diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon.h
index 5d4731b66e7d..84c459d447e8 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon.h
@@ -1241,6 +1241,7 @@ struct radeon_dpm {
 	int			current_active_crtc_count;
 	/* special states active */
 	bool                    thermal_active;
+	bool                    uvd_active;
 	/* thermal handling */
 	struct radeon_dpm_thermal thermal;
 };
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_cs.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_cs.c
index 7e265a58141f..4f6b22b799ba 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_cs.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_cs.c
@@ -550,6 +550,7 @@ int radeon_cs_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data, struct drm_file *filp)
 		return r;
 	}
 
+	/* XXX pick SD/HD/MVC */
 	if (parser.ring == R600_RING_TYPE_UVD_INDEX)
 		radeon_uvd_note_usage(rdev);
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_pm.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_pm.c
index 2998e75423a0..a97af88a81de 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_pm.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_pm.c
@@ -696,7 +696,8 @@ static void radeon_dpm_change_power_state_locked(struct radeon_device *rdev)
 
 	if (rdev->pm.dpm.user_state != rdev->pm.dpm.state) {
 		/* add other state override checks here */
-		if (!rdev->pm.dpm.thermal_active)
+		if ((!rdev->pm.dpm.thermal_active) &&
+		    (!rdev->pm.dpm.uvd_active))
 			rdev->pm.dpm.state = rdev->pm.dpm.user_state;
 	}
 	dpm_state = rdev->pm.dpm.state;
@@ -766,8 +767,16 @@ void radeon_dpm_enable_power_state(struct radeon_device *rdev,
 	case POWER_STATE_TYPE_INTERNAL_THERMAL:
 		rdev->pm.dpm.thermal_active = true;
 		break;
+	case POWER_STATE_TYPE_INTERNAL_UVD:
+	case POWER_STATE_TYPE_INTERNAL_UVD_SD:
+	case POWER_STATE_TYPE_INTERNAL_UVD_HD:
+	case POWER_STATE_TYPE_INTERNAL_UVD_HD2:
+	case POWER_STATE_TYPE_INTERNAL_UVD_MVC:
+		rdev->pm.dpm.uvd_active = true;
+		break;
 	default:
 		rdev->pm.dpm.thermal_active = false;
+		rdev->pm.dpm.uvd_active = false;
 		break;
 	}
 	rdev->pm.dpm.state = dpm_state;
@@ -1220,6 +1229,7 @@ static void radeon_pm_compute_clocks_dpm(struct radeon_device *rdev)
 	radeon_dpm_change_power_state_locked(rdev);
 
 	mutex_unlock(&rdev->pm.mutex);
+
 }
 
 void radeon_pm_compute_clocks(struct radeon_device *rdev)
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_uvd.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_uvd.c
index fdc77d1eaac8..ce5a10c8d338 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_uvd.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_uvd.c
@@ -699,11 +699,19 @@ static void radeon_uvd_idle_work_handler(struct work_struct *work)
 	struct radeon_device *rdev =
 		container_of(work, struct radeon_device, uvd.idle_work.work);
 
-	if (radeon_fence_count_emitted(rdev, R600_RING_TYPE_UVD_INDEX) == 0)
-		radeon_set_uvd_clocks(rdev, 0, 0);
-	else
+	if (radeon_fence_count_emitted(rdev, R600_RING_TYPE_UVD_INDEX) == 0) {
+		if ((rdev->pm.pm_method == PM_METHOD_DPM) && rdev->pm.dpm_enabled) {
+			mutex_lock(&rdev->pm.mutex);
+			rdev->pm.dpm.uvd_active = false;
+			mutex_unlock(&rdev->pm.mutex);
+			radeon_pm_compute_clocks(rdev);
+		} else {
+			radeon_set_uvd_clocks(rdev, 0, 0);
+		}
+	} else {
 		schedule_delayed_work(&rdev->uvd.idle_work,
 				      msecs_to_jiffies(UVD_IDLE_TIMEOUT_MS));
+	}
 }
 
 void radeon_uvd_note_usage(struct radeon_device *rdev)
@@ -711,8 +719,14 @@ void radeon_uvd_note_usage(struct radeon_device *rdev)
 	bool set_clocks = !cancel_delayed_work_sync(&rdev->uvd.idle_work);
 	set_clocks &= schedule_delayed_work(&rdev->uvd.idle_work,
 					    msecs_to_jiffies(UVD_IDLE_TIMEOUT_MS));
-	if (set_clocks)
-		radeon_set_uvd_clocks(rdev, 53300, 40000);
+	if (set_clocks) {
+		if ((rdev->pm.pm_method == PM_METHOD_DPM) && rdev->pm.dpm_enabled) {
+			/* XXX pick SD/HD/MVC */
+			radeon_dpm_enable_power_state(rdev, POWER_STATE_TYPE_INTERNAL_UVD);
+		} else {
+			radeon_set_uvd_clocks(rdev, 53300, 40000);
+		}
+	}
 }
 
 static unsigned radeon_uvd_calc_upll_post_div(unsigned vco_freq,