diff --git a/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/common/linux/channel.c b/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/common/linux/channel.c
index a725cd6b0..35fb3023d 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/common/linux/channel.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/common/linux/channel.c
@@ -720,7 +720,8 @@ int gk20a_submit_channel_gpfifo(struct channel_gk20a *c,
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	if ((flags & (NVGPU_SUBMIT_GPFIFO_FLAGS_FENCE_WAIT |
-		      NVGPU_SUBMIT_GPFIFO_FLAGS_FENCE_GET)) &&
+		      NVGPU_SUBMIT_GPFIFO_FLAGS_FENCE_GET |
+		      NVGPU_SUBMIT_GPFIFO_FLAGS_USER_FENCE_UPDATE)) &&
 	    !fence)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
@@ -757,6 +758,16 @@ int gk20a_submit_channel_gpfifo(struct channel_gk20a *c,
 			(g->can_railgate && !c->deterministic) ||
 			!skip_buffer_refcounting;
 
+	/*
+	 * If User is adding increments to the pushbuffer and doing all job
+	 * tracking, then no need for kernel tracking here
+	 * User should ensure that all pre-requisites for fast submit are met
+	 * Fail the submit if that's not the case
+	 */
+	if (need_job_tracking &&
+	    (flags & NVGPU_SUBMIT_GPFIFO_FLAGS_USER_FENCE_UPDATE))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
 	if (need_job_tracking) {
 		bool need_sync_framework = false;
 
@@ -868,6 +879,15 @@ int gk20a_submit_channel_gpfifo(struct channel_gk20a *c,
 		goto clean_up;
 	}
 
+	if (flags & NVGPU_SUBMIT_GPFIFO_FLAGS_USER_FENCE_UPDATE) {
+		/*
+		 * User space adds increments in the pushbuffer, so just
+		 * handle the threshold book keeping in kernel by adding
+		 * number of syncpoint increments to threshold
+		 */
+		c->sync->add_user_incrs(c->sync, fence->value);
+	}
+
 	if (need_job_tracking) {
 		err = channel_gk20a_alloc_job(c, &job);
 		if (err)
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/gk20a/channel_sync_gk20a.c b/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/gk20a/channel_sync_gk20a.c
index e965a329b..18d61faa2 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/gk20a/channel_sync_gk20a.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/gk20a/channel_sync_gk20a.c
@@ -301,6 +301,13 @@ static u64 gk20a_channel_syncpt_address(struct gk20a_channel_sync *s)
 	return sp->syncpt_buf.gpu_va;
 }
 
+static u32 gk20a_channel_add_user_incrs(struct gk20a_channel_sync *s, u32 val)
+{
+	struct gk20a_channel_syncpt *sp =
+		container_of(s, struct gk20a_channel_syncpt, ops);
+	return nvgpu_nvhost_syncpt_incr_max_ext(sp->nvhost_dev, sp->id, val);
+}
+
 static void gk20a_channel_syncpt_destroy(struct gk20a_channel_sync *s)
 {
 	struct gk20a_channel_syncpt *sp =
@@ -353,6 +360,7 @@ gk20a_channel_syncpt_create(struct channel_gk20a *c)
 	sp->ops.signal_timeline		= gk20a_channel_syncpt_signal_timeline;
 	sp->ops.syncpt_id		= gk20a_channel_syncpt_id;
 	sp->ops.syncpt_address		= gk20a_channel_syncpt_address;
+	sp->ops.add_user_incrs		= gk20a_channel_add_user_incrs;
 	sp->ops.destroy			= gk20a_channel_syncpt_destroy;
 
 	return &sp->ops;
@@ -878,6 +886,12 @@ static u64 gk20a_channel_semaphore_syncpt_address(struct gk20a_channel_sync *s)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static u32 gk20a_channel_semaphore_add_user_incrs(struct gk20a_channel_sync *s,
+						  u32 val)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static void gk20a_channel_semaphore_destroy(struct gk20a_channel_sync *s)
 {
 	struct gk20a_channel_semaphore *sema =
@@ -930,6 +944,7 @@ gk20a_channel_semaphore_create(struct channel_gk20a *c)
 	sema->ops.signal_timeline = gk20a_channel_semaphore_signal_timeline;
 	sema->ops.syncpt_id	= gk20a_channel_semaphore_syncpt_id;
 	sema->ops.syncpt_address = gk20a_channel_semaphore_syncpt_address;
+	sema->ops.add_user_incrs = gk20a_channel_semaphore_add_user_incrs;
 	sema->ops.destroy	= gk20a_channel_semaphore_destroy;
 
 	return &sema->ops;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/gk20a/channel_sync_gk20a.h b/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/gk20a/channel_sync_gk20a.h
index fe1d8526e..c80ebd380 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/gk20a/channel_sync_gk20a.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/gk20a/channel_sync_gk20a.h
@@ -105,6 +105,9 @@ struct gk20a_channel_sync {
 	/* Returns the sync point address of sync point or 0 if not supported */
 	u64 (*syncpt_address)(struct gk20a_channel_sync *s);
 
+	/* Handle user added increments in the push buffer */
+	u32 (*add_user_incrs)(struct gk20a_channel_sync *s, u32 val);
+
 	/* Free the resources allocated by gk20a_channel_sync_create. */
 	void (*destroy)(struct gk20a_channel_sync *s);
 };
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/nvgpu.h b/include/uapi/linux/nvgpu.h
index cf75595a8..18168158b 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/nvgpu.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/nvgpu.h
@@ -1478,6 +1478,8 @@ struct nvgpu_fence {
 #define NVGPU_SUBMIT_GPFIFO_FLAGS_SKIP_BUFFER_REFCOUNTING	(1 << 5)
 /* expire current timeslice and reschedule runlist from front */
 #define NVGPU_SUBMIT_GPFIFO_FLAGS_RESCHEDULE_RUNLIST	(1 << 6)
+/* user space has added syncpoint increments in the pushbuffer */
+#define NVGPU_SUBMIT_GPFIFO_FLAGS_USER_FENCE_UPDATE	(1 << 7)
 
 struct nvgpu_submit_gpfifo_args {
 	__u64 gpfifo;