diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/Kconfig b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/Kconfig
index 3c6d57df262d94dc06683d89ab83e2ed0d7ce92a..ba9595960bbebf290170a2bfb6247320a5fb8a21 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/Kconfig
@@ -148,3 +148,9 @@ menu "drm/i915 Profile Guided Optimisation"
 	depends on DRM_I915
 	source "drivers/gpu/drm/i915/Kconfig.profile"
 endmenu
+
+menu "drm/i915 Unstable Evolution"
+	visible if EXPERT && STAGING && BROKEN
+	depends on DRM_I915
+	source "drivers/gpu/drm/i915/Kconfig.unstable"
+endmenu
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/Kconfig.debug b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/Kconfig.debug
index eea79125b3ea19432c52488e7352394f86b41dc0..80815a5229a166949f1b54541622607720ae80e7 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/Kconfig.debug
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/Kconfig.debug
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ config DRM_I915_DEBUG
 	select DRM_I915_SELFTEST
 	select DRM_I915_DEBUG_RUNTIME_PM
 	select DRM_I915_DEBUG_MMIO
+	select BROKEN # for prototype uAPI
 	default n
 	help
 	  Choose this option to turn on extra driver debugging that may affect
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/Kconfig.unstable b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/Kconfig.unstable
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..cf151a297ed756c2a8028f96a6af73d3d17b18c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/Kconfig.unstable
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
+config DRM_I915_UNSTABLE
+	bool "Enable unstable API for early prototype development"
+	depends on EXPERT
+	depends on STAGING
+	depends on BROKEN # should never be enabled by distros!
+	# We use the dependency on !COMPILE_TEST to not be enabled in
+	# allmodconfig or allyesconfig configurations
+	depends on !COMPILE_TEST
+	default n
+	help
+	  Enable prototype uAPI under general discussion before they are
+	  finalized. Such prototypes may be withdrawn or substantially
+	  changed before release. They are only enabled here so that a wide
+	  number of interested parties (userspace driver developers) can
+	  verify that the uAPI meet their expectations. These uAPI should
+	  never be used in production.
+
+	  Recommended for driver developers _only_.
+
+	  If in the slightest bit of doubt, say "N".