diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_object_types.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_object_types.h
index b5c15557cc87..d6711caa7f39 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_object_types.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_object_types.h
@@ -56,6 +56,8 @@ struct drm_i915_gem_object_ops {
 	void (*truncate)(struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj);
 	void (*writeback)(struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj);
 
+	int (*pread)(struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj,
+		     const struct drm_i915_gem_pread *arg);
 	int (*pwrite)(struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj,
 		      const struct drm_i915_gem_pwrite *arg);
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
index bb0c12975f38..d58fe1ddc3e1 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
@@ -527,6 +527,12 @@ i915_gem_pread_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 
 	trace_i915_gem_object_pread(obj, args->offset, args->size);
 
+	ret = -ENODEV;
+	if (obj->ops->pread)
+		ret = obj->ops->pread(obj, args);
+	if (ret != -ENODEV)
+		goto out;
+
 	ret = i915_gem_object_wait(obj,
 				   I915_WAIT_INTERRUPTIBLE,
 				   MAX_SCHEDULE_TIMEOUT);