diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/Makefile b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/Makefile
index cbf961b90237..f99492449e5d 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/Makefile
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ xe-y += xe_bb.o \
 	xe_pat.o \
 	xe_pci.o \
 	xe_pcode.o \
+	xe_perf.o \
 	xe_pm.o \
 	xe_preempt_fence.o \
 	xe_pt.o \
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_device.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_device.c
index 64691a56d59c..a44093cbbb71 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_device.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_device.c
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
 #include "xe_module.h"
 #include "xe_pat.h"
 #include "xe_pcode.h"
+#include "xe_perf.h"
 #include "xe_pm.h"
 #include "xe_query.h"
 #include "xe_sriov.h"
@@ -141,6 +142,7 @@ static const struct drm_ioctl_desc xe_ioctls[] = {
 			  DRM_RENDER_ALLOW),
 	DRM_IOCTL_DEF_DRV(XE_WAIT_USER_FENCE, xe_wait_user_fence_ioctl,
 			  DRM_RENDER_ALLOW),
+	DRM_IOCTL_DEF_DRV(XE_PERF, xe_perf_ioctl, DRM_RENDER_ALLOW),
 };
 
 static long xe_drm_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_perf.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_perf.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..2963174ecd0e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_perf.c
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+/*
+ * Copyright © 2023-2024 Intel Corporation
+ */
+
+#include <linux/errno.h>
+
+#include <drm/xe_drm.h>
+
+#include "xe_perf.h"
+
+/**
+ * xe_perf_ioctl - The top level perf layer ioctl
+ * @dev: @drm_device
+ * @data: pointer to struct @drm_xe_perf_param
+ * @file: @drm_file
+ *
+ * The function is called for different perf streams types and allows execution
+ * of different operations supported by those perf stream types.
+ *
+ * Return: 0 on success or a negative error code on failure.
+ */
+int xe_perf_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data, struct drm_file *file)
+{
+	struct drm_xe_perf_param *arg = data;
+
+	if (arg->extensions)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	switch (arg->perf_type) {
+	default:
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+}
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_perf.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_perf.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..e7e258eaf0a9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_perf.h
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT */
+/*
+ * Copyright © 2023-2024 Intel Corporation
+ */
+
+#ifndef _XE_PERF_H_
+#define _XE_PERF_H_
+
+struct drm_device;
+struct drm_file;
+
+int xe_perf_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data, struct drm_file *file);
+
+#endif
diff --git a/include/uapi/drm/xe_drm.h b/include/uapi/drm/xe_drm.h
index d7b0903c22b2..c1626027dc69 100644
--- a/include/uapi/drm/xe_drm.h
+++ b/include/uapi/drm/xe_drm.h
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ extern "C" {
  *  - &DRM_IOCTL_XE_EXEC_QUEUE_GET_PROPERTY
  *  - &DRM_IOCTL_XE_EXEC
  *  - &DRM_IOCTL_XE_WAIT_USER_FENCE
+ *  - &DRM_IOCTL_XE_PERF
  */
 
 /*
@@ -100,6 +101,8 @@ extern "C" {
 #define DRM_XE_EXEC_QUEUE_GET_PROPERTY	0x08
 #define DRM_XE_EXEC			0x09
 #define DRM_XE_WAIT_USER_FENCE		0x0a
+#define DRM_XE_PERF			0x0b
+
 /* Must be kept compact -- no holes */
 
 #define DRM_IOCTL_XE_DEVICE_QUERY		DRM_IOWR(DRM_COMMAND_BASE + DRM_XE_DEVICE_QUERY, struct drm_xe_device_query)
@@ -113,6 +116,7 @@ extern "C" {
 #define DRM_IOCTL_XE_EXEC_QUEUE_GET_PROPERTY	DRM_IOWR(DRM_COMMAND_BASE + DRM_XE_EXEC_QUEUE_GET_PROPERTY, struct drm_xe_exec_queue_get_property)
 #define DRM_IOCTL_XE_EXEC			DRM_IOW(DRM_COMMAND_BASE + DRM_XE_EXEC, struct drm_xe_exec)
 #define DRM_IOCTL_XE_WAIT_USER_FENCE		DRM_IOWR(DRM_COMMAND_BASE + DRM_XE_WAIT_USER_FENCE, struct drm_xe_wait_user_fence)
+#define DRM_IOCTL_XE_PERF			DRM_IOW(DRM_COMMAND_BASE + DRM_XE_PERF, struct drm_xe_perf_param)
 
 /**
  * DOC: Xe IOCTL Extensions
@@ -1370,6 +1374,68 @@ struct drm_xe_wait_user_fence {
 	__u64 reserved[2];
 };
 
+/**
+ * enum drm_xe_perf_type - Perf stream types
+ */
+enum drm_xe_perf_type {
+	__DRM_XE_PERF_TYPE_MAX, /* non-ABI */
+};
+
+/**
+ * enum drm_xe_perf_op - Perf stream ops
+ */
+enum drm_xe_perf_op {
+	/** @DRM_XE_PERF_OP_STREAM_OPEN: Open a perf counter stream */
+	DRM_XE_PERF_OP_STREAM_OPEN,
+
+	/** @DRM_XE_PERF_OP_ADD_CONFIG: Add perf stream config */
+	DRM_XE_PERF_OP_ADD_CONFIG,
+
+	/** @DRM_XE_PERF_OP_REMOVE_CONFIG: Remove perf stream config */
+	DRM_XE_PERF_OP_REMOVE_CONFIG,
+};
+
+/**
+ * struct drm_xe_perf_param - Input of &DRM_XE_PERF
+ *
+ * The perf layer enables multiplexing perf counter streams of multiple
+ * types. The actual params for a particular stream operation are supplied
+ * via the @param pointer (use __copy_from_user to get these params).
+ */
+struct drm_xe_perf_param {
+	/** @extensions: Pointer to the first extension struct, if any */
+	__u64 extensions;
+	/** @perf_type: Perf stream type, of enum @drm_xe_perf_type */
+	__u64 perf_type;
+	/** @perf_op: Perf op, of enum @drm_xe_perf_op */
+	__u64 perf_op;
+	/** @param: Pointer to actual stream params */
+	__u64 param;
+};
+
+/**
+ * enum drm_xe_perf_ioctls - Perf fd ioctl's
+ *
+ * Information exchanged between userspace and kernel for perf fd ioctl's
+ * is stream type specific
+ */
+enum drm_xe_perf_ioctls {
+	/** @DRM_XE_PERF_IOCTL_ENABLE: Enable data capture for a stream */
+	DRM_XE_PERF_IOCTL_ENABLE = _IO('i', 0x0),
+
+	/** @DRM_XE_PERF_IOCTL_DISABLE: Disable data capture for a stream */
+	DRM_XE_PERF_IOCTL_DISABLE = _IO('i', 0x1),
+
+	/** @DRM_XE_PERF_IOCTL_CONFIG: Change stream configuration */
+	DRM_XE_PERF_IOCTL_CONFIG = _IO('i', 0x2),
+
+	/** @DRM_XE_PERF_IOCTL_STATUS: Return stream status */
+	DRM_XE_PERF_IOCTL_STATUS = _IO('i', 0x3),
+
+	/** @DRM_XE_PERF_IOCTL_INFO: Return stream info */
+	DRM_XE_PERF_IOCTL_INFO = _IO('i', 0x4),
+};
+
 #if defined(__cplusplus)
 }
 #endif