diff --git a/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/common/power_features/cg/cg.c b/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/common/power_features/cg/cg.c
index 0c598a104..0de5c8a9f 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/common/power_features/cg/cg.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/common/power_features/cg/cg.c
@@ -262,6 +262,24 @@ done:
 	nvgpu_mutex_release(&g->cg_pg_lock);
 }
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_NVGPU_PROFILER
+void nvgpu_cg_slcg_perf_load_enable(struct gk20a *g, bool enable)
+{
+	nvgpu_log_fn(g, " ");
+
+	nvgpu_mutex_acquire(&g->cg_pg_lock);
+	if (!g->slcg_enabled) {
+		goto done;
+	}
+
+	if (g->ops.cg.slcg_perf_load_gating_prod != NULL) {
+		g->ops.cg.slcg_perf_load_gating_prod(g, enable);
+	}
+done:
+	nvgpu_mutex_release(&g->cg_pg_lock);
+}
+#endif
+
 static void cg_init_gr_slcg_load_gating_prod(struct gk20a *g)
 {
 	if (g->ops.cg.slcg_bus_load_gating_prod != NULL) {
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/common/profiler/pm_reservation.c b/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/common/profiler/pm_reservation.c
index dc1591ba5..74b79c277 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/common/profiler/pm_reservation.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/common/profiler/pm_reservation.c
@@ -23,9 +23,46 @@
 #include <nvgpu/gk20a.h>
 #include <nvgpu/pm_reservation.h>
 #include <nvgpu/log.h>
+#include <nvgpu/mc.h>
+#include <nvgpu/power_features/cg.h>
 #include <nvgpu/kmem.h>
 #include <nvgpu/lock.h>
 
+static void prepare_resource_reservation(struct gk20a *g,
+		enum nvgpu_profiler_pm_resource_type pm_resource, bool acquire)
+{
+	if ((pm_resource != NVGPU_PROFILER_PM_RESOURCE_TYPE_HWPM_LEGACY) &&
+	    (pm_resource != NVGPU_PROFILER_PM_RESOURCE_TYPE_PMA_STREAM)) {
+		return;
+	}
+
+	if (acquire) {
+		nvgpu_atomic_inc(&g->hwpm_refcount);
+		nvgpu_log(g, gpu_dbg_prof, "HWPM refcount acquired %u, resource %u",
+			nvgpu_atomic_read(&g->hwpm_refcount), pm_resource);
+
+		if (nvgpu_atomic_read(&g->hwpm_refcount) == 1) {
+			nvgpu_log(g, gpu_dbg_prof,
+				"Trigger HWPM system reset, disable perf SLCG");
+			g->ops.mc.reset(g, g->ops.mc.reset_mask(g,
+				NVGPU_UNIT_PERFMON));
+			nvgpu_cg_slcg_perf_load_enable(g, false);
+		}
+	} else {
+		nvgpu_atomic_dec(&g->hwpm_refcount);
+		nvgpu_log(g, gpu_dbg_prof, "HWPM refcount released %u, resource %u",
+			nvgpu_atomic_read(&g->hwpm_refcount), pm_resource);
+
+		if (nvgpu_atomic_read(&g->hwpm_refcount) == 0) {
+			nvgpu_log(g, gpu_dbg_prof,
+				"Trigger HWPM system reset, re-enable perf SLCG");
+			g->ops.mc.reset(g, g->ops.mc.reset_mask(g,
+				NVGPU_UNIT_PERFMON));
+			nvgpu_cg_slcg_perf_load_enable(g, true);
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 static bool check_pm_resource_existing_reservation_locked(
 		struct nvgpu_pm_resource_reservations *reservations,
 		u32 reservation_id, u32 vmid)
@@ -130,6 +167,8 @@ int nvgpu_pm_reservation_acquire(struct gk20a *g, u32 reservation_id,
 	nvgpu_list_add(&reservation_entry->entry, &reservations->head);
 	reservations->count++;
 
+	prepare_resource_reservation(g, pm_resource, true);
+
 done:
 	nvgpu_mutex_release(&reservations->lock);
 
@@ -162,7 +201,9 @@ int nvgpu_pm_reservation_release(struct gk20a *g, u32 reservation_id,
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (!was_reserved) {
+	if (was_reserved) {
+		prepare_resource_reservation(g, pm_resource, false);
+	} else {
 		err = -EINVAL;
 	}
 
@@ -189,6 +230,7 @@ void nvgpu_pm_reservation_release_all_per_vmid(struct gk20a *g, u32 vmid)
 				nvgpu_list_del(&reservation_entry->entry);
 				reservations->count--;
 				nvgpu_kfree(g, reservation_entry);
+				prepare_resource_reservation(g, i, false);
 			}
 		}
 		nvgpu_mutex_release(&reservations->lock);
@@ -219,6 +261,8 @@ int nvgpu_pm_reservation_init(struct gk20a *g)
 
 	g->pm_reservations = reservations;
 
+	nvgpu_atomic_set(&g->hwpm_refcount, 0);
+
 	nvgpu_log(g, gpu_dbg_prof, "initialized");
 
 	return 0;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/include/nvgpu/gk20a.h b/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/include/nvgpu/gk20a.h
index 2a40d929b..03a486488 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/include/nvgpu/gk20a.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/include/nvgpu/gk20a.h
@@ -858,6 +858,7 @@ struct gk20a {
 #ifdef CONFIG_NVGPU_PROFILER
 	struct nvgpu_list_node profiler_objects;
 	struct nvgpu_pm_resource_reservations *pm_reservations;
+	nvgpu_atomic_t hwpm_refcount;
 #endif
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_NVGPU_FECS_TRACE
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/include/nvgpu/power_features/cg.h b/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/include/nvgpu/power_features/cg.h
index b7e27cd4a..5ac462be3 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/include/nvgpu/power_features/cg.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/include/nvgpu/power_features/cg.h
@@ -436,5 +436,9 @@ void nvgpu_cg_slcg_gr_perf_ltc_load_enable(struct gk20a *g);
 void nvgpu_cg_slcg_gr_perf_ltc_load_disable(struct gk20a *g);
 void nvgpu_cg_slcg_set_slcg_enabled(struct gk20a *g, bool enable);
 
+#endif
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_NVGPU_PROFILER
+void nvgpu_cg_slcg_perf_load_enable(struct gk20a *g, bool enable);
 #endif
 #endif /*NVGPU_POWER_FEATURES_CG_H*/