diff --git a/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/os/linux/pci.c b/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/os/linux/pci.c
index 23d74d5db..3c2ecff01 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/os/linux/pci.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/os/linux/pci.c
@@ -189,6 +189,7 @@ static struct gk20a_platform nvgpu_pci_device[] = {
 	/* power management configuration */
 	.railgate_delay_init	= 500,
 	.can_railgate_init	= false,
+	.can_pci_gc_off		= true,
 	.can_elpg_init = false,
 	.enable_elpg = false,
 	.enable_elcg = false,
@@ -263,6 +264,7 @@ static struct gk20a_platform nvgpu_pci_device[] = {
 	/* power management configuration */
 	.railgate_delay_init	= 500,
 	.can_railgate_init	= false,
+	.can_pci_gc_off		= true,
 	.can_elpg_init = false,
 	.enable_elpg = false,
 	.enable_elcg = false,
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/os/linux/pci_power.c b/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/os/linux/pci_power.c
index 8dee39ee0..91ac82034 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/os/linux/pci_power.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/os/linux/pci_power.c
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ struct nvgpu_pci_power {
 	char	pci_dev_name[PCI_DEV_NAME_MAX];
 	void	*pci_cookie;
 	struct	pci_power_stats stats;
+	bool	can_pci_gc_off;
 };
 
 static struct list_head nvgpu_pci_power_devs =
@@ -70,6 +71,7 @@ static struct nvgpu_pci_power *nvgpu_pci_get_pci_power(const char *dev_name)
 
 int nvgpu_pci_add_pci_power(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 {
+	struct gk20a_platform *platform;
 	struct nvgpu_pci_power *pp;
 
 	if (!pdev)
@@ -90,6 +92,9 @@ int nvgpu_pci_add_pci_power(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 	strlcpy(pp->pci_dev_name,
 		dev_name(&pdev->dev), PCI_DEV_NAME_MAX);
 
+	platform = pci_get_drvdata(pdev);
+	pp->can_pci_gc_off = platform->can_pci_gc_off;
+
 	list_add(&pp->list, &nvgpu_pci_power_devs);
 
 	return 0;
@@ -440,6 +445,11 @@ static int nvgpu_pci_gpu_power_on(char *dev_name)
 		return -ENODEV;
 	}
 
+	if (pp->can_pci_gc_off == false) {
+		pr_err("nvgpu: gc-off not enabled for pdev: %s\n", dev_name);
+		return -EPERM;
+	}
+
 	time_start = ktime_get();
 
 	nvgpu_mutex_acquire(&pp->mutex);
@@ -504,6 +514,11 @@ static int nvgpu_pci_gpu_power_off(char *dev_name)
 		return -ENODEV;
 	}
 
+	if (pp->can_pci_gc_off == false) {
+		pr_err("nvgpu: gc-off not enabled for pdev: %s\n", dev_name);
+		return -EPERM;
+	}
+
 	time_start = ktime_get();
 
 	nvgpu_mutex_acquire(&pp->mutex);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/os/linux/platform_gk20a.h b/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/os/linux/platform_gk20a.h
index 16aea33fc..3ba1bc847 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/os/linux/platform_gk20a.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/os/linux/platform_gk20a.h
@@ -59,6 +59,9 @@ struct gk20a_platform {
 	/* Should be populated at probe. */
 	bool can_railgate_init;
 
+	/* controls gc off feature for pci gpu */
+	bool can_pci_gc_off;
+
 	/* Should be populated at probe. */
 	bool can_tpc_powergate;