diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/tests/xe_bo.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/tests/xe_bo.c
index 2c04357377ab..549ab343de80 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/tests/xe_bo.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/tests/xe_bo.c
@@ -177,8 +177,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_IF_KUNIT(xe_ccs_migrate_kunit);
 static int evict_test_run_tile(struct xe_device *xe, struct xe_tile *tile, struct kunit *test)
 {
 	struct xe_bo *bo, *external;
-	unsigned int bo_flags = XE_BO_CREATE_USER_BIT |
-		XE_BO_CREATE_VRAM_IF_DGFX(tile);
+	unsigned int bo_flags = XE_BO_CREATE_VRAM_IF_DGFX(tile);
 	struct xe_vm *vm = xe_migrate_get_vm(xe_device_get_root_tile(xe)->migrate);
 	struct xe_gt *__gt;
 	int err, i, id;
@@ -188,16 +187,19 @@ static int evict_test_run_tile(struct xe_device *xe, struct xe_tile *tile, struc
 
 	for (i = 0; i < 2; ++i) {
 		xe_vm_lock(vm, false);
-		bo = xe_bo_create(xe, NULL, vm, 0x10000, ttm_bo_type_device,
-				  bo_flags);
+		bo = xe_bo_create_user(xe, NULL, vm, 0x10000,
+				       DRM_XE_GEM_CPU_CACHING_WC,
+				       ttm_bo_type_device,
+				       bo_flags);
 		xe_vm_unlock(vm);
 		if (IS_ERR(bo)) {
 			KUNIT_FAIL(test, "bo create err=%pe\n", bo);
 			break;
 		}
 
-		external = xe_bo_create(xe, NULL, NULL, 0x10000,
-					ttm_bo_type_device, bo_flags);
+		external = xe_bo_create_user(xe, NULL, NULL, 0x10000,
+					     DRM_XE_GEM_CPU_CACHING_WC,
+					     ttm_bo_type_device, bo_flags);
 		if (IS_ERR(external)) {
 			KUNIT_FAIL(test, "external bo create err=%pe\n", external);
 			goto cleanup_bo;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/tests/xe_dma_buf.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/tests/xe_dma_buf.c
index 18c00bc03024..81f12422a587 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/tests/xe_dma_buf.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/tests/xe_dma_buf.c
@@ -116,8 +116,8 @@ static void xe_test_dmabuf_import_same_driver(struct xe_device *xe)
 		return;
 
 	kunit_info(test, "running %s\n", __func__);
-	bo = xe_bo_create(xe, NULL, NULL, PAGE_SIZE, ttm_bo_type_device,
-			  XE_BO_CREATE_USER_BIT | params->mem_mask);
+	bo = xe_bo_create_user(xe, NULL, NULL, PAGE_SIZE, DRM_XE_GEM_CPU_CACHING_WC,
+			       ttm_bo_type_device, params->mem_mask);
 	if (IS_ERR(bo)) {
 		KUNIT_FAIL(test, "xe_bo_create() failed with err=%ld\n",
 			   PTR_ERR(bo));
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_bo.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_bo.c
index e19337390812..dc1ad3b4dc2a 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_bo.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_bo.c
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ static struct ttm_tt *xe_ttm_tt_create(struct ttm_buffer_object *ttm_bo,
 	struct xe_device *xe = xe_bo_device(bo);
 	struct xe_ttm_tt *tt;
 	unsigned long extra_pages;
-	enum ttm_caching caching = ttm_cached;
+	enum ttm_caching caching;
 	int err;
 
 	tt = kzalloc(sizeof(*tt), GFP_KERNEL);
@@ -346,13 +346,24 @@ static struct ttm_tt *xe_ttm_tt_create(struct ttm_buffer_object *ttm_bo,
 		extra_pages = DIV_ROUND_UP(xe_device_ccs_bytes(xe, bo->size),
 					   PAGE_SIZE);
 
+	switch (bo->cpu_caching) {
+	case DRM_XE_GEM_CPU_CACHING_WC:
+		caching = ttm_write_combined;
+		break;
+	default:
+		caching = ttm_cached;
+		break;
+	}
+
+	WARN_ON((bo->flags & XE_BO_CREATE_USER_BIT) && !bo->cpu_caching);
+
 	/*
 	 * Display scanout is always non-coherent with the CPU cache.
 	 *
 	 * For Xe_LPG and beyond, PPGTT PTE lookups are also non-coherent and
 	 * require a CPU:WC mapping.
 	 */
-	if (bo->flags & XE_BO_SCANOUT_BIT ||
+	if ((!bo->cpu_caching && bo->flags & XE_BO_SCANOUT_BIT) ||
 	    (xe->info.graphics_verx100 >= 1270 && bo->flags & XE_BO_PAGETABLE))
 		caching = ttm_write_combined;
 
@@ -1198,10 +1209,11 @@ void xe_bo_free(struct xe_bo *bo)
 	kfree(bo);
 }
 
-struct xe_bo *__xe_bo_create_locked(struct xe_device *xe, struct xe_bo *bo,
-				    struct xe_tile *tile, struct dma_resv *resv,
-				    struct ttm_lru_bulk_move *bulk, size_t size,
-				    enum ttm_bo_type type, u32 flags)
+struct xe_bo *___xe_bo_create_locked(struct xe_device *xe, struct xe_bo *bo,
+				     struct xe_tile *tile, struct dma_resv *resv,
+				     struct ttm_lru_bulk_move *bulk, size_t size,
+				     u16 cpu_caching, enum ttm_bo_type type,
+				     u32 flags)
 {
 	struct ttm_operation_ctx ctx = {
 		.interruptible = true,
@@ -1239,6 +1251,7 @@ struct xe_bo *__xe_bo_create_locked(struct xe_device *xe, struct xe_bo *bo,
 	bo->tile = tile;
 	bo->size = size;
 	bo->flags = flags;
+	bo->cpu_caching = cpu_caching;
 	bo->ttm.base.funcs = &xe_gem_object_funcs;
 	bo->props.preferred_mem_class = XE_BO_PROPS_INVALID;
 	bo->props.preferred_gt = XE_BO_PROPS_INVALID;
@@ -1354,11 +1367,11 @@ static int __xe_bo_fixed_placement(struct xe_device *xe,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-struct xe_bo *
-xe_bo_create_locked_range(struct xe_device *xe,
-			  struct xe_tile *tile, struct xe_vm *vm,
-			  size_t size, u64 start, u64 end,
-			  enum ttm_bo_type type, u32 flags)
+static struct xe_bo *
+__xe_bo_create_locked(struct xe_device *xe,
+		      struct xe_tile *tile, struct xe_vm *vm,
+		      size_t size, u64 start, u64 end,
+		      u16 cpu_caching, enum ttm_bo_type type, u32 flags)
 {
 	struct xe_bo *bo = NULL;
 	int err;
@@ -1379,11 +1392,11 @@ xe_bo_create_locked_range(struct xe_device *xe,
 		}
 	}
 
-	bo = __xe_bo_create_locked(xe, bo, tile, vm ? xe_vm_resv(vm) : NULL,
-				   vm && !xe_vm_in_fault_mode(vm) &&
-				   flags & XE_BO_CREATE_USER_BIT ?
-				   &vm->lru_bulk_move : NULL, size,
-				   type, flags);
+	bo = ___xe_bo_create_locked(xe, bo, tile, vm ? xe_vm_resv(vm) : NULL,
+				    vm && !xe_vm_in_fault_mode(vm) &&
+				    flags & XE_BO_CREATE_USER_BIT ?
+				    &vm->lru_bulk_move : NULL, size,
+				    cpu_caching, type, flags);
 	if (IS_ERR(bo))
 		return bo;
 
@@ -1423,11 +1436,35 @@ err_unlock_put_bo:
 	return ERR_PTR(err);
 }
 
+struct xe_bo *
+xe_bo_create_locked_range(struct xe_device *xe,
+			  struct xe_tile *tile, struct xe_vm *vm,
+			  size_t size, u64 start, u64 end,
+			  enum ttm_bo_type type, u32 flags)
+{
+	return __xe_bo_create_locked(xe, tile, vm, size, start, end, 0, type, flags);
+}
+
 struct xe_bo *xe_bo_create_locked(struct xe_device *xe, struct xe_tile *tile,
 				  struct xe_vm *vm, size_t size,
 				  enum ttm_bo_type type, u32 flags)
 {
-	return xe_bo_create_locked_range(xe, tile, vm, size, 0, ~0ULL, type, flags);
+	return __xe_bo_create_locked(xe, tile, vm, size, 0, ~0ULL, 0, type, flags);
+}
+
+struct xe_bo *xe_bo_create_user(struct xe_device *xe, struct xe_tile *tile,
+				struct xe_vm *vm, size_t size,
+				u16 cpu_caching,
+				enum ttm_bo_type type,
+				u32 flags)
+{
+	struct xe_bo *bo = __xe_bo_create_locked(xe, tile, vm, size, 0, ~0ULL,
+						 cpu_caching, type,
+						 flags | XE_BO_CREATE_USER_BIT);
+	if (!IS_ERR(bo))
+		xe_bo_unlock_vm_held(bo);
+
+	return bo;
 }
 
 struct xe_bo *xe_bo_create(struct xe_device *xe, struct xe_tile *tile,
@@ -1809,7 +1846,7 @@ int xe_gem_create_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 	struct drm_xe_gem_create *args = data;
 	struct xe_vm *vm = NULL;
 	struct xe_bo *bo;
-	unsigned int bo_flags = XE_BO_CREATE_USER_BIT;
+	unsigned int bo_flags;
 	u32 handle;
 	int err;
 
@@ -1840,6 +1877,7 @@ int xe_gem_create_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 	if (XE_IOCTL_DBG(xe, args->size & ~PAGE_MASK))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
+	bo_flags = 0;
 	if (args->flags & DRM_XE_GEM_CREATE_FLAG_DEFER_BACKING)
 		bo_flags |= XE_BO_DEFER_BACKING;
 
@@ -1855,6 +1893,18 @@ int xe_gem_create_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 		bo_flags |= XE_BO_NEEDS_CPU_ACCESS;
 	}
 
+	if (XE_IOCTL_DBG(xe, !args->cpu_caching ||
+			 args->cpu_caching > DRM_XE_GEM_CPU_CACHING_WC))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	if (XE_IOCTL_DBG(xe, bo_flags & XE_BO_CREATE_VRAM_MASK &&
+			 args->cpu_caching != DRM_XE_GEM_CPU_CACHING_WC))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	if (XE_IOCTL_DBG(xe, bo_flags & XE_BO_SCANOUT_BIT &&
+			 args->cpu_caching == DRM_XE_GEM_CPU_CACHING_WB))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
 	if (args->vm_id) {
 		vm = xe_vm_lookup(xef, args->vm_id);
 		if (XE_IOCTL_DBG(xe, !vm))
@@ -1864,8 +1914,8 @@ int xe_gem_create_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 			goto out_vm;
 	}
 
-	bo = xe_bo_create(xe, NULL, vm, args->size, ttm_bo_type_device,
-			  bo_flags);
+	bo = xe_bo_create_user(xe, NULL, vm, args->size, args->cpu_caching,
+			       ttm_bo_type_device, bo_flags);
 
 	if (vm)
 		xe_vm_unlock(vm);
@@ -2163,10 +2213,12 @@ int xe_bo_dumb_create(struct drm_file *file_priv,
 	args->size = ALIGN(mul_u32_u32(args->pitch, args->height),
 			   page_size);
 
-	bo = xe_bo_create(xe, NULL, NULL, args->size, ttm_bo_type_device,
-			  XE_BO_CREATE_VRAM_IF_DGFX(xe_device_get_root_tile(xe)) |
-			  XE_BO_CREATE_USER_BIT | XE_BO_SCANOUT_BIT |
-			  XE_BO_NEEDS_CPU_ACCESS);
+	bo = xe_bo_create_user(xe, NULL, NULL, args->size,
+			       DRM_XE_GEM_CPU_CACHING_WC,
+			       ttm_bo_type_device,
+			       XE_BO_CREATE_VRAM_IF_DGFX(xe_device_get_root_tile(xe)) |
+			       XE_BO_CREATE_USER_BIT | XE_BO_SCANOUT_BIT |
+			       XE_BO_NEEDS_CPU_ACCESS);
 	if (IS_ERR(bo))
 		return PTR_ERR(bo);
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_bo.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_bo.h
index f8bae873418d..6f183568f76d 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_bo.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_bo.h
@@ -94,10 +94,11 @@ struct sg_table;
 struct xe_bo *xe_bo_alloc(void);
 void xe_bo_free(struct xe_bo *bo);
 
-struct xe_bo *__xe_bo_create_locked(struct xe_device *xe, struct xe_bo *bo,
-				    struct xe_tile *tile, struct dma_resv *resv,
-				    struct ttm_lru_bulk_move *bulk, size_t size,
-				    enum ttm_bo_type type, u32 flags);
+struct xe_bo *___xe_bo_create_locked(struct xe_device *xe, struct xe_bo *bo,
+				     struct xe_tile *tile, struct dma_resv *resv,
+				     struct ttm_lru_bulk_move *bulk, size_t size,
+				     u16 cpu_caching, enum ttm_bo_type type,
+				     u32 flags);
 struct xe_bo *
 xe_bo_create_locked_range(struct xe_device *xe,
 			  struct xe_tile *tile, struct xe_vm *vm,
@@ -109,6 +110,11 @@ struct xe_bo *xe_bo_create_locked(struct xe_device *xe, struct xe_tile *tile,
 struct xe_bo *xe_bo_create(struct xe_device *xe, struct xe_tile *tile,
 			   struct xe_vm *vm, size_t size,
 			   enum ttm_bo_type type, u32 flags);
+struct xe_bo *xe_bo_create_user(struct xe_device *xe, struct xe_tile *tile,
+				struct xe_vm *vm, size_t size,
+				u16 cpu_caching,
+				enum ttm_bo_type type,
+				u32 flags);
 struct xe_bo *xe_bo_create_pin_map(struct xe_device *xe, struct xe_tile *tile,
 				   struct xe_vm *vm, size_t size,
 				   enum ttm_bo_type type, u32 flags);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_bo_types.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_bo_types.h
index 4bff60996168..f71dbc518958 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_bo_types.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_bo_types.h
@@ -79,6 +79,11 @@ struct xe_bo {
 	struct llist_node freed;
 	/** @created: Whether the bo has passed initial creation */
 	bool created;
+	/**
+	 * @cpu_caching: CPU caching mode. Currently only used for userspace
+	 * objects.
+	 */
+	u16 cpu_caching;
 };
 
 #define intel_bo_to_drm_bo(bo) (&(bo)->ttm.base)
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_dma_buf.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_dma_buf.c
index cfde3be3b0dc..64ed303728fd 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_dma_buf.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_dma_buf.c
@@ -214,8 +214,9 @@ xe_dma_buf_init_obj(struct drm_device *dev, struct xe_bo *storage,
 	int ret;
 
 	dma_resv_lock(resv, NULL);
-	bo = __xe_bo_create_locked(xe, storage, NULL, resv, NULL, dma_buf->size,
-				   ttm_bo_type_sg, XE_BO_CREATE_SYSTEM_BIT);
+	bo = ___xe_bo_create_locked(xe, storage, NULL, resv, NULL, dma_buf->size,
+				    0, /* Will require 1way or 2way for vm_bind */
+				    ttm_bo_type_sg, XE_BO_CREATE_SYSTEM_BIT);
 	if (IS_ERR(bo)) {
 		ret = PTR_ERR(bo);
 		goto error;
diff --git a/include/uapi/drm/xe_drm.h b/include/uapi/drm/xe_drm.h
index 88f3aca02b08..ab7d1b26c773 100644
--- a/include/uapi/drm/xe_drm.h
+++ b/include/uapi/drm/xe_drm.h
@@ -541,8 +541,25 @@ struct drm_xe_gem_create {
 	 */
 	__u32 handle;
 
+	/**
+	 * @cpu_caching: The CPU caching mode to select for this object. If
+	 * mmaping the object the mode selected here will also be used.
+	 *
+	 * Supported values:
+	 *
+	 * DRM_XE_GEM_CPU_CACHING_WB: Allocate the pages with write-back
+	 * caching.  On iGPU this can't be used for scanout surfaces. Currently
+	 * not allowed for objects placed in VRAM.
+	 *
+	 * DRM_XE_GEM_CPU_CACHING_WC: Allocate the pages as write-combined. This
+	 * is uncached. Scanout surfaces should likely use this. All objects
+	 * that can be placed in VRAM must use this.
+	 */
+#define DRM_XE_GEM_CPU_CACHING_WB                      1
+#define DRM_XE_GEM_CPU_CACHING_WC                      2
+	__u16 cpu_caching;
 	/** @pad: MBZ */
-	__u32 pad;
+	__u16 pad;
 
 	/** @reserved: Reserved */
 	__u64 reserved[2];