diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_dma.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_dma.c
index 733744f26dc63bfb1ed80af4e3be244b05f71e7c..71672cee00f76572009b78896d0aee6109dff85e 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_dma.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_dma.c
@@ -1835,6 +1835,8 @@ struct drm_ioctl_desc i915_ioctls[] = {
 	DRM_IOCTL_DEF_DRV(I915_GEM_PIN, i915_gem_pin_ioctl, DRM_AUTH|DRM_ROOT_ONLY|DRM_UNLOCKED),
 	DRM_IOCTL_DEF_DRV(I915_GEM_UNPIN, i915_gem_unpin_ioctl, DRM_AUTH|DRM_ROOT_ONLY|DRM_UNLOCKED),
 	DRM_IOCTL_DEF_DRV(I915_GEM_BUSY, i915_gem_busy_ioctl, DRM_AUTH|DRM_UNLOCKED),
+	DRM_IOCTL_DEF_DRV(I915_GEM_SET_CACHEING, i915_gem_set_cacheing_ioctl, DRM_UNLOCKED),
+	DRM_IOCTL_DEF_DRV(I915_GEM_GET_CACHEING, i915_gem_get_cacheing_ioctl, DRM_UNLOCKED),
 	DRM_IOCTL_DEF_DRV(I915_GEM_THROTTLE, i915_gem_throttle_ioctl, DRM_AUTH|DRM_UNLOCKED),
 	DRM_IOCTL_DEF_DRV(I915_GEM_ENTERVT, i915_gem_entervt_ioctl, DRM_AUTH|DRM_MASTER|DRM_ROOT_ONLY|DRM_UNLOCKED),
 	DRM_IOCTL_DEF_DRV(I915_GEM_LEAVEVT, i915_gem_leavevt_ioctl, DRM_AUTH|DRM_MASTER|DRM_ROOT_ONLY|DRM_UNLOCKED),
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
index 270b31cabc1a81a1f53dac6a665a1a72a4468710..0dc89a42a80a8f8654b38e05404c18d6a4e2118d 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
@@ -848,9 +848,9 @@ enum hdmi_force_audio {
 };
 
 enum i915_cache_level {
-	I915_CACHE_NONE,
+	I915_CACHE_NONE = 0,
 	I915_CACHE_LLC,
-	I915_CACHE_LLC_MLC, /* gen6+ */
+	I915_CACHE_LLC_MLC, /* gen6+, in docs at least! */
 };
 
 struct drm_i915_gem_object {
@@ -1238,6 +1238,10 @@ int i915_gem_unpin_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 			 struct drm_file *file_priv);
 int i915_gem_busy_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 			struct drm_file *file_priv);
+int i915_gem_get_cacheing_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
+				struct drm_file *file);
+int i915_gem_set_cacheing_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
+				struct drm_file *file);
 int i915_gem_throttle_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 			    struct drm_file *file_priv);
 int i915_gem_madvise_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
index 19bdc245a87a12d6cb71c811531d32c65bcca81b..c540321b42ba32b31128849953fe2c539d63eb48 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
@@ -3015,6 +3015,68 @@ int i915_gem_object_set_cache_level(struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+int i915_gem_get_cacheing_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
+				struct drm_file *file)
+{
+	struct drm_i915_gem_cacheing *args = data;
+	struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj;
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = i915_mutex_lock_interruptible(dev);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	obj = to_intel_bo(drm_gem_object_lookup(dev, file, args->handle));
+	if (&obj->base == NULL) {
+		ret = -ENOENT;
+		goto unlock;
+	}
+
+	args->cacheing = obj->cache_level != I915_CACHE_NONE;
+
+	drm_gem_object_unreference(&obj->base);
+unlock:
+	mutex_unlock(&dev->struct_mutex);
+	return ret;
+}
+
+int i915_gem_set_cacheing_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
+				struct drm_file *file)
+{
+	struct drm_i915_gem_cacheing *args = data;
+	struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj;
+	enum i915_cache_level level;
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = i915_mutex_lock_interruptible(dev);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	switch (args->cacheing) {
+	case I915_CACHEING_NONE:
+		level = I915_CACHE_NONE;
+		break;
+	case I915_CACHEING_CACHED:
+		level = I915_CACHE_LLC;
+		break;
+	default:
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	obj = to_intel_bo(drm_gem_object_lookup(dev, file, args->handle));
+	if (&obj->base == NULL) {
+		ret = -ENOENT;
+		goto unlock;
+	}
+
+	ret = i915_gem_object_set_cache_level(obj, level);
+
+	drm_gem_object_unreference(&obj->base);
+unlock:
+	mutex_unlock(&dev->struct_mutex);
+	return ret;
+}
+
 /*
  * Prepare buffer for display plane (scanout, cursors, etc).
  * Can be called from an uninterruptible phase (modesetting) and allows
diff --git a/include/drm/i915_drm.h b/include/drm/i915_drm.h
index 0f149fe32211aebaf1ceb0c339b94cdc3cd907b4..772b0d638912ce419c77d0d4cfea641b925a20f2 100644
--- a/include/drm/i915_drm.h
+++ b/include/drm/i915_drm.h
@@ -716,10 +716,16 @@ struct drm_i915_gem_busy {
 #define I915_CACHEING_CACHED		1
 
 struct drm_i915_gem_cacheing {
-	/** Handle of the buffer to set/get the cacheing level of */
+	/**
+	 * Handle of the buffer to set/get the cacheing level of. */
 	__u32 handle;
 
-	/** Cacheing level to apply or return value */
+	/**
+	 * Cacheing level to apply or return value
+	 *
+	 * bits0-15 are for generic cacheing control (i.e. the above defined
+	 * values). bits16-31 are reserved for platform-specific variations
+	 * (e.g. l3$ caching on gen7). */
 	__u32 cacheing;
 };