diff --git a/drivers/video/tegra/host/pva/pva_ioctl.c b/drivers/video/tegra/host/pva/pva_ioctl.c
index a6947869..33c0eb25 100644
--- a/drivers/video/tegra/host/pva/pva_ioctl.c
+++ b/drivers/video/tegra/host/pva/pva_ioctl.c
@@ -319,7 +319,8 @@ out:
  * @return	0 on Success or negative error code
  *
  */
-static int pva_submit(struct pva_private *priv, void *arg)
+
+static int pva_submit(struct pva_private *priv, void *arg, bool is_ex)
 {
 	struct nvpva_ioctl_submit_in_arg *ioctl_tasks_header =
 		(struct nvpva_ioctl_submit_in_arg *)arg;
@@ -419,6 +420,10 @@ static int pva_submit(struct pva_private *priv, void *arg)
 		task->pva = priv->pva;
 		task->queue = priv->queue;
 		task->client = priv->client;
+		if (is_ex)
+			task->default_sem_update_method = false;
+		else
+			task->default_sem_update_method = true;
 
 		/* setup ownership */
 		err = nvhost_module_busy(task->pva->pdev);
@@ -953,7 +958,10 @@ static long pva_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
 		err = pva_unpin(priv, buf);
 		break;
 	case NVPVA_IOCTL_SUBMIT:
-		err = pva_submit(priv, buf);
+		err = pva_submit(priv, buf, false);
+		break;
+	case NVPVA_IOCTL_SUBMIT_EX:
+		err = pva_submit(priv, buf, true);
 		break;
 	case NVPVA_IOCTL_SET_VPU_PRINT_BUFFER_SIZE:
 		err = pva_set_vpu_print_buffer_size(priv, buf);
diff --git a/drivers/video/tegra/host/pva/pva_queue.c b/drivers/video/tegra/host/pva/pva_queue.c
index 0502b5eb..047cfad8 100644
--- a/drivers/video/tegra/host/pva/pva_queue.c
+++ b/drivers/video/tegra/host/pva/pva_queue.c
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2020-2023, NVIDIA CORPORATION. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2020-2024, NVIDIA CORPORATION. All rights reserved.
  */
 
 #include <nvidia/conftest.h>
@@ -376,6 +376,7 @@ pva_task_process_fence_actions(struct pva_submit_task *task,
 			}
 			case NVPVA_FENCE_OBJ_SEM:
 			{
+				u32 update_method;
 				err = pva_task_pin_fence(task,
 							 &fence_action->fence,
 							 &fence_addr,
@@ -383,10 +384,17 @@ pva_task_process_fence_actions(struct pva_submit_task *task,
 				if (err)
 					goto out;
 
-				task->sem_num += 1;
-				task->sem_thresh += 1;
-				fence_value = task->sem_thresh;
-				fence_action->fence.obj.sem.value = fence_value;
+				update_method = fence_action->fence.update_method;
+				if ((task->default_sem_update_method)
+				 || (update_method == NVPVA_FENCE_OBJ_UPDATE_INC)) {
+					task->sem_num += 1;
+					task->sem_thresh += 1;
+					fence_value = task->sem_thresh;
+					fence_action->fence.obj.sem.value = fence_value;
+				} else {
+					fence_value = fence_action->fence.obj.sem.value;
+				}
+
 				task->fence_act_serial_ids[fence_type][i] = serial_id;
 				break;
 			}
diff --git a/drivers/video/tegra/host/pva/pva_queue.h b/drivers/video/tegra/host/pva/pva_queue.h
index a6d39a67..f2b611e5 100644
--- a/drivers/video/tegra/host/pva/pva_queue.h
+++ b/drivers/video/tegra/host/pva/pva_queue.h
@@ -194,6 +194,7 @@ struct pva_submit_task {
 	u64 src_surf_base_addr;
 	u64 dst_surf_base_addr;
 	bool is_system_app;
+	bool default_sem_update_method;
 };
 
 struct pva_submit_tasks {
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/nvpva_ioctl.h b/include/uapi/linux/nvpva_ioctl.h
index d94dddf3..6f9c275c 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/nvpva_ioctl.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/nvpva_ioctl.h
@@ -234,6 +234,12 @@ enum nvpva_fence_obj_type {
 	NVPVA_FENCE_OBJ_SYNC_FD = 3U,
 };
 
+enum nvpva_fence_obj_update_method {
+	NVPVA_FENCE_OBJ_UPDATE_INC	= 0U,
+	NVPVA_FENCE_OBJ_UPDATE_SET	= 1U,
+	NVPVA_FENCE_OBJ_UPDATE_INVALID	= 2U,
+};
+
 enum nvpva_symbol_config {
 	NVPVA_SYMBOL_PARAM = 0U,
 	NVPVA_SYMBOL_POINTER = 1U,
@@ -284,7 +290,7 @@ union nvpva_fence_obj {
 
 struct nvpva_submit_fence {
 	uint32_t type;
-	uint32_t reserved;
+	uint32_t update_method;
 	union nvpva_fence_obj obj;
 };
 
@@ -596,7 +602,10 @@ union nvpva_set_vpu_print_buffer_size_args {
 #define NVPVA_IOCTL_PIN_EX \
 	_IOWR(NVPVA_IOCTL_MAGIC, 12, union nvpva_pin_args_ex)
 
-#define NVPVA_IOCTL_NUMBER_MAX 12
+#define NVPVA_IOCTL_SUBMIT_EX \
+	_IOW(NVPVA_IOCTL_MAGIC, 13, union nvpva_ioctl_submit_args)
+
+#define NVPVA_IOCTL_NUMBER_MAX 13
 
 #ifndef MAX
 #define MAX(a, b) ((a) > (b) ? (a) : (b))