diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/adreno/adreno_gpu.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/adreno/adreno_gpu.c
index 6a37d409653b..c91ea363c373 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/adreno/adreno_gpu.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/adreno/adreno_gpu.c
@@ -287,6 +287,10 @@ int adreno_set_param(struct msm_gpu *gpu, struct msm_file_private *ctx,
 		     uint32_t param, uint64_t value)
 {
 	switch (param) {
+	case MSM_PARAM_SYSPROF:
+		if (!capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
+			return -EPERM;
+		return msm_file_private_set_sysprof(ctx, gpu, value);
 	default:
 		DBG("%s: invalid param: %u", gpu->name, param);
 		return -EINVAL;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_drv.c
index c4d90a9b7010..a2834663dec4 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_drv.c
@@ -558,8 +558,16 @@ static void context_close(struct msm_file_private *ctx)
 
 static void msm_postclose(struct drm_device *dev, struct drm_file *file)
 {
+	struct msm_drm_private *priv = dev->dev_private;
 	struct msm_file_private *ctx = file->driver_priv;
 
+	/*
+	 * It is not possible to set sysprof param to non-zero if gpu
+	 * is not initialized:
+	 */
+	if (priv->gpu)
+		msm_file_private_set_sysprof(ctx, priv->gpu, 0);
+
 	context_close(ctx);
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_gpu.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_gpu.c
index bacdabbaad96..faf0c242874e 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_gpu.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_gpu.c
@@ -959,6 +959,8 @@ int msm_gpu_init(struct drm_device *drm, struct platform_device *pdev,
 
 	gpu->nr_rings = nr_rings;
 
+	refcount_set(&gpu->sysprof_active, 1);
+
 	return 0;
 
 fail:
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_gpu.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_gpu.h
index 07ee6573a301..02419f2ca2bc 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_gpu.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_gpu.h
@@ -159,6 +159,13 @@ struct msm_gpu {
 	struct msm_ringbuffer *rb[MSM_GPU_MAX_RINGS];
 	int nr_rings;
 
+	/**
+	 * sysprof_active:
+	 *
+	 * The count of contexts that have enabled system profiling.
+	 */
+	refcount_t sysprof_active;
+
 	/**
 	 * cur_ctx_seqno:
 	 *
@@ -329,6 +336,24 @@ struct msm_file_private {
 	struct kref ref;
 	int seqno;
 
+	/**
+	 * sysprof:
+	 *
+	 * The value of MSM_PARAM_SYSPROF set by userspace.  This is
+	 * intended to be used by system profiling tools like Mesa's
+	 * pps-producer (perfetto), and restricted to CAP_SYS_ADMIN.
+	 *
+	 * Setting a value of 1 will preserve performance counters across
+	 * context switches.  Setting a value of 2 will in addition
+	 * suppress suspend.  (Performance counters lose state across
+	 * power collapse, which is undesirable for profiling in some
+	 * cases.)
+	 *
+	 * The value automatically reverts to zero when the drm device
+	 * file is closed.
+	 */
+	int sysprof;
+
 	/**
 	 * entities:
 	 *
@@ -525,6 +550,8 @@ void msm_submitqueue_close(struct msm_file_private *ctx);
 
 void msm_submitqueue_destroy(struct kref *kref);
 
+int msm_file_private_set_sysprof(struct msm_file_private *ctx,
+				 struct msm_gpu *gpu, int sysprof);
 void __msm_file_private_destroy(struct kref *kref);
 
 static inline void msm_file_private_put(struct msm_file_private *ctx)
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_submitqueue.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_submitqueue.c
index 7cb158bcbcf6..79b6ccd6ce64 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_submitqueue.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_submitqueue.c
@@ -7,6 +7,45 @@
 
 #include "msm_gpu.h"
 
+int msm_file_private_set_sysprof(struct msm_file_private *ctx,
+				 struct msm_gpu *gpu, int sysprof)
+{
+	/*
+	 * Since pm_runtime and sysprof_active are both refcounts, we
+	 * call apply the new value first, and then unwind the previous
+	 * value
+	 */
+
+	switch (sysprof) {
+	default:
+		return -EINVAL;
+	case 2:
+		pm_runtime_get_sync(&gpu->pdev->dev);
+		fallthrough;
+	case 1:
+		refcount_inc(&gpu->sysprof_active);
+		fallthrough;
+	case 0:
+		break;
+	}
+
+	/* unwind old value: */
+	switch (ctx->sysprof) {
+	case 2:
+		pm_runtime_put_autosuspend(&gpu->pdev->dev);
+		fallthrough;
+	case 1:
+		refcount_dec(&gpu->sysprof_active);
+		fallthrough;
+	case 0:
+		break;
+	}
+
+	ctx->sysprof = sysprof;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 void __msm_file_private_destroy(struct kref *kref)
 {
 	struct msm_file_private *ctx = container_of(kref,
diff --git a/include/uapi/drm/msm_drm.h b/include/uapi/drm/msm_drm.h
index cf5de53836e7..2ee03ba08681 100644
--- a/include/uapi/drm/msm_drm.h
+++ b/include/uapi/drm/msm_drm.h
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ struct drm_msm_timespec {
 #define MSM_PARAM_PP_PGTABLE 0x08  /* RO: Deprecated, always returns zero */
 #define MSM_PARAM_FAULTS     0x09  /* RO */
 #define MSM_PARAM_SUSPENDS   0x0a  /* RO */
+#define MSM_PARAM_SYSPROF    0x0b  /* WO: 1 preserves perfcntrs, 2 also disables suspend */
 
 /* For backwards compat.  The original support for preemption was based on
  * a single ring per priority level so # of priority levels equals the #