diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_debugfs.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_debugfs.c
index 164d6a9e9fbb..9dfccb20fedd 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_debugfs.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_debugfs.c
@@ -1618,6 +1618,9 @@ int amdgpu_debugfs_init(struct amdgpu_device *adev)
 	if (!debugfs_initialized())
 		return 0;
 
+	debugfs_create_x32("amdgpu_smu_debug", 0600, root,
+			   &adev->smu.smu_debug_mask);
+
 	ent = debugfs_create_file("amdgpu_preempt_ib", 0600, root, adev,
 				  &fops_ib_preempt);
 	if (IS_ERR(ent)) {
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/pm/inc/amdgpu_smu.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/pm/inc/amdgpu_smu.h
index f738f7dc20c9..12e67ad9a3b2 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/pm/inc/amdgpu_smu.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/pm/inc/amdgpu_smu.h
@@ -481,6 +481,10 @@ struct stb_context {
 };
 
 #define WORKLOAD_POLICY_MAX 7
+
+/* Used to mask smu debug modes */
+#define SMU_DEBUG_HALT_ON_ERROR		0x1
+
 struct smu_context
 {
 	struct amdgpu_device            *adev;
@@ -569,6 +573,11 @@ struct smu_context
 	struct smu_user_dpm_profile user_dpm_profile;
 
 	struct stb_context stb_context;
+
+	/*
+	 * 0 = disabled (default), otherwise enable corresponding debug mode
+	 */
+	uint32_t smu_debug_mask;
 };
 
 struct i2c_adapter;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/pm/swsmu/smu_cmn.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/pm/swsmu/smu_cmn.c
index 76f3bcfee82d..43637d55fe29 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/pm/swsmu/smu_cmn.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/pm/swsmu/smu_cmn.c
@@ -272,6 +272,12 @@ int smu_cmn_send_msg_without_waiting(struct smu_context *smu,
 	__smu_cmn_send_msg(smu, msg_index, param);
 	res = 0;
 Out:
+	if (unlikely(smu->smu_debug_mask & SMU_DEBUG_HALT_ON_ERROR) &&
+	    res && (res != -ETIME)) {
+		amdgpu_device_halt(smu->adev);
+		WARN_ON(1);
+	}
+
 	return res;
 }
 
@@ -288,9 +294,18 @@ Out:
 int smu_cmn_wait_for_response(struct smu_context *smu)
 {
 	u32 reg;
+	int res;
 
 	reg = __smu_cmn_poll_stat(smu);
-	return __smu_cmn_reg2errno(smu, reg);
+	res = __smu_cmn_reg2errno(smu, reg);
+
+	if (unlikely(smu->smu_debug_mask & SMU_DEBUG_HALT_ON_ERROR) &&
+	    res && (res != -ETIME)) {
+		amdgpu_device_halt(smu->adev);
+		WARN_ON(1);
+	}
+
+	return res;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -357,6 +372,11 @@ int smu_cmn_send_smc_msg_with_param(struct smu_context *smu,
 	if (read_arg)
 		smu_cmn_read_arg(smu, read_arg);
 Out:
+	if (unlikely(smu->smu_debug_mask & SMU_DEBUG_HALT_ON_ERROR) && res) {
+		amdgpu_device_halt(smu->adev);
+		WARN_ON(1);
+	}
+
 	mutex_unlock(&smu->message_lock);
 	return res;
 }