diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_debugfs.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_debugfs.c
index ac48115429ed..36f0e3630f74 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_debugfs.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_debugfs.c
@@ -40,10 +40,13 @@
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_DEBUG_FS)
 
-#define RENDER_LIST	1
-#define BSD_LIST	2
-#define FLUSHING_LIST	3
-#define INACTIVE_LIST	4
+enum {
+	RENDER_LIST,
+	BSD_LIST,
+	FLUSHING_LIST,
+	INACTIVE_LIST,
+	PINNED_LIST
+};
 
 static const char *yesno(int v)
 {
@@ -150,6 +153,10 @@ static int i915_gem_object_list_info(struct seq_file *m, void *data)
 		seq_printf(m, "Inactive:\n");
 		head = &dev_priv->mm.inactive_list;
 		break;
+	case PINNED_LIST:
+		seq_printf(m, "Pinned:\n");
+		head = &dev_priv->mm.pinned_list;
+		break;
 	case FLUSHING_LIST:
 		seq_printf(m, "Flushing:\n");
 		head = &dev_priv->mm.flushing_list;
@@ -983,6 +990,7 @@ static struct drm_info_list i915_debugfs_list[] = {
 	{"i915_gem_bsd_active", i915_gem_object_list_info, 0, (void *) BSD_LIST},
 	{"i915_gem_flushing", i915_gem_object_list_info, 0, (void *) FLUSHING_LIST},
 	{"i915_gem_inactive", i915_gem_object_list_info, 0, (void *) INACTIVE_LIST},
+	{"i915_gem_pinned", i915_gem_object_list_info, 0, (void *) PINNED_LIST},
 	{"i915_gem_pageflip", i915_gem_pageflip_info, 0},
 	{"i915_gem_request", i915_gem_request_info, 0},
 	{"i915_gem_seqno", i915_gem_seqno_info, 0},
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
index ce8ff8fdc55c..12e9f853a5e9 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
@@ -569,6 +569,12 @@ typedef struct drm_i915_private {
 		 */
 		struct list_head inactive_list;
 
+		/**
+		 * LRU list of objects which are not in the ringbuffer but
+		 * are still pinned in the GTT.
+		 */
+		struct list_head pinned_list;
+
 		/** LRU list of objects with fence regs on them. */
 		struct list_head fence_list;
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
index a8ddcd499b3b..151fa43e4417 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
@@ -1051,7 +1051,6 @@ i915_gem_set_domain_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 		ret = i915_gem_object_set_to_cpu_domain(obj, write_domain != 0);
 	}
 
-	
 	/* Maintain LRU order of "inactive" objects */
 	if (ret == 0 && i915_gem_object_is_inactive(obj_priv))
 		list_move_tail(&obj_priv->list, &dev_priv->mm.inactive_list);
@@ -1552,7 +1551,7 @@ i915_gem_object_move_to_inactive(struct drm_gem_object *obj)
 
 	i915_verify_inactive(dev, __FILE__, __LINE__);
 	if (obj_priv->pin_count != 0)
-		list_del_init(&obj_priv->list);
+		list_move_tail(&obj_priv->list, &dev_priv->mm.pinned_list);
 	else
 		list_move_tail(&obj_priv->list, &dev_priv->mm.inactive_list);
 
@@ -2044,9 +2043,7 @@ i915_gem_object_unbind(struct drm_gem_object *obj)
 		obj_priv->gtt_space = NULL;
 	}
 
-	/* Remove ourselves from the LRU list if present. */
-	if (!list_empty(&obj_priv->list))
-		list_del_init(&obj_priv->list);
+	list_del_init(&obj_priv->list);
 
 	if (i915_gem_object_is_purgeable(obj_priv))
 		i915_gem_object_truncate(obj);
@@ -4030,6 +4027,7 @@ int
 i915_gem_object_pin(struct drm_gem_object *obj, uint32_t alignment)
 {
 	struct drm_device *dev = obj->dev;
+	struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv = dev->dev_private;
 	struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj_priv = to_intel_bo(obj);
 	int ret;
 
@@ -4065,9 +4063,9 @@ i915_gem_object_pin(struct drm_gem_object *obj, uint32_t alignment)
 	if (obj_priv->pin_count == 1) {
 		atomic_inc(&dev->pin_count);
 		atomic_add(obj->size, &dev->pin_memory);
-		if (!obj_priv->active &&
-		    (obj->write_domain & I915_GEM_GPU_DOMAINS) == 0)
-			list_del_init(&obj_priv->list);
+		if (!obj_priv->active)
+			list_move_tail(&obj_priv->list,
+				       &dev_priv->mm.pinned_list);
 	}
 	i915_verify_inactive(dev, __FILE__, __LINE__);
 
@@ -4091,8 +4089,7 @@ i915_gem_object_unpin(struct drm_gem_object *obj)
 	 * the inactive list
 	 */
 	if (obj_priv->pin_count == 0) {
-		if (!obj_priv->active &&
-		    (obj->write_domain & I915_GEM_GPU_DOMAINS) == 0)
+		if (!obj_priv->active)
 			list_move_tail(&obj_priv->list,
 				       &dev_priv->mm.inactive_list);
 		atomic_dec(&dev->pin_count);
@@ -4614,6 +4611,7 @@ i915_gem_load(struct drm_device *dev)
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&dev_priv->mm.flushing_list);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&dev_priv->mm.gpu_write_list);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&dev_priv->mm.inactive_list);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&dev_priv->mm.pinned_list);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&dev_priv->mm.fence_list);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&dev_priv->mm.deferred_free_list);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&dev_priv->render_ring.active_list);