diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_context.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_context.c
index 7720b8c22c81..964f3f0630e0 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_context.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_context.c
@@ -426,7 +426,8 @@ static struct intel_engine_cs *active_engine(struct intel_context *ce)
 	return engine;
 }
 
-static void kill_engines(struct i915_gem_engines *engines, bool ban)
+static void
+kill_engines(struct i915_gem_engines *engines, bool ban, bool persistent)
 {
 	struct i915_gem_engines_iter it;
 	struct intel_context *ce;
@@ -440,8 +441,15 @@ static void kill_engines(struct i915_gem_engines *engines, bool ban)
 	 */
 	for_each_gem_engine(ce, engines, it) {
 		struct intel_engine_cs *engine;
+		bool skip = false;
 
-		if (ban && intel_context_set_banned(ce))
+		if (ban)
+			skip = intel_context_set_banned(ce);
+		else if (!persistent)
+			 skip = !intel_context_clear_schedulable(ce);
+
+		/* Already previously banned or made non-schedulable? */
+		if (skip)
 			continue;
 
 		/*
@@ -454,7 +462,7 @@ static void kill_engines(struct i915_gem_engines *engines, bool ban)
 		engine = active_engine(ce);
 
 		/* First attempt to gracefully cancel the context */
-		if (engine && !__cancel_engine(engine) && ban)
+		if (engine && !__cancel_engine(engine) && (ban || !persistent))
 			/*
 			 * If we are unable to send a preemptive pulse to bump
 			 * the context from the GPU, we have to resort to a full
@@ -466,8 +474,6 @@ static void kill_engines(struct i915_gem_engines *engines, bool ban)
 
 static void kill_context(struct i915_gem_context *ctx)
 {
-	bool ban = (!i915_gem_context_is_persistent(ctx) ||
-		    !ctx->i915->params.enable_hangcheck);
 	struct i915_gem_engines *pos, *next;
 
 	spin_lock_irq(&ctx->stale.lock);
@@ -480,7 +486,8 @@ static void kill_context(struct i915_gem_context *ctx)
 
 		spin_unlock_irq(&ctx->stale.lock);
 
-		kill_engines(pos, ban);
+		kill_engines(pos, !ctx->i915->params.enable_hangcheck,
+			     i915_gem_context_is_persistent(ctx));
 
 		spin_lock_irq(&ctx->stale.lock);
 		GEM_BUG_ON(i915_sw_fence_signaled(&pos->fence));
@@ -526,7 +533,8 @@ static void engines_idle_release(struct i915_gem_context *ctx,
 
 kill:
 	if (list_empty(&engines->link)) /* raced, already closed */
-		kill_engines(engines, true);
+		kill_engines(engines, true,
+			     i915_gem_context_is_persistent(ctx));
 
 	i915_sw_fence_commit(&engines->fence);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_context.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_context.c
index 4033184f13b9..9d539f48d7c6 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_context.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_context.c
@@ -373,6 +373,8 @@ intel_context_init(struct intel_context *ce, struct intel_engine_cs *engine)
 	ce->sseu = engine->sseu;
 	ce->ring = __intel_context_ring_size(SZ_4K);
 
+	__set_bit(CONTEXT_SCHEDULABLE, &ce->flags);
+
 	ewma_runtime_init(&ce->runtime.avg);
 
 	ce->vm = i915_vm_get(engine->gt->vm);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_context.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_context.h
index f83a73a2b39f..28d955668e49 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_context.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_context.h
@@ -217,7 +217,22 @@ static inline bool intel_context_is_banned(const struct intel_context *ce)
 
 static inline bool intel_context_set_banned(struct intel_context *ce)
 {
-	return test_and_set_bit(CONTEXT_BANNED, &ce->flags);
+	bool banned = test_and_set_bit(CONTEXT_BANNED, &ce->flags);
+
+	if (!banned)
+		clear_bit(CONTEXT_SCHEDULABLE, &ce->flags);
+
+	return banned;
+}
+
+static inline bool intel_context_clear_schedulable(struct intel_context *ce)
+{
+	return test_and_clear_bit(CONTEXT_SCHEDULABLE, &ce->flags);
+}
+
+static inline bool intel_context_is_schedulable(const struct intel_context *ce)
+{
+	return test_bit(CONTEXT_SCHEDULABLE, &ce->flags);
 }
 
 static inline bool
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_context_types.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_context_types.h
index ed8c447a7346..79d0bff7927a 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_context_types.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_context_types.h
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ struct intel_context {
 #define CONTEXT_BANNED			6
 #define CONTEXT_FORCE_SINGLE_SUBMISSION	7
 #define CONTEXT_NOPREEMPT		8
+#define CONTEXT_SCHEDULABLE		9  /* Unless banned or non-persistent closed. */
 
 	struct {
 		u64 timeout_us;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_execlists_submission.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_execlists_submission.c
index fc77592d88a9..ed9c4f6969f5 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_execlists_submission.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_execlists_submission.c
@@ -479,7 +479,7 @@ __execlists_schedule_in(struct i915_request *rq)
 		     !intel_engine_has_heartbeat(engine)))
 		intel_context_set_banned(ce);
 
-	if (unlikely(intel_context_is_banned(ce) || bad_request(rq)))
+	if (unlikely(!intel_context_is_schedulable(ce) || bad_request(rq)))
 		reset_active(rq, engine);
 
 	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_DRM_I915_DEBUG_GEM))
@@ -1205,12 +1205,19 @@ static void record_preemption(struct intel_engine_execlists *execlists)
 static unsigned long active_preempt_timeout(struct intel_engine_cs *engine,
 					    const struct i915_request *rq)
 {
+	struct intel_context *ce;
+
 	if (!rq)
 		return 0;
 
+	ce = rq->context;
+
 	/* Force a fast reset for terminated contexts (ignoring sysfs!) */
-	if (unlikely(intel_context_is_banned(rq->context) || bad_request(rq)))
+	if (unlikely(intel_context_is_banned(ce) || bad_request(rq)))
 		return 1;
+	/* Longer grace for closed non-persistent contexts to avoid resets. */
+	else if (unlikely(!intel_context_is_schedulable(ce)))
+		return 20;
 
 	return READ_ONCE(engine->props.preempt_timeout_ms);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/selftest_execlists.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/selftest_execlists.c
index 1c8108d30b85..0fdc706058e0 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/selftest_execlists.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/selftest_execlists.c
@@ -2050,6 +2050,12 @@ struct live_preempt_cancel {
 	struct preempt_client a, b;
 };
 
+static void context_clear_banned(struct intel_context *ce)
+{
+	clear_bit(CONTEXT_BANNED, &ce->flags);
+	set_bit(CONTEXT_SCHEDULABLE, &ce->flags);
+}
+
 static int __cancel_active0(struct live_preempt_cancel *arg)
 {
 	struct i915_request *rq;
@@ -2068,7 +2074,7 @@ static int __cancel_active0(struct live_preempt_cancel *arg)
 	if (IS_ERR(rq))
 		return PTR_ERR(rq);
 
-	clear_bit(CONTEXT_BANNED, &rq->context->flags);
+	context_clear_banned(rq->context);
 	i915_request_get(rq);
 	i915_request_add(rq);
 	if (!igt_wait_for_spinner(&arg->a.spin, rq)) {
@@ -2112,7 +2118,7 @@ static int __cancel_active1(struct live_preempt_cancel *arg)
 	if (IS_ERR(rq[0]))
 		return PTR_ERR(rq[0]);
 
-	clear_bit(CONTEXT_BANNED, &rq[0]->context->flags);
+	context_clear_banned(rq[0]->context);
 	i915_request_get(rq[0]);
 	i915_request_add(rq[0]);
 	if (!igt_wait_for_spinner(&arg->a.spin, rq[0])) {
@@ -2128,7 +2134,7 @@ static int __cancel_active1(struct live_preempt_cancel *arg)
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	clear_bit(CONTEXT_BANNED, &rq[1]->context->flags);
+	context_clear_banned(rq[1]->context);
 	i915_request_get(rq[1]);
 	err = i915_request_await_dma_fence(rq[1], &rq[0]->fence);
 	i915_request_add(rq[1]);
@@ -2183,7 +2189,7 @@ static int __cancel_queued(struct live_preempt_cancel *arg)
 	if (IS_ERR(rq[0]))
 		return PTR_ERR(rq[0]);
 
-	clear_bit(CONTEXT_BANNED, &rq[0]->context->flags);
+	context_clear_banned(rq[0]->context);
 	i915_request_get(rq[0]);
 	i915_request_add(rq[0]);
 	if (!igt_wait_for_spinner(&arg->a.spin, rq[0])) {
@@ -2197,7 +2203,7 @@ static int __cancel_queued(struct live_preempt_cancel *arg)
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	clear_bit(CONTEXT_BANNED, &rq[1]->context->flags);
+	context_clear_banned(rq[1]->context);
 	i915_request_get(rq[1]);
 	err = i915_request_await_dma_fence(rq[1], &rq[0]->fence);
 	i915_request_add(rq[1]);
@@ -2273,7 +2279,7 @@ static int __cancel_hostile(struct live_preempt_cancel *arg)
 	if (IS_ERR(rq))
 		return PTR_ERR(rq);
 
-	clear_bit(CONTEXT_BANNED, &rq->context->flags);
+	context_clear_banned(rq->context);
 	i915_request_get(rq);
 	i915_request_add(rq);
 	if (!igt_wait_for_spinner(&arg->a.spin, rq)) {
@@ -2329,7 +2335,7 @@ static int __cancel_fail(struct live_preempt_cancel *arg)
 	if (IS_ERR(rq))
 		return PTR_ERR(rq);
 
-	clear_bit(CONTEXT_BANNED, &rq->context->flags);
+	context_clear_banned(rq->context);
 	i915_request_get(rq);
 	i915_request_add(rq);
 	if (!igt_wait_for_spinner(&arg->a.spin, rq)) {
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_request.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_request.c
index 1014c71cf7f5..5beaa18d6c7a 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_request.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_request.c
@@ -660,7 +660,7 @@ bool __i915_request_submit(struct i915_request *request)
 		goto active;
 	}
 
-	if (unlikely(intel_context_is_banned(request->context)))
+	if (unlikely(!intel_context_is_schedulable(request->context)))
 		i915_request_set_error_once(request, -EIO);
 
 	if (unlikely(fatal_error(request->fence.error)))
