diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_debugfs.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_debugfs.c
index 59dc0610ea44..08d9b0748914 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_debugfs.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_debugfs.c
@@ -2218,6 +2218,7 @@ static int i915_rps_boost_info(struct seq_file *m, void *data)
 	seq_printf(m, "CPU waiting? %d\n", count_irq_waiters(dev_priv));
 	seq_printf(m, "Boosts outstanding? %d\n",
 		   atomic_read(&rps->num_waiters));
+	seq_printf(m, "Interactive? %d\n", READ_ONCE(rps->interactive));
 	seq_printf(m, "Frequency requested %d\n",
 		   intel_gpu_freq(dev_priv, rps->cur_freq));
 	seq_printf(m, "  min hard:%d, soft:%d; max soft:%d, hard:%d\n",
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
index 0f49f9988dfa..4ee3f8870da6 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
@@ -784,6 +784,8 @@ struct intel_rps {
 
 	int last_adj;
 	enum { LOW_POWER, BETWEEN, HIGH_POWER } power;
+	unsigned int interactive;
+	struct mutex power_lock;
 
 	bool enabled;
 	atomic_t num_waiters;
@@ -3422,6 +3424,8 @@ extern void i915_redisable_vga_power_on(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv);
 extern bool ironlake_set_drps(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv, u8 val);
 extern void intel_init_pch_refclk(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv);
 extern int intel_set_rps(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv, u8 val);
+extern void intel_rps_mark_interactive(struct drm_i915_private *i915,
+				       bool interactive);
 extern bool intel_set_memory_cxsr(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv,
 				  bool enable);
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c
index 577b30dde45b..73c6d56ba3ec 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c
@@ -13104,6 +13104,19 @@ intel_prepare_plane_fb(struct drm_plane *plane,
 		add_rps_boost_after_vblank(new_state->crtc, new_state->fence);
 	}
 
+	/*
+	 * We declare pageflips to be interactive and so merit a small bias
+	 * towards upclocking to deliver the frame on time. By only changing
+	 * the RPS thresholds to sample more regularly and aim for higher
+	 * clocks we can hopefully deliver low power workloads (like kodi)
+	 * that are not quite steady state without resorting to forcing
+	 * maximum clocks following a vblank miss (see do_rps_boost()).
+	 */
+	if (!intel_state->rps_interactive) {
+		intel_rps_mark_interactive(dev_priv, true);
+		intel_state->rps_interactive = true;
+	}
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -13120,8 +13133,15 @@ void
 intel_cleanup_plane_fb(struct drm_plane *plane,
 		       struct drm_plane_state *old_state)
 {
+	struct intel_atomic_state *intel_state =
+		to_intel_atomic_state(old_state->state);
 	struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv = to_i915(plane->dev);
 
+	if (intel_state->rps_interactive) {
+		intel_rps_mark_interactive(dev_priv, false);
+		intel_state->rps_interactive = false;
+	}
+
 	/* Should only be called after a successful intel_prepare_plane_fb()! */
 	mutex_lock(&dev_priv->drm.struct_mutex);
 	intel_plane_unpin_fb(to_intel_plane_state(old_state));
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_drv.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_drv.h
index c275f91244a6..17af06d8a43e 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_drv.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_drv.h
@@ -484,6 +484,8 @@ struct intel_atomic_state {
 	 */
 	bool skip_intermediate_wm;
 
+	bool rps_interactive;
+
 	/* Gen9+ only */
 	struct skl_ddb_values wm_results;
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_pm.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_pm.c
index 7312ecb73415..2d415acf4a65 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_pm.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_pm.c
@@ -6264,41 +6264,14 @@ static u32 intel_rps_limits(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv, u8 val)
 	return limits;
 }
 
-static void gen6_set_rps_thresholds(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv, u8 val)
+static void rps_set_power(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv, int new_power)
 {
 	struct intel_rps *rps = &dev_priv->gt_pm.rps;
-	int new_power;
 	u32 threshold_up = 0, threshold_down = 0; /* in % */
 	u32 ei_up = 0, ei_down = 0;
 
-	new_power = rps->power;
-	switch (rps->power) {
-	case LOW_POWER:
-		if (val > rps->efficient_freq + 1 &&
-		    val > rps->cur_freq)
-			new_power = BETWEEN;
-		break;
+	lockdep_assert_held(&rps->power_lock);
 
-	case BETWEEN:
-		if (val <= rps->efficient_freq &&
-		    val < rps->cur_freq)
-			new_power = LOW_POWER;
-		else if (val >= rps->rp0_freq &&
-			 val > rps->cur_freq)
-			new_power = HIGH_POWER;
-		break;
-
-	case HIGH_POWER:
-		if (val < (rps->rp1_freq + rps->rp0_freq) >> 1 &&
-		    val < rps->cur_freq)
-			new_power = BETWEEN;
-		break;
-	}
-	/* Max/min bins are special */
-	if (val <= rps->min_freq_softlimit)
-		new_power = LOW_POWER;
-	if (val >= rps->max_freq_softlimit)
-		new_power = HIGH_POWER;
 	if (new_power == rps->power)
 		return;
 
@@ -6365,9 +6338,68 @@ static void gen6_set_rps_thresholds(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv, u8 val)
 	rps->power = new_power;
 	rps->up_threshold = threshold_up;
 	rps->down_threshold = threshold_down;
+}
+
+static void gen6_set_rps_thresholds(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv, u8 val)
+{
+	struct intel_rps *rps = &dev_priv->gt_pm.rps;
+	int new_power;
+
+	new_power = rps->power;
+	switch (rps->power) {
+	case LOW_POWER:
+		if (val > rps->efficient_freq + 1 &&
+		    val > rps->cur_freq)
+			new_power = BETWEEN;
+		break;
+
+	case BETWEEN:
+		if (val <= rps->efficient_freq &&
+		    val < rps->cur_freq)
+			new_power = LOW_POWER;
+		else if (val >= rps->rp0_freq &&
+			 val > rps->cur_freq)
+			new_power = HIGH_POWER;
+		break;
+
+	case HIGH_POWER:
+		if (val < (rps->rp1_freq + rps->rp0_freq) >> 1 &&
+		    val < rps->cur_freq)
+			new_power = BETWEEN;
+		break;
+	}
+	/* Max/min bins are special */
+	if (val <= rps->min_freq_softlimit)
+		new_power = LOW_POWER;
+	if (val >= rps->max_freq_softlimit)
+		new_power = HIGH_POWER;
+
+	mutex_lock(&rps->power_lock);
+	if (rps->interactive)
+		new_power = HIGH_POWER;
+	rps_set_power(dev_priv, new_power);
+	mutex_unlock(&rps->power_lock);
 	rps->last_adj = 0;
 }
 
+void intel_rps_mark_interactive(struct drm_i915_private *i915, bool interactive)
+{
+	struct intel_rps *rps = &i915->gt_pm.rps;
+
+	if (INTEL_GEN(i915) < 6)
+		return;
+
+	mutex_lock(&rps->power_lock);
+	if (interactive) {
+		if (!rps->interactive++ && READ_ONCE(i915->gt.awake))
+			rps_set_power(i915, HIGH_POWER);
+	} else {
+		GEM_BUG_ON(!rps->interactive);
+		rps->interactive--;
+	}
+	mutex_unlock(&rps->power_lock);
+}
+
 static u32 gen6_rps_pm_mask(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv, u8 val)
 {
 	struct intel_rps *rps = &dev_priv->gt_pm.rps;
@@ -9604,6 +9636,7 @@ int intel_freq_opcode(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv, int val)
 void intel_pm_setup(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv)
 {
 	mutex_init(&dev_priv->pcu_lock);
+	mutex_init(&dev_priv->gt_pm.rps.power_lock);
 
 	atomic_set(&dev_priv->gt_pm.rps.num_waiters, 0);
 
