diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/panfrost/panfrost_drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/panfrost/panfrost_drv.c
index 2894cfbbce2b..f070f2dd9f84 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/panfrost/panfrost_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/panfrost/panfrost_drv.c
@@ -78,18 +78,19 @@ static int panfrost_ioctl_get_param(struct drm_device *ddev, void *data, struct
 static int panfrost_ioctl_create_bo(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 		struct drm_file *file)
 {
-	struct drm_gem_shmem_object *shmem;
+	struct panfrost_gem_object *bo;
 	struct drm_panfrost_create_bo *args = data;
 
-	if (!args->size || args->flags || args->pad)
+	if (!args->size || args->pad ||
+	    (args->flags & ~PANFROST_BO_NOEXEC))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	shmem = drm_gem_shmem_create_with_handle(file, dev, args->size,
-						 &args->handle);
-	if (IS_ERR(shmem))
-		return PTR_ERR(shmem);
+	bo = panfrost_gem_create_with_handle(file, dev, args->size, args->flags,
+					     &args->handle);
+	if (IS_ERR(bo))
+		return PTR_ERR(bo);
 
-	args->offset = to_panfrost_bo(&shmem->base)->node.start << PAGE_SHIFT;
+	args->offset = bo->node.start << PAGE_SHIFT;
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -364,6 +365,32 @@ int panfrost_unstable_ioctl_check(void)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+#define PFN_4G		(SZ_4G >> PAGE_SHIFT)
+#define PFN_4G_MASK	(PFN_4G - 1)
+#define PFN_16M		(SZ_16M >> PAGE_SHIFT)
+
+static void panfrost_drm_mm_color_adjust(const struct drm_mm_node *node,
+					 unsigned long color,
+					 u64 *start, u64 *end)
+{
+	/* Executable buffers can't start or end on a 4GB boundary */
+	if (!(color & PANFROST_BO_NOEXEC)) {
+		u64 next_seg;
+
+		if ((*start & PFN_4G_MASK) == 0)
+			(*start)++;
+
+		if ((*end & PFN_4G_MASK) == 0)
+			(*end)--;
+
+		next_seg = ALIGN(*start, PFN_4G);
+		if (next_seg - *start <= PFN_16M)
+			*start = next_seg + 1;
+
+		*end = min(*end, ALIGN(*start, PFN_4G) - 1);
+	}
+}
+
 static int
 panfrost_open(struct drm_device *dev, struct drm_file *file)
 {
@@ -461,6 +488,7 @@ static int panfrost_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	/* 4G enough for now. can be 48-bit */
 	drm_mm_init(&pfdev->mm, SZ_32M >> PAGE_SHIFT, (SZ_4G - SZ_32M) >> PAGE_SHIFT);
+	pfdev->mm.color_adjust = panfrost_drm_mm_color_adjust;
 
 	pm_runtime_use_autosuspend(pfdev->dev);
 	pm_runtime_set_autosuspend_delay(pfdev->dev, 50); /* ~3 frames */
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/panfrost/panfrost_gem.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/panfrost/panfrost_gem.c
index 3933f83ba6b0..f398109b8e0c 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/panfrost/panfrost_gem.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/panfrost/panfrost_gem.c
@@ -28,13 +28,25 @@ static int panfrost_gem_open(struct drm_gem_object *obj, struct drm_file *file_p
 {
 	int ret;
 	size_t size = obj->size;
-	u64 align = size >= SZ_2M ? SZ_2M >> PAGE_SHIFT : 0;
+	u64 align;
 	struct panfrost_gem_object *bo = to_panfrost_bo(obj);
 	struct panfrost_device *pfdev = obj->dev->dev_private;
+	unsigned long color = bo->noexec ? PANFROST_BO_NOEXEC : 0;
+
+	/*
+	 * Executable buffers cannot cross a 16MB boundary as the program
+	 * counter is 24-bits. We assume executable buffers will be less than
+	 * 16MB and aligning executable buffers to their size will avoid
+	 * crossing a 16MB boundary.
+	 */
+	if (!bo->noexec)
+		align = size >> PAGE_SHIFT;
+	else
+		align = size >= SZ_2M ? SZ_2M >> PAGE_SHIFT : 0;
 
 	spin_lock(&pfdev->mm_lock);
 	ret = drm_mm_insert_node_generic(&pfdev->mm, &bo->node,
-					 size >> PAGE_SHIFT, align, 0, 0);
+					 size >> PAGE_SHIFT, align, color, 0);
 	if (ret)
 		goto out;
 
@@ -95,16 +107,50 @@ struct drm_gem_object *panfrost_gem_create_object(struct drm_device *dev, size_t
 	return &obj->base.base;
 }
 
+struct panfrost_gem_object *
+panfrost_gem_create_with_handle(struct drm_file *file_priv,
+				struct drm_device *dev, size_t size,
+				u32 flags,
+				uint32_t *handle)
+{
+	int ret;
+	struct drm_gem_shmem_object *shmem;
+	struct panfrost_gem_object *bo;
+
+	shmem = drm_gem_shmem_create(dev, size);
+	if (IS_ERR(shmem))
+		return ERR_CAST(shmem);
+
+	bo = to_panfrost_bo(&shmem->base);
+	bo->noexec = !!(flags & PANFROST_BO_NOEXEC);
+
+	/*
+	 * Allocate an id of idr table where the obj is registered
+	 * and handle has the id what user can see.
+	 */
+	ret = drm_gem_handle_create(file_priv, &shmem->base, handle);
+	/* drop reference from allocate - handle holds it now. */
+	drm_gem_object_put_unlocked(&shmem->base);
+	if (ret)
+		return ERR_PTR(ret);
+
+	return bo;
+}
+
 struct drm_gem_object *
 panfrost_gem_prime_import_sg_table(struct drm_device *dev,
 				   struct dma_buf_attachment *attach,
 				   struct sg_table *sgt)
 {
 	struct drm_gem_object *obj;
+	struct panfrost_gem_object *bo;
 
 	obj = drm_gem_shmem_prime_import_sg_table(dev, attach, sgt);
 	if (IS_ERR(obj))
 		return ERR_CAST(obj);
 
+	bo = to_panfrost_bo(obj);
+	bo->noexec = true;
+
 	return obj;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/panfrost/panfrost_gem.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/panfrost/panfrost_gem.h
index 5f51f881ea3f..d4c7aa1790a7 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/panfrost/panfrost_gem.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/panfrost/panfrost_gem.h
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ struct panfrost_gem_object {
 	struct drm_gem_shmem_object base;
 
 	struct drm_mm_node node;
-	bool is_mapped;
+	bool is_mapped		:1;
+	bool noexec		:1;
 };
 
 static inline
@@ -27,6 +28,12 @@ panfrost_gem_prime_import_sg_table(struct drm_device *dev,
 				   struct dma_buf_attachment *attach,
 				   struct sg_table *sgt);
 
+struct panfrost_gem_object *
+panfrost_gem_create_with_handle(struct drm_file *file_priv,
+				struct drm_device *dev, size_t size,
+				u32 flags,
+				uint32_t *handle);
+
 void panfrost_gem_shrinker_init(struct drm_device *dev);
 void panfrost_gem_shrinker_cleanup(struct drm_device *dev);
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/panfrost/panfrost_mmu.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/panfrost/panfrost_mmu.c
index b4ac149b2399..eba6ce785ef0 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/panfrost/panfrost_mmu.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/panfrost/panfrost_mmu.c
@@ -190,6 +190,9 @@ int panfrost_mmu_map(struct panfrost_gem_object *bo)
 	if (WARN_ON(bo->is_mapped))
 		return 0;
 
+	if (bo->noexec)
+		prot |= IOMMU_NOEXEC;
+
 	sgt = drm_gem_shmem_get_pages_sgt(obj);
 	if (WARN_ON(IS_ERR(sgt)))
 		return PTR_ERR(sgt);
diff --git a/include/uapi/drm/panfrost_drm.h b/include/uapi/drm/panfrost_drm.h
index 1e547f9692e9..b80c20d17dec 100644
--- a/include/uapi/drm/panfrost_drm.h
+++ b/include/uapi/drm/panfrost_drm.h
@@ -84,6 +84,8 @@ struct drm_panfrost_wait_bo {
 	__s64 timeout_ns;	/* absolute */
 };
 
+#define PANFROST_BO_NOEXEC	1
+
 /**
  * struct drm_panfrost_create_bo - ioctl argument for creating Panfrost BOs.
  *
