diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
index f9386e793c8709f15d463c51ab156d87cac4ef3f..d57859cfad8eec428e88f7daacdadcc59f284c26 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
@@ -398,6 +398,7 @@ enum intel_display_power_domain {
 	POWER_DOMAIN_AUX_D,
 	POWER_DOMAIN_GMBUS,
 	POWER_DOMAIN_MODESET,
+	POWER_DOMAIN_GT_IRQ,
 	POWER_DOMAIN_INIT,
 
 	POWER_DOMAIN_NUM,
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
index c7b5db78fbb48d5efbb96b16a229637d75e3a1d7..fcc9b53864f0ad4646774b24f34be27f07c0a5ba 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
@@ -3386,6 +3386,9 @@ i915_gem_idle_work_handler(struct work_struct *work)
 
 	if (INTEL_GEN(dev_priv) >= 6)
 		gen6_rps_idle(dev_priv);
+
+	intel_display_power_put(dev_priv, POWER_DOMAIN_GT_IRQ);
+
 	intel_runtime_pm_put(dev_priv);
 out_unlock:
 	mutex_unlock(&dev_priv->drm.struct_mutex);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_request.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_request.c
index a90bdd26571f58cffe8300d1a1b74eebf3c6005b..c28a4ceb016df2daa949db31805213aec2620182 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_request.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_request.c
@@ -252,6 +252,20 @@ static void mark_busy(struct drm_i915_private *i915)
 	GEM_BUG_ON(!i915->gt.active_requests);
 
 	intel_runtime_pm_get_noresume(i915);
+
+	/*
+	 * It seems that the DMC likes to transition between the DC states a lot
+	 * when there are no connected displays (no active power domains) during
+	 * command submission.
+	 *
+	 * This activity has negative impact on the performance of the chip with
+	 * huge latencies observed in the interrupt handler and elsewhere.
+	 *
+	 * Work around it by grabbing a GT IRQ power domain whilst there is any
+	 * GT activity, preventing any DC state transitions.
+	 */
+	intel_display_power_get(i915, POWER_DOMAIN_GT_IRQ);
+
 	i915->gt.awake = true;
 
 	intel_enable_gt_powersave(i915);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_runtime_pm.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_runtime_pm.c
index 8315499452dc91494284455229d3f15ca6c9bac3..96ab74f3d101c1b3673324704d4fed6b2ef09c2a 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_runtime_pm.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_runtime_pm.c
@@ -130,6 +130,8 @@ intel_display_power_domain_str(enum intel_display_power_domain domain)
 		return "INIT";
 	case POWER_DOMAIN_MODESET:
 		return "MODESET";
+	case POWER_DOMAIN_GT_IRQ:
+		return "GT_IRQ";
 	default:
 		MISSING_CASE(domain);
 		return "?";
@@ -1705,6 +1707,7 @@ void intel_display_power_put(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv,
 	BIT_ULL(POWER_DOMAIN_INIT))
 #define SKL_DISPLAY_DC_OFF_POWER_DOMAINS (		\
 	SKL_DISPLAY_POWERWELL_2_POWER_DOMAINS |		\
+	BIT_ULL(POWER_DOMAIN_GT_IRQ) |			\
 	BIT_ULL(POWER_DOMAIN_MODESET) |			\
 	BIT_ULL(POWER_DOMAIN_AUX_A) |			\
 	BIT_ULL(POWER_DOMAIN_INIT))
@@ -1727,6 +1730,7 @@ void intel_display_power_put(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv,
 	BIT_ULL(POWER_DOMAIN_INIT))
 #define BXT_DISPLAY_DC_OFF_POWER_DOMAINS (		\
 	BXT_DISPLAY_POWERWELL_2_POWER_DOMAINS |		\
+	BIT_ULL(POWER_DOMAIN_GT_IRQ) |			\
 	BIT_ULL(POWER_DOMAIN_MODESET) |			\
 	BIT_ULL(POWER_DOMAIN_AUX_A) |			\
 	BIT_ULL(POWER_DOMAIN_INIT))
@@ -1785,6 +1789,7 @@ void intel_display_power_put(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv,
 	BIT_ULL(POWER_DOMAIN_INIT))
 #define GLK_DISPLAY_DC_OFF_POWER_DOMAINS (		\
 	GLK_DISPLAY_POWERWELL_2_POWER_DOMAINS |		\
+	BIT_ULL(POWER_DOMAIN_GT_IRQ) |			\
 	BIT_ULL(POWER_DOMAIN_MODESET) |			\
 	BIT_ULL(POWER_DOMAIN_AUX_A) |			\
 	BIT_ULL(POWER_DOMAIN_INIT))