diff --git a/drivers/rpmsg/qcom_glink_native.c b/drivers/rpmsg/qcom_glink_native.c
index f3edf971e8c5..aea8f5955e34 100644
--- a/drivers/rpmsg/qcom_glink_native.c
+++ b/drivers/rpmsg/qcom_glink_native.c
@@ -59,6 +59,26 @@ struct glink_defer_cmd {
 	u8 data[];
 };
 
+/**
+ * struct glink_core_rx_intent - RX intent
+ * RX intent
+ *
+ * data: pointer to the data (may be NULL for zero-copy)
+ * id: remote or local intent ID
+ * size: size of the original intent (do not modify)
+ * reuse: To mark if the intent can be reused after first use
+ * in_use: To mark if intent is already in use for the channel
+ * offset: next write offset (initially 0)
+ */
+struct glink_core_rx_intent {
+	void *data;
+	u32 id;
+	size_t size;
+	bool reuse;
+	bool in_use;
+	u32 offset;
+};
+
 /**
  * struct qcom_glink - driver context, relates to one remote subsystem
  * @dev:	reference to the associated struct device
@@ -117,6 +137,8 @@ enum {
  * @name:	unique channel name/identifier
  * @lcid:	channel id, in local space
  * @rcid:	channel id, in remote space
+ * @intent_lock: lock for protection of @liids
+ * @liids:	idr of all local intents
  * @buf:	receive buffer, for gathering fragments
  * @buf_offset:	write offset in @buf
  * @buf_size:	size of current @buf
@@ -137,6 +159,9 @@ struct glink_channel {
 	unsigned int lcid;
 	unsigned int rcid;
 
+	spinlock_t intent_lock;
+	struct idr liids;
+
 	void *buf;
 	int buf_offset;
 	int buf_size;
@@ -154,6 +179,9 @@ static const struct rpmsg_endpoint_ops glink_endpoint_ops;
 #define RPM_CMD_OPEN			2
 #define RPM_CMD_CLOSE			3
 #define RPM_CMD_OPEN_ACK		4
+#define RPM_CMD_INTENT			5
+#define RPM_CMD_RX_INTENT_REQ		7
+#define RPM_CMD_RX_INTENT_REQ_ACK	8
 #define RPM_CMD_TX_DATA			9
 #define RPM_CMD_CLOSE_ACK		11
 #define RPM_CMD_TX_DATA_CONT		12
@@ -172,12 +200,14 @@ static struct glink_channel *qcom_glink_alloc_channel(struct qcom_glink *glink,
 
 	/* Setup glink internal glink_channel data */
 	spin_lock_init(&channel->recv_lock);
+	spin_lock_init(&channel->intent_lock);
 	channel->glink = glink;
 	channel->name = kstrdup(name, GFP_KERNEL);
 
 	init_completion(&channel->open_req);
 	init_completion(&channel->open_ack);
 
+	idr_init(&channel->liids);
 	kref_init(&channel->refcount);
 
 	return channel;
@@ -187,6 +217,11 @@ static void qcom_glink_channel_release(struct kref *ref)
 {
 	struct glink_channel *channel = container_of(ref, struct glink_channel,
 						     refcount);
+	unsigned long flags;
+
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&channel->intent_lock, flags);
+	idr_destroy(&channel->liids);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&channel->intent_lock, flags);
 
 	kfree(channel->name);
 	kfree(channel);
@@ -424,6 +459,130 @@ static void qcom_glink_receive_version_ack(struct qcom_glink *glink,
 	}
 }
 
+/**
+ * qcom_glink_send_intent_req_ack() - convert an rx intent request ack cmd to
+				      wire format and transmit
+ * @glink:	The transport to transmit on.
+ * @channel:	The glink channel
+ * @granted:	The request response to encode.
+ *
+ * Return: 0 on success or standard Linux error code.
+ */
+static int qcom_glink_send_intent_req_ack(struct qcom_glink *glink,
+					  struct glink_channel *channel,
+					  bool granted)
+{
+	struct glink_msg msg;
+
+	msg.cmd = cpu_to_le16(RPM_CMD_RX_INTENT_REQ_ACK);
+	msg.param1 = cpu_to_le16(channel->lcid);
+	msg.param2 = cpu_to_le32(granted);
+
+	qcom_glink_tx(glink, &msg, sizeof(msg), NULL, 0, true);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/**
+ * qcom_glink_advertise_intent - convert an rx intent cmd to wire format and
+ *			   transmit
+ * @glink:	The transport to transmit on.
+ * @channel:	The local channel
+ * @size:	The intent to pass on to remote.
+ *
+ * Return: 0 on success or standard Linux error code.
+ */
+static int qcom_glink_advertise_intent(struct qcom_glink *glink,
+				       struct glink_channel *channel,
+				       struct glink_core_rx_intent *intent)
+{
+	struct command {
+		u16 id;
+		u16 lcid;
+		u32 count;
+		u32 size;
+		u32 liid;
+	} __packed;
+	struct command cmd;
+
+	cmd.id = cpu_to_le16(RPM_CMD_INTENT);
+	cmd.lcid = cpu_to_le16(channel->lcid);
+	cmd.count = cpu_to_le32(1);
+	cmd.size = cpu_to_le32(intent->size);
+	cmd.liid = cpu_to_le32(intent->id);
+
+	qcom_glink_tx(glink, &cmd, sizeof(cmd), NULL, 0, true);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static struct glink_core_rx_intent *
+qcom_glink_alloc_intent(struct qcom_glink *glink,
+			struct glink_channel *channel,
+			size_t size,
+			bool reuseable)
+{
+	struct glink_core_rx_intent *intent;
+	int ret;
+	unsigned long flags;
+
+	intent = kzalloc(sizeof(*intent), GFP_KERNEL);
+
+	if (!intent)
+		return NULL;
+
+	intent->data = kzalloc(size, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!intent->data)
+		return NULL;
+
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&channel->intent_lock, flags);
+	ret = idr_alloc_cyclic(&channel->liids, intent, 1, -1, GFP_ATOMIC);
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&channel->intent_lock, flags);
+		return NULL;
+	}
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&channel->intent_lock, flags);
+
+	intent->id = ret;
+	intent->size = size;
+	intent->reuse = reuseable;
+
+	return intent;
+}
+
+/**
+ * qcom_glink_handle_intent_req() - Receive a request for rx_intent
+ *					    from remote side
+ * if_ptr:      Pointer to the transport interface
+ * rcid:	Remote channel ID
+ * size:	size of the intent
+ *
+ * The function searches for the local channel to which the request for
+ * rx_intent has arrived and allocates and notifies the remote back
+ */
+static void qcom_glink_handle_intent_req(struct qcom_glink *glink,
+					 u32 cid, size_t size)
+{
+	struct glink_core_rx_intent *intent;
+	struct glink_channel *channel;
+	unsigned long flags;
+
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&glink->idr_lock, flags);
+	channel = idr_find(&glink->rcids, cid);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&glink->idr_lock, flags);
+
+	if (!channel) {
+		pr_err("%s channel not found for cid %d\n", __func__, cid);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	intent = qcom_glink_alloc_intent(glink, channel, size, false);
+	if (intent)
+		qcom_glink_advertise_intent(glink, channel, intent);
+
+	qcom_glink_send_intent_req_ack(glink, channel, !!intent);
+}
+
 static int qcom_glink_rx_defer(struct qcom_glink *glink, size_t extra)
 {
 	struct glink_defer_cmd *dcmd;
@@ -586,6 +745,7 @@ static irqreturn_t qcom_glink_native_intr(int irq, void *data)
 		case RPM_CMD_VERSION_ACK:
 		case RPM_CMD_CLOSE:
 		case RPM_CMD_CLOSE_ACK:
+		case RPM_CMD_RX_INTENT_REQ:
 			ret = qcom_glink_rx_defer(glink, 0);
 			break;
 		case RPM_CMD_OPEN_ACK:
@@ -1002,6 +1162,9 @@ static void qcom_glink_work(struct work_struct *work)
 		case RPM_CMD_CLOSE_ACK:
 			qcom_glink_rx_close_ack(glink, param1);
 			break;
+		case RPM_CMD_RX_INTENT_REQ:
+			qcom_glink_handle_intent_req(glink, param1, param2);
+			break;
 		default:
 			WARN(1, "Unknown defer object %d\n", cmd);
 			break;
@@ -1014,7 +1177,8 @@ static void qcom_glink_work(struct work_struct *work)
 struct qcom_glink *qcom_glink_native_probe(struct device *dev,
 					   unsigned long features,
 					   struct qcom_glink_pipe *rx,
-					   struct qcom_glink_pipe *tx)
+					   struct qcom_glink_pipe *tx,
+					   bool intentless)
 {
 	int irq;
 	int ret;
@@ -1029,6 +1193,7 @@ struct qcom_glink *qcom_glink_native_probe(struct device *dev,
 	glink->rx_pipe = rx;
 
 	glink->features = features;
+	glink->intentless = intentless;
 
 	mutex_init(&glink->tx_lock);
 	spin_lock_init(&glink->rx_lock);
diff --git a/drivers/rpmsg/qcom_glink_native.h b/drivers/rpmsg/qcom_glink_native.h
index 456ec79811f7..92e088144128 100644
--- a/drivers/rpmsg/qcom_glink_native.h
+++ b/drivers/rpmsg/qcom_glink_native.h
@@ -37,7 +37,8 @@ struct qcom_glink;
 struct qcom_glink *qcom_glink_native_probe(struct device *dev,
 					   unsigned long features,
 					   struct qcom_glink_pipe *rx,
-					   struct qcom_glink_pipe *tx);
+					   struct qcom_glink_pipe *tx,
+					   bool intentless);
 void qcom_glink_native_remove(struct qcom_glink *glink);
 
 void qcom_glink_native_unregister(struct qcom_glink *glink);
diff --git a/drivers/rpmsg/qcom_glink_rpm.c b/drivers/rpmsg/qcom_glink_rpm.c
index 7d039cd344cb..5a86e089a977 100644
--- a/drivers/rpmsg/qcom_glink_rpm.c
+++ b/drivers/rpmsg/qcom_glink_rpm.c
@@ -305,7 +305,8 @@ static int glink_rpm_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	glink = qcom_glink_native_probe(&pdev->dev,
 					0,
 					&rx_pipe->native,
-					&tx_pipe->native);
+					&tx_pipe->native,
+					true);
 	if (IS_ERR(glink))
 		return PTR_ERR(glink);
 
diff --git a/drivers/rpmsg/qcom_glink_smem.c b/drivers/rpmsg/qcom_glink_smem.c
index 8ad641a08cd8..9d73ced075e7 100644
--- a/drivers/rpmsg/qcom_glink_smem.c
+++ b/drivers/rpmsg/qcom_glink_smem.c
@@ -284,8 +284,9 @@ struct qcom_glink *qcom_glink_smem_register(struct device *parent,
 	*tx_pipe->head = 0;
 
 	glink = qcom_glink_native_probe(dev,
-					0,
-					&rx_pipe->native, &tx_pipe->native);
+					GLINK_FEATURE_INTENT_REUSE,
+					&rx_pipe->native, &tx_pipe->native,
+					false);
 	if (IS_ERR(glink)) {
 		ret = PTR_ERR(glink);
 		goto err_put_dev;