checked from inside the tasklet. */
+	GEM_BUG_ON(!i915_tasklet_is_locked(t));
+
+	return t->flags & I915_TASKLET_DIRECT_SUBMIT;
+}
+
 static inline void i915_tasklet_schedule(struct i915_tasklet *t)
 {
 	tasklet_hi_schedule(&t->base);
@@ -89,4 +102,15 @@ static inline void i915_tasklet_set_func(struct i915_tasklet *t,
 	tasklet_enable(&t->base);
 }
 
+static inline void __i915_tasklet_run(const struct i915_tasklet *t)
+{
+	t->base.func(t->base.data);
+}
+
+static inline void i915_tasklet_run(const struct i915_tasklet *t)
+{
+	GEM_BUG_ON(!i915_tasklet_is_locked(t));
+	__i915_tasklet_run(t);
+}
+
 #endif /* _I915_TASKLET_H_ */
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_guc_submission.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_guc_submission.c
index a7afc976c3b9..f2ded1796523 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_guc_submission.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_guc_submission.c
@@ -754,14 +754,18 @@ static bool __guc_dequeue(struct intel_engine_cs *engine)
 
 static void guc_dequeue(struct intel_engine_cs *engine)
 {
-	unsigned long flags;
+	unsigned long uninitialized_var(flags);
 	bool submit;
 
 	local_irq_save(flags);
 
-	spin_lock(&engine->timeline.lock);
+	if (!i915_tasklet_is_direct_submit(&engine->execlists.tasklet))
+		spin_lock(&engine->timeline.lock);
+
 	submit = __guc_dequeue(engine);
-	spin_unlock(&engine->timeline.lock);
+
+	if (!i915_tasklet_is_direct_submit(&engine->execlists.tasklet))
+		spin_unlock(&engine->timeline.lock);
 
 	if (submit)
 		guc_submit(engine);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.c
index 539fa03d7600..09fded9d409f 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.c
@@ -356,13 +356,15 @@ execlists_unwind_incomplete_requests(struct intel_engine_execlists *execlists)
 {
 	struct intel_engine_cs *engine =
 		container_of(execlists, typeof(*engine), execlists);
-	unsigned long flags;
+	unsigned long uninitialized_var(flags);
 
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&engine->timeline.lock, flags);
+	if (!i915_tasklet_is_direct_submit(&execlists->tasklet))
+		spin_lock_irqsave(&engine->timeline.lock, flags);
 
 	__unwind_incomplete_requests(engine);
 
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&engine->timeline.lock, flags);
+	if (!i915_tasklet_is_direct_submit(&execlists->tasklet))
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&engine->timeline.lock, flags);
 }
 
 static inline void
@@ -601,6 +603,8 @@ static bool __execlists_dequeue(struct intel_engine_cs *engine)
 		 */
 		GEM_BUG_ON(!execlists_is_active(execlists,
 						EXECLISTS_ACTIVE_USER));
+		GEM_BUG_ON(execlists_is_active(execlists,
+					       EXECLISTS_ACTIVE_PREEMPT));
 		GEM_BUG_ON(!port_count(&port[0]));
 		if (port_count(&port[0]) > 1)
 			return false;
@@ -757,12 +761,16 @@ static bool __execlists_dequeue(struct intel_engine_cs *engine)
 static void execlists_dequeue(struct intel_engine_cs *engine)
 {
 	struct intel_engine_execlists * const execlists = &engine->execlists;
-	unsigned long flags;
+	unsigned long uninitialized_var(flags);
 	bool submit;
 
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&engine->timeline.lock, flags);
+	if (!i915_tasklet_is_direct_submit(&execlists->tasklet))
+		spin_lock_irqsave(&engine->timeline.lock, flags);
+
 	submit = __execlists_dequeue(engine);
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&engine->timeline.lock, flags);
+
+	if (!i915_tasklet_is_direct_submit(&execlists->tasklet))
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&engine->timeline.lock, flags);
 
 	if (submit)
 		execlists_submit_ports(engine);
@@ -1162,16 +1170,52 @@ static void queue_request(struct intel_engine_cs *engine,
 		      &lookup_priolist(engine, prio)->requests);
 }
 
-static void __submit_queue(struct intel_engine_cs *engine, int prio)
+static void __wakeup_queue(struct intel_engine_cs *engine, int prio)
 {
 	engine->execlists.queue_priority = prio;
+}
+
+static void __schedule_queue(struct intel_engine_cs *engine)
+{
 	i915_tasklet_schedule(&engine->execlists.tasklet);
 }
 
+static bool __direct_submit(struct intel_engine_execlists *const execlists)
+{
+	struct i915_tasklet * const t = &execlists->tasklet;
+
+	if (!tasklet_trylock(&t->base))
+		return false;
+
+	t->flags |= I915_TASKLET_DIRECT_SUBMIT;
+	i915_tasklet_run(t);
+	t->flags &= ~I915_TASKLET_DIRECT_SUBMIT;
+
+	tasklet_unlock(&t->base);
+	return true;
+}
+
+static void __submit_queue(struct intel_engine_cs *engine)
+{
+	struct intel_engine_execlists * const execlists = &engine->execlists;
+
+	GEM_BUG_ON(!engine->i915->gt.awake);
+
+	/* If inside GPU reset, the tasklet will be queued later. */
+	if (!i915_tasklet_is_enabled(&execlists->tasklet))
+		return;
+
+	/* Directly submit the first request to reduce the initial latency */
+	if (port_isset(execlists->port) || !__direct_submit(execlists))
+		__schedule_queue(engine);
+}
+
 static void submit_queue(struct intel_engine_cs *engine, int prio)
 {
-	if (prio > engine->execlists.queue_priority)
-		__submit_queue(engine, prio);
+	if (prio > engine->execlists.queue_priority) {
+		__wakeup_queue(engine, prio);
+		__submit_queue(engine);
+	}
 }
 
 static void execlists_submit_request(struct i915_request *request)
@@ -1183,10 +1227,9 @@ static void execlists_submit_request(struct i915_request *request)
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&engine->timeline.lock, flags);
 
 	queue_request(engine, &request->sched, rq_prio(request));
-	submit_queue(engine, rq_prio(request));
-
 	GEM_BUG_ON(!engine->execlists.first);
 	GEM_BUG_ON(list_empty(&request->sched.link));
+	submit_queue(engine, rq_prio(request));
 
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&engine->timeline.lock, flags);
 }
@@ -1314,8 +1357,10 @@ static void execlists_schedule(struct i915_request *request,
 		}
 
 		if (prio > engine->execlists.queue_priority &&
-		    i915_sw_fence_done(&sched_to_request(node)->submit))
-			__submit_queue(engine, prio);
+		    i915_sw_fence_done(&sched_to_request(node)->submit)) {
+			__wakeup_queue(engine, prio);
+			__schedule_queue(engine);
+		}
 	}
 
 	spin_unlock_irq(&engine->timeline.lock);
