diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/iris/iris_batch.c b/src/gallium/drivers/iris/iris_batch.c
index 1364f5fdb07..5870e5e20e4 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/iris/iris_batch.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/iris/iris_batch.c
@@ -300,6 +300,7 @@ iris_create_engines_context(struct iris_context *ice, int priority)
    }
 
    iris_hw_context_set_unrecoverable(screen->bufmgr, engines_ctx);
+   iris_hw_context_set_vm_id(screen->bufmgr, engines_ctx);
 
    free(engines_info);
    return engines_ctx;
diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/iris/iris_bufmgr.c b/src/gallium/drivers/iris/iris_bufmgr.c
index 7f68ed29501..3f3d6b61d9a 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/iris/iris_bufmgr.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/iris/iris_bufmgr.c
@@ -226,6 +226,9 @@ struct iris_bufmgr {
    uint64_t vma_min_align;
    struct iris_memregion vram, sys;
 
+   /* Used only when use_global_vm is true. */
+   uint32_t global_vm_id;
+
    int next_screen_id;
 
    bool has_llc:1;
@@ -234,6 +237,7 @@ struct iris_bufmgr {
    bool has_tiling_uapi:1;
    bool has_userptr_probe:1;
    bool bo_reuse:1;
+   bool use_global_vm:1;
 
    struct intel_aux_map_context *aux_map_ctx;
 
@@ -2156,6 +2160,24 @@ iris_hw_context_set_unrecoverable(struct iris_bufmgr *bufmgr,
    intel_ioctl(bufmgr->fd, DRM_IOCTL_I915_GEM_CONTEXT_SETPARAM, &p);
 }
 
+void
+iris_hw_context_set_vm_id(struct iris_bufmgr *bufmgr, uint32_t ctx_id)
+{
+   if (!bufmgr->use_global_vm)
+      return;
+
+   struct drm_i915_gem_context_param p = {
+      .ctx_id = ctx_id,
+      .param = I915_CONTEXT_PARAM_VM,
+      .value = bufmgr->global_vm_id,
+   };
+   int ret = intel_ioctl(bufmgr->fd, DRM_IOCTL_I915_GEM_CONTEXT_SETPARAM, &p);
+   if (ret != 0) {
+      DBG("DRM_IOCTL_I915_GEM_CONTEXT_SETPARAM failed: %s\n",
+          strerror(errno));
+   }
+}
+
 uint32_t
 iris_create_hw_context(struct iris_bufmgr *bufmgr)
 {
@@ -2167,6 +2189,7 @@ iris_create_hw_context(struct iris_bufmgr *bufmgr)
    }
 
    iris_hw_context_set_unrecoverable(bufmgr, create.ctx_id);
+   iris_hw_context_set_vm_id(bufmgr, create.ctx_id);
 
    return create.ctx_id;
 }
@@ -2334,6 +2357,23 @@ iris_bufmgr_query_meminfo(struct iris_bufmgr *bufmgr)
    return true;
 }
 
+static void
+iris_bufmgr_init_global_vm(int fd, struct iris_bufmgr *bufmgr)
+{
+   struct drm_i915_gem_context_param gcp = {
+      .ctx_id = 0,
+      .param = I915_CONTEXT_PARAM_VM,
+   };
+
+   if (intel_ioctl(fd, DRM_IOCTL_I915_GEM_CONTEXT_GETPARAM, &gcp)) {
+      bufmgr->use_global_vm = false;
+      bufmgr->global_vm_id = 0;
+   } else {
+      bufmgr->use_global_vm = true;
+      bufmgr->global_vm_id = gcp.value;
+   }
+}
+
 /**
  * Initializes the GEM buffer manager, which uses the kernel to allocate, map,
  * and manage map buffer objections.
@@ -2366,6 +2406,8 @@ iris_bufmgr_create(struct intel_device_info *devinfo, int fd, bool bo_reuse)
    simple_mtx_init(&bufmgr->lock, mtx_plain);
    simple_mtx_init(&bufmgr->bo_deps_lock, mtx_plain);
 
+   iris_bufmgr_init_global_vm(fd, bufmgr);
+
    list_inithead(&bufmgr->zombie_list);
 
    bufmgr->has_llc = devinfo->has_llc;
diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/iris/iris_bufmgr.h b/src/gallium/drivers/iris/iris_bufmgr.h
index df817077aba..cda89b01337 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/iris/iris_bufmgr.h
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/iris/iris_bufmgr.h
@@ -484,6 +484,7 @@ int iris_kernel_context_get_priority(struct iris_bufmgr *bufmgr, uint32_t ctx_id
 
 void iris_hw_context_set_unrecoverable(struct iris_bufmgr *bufmgr,
                                        uint32_t ctx_id);
+void iris_hw_context_set_vm_id(struct iris_bufmgr *bufmgr, uint32_t ctx_id);
 int iris_hw_context_set_priority(struct iris_bufmgr *bufmgr,
                                  uint32_t ctx_id, int priority);