diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/chips-media/wave5/wave5-helper.c b/drivers/media/platform/chips-media/wave5/wave5-helper.c
index 2c9d8cbca6e4..5d9969bb7ada 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/chips-media/wave5/wave5-helper.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/chips-media/wave5/wave5-helper.c
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ void wave5_cleanup_instance(struct vpu_instance *inst)
 		v4l2_fh_del(&inst->v4l2_fh);
 		v4l2_fh_exit(&inst->v4l2_fh);
 	}
-	list_del_init(&inst->list);
+	kfifo_free(&inst->irq_status);
 	ida_free(&inst->dev->inst_ida, inst->id);
 	kfree(inst->codec_info);
 	kfree(inst);
@@ -61,8 +61,16 @@ int wave5_vpu_release_device(struct file *filp,
 {
 	struct vpu_instance *inst = wave5_to_vpu_inst(filp->private_data);
 	int ret = 0;
+	unsigned long flags;
 
 	v4l2_m2m_ctx_release(inst->v4l2_fh.m2m_ctx);
+	ret = mutex_lock_interruptible(&inst->dev->irq_lock);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&inst->dev->irq_spinlock, flags);
+	list_del_init(&inst->list);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&inst->dev->irq_spinlock, flags);
+	mutex_unlock(&inst->dev->irq_lock);
 	if (inst->state != VPU_INST_STATE_NONE) {
 		u32 fail_res;
 
diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/chips-media/wave5/wave5-vpu-dec.c b/drivers/media/platform/chips-media/wave5/wave5-vpu-dec.c
index fd71f0c43ac3..32de43de1870 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/chips-media/wave5/wave5-vpu-dec.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/chips-media/wave5/wave5-vpu-dec.c
@@ -1811,6 +1811,11 @@ static int wave5_vpu_open_dec(struct file *filp)
 	inst->xfer_func = V4L2_XFER_FUNC_DEFAULT;
 
 	init_completion(&inst->irq_done);
+	ret = kfifo_alloc(&inst->irq_status, 16 * sizeof(int), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (ret) {
+		dev_err(inst->dev->dev, "failed to allocate fifo\n");
+		goto cleanup_inst;
+	}
 
 	inst->id = ida_alloc(&inst->dev->inst_ida, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (inst->id < 0) {
diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/chips-media/wave5/wave5-vpu-enc.c b/drivers/media/platform/chips-media/wave5/wave5-vpu-enc.c
index 1e5fc5f8b856..52a1a00fd9bb 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/chips-media/wave5/wave5-vpu-enc.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/chips-media/wave5/wave5-vpu-enc.c
@@ -1760,6 +1760,11 @@ static int wave5_vpu_open_enc(struct file *filp)
 	inst->frame_rate = 30;
 
 	init_completion(&inst->irq_done);
+	ret = kfifo_alloc(&inst->irq_status, 16 * sizeof(int), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (ret) {
+		dev_err(inst->dev->dev, "failed to allocate fifo\n");
+		goto cleanup_inst;
+	}
 
 	inst->id = ida_alloc(&inst->dev->inst_ida, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (inst->id < 0) {
diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/chips-media/wave5/wave5-vpu.c b/drivers/media/platform/chips-media/wave5/wave5-vpu.c
index e1715d3f43b0..c53ac9a5c1c2 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/chips-media/wave5/wave5-vpu.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/chips-media/wave5/wave5-vpu.c
@@ -51,8 +51,11 @@ static void wave5_vpu_handle_irq(void *dev_id)
 	u32 seq_done;
 	u32 cmd_done;
 	u32 irq_reason;
-	struct vpu_instance *inst;
+	u32 irq_subreason;
+	struct vpu_instance *inst, *tmp;
 	struct vpu_device *dev = dev_id;
+	int val;
+	unsigned long flags;
 
 	irq_reason = wave5_vdi_read_register(dev, W5_VPU_VINT_REASON);
 	seq_done = wave5_vdi_read_register(dev, W5_RET_SEQ_DONE_INSTANCE_INFO);
@@ -60,7 +63,8 @@ static void wave5_vpu_handle_irq(void *dev_id)
 	wave5_vdi_write_register(dev, W5_VPU_VINT_REASON_CLR, irq_reason);
 	wave5_vdi_write_register(dev, W5_VPU_VINT_CLEAR, 0x1);
 
-	list_for_each_entry(inst, &dev->instances, list) {
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&dev->irq_spinlock, flags);
+	list_for_each_entry_safe(inst, tmp, &dev->instances, list) {
 
 		if (irq_reason & BIT(INT_WAVE5_INIT_SEQ) ||
 		    irq_reason & BIT(INT_WAVE5_ENC_SET_PARAM)) {
@@ -82,14 +86,22 @@ static void wave5_vpu_handle_irq(void *dev_id)
 		    irq_reason & BIT(INT_WAVE5_ENC_PIC)) {
 			if (cmd_done & BIT(inst->id)) {
 				cmd_done &= ~BIT(inst->id);
-				wave5_vdi_write_register(dev, W5_RET_QUEUE_CMD_DONE_INST,
-							 cmd_done);
-				inst->ops->finish_process(inst);
+				if (dev->irq >= 0) {
+					irq_subreason =
+						wave5_vdi_read_register(dev, W5_VPU_VINT_REASON);
+					if (!(irq_subreason & BIT(INT_WAVE5_DEC_PIC)))
+						wave5_vdi_write_register(dev,
+									 W5_RET_QUEUE_CMD_DONE_INST,
+									 cmd_done);
+				}
+				val = BIT(INT_WAVE5_DEC_PIC);
+				kfifo_in(&inst->irq_status, &val, sizeof(int));
 			}
 		}
-
-		wave5_vpu_clear_interrupt(inst, irq_reason);
 	}
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dev->irq_spinlock, flags);
+
+	up(&dev->irq_sem);
 }
 
 static irqreturn_t wave5_vpu_irq_thread(int irq, void *dev_id)
@@ -121,6 +133,35 @@ static enum hrtimer_restart wave5_vpu_timer_callback(struct hrtimer *timer)
 	return HRTIMER_RESTART;
 }
 
+static int irq_thread(void *data)
+{
+	struct vpu_device *dev = (struct vpu_device *)data;
+	struct vpu_instance *inst, *tmp;
+	int irq_status, ret;
+
+	while (!kthread_should_stop()) {
+		if (down_interruptible(&dev->irq_sem))
+			continue;
+
+		if (kthread_should_stop())
+			break;
+
+		mutex_lock(&dev->irq_lock);
+		list_for_each_entry_safe(inst, tmp, &dev->instances, list) {
+			while (kfifo_len(&inst->irq_status)) {
+				ret = kfifo_out(&inst->irq_status, &irq_status, sizeof(int));
+				if (!ret)
+					break;
+
+				inst->ops->finish_process(inst);
+			}
+		}
+		mutex_unlock(&dev->irq_lock);
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static int wave5_vpu_load_firmware(struct device *dev, const char *fw_name,
 				   u32 *revision)
 {
@@ -224,6 +265,8 @@ static int wave5_vpu_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	mutex_init(&dev->dev_lock);
 	mutex_init(&dev->hw_lock);
+	mutex_init(&dev->irq_lock);
+	spin_lock_init(&dev->irq_spinlock);
 	dev_set_drvdata(&pdev->dev, dev);
 	dev->dev = &pdev->dev;
 
@@ -265,6 +308,9 @@ static int wave5_vpu_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		goto err_clk_dis;
 	}
 	dev->product = wave5_vpu_get_product_id(dev);
+	sema_init(&dev->irq_sem, 1);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&dev->instances);
+	dev->irq_thread = kthread_run(irq_thread, dev, "irq thread");
 
 	dev->irq = platform_get_irq(pdev, 0);
 	if (dev->irq < 0) {
@@ -288,7 +334,6 @@ static int wave5_vpu_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		}
 	}
 
-	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&dev->instances);
 	ret = v4l2_device_register(&pdev->dev, &dev->v4l2_dev);
 	if (ret) {
 		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "v4l2_device_register, fail: %d\n", ret);
@@ -351,6 +396,12 @@ static void wave5_vpu_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
 	struct vpu_device *dev = dev_get_drvdata(&pdev->dev);
 
+	if (dev->irq_thread) {
+		kthread_stop(dev->irq_thread);
+		up(&dev->irq_sem);
+		dev->irq_thread = NULL;
+	}
+
 	if (dev->irq < 0) {
 		kthread_destroy_worker(dev->worker);
 		hrtimer_cancel(&dev->hrtimer);
@@ -361,6 +412,7 @@ static void wave5_vpu_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	mutex_destroy(&dev->dev_lock);
 	mutex_destroy(&dev->hw_lock);
+	mutex_destroy(&dev->irq_lock);
 	reset_control_assert(dev->resets);
 	clk_bulk_disable_unprepare(dev->num_clks, dev->clks);
 	wave5_vpu_enc_unregister_device(dev);
diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/chips-media/wave5/wave5-vpuapi.h b/drivers/media/platform/chips-media/wave5/wave5-vpuapi.h
index 45615c15beca..f3c1ad6fb3be 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/chips-media/wave5/wave5-vpuapi.h
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/chips-media/wave5/wave5-vpuapi.h
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 #ifndef VPUAPI_H_INCLUDED
 #define VPUAPI_H_INCLUDED
 
+#include <linux/kfifo.h>
 #include <linux/idr.h>
 #include <linux/genalloc.h>
 #include <media/v4l2-device.h>
@@ -747,6 +748,7 @@ struct vpu_device {
 	struct video_device *video_dev_enc;
 	struct mutex dev_lock; /* lock for the src, dst v4l2 queues */
 	struct mutex hw_lock; /* lock hw configurations */
+	struct mutex irq_lock;
 	int irq;
 	enum product_id product;
 	struct vpu_attr attr;
@@ -764,7 +766,10 @@ struct vpu_device {
 	struct kthread_worker *worker;
 	int vpu_poll_interval;
 	int num_clks;
+	struct task_struct *irq_thread;
+	struct semaphore irq_sem;
 	struct reset_control *resets;
+	spinlock_t irq_spinlock; /* protect instances list */
 };
 
 struct vpu_instance;
@@ -788,6 +793,7 @@ struct vpu_instance {
 	enum v4l2_ycbcr_encoding ycbcr_enc;
 	enum v4l2_quantization quantization;
 
+	struct kfifo irq_status;
 	enum vpu_instance_state state;
 	enum vpu_instance_type type;
 	const struct vpu_instance_ops *ops;
