diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_dma.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_dma.c
index c5349fa3fccef323d61f38ac9e869be153d5b9d1..a42f1659243354c1cf42a6a8b946d28104075f14 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_dma.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_dma.c
@@ -167,6 +167,9 @@ static int i915_getparam(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 		value = i915.enable_hangcheck &&
 			intel_has_gpu_reset(dev);
 		break;
+	case I915_PARAM_HAS_RESOURCE_STREAMER:
+		value = HAS_RESOURCE_STREAMER(dev);
+		break;
 	default:
 		DRM_DEBUG("Unknown parameter %d\n", param->param);
 		return -EINVAL;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
index 950a9811a16f669af228aca6a2f095b670748245..63daf4cd2477aa2348f5cf49069aa477e2f7b041 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
@@ -2539,6 +2539,9 @@ struct drm_i915_cmd_table {
 
 #define HAS_CSR(dev)	(IS_SKYLAKE(dev))
 
+#define HAS_RESOURCE_STREAMER(dev) (IS_HASWELL(dev) || \
+				    INTEL_INFO(dev)->gen >= 8)
+
 #define INTEL_PCH_DEVICE_ID_MASK		0xff00
 #define INTEL_PCH_IBX_DEVICE_ID_TYPE		0x3b00
 #define INTEL_PCH_CPT_DEVICE_ID_TYPE		0x1c00
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_execbuffer.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_execbuffer.c
index 600db7441847bc0b6d8cd8d289b5b5e1c2f30784..83577c6159624230ea70ec4bc6f9f5214fa1c504 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_execbuffer.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_execbuffer.c
@@ -1490,6 +1490,20 @@ i915_gem_do_execbuffer(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
+	if (args->flags & I915_EXEC_RESOURCE_STREAMER) {
+		if (!HAS_RESOURCE_STREAMER(dev)) {
+			DRM_DEBUG("RS is only allowed for Haswell, Gen8 and above\n");
+			return -EINVAL;
+		}
+		if (ring->id != RCS) {
+			DRM_DEBUG("RS is not available on %s\n",
+				 ring->name);
+			return -EINVAL;
+		}
+
+		dispatch_flags |= I915_DISPATCH_RS;
+	}
+
 	intel_runtime_pm_get(dev_priv);
 
 	ret = i915_mutex_lock_interruptible(dev);
diff --git a/include/uapi/drm/i915_drm.h b/include/uapi/drm/i915_drm.h
index f88cc1cac5d98ddfa0153b89290f85590f9ace56..e7c29f1659ad1e272cb829afc7efaaca6495bc35 100644
--- a/include/uapi/drm/i915_drm.h
+++ b/include/uapi/drm/i915_drm.h
@@ -355,6 +355,7 @@ typedef struct drm_i915_irq_wait {
 #define I915_PARAM_SUBSLICE_TOTAL	 33
 #define I915_PARAM_EU_TOTAL		 34
 #define I915_PARAM_HAS_GPU_RESET	 35
+#define I915_PARAM_HAS_RESOURCE_STREAMER 36
 
 typedef struct drm_i915_getparam {
 	int param;
@@ -765,7 +766,12 @@ struct drm_i915_gem_execbuffer2 {
 #define I915_EXEC_BSD_RING1		(1<<13)
 #define I915_EXEC_BSD_RING2		(2<<13)
 
-#define __I915_EXEC_UNKNOWN_FLAGS -(1<<15)
+/** Tell the kernel that the batchbuffer is processed by
+ *  the resource streamer.
+ */
+#define I915_EXEC_RESOURCE_STREAMER     (1<<15)
+
+#define __I915_EXEC_UNKNOWN_FLAGS -(I915_EXEC_RESOURCE_STREAMER<<1)
 
 #define I915_EXEC_CONTEXT_ID_MASK	(0xffffffff)
 #define i915_execbuffer2_set_context_id(eb2, context) \