diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/etnaviv/etnaviv_cmdbuf.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/etnaviv/etnaviv_cmdbuf.c
index f39430ba3593..9dc20d892c15 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/etnaviv/etnaviv_cmdbuf.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/etnaviv/etnaviv_cmdbuf.c
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ etnaviv_cmdbuf_suballoc_new(struct device *dev)
 	mutex_init(&suballoc->lock);
 	init_waitqueue_head(&suballoc->free_event);
 
+	BUILD_BUG_ON(ETNAVIV_SOFTPIN_START_ADDRESS < SUBALLOC_SIZE);
 	suballoc->vaddr = dma_alloc_wc(dev, SUBALLOC_SIZE,
 				       &suballoc->paddr, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!suballoc->vaddr) {
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/etnaviv/etnaviv_drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/etnaviv/etnaviv_drv.c
index 80f1edcbbea0..45851d510f62 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/etnaviv/etnaviv_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/etnaviv/etnaviv_drv.c
@@ -529,7 +529,7 @@ static struct drm_driver etnaviv_drm_driver = {
 	.desc               = "etnaviv DRM",
 	.date               = "20151214",
 	.major              = 1,
-	.minor              = 2,
+	.minor              = 3,
 };
 
 /*
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/etnaviv/etnaviv_drv.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/etnaviv/etnaviv_drv.h
index a488cfdb6bbf..32cfa5a48d42 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/etnaviv/etnaviv_drv.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/etnaviv/etnaviv_drv.h
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ struct etnaviv_gem_object;
 struct etnaviv_gem_submit;
 struct etnaviv_iommu_global;
 
+#define ETNAVIV_SOFTPIN_START_ADDRESS	SZ_4M /* must be >= SUBALLOC_SIZE */
+
 struct etnaviv_file_private {
 	struct etnaviv_iommu_context	*mmu;
 	struct drm_sched_entity		sched_entity[ETNA_MAX_PIPES];
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/etnaviv/etnaviv_gem.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/etnaviv/etnaviv_gem.c
index 8c62c5e0a494..401ce4512b8d 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/etnaviv/etnaviv_gem.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/etnaviv/etnaviv_gem.c
@@ -248,7 +248,8 @@ void etnaviv_gem_mapping_unreference(struct etnaviv_vram_mapping *mapping)
 }
 
 struct etnaviv_vram_mapping *etnaviv_gem_mapping_get(
-	struct drm_gem_object *obj, struct etnaviv_iommu_context *mmu_context)
+	struct drm_gem_object *obj, struct etnaviv_iommu_context *mmu_context,
+	u64 va)
 {
 	struct etnaviv_gem_object *etnaviv_obj = to_etnaviv_bo(obj);
 	struct etnaviv_vram_mapping *mapping;
@@ -309,7 +310,7 @@ struct etnaviv_vram_mapping *etnaviv_gem_mapping_get(
 
 	ret = etnaviv_iommu_map_gem(mmu_context, etnaviv_obj,
 				    mmu_context->global->memory_base,
-				    mapping, 0);
+				    mapping, va);
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		etnaviv_iommu_context_put(mmu_context);
 		kfree(mapping);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/etnaviv/etnaviv_gem.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/etnaviv/etnaviv_gem.h
index 2d01ee1f65c1..f1164934ecdf 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/etnaviv/etnaviv_gem.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/etnaviv/etnaviv_gem.h
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ static inline bool is_active(struct etnaviv_gem_object *etnaviv_obj)
 
 struct etnaviv_gem_submit_bo {
 	u32 flags;
+	u64 va;
 	struct etnaviv_gem_object *obj;
 	struct etnaviv_vram_mapping *mapping;
 	struct dma_fence *excl;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/etnaviv/etnaviv_gem_submit.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/etnaviv/etnaviv_gem_submit.c
index 63a1206492d2..75afce42921b 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/etnaviv/etnaviv_gem_submit.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/etnaviv/etnaviv_gem_submit.c
@@ -72,6 +72,14 @@ static int submit_lookup_objects(struct etnaviv_gem_submit *submit,
 		}
 
 		submit->bos[i].flags = bo->flags;
+		if (submit->flags & ETNA_SUBMIT_SOFTPIN) {
+			if (bo->presumed < ETNAVIV_SOFTPIN_START_ADDRESS) {
+				DRM_ERROR("invalid softpin address\n");
+				ret = -EINVAL;
+				goto out_unlock;
+			}
+			submit->bos[i].va = bo->presumed;
+		}
 
 		/* normally use drm_gem_object_lookup(), but for bulk lookup
 		 * all under single table_lock just hit object_idr directly:
@@ -224,11 +232,17 @@ static int submit_pin_objects(struct etnaviv_gem_submit *submit)
 		struct etnaviv_vram_mapping *mapping;
 
 		mapping = etnaviv_gem_mapping_get(&etnaviv_obj->base,
-						  submit->mmu_context);
+						  submit->mmu_context,
+						  submit->bos[i].va);
 		if (IS_ERR(mapping)) {
 			ret = PTR_ERR(mapping);
 			break;
 		}
+
+		if ((submit->flags & ETNA_SUBMIT_SOFTPIN) &&
+		     submit->bos[i].va != mapping->iova)
+			return -EINVAL;
+
 		atomic_inc(&etnaviv_obj->gpu_active);
 
 		submit->bos[i].flags |= BO_PINNED;
@@ -261,6 +275,10 @@ static int submit_reloc(struct etnaviv_gem_submit *submit, void *stream,
 	u32 *ptr = stream;
 	int ret;
 
+	/* Submits using softpin don't blend with relocs */
+	if ((submit->flags & ETNA_SUBMIT_SOFTPIN) && nr_relocs != 0)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
 	for (i = 0; i < nr_relocs; i++) {
 		const struct drm_etnaviv_gem_submit_reloc *r = relocs + i;
 		struct etnaviv_gem_submit_bo *bo;
@@ -445,6 +463,12 @@ int etnaviv_ioctl_gem_submit(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
+	if ((args->flags & ETNA_SUBMIT_SOFTPIN) &&
+	    priv->mmu_global->version != ETNAVIV_IOMMU_V2) {
+		DRM_ERROR("softpin requested on incompatible MMU\n");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * Copy the command submission and bo array to kernel space in
 	 * one go, and do this outside of any locks.
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/etnaviv/etnaviv_gpu.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/etnaviv/etnaviv_gpu.c
index d8a83ebfce47..d47d1a8e0219 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/etnaviv/etnaviv_gpu.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/etnaviv/etnaviv_gpu.c
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ static const struct platform_device_id gpu_ids[] = {
 
 int etnaviv_gpu_get_param(struct etnaviv_gpu *gpu, u32 param, u64 *value)
 {
+	struct etnaviv_drm_private *priv = gpu->drm->dev_private;
+
 	switch (param) {
 	case ETNAVIV_PARAM_GPU_MODEL:
 		*value = gpu->identity.model;
@@ -147,6 +149,13 @@ int etnaviv_gpu_get_param(struct etnaviv_gpu *gpu, u32 param, u64 *value)
 		*value = gpu->identity.varyings_count;
 		break;
 
+	case ETNAVIV_PARAM_SOFTPIN_START_ADDR:
+		if (priv->mmu_global->version == ETNAVIV_IOMMU_V2)
+			*value = ETNAVIV_SOFTPIN_START_ADDRESS;
+		else
+			*value = ~0ULL;
+		break;
+
 	default:
 		DBG("%s: invalid param: %u", dev_name(gpu->dev), param);
 		return -EINVAL;
diff --git a/include/uapi/drm/etnaviv_drm.h b/include/uapi/drm/etnaviv_drm.h
index 0d5c49dc478c..09d0df8b71c5 100644
--- a/include/uapi/drm/etnaviv_drm.h
+++ b/include/uapi/drm/etnaviv_drm.h
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ struct drm_etnaviv_timespec {
 #define ETNAVIV_PARAM_GPU_INSTRUCTION_COUNT         0x18
 #define ETNAVIV_PARAM_GPU_NUM_CONSTANTS             0x19
 #define ETNAVIV_PARAM_GPU_NUM_VARYINGS              0x1a
+#define ETNAVIV_PARAM_SOFTPIN_START_ADDR            0x1b
 
 #define ETNA_MAX_PIPES 4
 
@@ -148,6 +149,11 @@ struct drm_etnaviv_gem_submit_reloc {
  * then patching the cmdstream for this entry is skipped.  This can
  * avoid kernel needing to map/access the cmdstream bo in the common
  * case.
+ * If the submit is a softpin submit (ETNA_SUBMIT_SOFTPIN) the 'presumed'
+ * field is interpreted as the fixed location to map the bo into the gpu
+ * virtual address space. If the kernel is unable to map the buffer at
+ * this location the submit will fail. This means userspace is responsible
+ * for the whole gpu virtual address management.
  */
 #define ETNA_SUBMIT_BO_READ             0x0001
 #define ETNA_SUBMIT_BO_WRITE            0x0002
@@ -177,9 +183,11 @@ struct drm_etnaviv_gem_submit_pmr {
 #define ETNA_SUBMIT_NO_IMPLICIT         0x0001
 #define ETNA_SUBMIT_FENCE_FD_IN         0x0002
 #define ETNA_SUBMIT_FENCE_FD_OUT        0x0004
+#define ETNA_SUBMIT_SOFTPIN             0x0008
 #define ETNA_SUBMIT_FLAGS		(ETNA_SUBMIT_NO_IMPLICIT | \
 					 ETNA_SUBMIT_FENCE_FD_IN | \
-					 ETNA_SUBMIT_FENCE_FD_OUT)
+					 ETNA_SUBMIT_FENCE_FD_OUT| \
+					 ETNA_SUBMIT_SOFTPIN)
 #define ETNA_PIPE_3D      0x00
 #define ETNA_PIPE_2D      0x01
 #define ETNA_PIPE_VG      0x02