diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_request.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_request.c
index a492385b2089..56140ca054e8 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_request.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_request.c
@@ -1127,8 +1127,20 @@ void i915_request_add(struct i915_request *request)
 	 */
 	local_bh_disable();
 	rcu_read_lock(); /* RCU serialisation for set-wedged protection */
-	if (engine->schedule)
-		engine->schedule(request, &request->gem_context->sched);
+	if (engine->schedule) {
+		struct i915_sched_attr attr = request->gem_context->sched;
+
+		/*
+		 * Boost priorities to new clients (new request flows).
+		 *
+		 * Allow interactive/synchronous clients to jump ahead of
+		 * the bulk clients. (FQ_CODEL)
+		 */
+		if (!prev || i915_request_completed(prev))
+			attr.priority |= I915_PRIORITY_NEWCLIENT;
+
+		engine->schedule(request, &attr);
+	}
 	rcu_read_unlock();
 	i915_sw_fence_commit(&request->submit);
 	local_bh_enable(); /* Kick the execlists tasklet if just scheduled */
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_scheduler.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_scheduler.h
index 89d456312557..53dc7dbf88b9 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_scheduler.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_scheduler.h
@@ -19,12 +19,14 @@ enum {
 	I915_PRIORITY_INVALID = INT_MIN
 };
 
-#define I915_USER_PRIORITY_SHIFT 0
+#define I915_USER_PRIORITY_SHIFT 1
 #define I915_USER_PRIORITY(x) ((x) << I915_USER_PRIORITY_SHIFT)
 
 #define I915_PRIORITY_COUNT BIT(I915_USER_PRIORITY_SHIFT)
 #define I915_PRIORITY_MASK (I915_PRIORITY_COUNT - 1)
 
+#define I915_PRIORITY_NEWCLIENT	((u8)BIT(0))
+
 struct i915_sched_attr {
 	/**
 	 * @priority: execution and service priority
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.c
index 4ee00f531153..5f324d6b44d5 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.c
@@ -363,9 +363,9 @@ static void unwind_wa_tail(struct i915_request *rq)
 
 static void __unwind_incomplete_requests(struct intel_engine_cs *engine)
 {
-	struct i915_request *rq, *rn;
+	struct i915_request *rq, *rn, *active = NULL;
 	struct list_head *uninitialized_var(pl);
-	int last_prio = I915_PRIORITY_INVALID;
+	int prio = I915_PRIORITY_INVALID | I915_PRIORITY_NEWCLIENT;
 
 	lockdep_assert_held(&engine->timeline.lock);
 
@@ -373,19 +373,32 @@ static void __unwind_incomplete_requests(struct intel_engine_cs *engine)
 					 &engine->timeline.requests,
 					 link) {
 		if (i915_request_completed(rq))
-			return;
+			break;
 
 		__i915_request_unsubmit(rq);
 		unwind_wa_tail(rq);
 
 		GEM_BUG_ON(rq_prio(rq) == I915_PRIORITY_INVALID);
-		if (rq_prio(rq) != last_prio) {
-			last_prio = rq_prio(rq);
-			pl = lookup_priolist(engine, last_prio);
+		if (rq_prio(rq) != prio) {
+			prio = rq_prio(rq);
+			pl = lookup_priolist(engine, prio);
 		}
 		GEM_BUG_ON(RB_EMPTY_ROOT(&engine->execlists.queue.rb_root));
 
 		list_add(&rq->sched.link, pl);
+
+		active = rq;
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * The active request is now effectively the start of a new client
+	 * stream, so give it the equivalent small priority bump to prevent
+	 * it being gazumped a second time by another peer.
+	 */
+	if (!(prio & I915_PRIORITY_NEWCLIENT)) {
+		prio |= I915_PRIORITY_NEWCLIENT;
+		list_move_tail(&active->sched.link,
+			       lookup_priolist(engine, prio));
 	}
 }