diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_debugfs.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_debugfs.c
index 319da61354b09831dc9beef2ed23a70bd20cb3a9..bb1458381dc45d8704f86a950b7d9bc46879feb2 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_debugfs.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_debugfs.c
@@ -1799,10 +1799,16 @@ static int i915_dump_lrc(struct seq_file *m, void *unused)
 				continue;
 
 			if (ctx_obj) {
-				struct page *page = i915_gem_object_get_page(ctx_obj, 1);
-				uint32_t *reg_state = kmap_atomic(page);
+				struct page *page;
+				uint32_t *reg_state;
 				int j;
 
+				i915_gem_obj_ggtt_pin(ctx_obj,
+						GEN8_LR_CONTEXT_ALIGN, 0);
+
+				page = i915_gem_object_get_page(ctx_obj, 1);
+				reg_state = kmap_atomic(page);
+
 				seq_printf(m, "CONTEXT: %s %u\n", ring->name,
 						intel_execlists_ctx_id(ctx_obj));
 
@@ -1814,6 +1820,8 @@ static int i915_dump_lrc(struct seq_file *m, void *unused)
 				}
 				kunmap_atomic(reg_state);
 
+				i915_gem_object_ggtt_unpin(ctx_obj);
+
 				seq_putc(m, '\n');
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
index 4f08160d6192b57358faec9667541ce08035e9f3..1097d20a4f35018264eb4184b0af99826d0551a4 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
@@ -685,6 +685,7 @@ struct intel_context {
 	struct {
 		struct drm_i915_gem_object *state;
 		struct intel_ringbuffer *ringbuf;
+		int unpin_count;
 	} engine[I915_NUM_RINGS];
 
 	struct list_head link;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
index 2e85ef1650bfab5c1d534dacc092ae4b79b5fbce..7f95d8ff28af06a3b97d7f0a7fc71e82009223c2 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
@@ -2576,12 +2576,18 @@ static void i915_set_reset_status(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv,
 
 static void i915_gem_free_request(struct drm_i915_gem_request *request)
 {
+	struct intel_context *ctx = request->ctx;
+
 	list_del(&request->list);
 	i915_gem_request_remove_from_client(request);
 
-	if (request->ctx)
-		i915_gem_context_unreference(request->ctx);
+	if (i915.enable_execlists && ctx) {
+		struct intel_engine_cs *ring = request->ring;
 
+		if (ctx != ring->default_context)
+			intel_lr_context_unpin(ring, ctx);
+		i915_gem_context_unreference(ctx);
+	}
 	kfree(request);
 }
 
@@ -2635,6 +2641,23 @@ static void i915_gem_reset_ring_cleanup(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv,
 		i915_gem_object_move_to_inactive(obj);
 	}
 
+	/*
+	 * Clear the execlists queue up before freeing the requests, as those
+	 * are the ones that keep the context and ringbuffer backing objects
+	 * pinned in place.
+	 */
+	while (!list_empty(&ring->execlist_queue)) {
+		struct intel_ctx_submit_request *submit_req;
+
+		submit_req = list_first_entry(&ring->execlist_queue,
+				struct intel_ctx_submit_request,
+				execlist_link);
+		list_del(&submit_req->execlist_link);
+		intel_runtime_pm_put(dev_priv);
+		i915_gem_context_unreference(submit_req->ctx);
+		kfree(submit_req);
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * We must free the requests after all the corresponding objects have
 	 * been moved off active lists. Which is the same order as the normal
@@ -2652,18 +2675,6 @@ static void i915_gem_reset_ring_cleanup(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv,
 		i915_gem_free_request(request);
 	}
 
-	while (!list_empty(&ring->execlist_queue)) {
-		struct intel_ctx_submit_request *submit_req;
-
-		submit_req = list_first_entry(&ring->execlist_queue,
-				struct intel_ctx_submit_request,
-				execlist_link);
-		list_del(&submit_req->execlist_link);
-		intel_runtime_pm_put(dev_priv);
-		i915_gem_context_unreference(submit_req->ctx);
-		kfree(submit_req);
-	}
-
 	/* These may not have been flush before the reset, do so now */
 	kfree(ring->preallocated_lazy_request);
 	ring->preallocated_lazy_request = NULL;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.c
index c855051ba18d65cb37abdafff37f28b6db1d70d8..9560e634c9b8e8793b6287c538c5bb91ff1b8f38 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.c
@@ -140,8 +140,6 @@
 #define GEN8_LR_CONTEXT_RENDER_SIZE (20 * PAGE_SIZE)
 #define GEN8_LR_CONTEXT_OTHER_SIZE (2 * PAGE_SIZE)
 
-#define GEN8_LR_CONTEXT_ALIGN 4096
-
 #define RING_EXECLIST_QFULL		(1 << 0x2)
 #define RING_EXECLIST1_VALID		(1 << 0x3)
 #define RING_EXECLIST0_VALID		(1 << 0x4)
@@ -814,9 +812,40 @@ void intel_logical_ring_advance_and_submit(struct intel_ringbuffer *ringbuf)
 	execlists_context_queue(ring, ctx, ringbuf->tail);
 }
 
+static int intel_lr_context_pin(struct intel_engine_cs *ring,
+		struct intel_context *ctx)
+{
+	struct drm_i915_gem_object *ctx_obj = ctx->engine[ring->id].state;
+	int ret = 0;
+
+	WARN_ON(!mutex_is_locked(&ring->dev->struct_mutex));
+	if (ctx->engine[ring->id].unpin_count++ == 0) {
+		ret = i915_gem_obj_ggtt_pin(ctx_obj,
+				GEN8_LR_CONTEXT_ALIGN, 0);
+		if (ret)
+			ctx->engine[ring->id].unpin_count = 0;
+	}
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+void intel_lr_context_unpin(struct intel_engine_cs *ring,
+		struct intel_context *ctx)
+{
+	struct drm_i915_gem_object *ctx_obj = ctx->engine[ring->id].state;
+
+	if (ctx_obj) {
+		WARN_ON(!mutex_is_locked(&ring->dev->struct_mutex));
+		if (--ctx->engine[ring->id].unpin_count == 0)
+			i915_gem_object_ggtt_unpin(ctx_obj);
+	}
+}
+
 static int logical_ring_alloc_seqno(struct intel_engine_cs *ring,
 				    struct intel_context *ctx)
 {
+	int ret;
+
 	if (ring->outstanding_lazy_seqno)
 		return 0;
 
@@ -827,6 +856,14 @@ static int logical_ring_alloc_seqno(struct intel_engine_cs *ring,
 		if (request == NULL)
 			return -ENOMEM;
 
+		if (ctx != ring->default_context) {
+			ret = intel_lr_context_pin(ring, ctx);
+			if (ret) {
+				kfree(request);
+				return ret;
+			}
+		}
+
 		/* Hold a reference to the context this request belongs to
 		 * (we will need it when the time comes to emit/retire the
 		 * request).
@@ -1680,12 +1717,16 @@ void intel_lr_context_free(struct intel_context *ctx)
 
 	for (i = 0; i < I915_NUM_RINGS; i++) {
 		struct drm_i915_gem_object *ctx_obj = ctx->engine[i].state;
-		struct intel_ringbuffer *ringbuf = ctx->engine[i].ringbuf;
 
 		if (ctx_obj) {
+			struct intel_ringbuffer *ringbuf =
+					ctx->engine[i].ringbuf;
+			struct intel_engine_cs *ring = ringbuf->ring;
+
 			intel_destroy_ringbuffer_obj(ringbuf);
 			kfree(ringbuf);
-			i915_gem_object_ggtt_unpin(ctx_obj);
+			if (ctx == ring->default_context)
+				i915_gem_object_ggtt_unpin(ctx_obj);
 			drm_gem_object_unreference(&ctx_obj->base);
 		}
 	}
@@ -1748,6 +1789,7 @@ static void lrc_setup_hardware_status_page(struct intel_engine_cs *ring,
 int intel_lr_context_deferred_create(struct intel_context *ctx,
 				     struct intel_engine_cs *ring)
 {
+	const bool is_global_default_ctx = (ctx == ring->default_context);
 	struct drm_device *dev = ring->dev;
 	struct drm_i915_gem_object *ctx_obj;
 	uint32_t context_size;
@@ -1767,18 +1809,22 @@ int intel_lr_context_deferred_create(struct intel_context *ctx,
 		return ret;
 	}
 
-	ret = i915_gem_obj_ggtt_pin(ctx_obj, GEN8_LR_CONTEXT_ALIGN, 0);
-	if (ret) {
-		DRM_DEBUG_DRIVER("Pin LRC backing obj failed: %d\n", ret);
-		drm_gem_object_unreference(&ctx_obj->base);
-		return ret;
+	if (is_global_default_ctx) {
+		ret = i915_gem_obj_ggtt_pin(ctx_obj, GEN8_LR_CONTEXT_ALIGN, 0);
+		if (ret) {
+			DRM_DEBUG_DRIVER("Pin LRC backing obj failed: %d\n",
+					ret);
+			drm_gem_object_unreference(&ctx_obj->base);
+			return ret;
+		}
 	}
 
 	ringbuf = kzalloc(sizeof(*ringbuf), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!ringbuf) {
 		DRM_DEBUG_DRIVER("Failed to allocate ringbuffer %s\n",
 				ring->name);
-		i915_gem_object_ggtt_unpin(ctx_obj);
+		if (is_global_default_ctx)
+			i915_gem_object_ggtt_unpin(ctx_obj);
 		drm_gem_object_unreference(&ctx_obj->base);
 		ret = -ENOMEM;
 		return ret;
@@ -1841,7 +1887,8 @@ int intel_lr_context_deferred_create(struct intel_context *ctx,
 
 error:
 	kfree(ringbuf);
-	i915_gem_object_ggtt_unpin(ctx_obj);
+	if (is_global_default_ctx)
+		i915_gem_object_ggtt_unpin(ctx_obj);
 	drm_gem_object_unreference(&ctx_obj->base);
 	return ret;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.h
index 84bbf1916324a5b06e1052f59d91a4943dc729b7..14b216b9be7f2fb5d33dd01c664e4e96d705d6bb 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.h
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@
 #ifndef _INTEL_LRC_H_
 #define _INTEL_LRC_H_
 
+#define GEN8_LR_CONTEXT_ALIGN 4096
+
 /* Execlists regs */
 #define RING_ELSP(ring)			((ring)->mmio_base+0x230)
 #define RING_EXECLIST_STATUS(ring)	((ring)->mmio_base+0x234)
@@ -67,6 +69,8 @@ int intel_lr_context_render_state_init(struct intel_engine_cs *ring,
 void intel_lr_context_free(struct intel_context *ctx);
 int intel_lr_context_deferred_create(struct intel_context *ctx,
 				     struct intel_engine_cs *ring);
+void intel_lr_context_unpin(struct intel_engine_cs *ring,
+		struct intel_context *ctx);
 
 /* Execlists */
 int intel_sanitize_enable_execlists(struct drm_device *dev, int enable_execlists);