diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_debugfs.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_debugfs.c
index 3b05bd189eab..e3377abc0d4d 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_debugfs.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_debugfs.c
@@ -1331,7 +1331,8 @@ static int i915_hangcheck_info(struct seq_file *m, void *unused)
 	struct intel_engine_cs *ring;
 	u64 acthd[I915_NUM_RINGS];
 	u32 seqno[I915_NUM_RINGS];
-	int i;
+	u32 instdone[I915_NUM_INSTDONE_REG];
+	int i, j;
 
 	if (!i915.enable_hangcheck) {
 		seq_printf(m, "Hangcheck disabled\n");
@@ -1345,6 +1346,8 @@ static int i915_hangcheck_info(struct seq_file *m, void *unused)
 		acthd[i] = intel_ring_get_active_head(ring);
 	}
 
+	i915_get_extra_instdone(dev, instdone);
+
 	intel_runtime_pm_put(dev_priv);
 
 	if (delayed_work_pending(&dev_priv->gpu_error.hangcheck_work)) {
@@ -1365,6 +1368,21 @@ static int i915_hangcheck_info(struct seq_file *m, void *unused)
 			   (long long)ring->hangcheck.max_acthd);
 		seq_printf(m, "\tscore = %d\n", ring->hangcheck.score);
 		seq_printf(m, "\taction = %d\n", ring->hangcheck.action);
+
+		if (ring->id == RCS) {
+			seq_puts(m, "\tinstdone read =");
+
+			for (j = 0; j < I915_NUM_INSTDONE_REG; j++)
+				seq_printf(m, " 0x%08x", instdone[j]);
+
+			seq_puts(m, "\n\tinstdone accu =");
+
+			for (j = 0; j < I915_NUM_INSTDONE_REG; j++)
+				seq_printf(m, " 0x%08x",
+					   ring->hangcheck.instdone[j]);
+
+			seq_puts(m, "\n");
+		}
 	}
 
 	return 0;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_irq.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_irq.c
index fa8afa7860ae..b775decf9d27 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_irq.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_irq.c
@@ -2949,14 +2949,44 @@ static void semaphore_clear_deadlocks(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv)
 		ring->hangcheck.deadlock = 0;
 }
 
-static enum intel_ring_hangcheck_action
-ring_stuck(struct intel_engine_cs *ring, u64 acthd)
+static bool subunits_stuck(struct intel_engine_cs *ring)
 {
-	struct drm_device *dev = ring->dev;
-	struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv = dev->dev_private;
-	u32 tmp;
+	u32 instdone[I915_NUM_INSTDONE_REG];
+	bool stuck;
+	int i;
 
+	if (ring->id != RCS)
+		return true;
+
+	i915_get_extra_instdone(ring->dev, instdone);
+
+	/* There might be unstable subunit states even when
+	 * actual head is not moving. Filter out the unstable ones by
+	 * accumulating the undone -> done transitions and only
+	 * consider those as progress.
+	 */
+	stuck = true;
+	for (i = 0; i < I915_NUM_INSTDONE_REG; i++) {
+		const u32 tmp = instdone[i] | ring->hangcheck.instdone[i];
+
+		if (tmp != ring->hangcheck.instdone[i])
+			stuck = false;
+
+		ring->hangcheck.instdone[i] |= tmp;
+	}
+
+	return stuck;
+}
+
+static enum intel_ring_hangcheck_action
+head_stuck(struct intel_engine_cs *ring, u64 acthd)
+{
 	if (acthd != ring->hangcheck.acthd) {
+
+		/* Clear subunit states on head movement */
+		memset(ring->hangcheck.instdone, 0,
+		       sizeof(ring->hangcheck.instdone));
+
 		if (acthd > ring->hangcheck.max_acthd) {
 			ring->hangcheck.max_acthd = acthd;
 			return HANGCHECK_ACTIVE;
@@ -2965,6 +2995,24 @@ ring_stuck(struct intel_engine_cs *ring, u64 acthd)
 		return HANGCHECK_ACTIVE_LOOP;
 	}
 
+	if (!subunits_stuck(ring))
+		return HANGCHECK_ACTIVE;
+
+	return HANGCHECK_HUNG;
+}
+
+static enum intel_ring_hangcheck_action
+ring_stuck(struct intel_engine_cs *ring, u64 acthd)
+{
+	struct drm_device *dev = ring->dev;
+	struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv = dev->dev_private;
+	enum intel_ring_hangcheck_action ha;
+	u32 tmp;
+
+	ha = head_stuck(ring, acthd);
+	if (ha != HANGCHECK_HUNG)
+		return ha;
+
 	if (IS_GEN2(dev))
 		return HANGCHECK_HUNG;
 
@@ -3106,7 +3154,11 @@ static void i915_hangcheck_elapsed(struct work_struct *work)
 			if (ring->hangcheck.score > 0)
 				ring->hangcheck.score--;
 
+			/* Clear head and subunit states on seqno movement */
 			ring->hangcheck.acthd = ring->hangcheck.max_acthd = 0;
+
+			memset(ring->hangcheck.instdone, 0,
+			       sizeof(ring->hangcheck.instdone));
 		}
 
 		ring->hangcheck.seqno = seqno;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.h
index 49574ffe54bc..7349d9258191 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.h
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ struct intel_ring_hangcheck {
 	int score;
 	enum intel_ring_hangcheck_action action;
 	int deadlock;
+	u32 instdone[I915_NUM_INSTDONE_REG];
 };
 
 struct intel_ringbuffer {