diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_debugfs.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_debugfs.c
index cea184459256..863012a2602e 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_debugfs.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_debugfs.c
@@ -3221,9 +3221,11 @@ static int i915_wa_registers(struct seq_file *m, void *unused)
 {
 	int i;
 	int ret;
+	struct intel_engine_cs *ring;
 	struct drm_info_node *node = (struct drm_info_node *) m->private;
 	struct drm_device *dev = node->minor->dev;
 	struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv = dev->dev_private;
+	struct i915_workarounds *workarounds = &dev_priv->workarounds;
 
 	ret = mutex_lock_interruptible(&dev->struct_mutex);
 	if (ret)
@@ -3231,15 +3233,18 @@ static int i915_wa_registers(struct seq_file *m, void *unused)
 
 	intel_runtime_pm_get(dev_priv);
 
-	seq_printf(m, "Workarounds applied: %d\n", dev_priv->workarounds.count);
-	for (i = 0; i < dev_priv->workarounds.count; ++i) {
+	seq_printf(m, "Workarounds applied: %d\n", workarounds->count);
+	for_each_ring(ring, dev_priv, i)
+		seq_printf(m, "HW whitelist count for %s: %d\n",
+			   ring->name, workarounds->hw_whitelist_count[i]);
+	for (i = 0; i < workarounds->count; ++i) {
 		i915_reg_t addr;
 		u32 mask, value, read;
 		bool ok;
 
-		addr = dev_priv->workarounds.reg[i].addr;
-		mask = dev_priv->workarounds.reg[i].mask;
-		value = dev_priv->workarounds.reg[i].value;
+		addr = workarounds->reg[i].addr;
+		mask = workarounds->reg[i].mask;
+		value = workarounds->reg[i].value;
 		read = I915_READ(addr);
 		ok = (value & mask) == (read & mask);
 		seq_printf(m, "0x%X: 0x%08X, mask: 0x%08X, read: 0x%08x, status: %s\n",
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
index afb0beee9975..211af534e5d0 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
@@ -1657,11 +1657,18 @@ struct i915_wa_reg {
 	u32 mask;
 };
 
-#define I915_MAX_WA_REGS 16
+/*
+ * RING_MAX_NONPRIV_SLOTS is per-engine but at this point we are only
+ * allowing it for RCS as we don't foresee any requirement of having
+ * a whitelist for other engines. When it is really required for
+ * other engines then the limit need to be increased.
+ */
+#define I915_MAX_WA_REGS (16 + RING_MAX_NONPRIV_SLOTS)
 
 struct i915_workarounds {
 	struct i915_wa_reg reg[I915_MAX_WA_REGS];
 	u32 count;
+	u32 hw_whitelist_count[I915_NUM_RINGS];
 };
 
 struct i915_virtual_gpu {
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_reg.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_reg.h
index 0a988895165f..79388147184c 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_reg.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_reg.h
@@ -1635,6 +1635,9 @@ enum skl_disp_power_wells {
 #define   RING_WAIT		(1<<11) /* gen3+, PRBx_CTL */
 #define   RING_WAIT_SEMAPHORE	(1<<10) /* gen6+ */
 
+#define RING_FORCE_TO_NONPRIV(base, i) _MMIO(((base)+0x4D0) + (i)*4)
+#define   RING_MAX_NONPRIV_SLOTS  12
+
 #define GEN7_TLB_RD_ADDR	_MMIO(0x4700)
 
 #if 0
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.c
index 9030e2bca0c0..43fa1403159e 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.c
@@ -789,6 +789,22 @@ static int wa_add(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv,
 
 #define WA_WRITE(addr, val) WA_REG(addr, 0xffffffff, val)
 
+static int wa_ring_whitelist_reg(struct intel_engine_cs *ring, i915_reg_t reg)
+{
+	struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv = ring->dev->dev_private;
+	struct i915_workarounds *wa = &dev_priv->workarounds;
+	const uint32_t index = wa->hw_whitelist_count[ring->id];
+
+	if (WARN_ON(index >= RING_MAX_NONPRIV_SLOTS))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	WA_WRITE(RING_FORCE_TO_NONPRIV(ring->mmio_base, index),
+		 i915_mmio_reg_offset(reg));
+	wa->hw_whitelist_count[ring->id]++;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static int gen8_init_workarounds(struct intel_engine_cs *ring)
 {
 	struct drm_device *dev = ring->dev;
@@ -1117,6 +1133,7 @@ int init_workarounds_ring(struct intel_engine_cs *ring)
 	WARN_ON(ring->id != RCS);
 
 	dev_priv->workarounds.count = 0;
+	dev_priv->workarounds.hw_whitelist_count[RCS] = 0;
 
 	if (IS_BROADWELL(dev))
 		return bdw_init_workarounds(ring);