diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_context.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_context.c
index baa05fddd690..0bf4a13e9759 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_context.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_context.c
@@ -393,6 +393,9 @@ intel_context_init(struct intel_context *ce, struct intel_engine_cs *engine)
 	spin_lock_init(&ce->guc_state.lock);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&ce->guc_state.fences);
 
+	spin_lock_init(&ce->guc_active.lock);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&ce->guc_active.requests);
+
 	ce->guc_id = GUC_INVALID_LRC_ID;
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&ce->guc_id_link);
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_context_types.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_context_types.h
index 542c98418771..035108c10b2c 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_context_types.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_context_types.h
@@ -162,6 +162,13 @@ struct intel_context {
 		struct list_head fences;
 	} guc_state;
 
+	struct {
+		/** lock: protects everything in guc_active */
+		spinlock_t lock;
+		/** requests: active requests on this context */
+		struct list_head requests;
+	} guc_active;
+
 	/* GuC scheduling state flags that do not require a lock. */
 	atomic_t guc_sched_state_no_lock;
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_engine_types.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_engine_types.h
index 03a81e8d87f4..950fc73ed6af 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_engine_types.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_engine_types.h
@@ -420,6 +420,12 @@ struct intel_engine_cs {
 
 	void		(*release)(struct intel_engine_cs *engine);
 
+	/*
+	 * Add / remove request from engine active tracking
+	 */
+	void		(*add_active_request)(struct i915_request *rq);
+	void		(*remove_active_request)(struct i915_request *rq);
+
 	struct intel_engine_execlists execlists;
 
 	/*
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_execlists_submission.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_execlists_submission.c
index 605dd7cb2901..60427b106bad 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_execlists_submission.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_execlists_submission.c
@@ -3157,6 +3157,42 @@ static void execlists_park(struct intel_engine_cs *engine)
 	cancel_timer(&engine->execlists.preempt);
 }
 
+static void add_to_engine(struct i915_request *rq)
+{
+	lockdep_assert_held(&rq->engine->sched_engine->lock);
+	list_move_tail(&rq->sched.link, &rq->engine->sched_engine->requests);
+}
+
+static void remove_from_engine(struct i915_request *rq)
+{
+	struct intel_engine_cs *engine, *locked;
+
+	/*
+	 * Virtual engines complicate acquiring the engine timeline lock,
+	 * as their rq->engine pointer is not stable until under that
+	 * engine lock. The simple ploy we use is to take the lock then
+	 * check that the rq still belongs to the newly locked engine.
+	 */
+	locked = READ_ONCE(rq->engine);
+	spin_lock_irq(&locked->sched_engine->lock);
+	while (unlikely(locked != (engine = READ_ONCE(rq->engine)))) {
+		spin_unlock(&locked->sched_engine->lock);
+		spin_lock(&engine->sched_engine->lock);
+		locked = engine;
+	}
+	list_del_init(&rq->sched.link);
+
+	clear_bit(I915_FENCE_FLAG_PQUEUE, &rq->fence.flags);
+	clear_bit(I915_FENCE_FLAG_HOLD, &rq->fence.flags);
+
+	/* Prevent further __await_execution() registering a cb, then flush */
+	set_bit(I915_FENCE_FLAG_ACTIVE, &rq->fence.flags);
+
+	spin_unlock_irq(&locked->sched_engine->lock);
+
+	i915_request_notify_execute_cb_imm(rq);
+}
+
 static bool can_preempt(struct intel_engine_cs *engine)
 {
 	if (GRAPHICS_VER(engine->i915) > 8)
@@ -3251,6 +3287,8 @@ logical_ring_default_vfuncs(struct intel_engine_cs *engine)
 
 	engine->cops = &execlists_context_ops;
 	engine->request_alloc = execlists_request_alloc;
+	engine->add_active_request = add_to_engine;
+	engine->remove_active_request = remove_from_engine;
 
 	engine->reset.prepare = execlists_reset_prepare;
 	engine->reset.rewind = execlists_reset_rewind;
@@ -3843,6 +3881,8 @@ execlists_create_virtual(struct intel_engine_cs **siblings, unsigned int count)
 			 "v%dx%d", ve->base.class, count);
 		ve->base.context_size = sibling->context_size;
 
+		ve->base.add_active_request = sibling->add_active_request;
+		ve->base.remove_active_request = sibling->remove_active_request;
 		ve->base.emit_bb_start = sibling->emit_bb_start;
 		ve->base.emit_flush = sibling->emit_flush;
 		ve->base.emit_init_breadcrumb = sibling->emit_init_breadcrumb;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_ring_submission.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_ring_submission.c
index 5c4d204d07cc..a5404c7b600f 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_ring_submission.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_ring_submission.c
@@ -1047,6 +1047,25 @@ static void setup_irq(struct intel_engine_cs *engine)
 	}
 }
 
+static void add_to_engine(struct i915_request *rq)
+{
+	lockdep_assert_held(&rq->engine->sched_engine->lock);
+	list_move_tail(&rq->sched.link, &rq->engine->sched_engine->requests);
+}
+
+static void remove_from_engine(struct i915_request *rq)
+{
+	spin_lock_irq(&rq->engine->sched_engine->lock);
+	list_del_init(&rq->sched.link);
+
+	/* Prevent further __await_execution() registering a cb, then flush */
+	set_bit(I915_FENCE_FLAG_ACTIVE, &rq->fence.flags);
+
+	spin_unlock_irq(&rq->engine->sched_engine->lock);
+
+	i915_request_notify_execute_cb_imm(rq);
+}
+
 static void setup_common(struct intel_engine_cs *engine)
 {
 	struct drm_i915_private *i915 = engine->i915;
@@ -1064,6 +1083,9 @@ static void setup_common(struct intel_engine_cs *engine)
 	engine->reset.cancel = reset_cancel;
 	engine->reset.finish = reset_finish;
 
+	engine->add_active_request = add_to_engine;
+	engine->remove_active_request = remove_from_engine;
+
 	engine->cops = &ring_context_ops;
 	engine->request_alloc = ring_request_alloc;
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/mock_engine.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/mock_engine.c
index 2ddaacb4e753..2c1af030310c 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/mock_engine.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/mock_engine.c
@@ -235,6 +235,34 @@ static void mock_submit_request(struct i915_request *request)
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&engine->hw_lock, flags);
 }
 
+static void mock_add_to_engine(struct i915_request *rq)
+{
+	lockdep_assert_held(&rq->engine->sched_engine->lock);
+	list_move_tail(&rq->sched.link, &rq->engine->sched_engine->requests);
+}
+
+static void mock_remove_from_engine(struct i915_request *rq)
+{
+	struct intel_engine_cs *engine, *locked;
+
+	/*
+	 * Virtual engines complicate acquiring the engine timeline lock,
+	 * as their rq->engine pointer is not stable until under that
+	 * engine lock. The simple ploy we use is to take the lock then
+	 * check that the rq still belongs to the newly locked engine.
+	 */
+
+	locked = READ_ONCE(rq->engine);
+	spin_lock_irq(&locked->sched_engine->lock);
+	while (unlikely(locked != (engine = READ_ONCE(rq->engine)))) {
+		spin_unlock(&locked->sched_engine->lock);
+		spin_lock(&engine->sched_engine->lock);
+		locked = engine;
+	}
+	list_del_init(&rq->sched.link);
+	spin_unlock_irq(&locked->sched_engine->lock);
+}
+
 static void mock_reset_prepare(struct intel_engine_cs *engine)
 {
 }
@@ -321,6 +349,8 @@ struct intel_engine_cs *mock_engine(struct drm_i915_private *i915,
 	engine->base.emit_flush = mock_emit_flush;
 	engine->base.emit_fini_breadcrumb = mock_emit_breadcrumb;
 	engine->base.submit_request = mock_submit_request;
+	engine->base.add_active_request = mock_add_to_engine;
+	engine->base.remove_active_request = mock_remove_from_engine;
 
 	engine->base.reset.prepare = mock_reset_prepare;
 	engine->base.reset.rewind = mock_reset_rewind;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/uc/intel_guc_submission.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/uc/intel_guc_submission.c
index 891b2922ced9..9f52ee5124d9 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/uc/intel_guc_submission.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/uc/intel_guc_submission.c
@@ -1159,6 +1159,33 @@ static int guc_context_alloc(struct intel_context *ce)
 	return lrc_alloc(ce, ce->engine);
 }
 
+static void add_to_context(struct i915_request *rq)
+{
+	struct intel_context *ce = rq->context;
+
+	spin_lock(&ce->guc_active.lock);
+	list_move_tail(&rq->sched.link, &ce->guc_active.requests);
+	spin_unlock(&ce->guc_active.lock);
+}
+
+static void remove_from_context(struct i915_request *rq)
+{
+	struct intel_context *ce = rq->context;
+
+	spin_lock_irq(&ce->guc_active.lock);
+
+	list_del_init(&rq->sched.link);
+	clear_bit(I915_FENCE_FLAG_PQUEUE, &rq->fence.flags);
+
+	/* Prevent further __await_execution() registering a cb, then flush */
+	set_bit(I915_FENCE_FLAG_ACTIVE, &rq->fence.flags);
+
+	spin_unlock_irq(&ce->guc_active.lock);
+
+	atomic_dec(&ce->guc_id_ref);
+	i915_request_notify_execute_cb_imm(rq);
+}
+
 static const struct intel_context_ops guc_context_ops = {
 	.alloc = guc_context_alloc,
 
@@ -1568,6 +1595,8 @@ static void guc_default_vfuncs(struct intel_engine_cs *engine)
 
 	engine->cops = &guc_context_ops;
 	engine->request_alloc = guc_request_alloc;
+	engine->add_active_request = add_to_context;
+	engine->remove_active_request = remove_from_context;
 
 	engine->sched_engine->schedule = i915_schedule;
 
@@ -1932,6 +1961,10 @@ guc_create_virtual(struct intel_engine_cs **siblings, unsigned int count)
 				 "v%dx%d", ve->base.class, count);
 			ve->base.context_size = sibling->context_size;
 
+			ve->base.add_active_request =
+				sibling->add_active_request;
+			ve->base.remove_active_request =
+				sibling->remove_active_request;
 			ve->base.emit_bb_start = sibling->emit_bb_start;
 			ve->base.emit_flush = sibling->emit_flush;
 			ve->base.emit_init_breadcrumb =
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_request.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_request.c
index 57c9187aff74..aeef45679897 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_request.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_request.c
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ static bool irq_work_imm(struct irq_work *wrk)
 	return false;
 }
 
-static void __notify_execute_cb_imm(struct i915_request *rq)
+void i915_request_notify_execute_cb_imm(struct i915_request *rq)
 {
 	__notify_execute_cb(rq, irq_work_imm);
 }
@@ -256,37 +256,6 @@ i915_request_active_engine(struct i915_request *rq,
 	return ret;
 }
 
-
-static void remove_from_engine(struct i915_request *rq)
-{
-	struct intel_engine_cs *engine, *locked;
-
-	/*
-	 * Virtual engines complicate acquiring the engine timeline lock,
-	 * as their rq->engine pointer is not stable until under that
-	 * engine lock. The simple ploy we use is to take the lock then
-	 * check that the rq still belongs to the newly locked engine.
-	 */
-	locked = READ_ONCE(rq->engine);
-	spin_lock_irq(&locked->sched_engine->lock);
-	while (unlikely(locked != (engine = READ_ONCE(rq->engine)))) {
-		spin_unlock(&locked->sched_engine->lock);
-		spin_lock(&engine->sched_engine->lock);
-		locked = engine;
-	}
-	list_del_init(&rq->sched.link);
-
-	clear_bit(I915_FENCE_FLAG_PQUEUE, &rq->fence.flags);
-	clear_bit(I915_FENCE_FLAG_HOLD, &rq->fence.flags);
-
-	/* Prevent further __await_execution() registering a cb, then flush */
-	set_bit(I915_FENCE_FLAG_ACTIVE, &rq->fence.flags);
-
-	spin_unlock_irq(&locked->sched_engine->lock);
-
-	__notify_execute_cb_imm(rq);
-}
-
 static void __rq_init_watchdog(struct i915_request *rq)
 {
 	rq->watchdog.timer.function = NULL;
@@ -383,9 +352,7 @@ bool i915_request_retire(struct i915_request *rq)
 	 * after removing the breadcrumb and signaling it, so that we do not
 	 * inadvertently attach the breadcrumb to a completed request.
 	 */
-	if (!list_empty(&rq->sched.link))
-		remove_from_engine(rq);
-	atomic_dec(&rq->context->guc_id_ref);
+	rq->engine->remove_active_request(rq);
 	GEM_BUG_ON(!llist_empty(&rq->execute_cb));
 
 	__list_del_entry(&rq->link); /* poison neither prev/next (RCU walks) */
@@ -516,7 +483,7 @@ __await_execution(struct i915_request *rq,
 	if (llist_add(&cb->work.node.llist, &signal->execute_cb)) {
 		if (i915_request_is_active(signal) ||
 		    __request_in_flight(signal))
-			__notify_execute_cb_imm(signal);
+			i915_request_notify_execute_cb_imm(signal);
 	}
 
 	return 0;
@@ -655,7 +622,7 @@ bool __i915_request_submit(struct i915_request *request)
 	result = true;
 
 	GEM_BUG_ON(test_bit(I915_FENCE_FLAG_ACTIVE, &request->fence.flags));
-	list_move_tail(&request->sched.link, &engine->sched_engine->requests);
+	engine->add_active_request(request);
 active:
 	clear_bit(I915_FENCE_FLAG_PQUEUE, &request->fence.flags);
 	set_bit(I915_FENCE_FLAG_ACTIVE, &request->fence.flags);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_request.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_request.h
index 717e5b292046..128030f43bbf 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_request.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_request.h
@@ -647,4 +647,6 @@ bool
 i915_request_active_engine(struct i915_request *rq,
 			   struct intel_engine_cs **active);
 
+void i915_request_notify_execute_cb_imm(struct i915_request *rq);
+
 #endif /* I915_REQUEST_H */
