diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/v3d/v3d_drv.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/v3d/v3d_drv.h
index a1da44ec656750..e684a012281d3f 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/v3d/v3d_drv.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/v3d/v3d_drv.h
@@ -578,6 +578,8 @@ int v3d_gem_init(struct drm_device *dev);
 void v3d_gem_destroy(struct drm_device *dev);
 void v3d_reset_sms(struct v3d_dev *v3d);
 void v3d_reset(struct v3d_dev *v3d);
+void v3d_idle_axi(struct v3d_dev *v3d, int core);
+void v3d_idle_gca(struct v3d_dev *v3d);
 void v3d_invalidate_caches(struct v3d_dev *v3d);
 void v3d_clean_caches(struct v3d_dev *v3d);
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/v3d/v3d_gem.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/v3d/v3d_gem.c
index 4a47c587ff2127..d473d24dcd0dff 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/v3d/v3d_gem.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/v3d/v3d_gem.c
@@ -36,9 +36,21 @@ v3d_init_core(struct v3d_dev *v3d, int core)
 	V3D_CORE_WRITE(core, V3D_CTL_L2TFLEND, ~0);
 }
 
-static void
+void
 v3d_idle_axi(struct v3d_dev *v3d, int core)
 {
+	if (v3d->ver >= V3D_GEN_71) {
+		V3D_WRITE(V3D_GMP_CFG(v3d->ver), V3D_GMP_CFG_STOP_REQ);
+
+		if (wait_for((V3D_READ(V3D_GMP_STATUS(v3d->ver)) &
+			      (V3D_GMP_STATUS_RD_COUNT_MASK |
+			       V3D_GMP_STATUS_WR_COUNT_MASK |
+			       V3D_GMP_STATUS_CFG_BUSY)) == 0, 100)) {
+			DRM_ERROR("Failed to wait for safe GMP shutdown\n");
+		}
+		return;
+	}
+
 	V3D_CORE_WRITE(core, V3D_GMP_CFG(v3d->ver), V3D_GMP_CFG_STOP_REQ);
 
 	if (wait_for((V3D_CORE_READ(core, V3D_GMP_STATUS(v3d->ver)) &
@@ -49,7 +61,7 @@ v3d_idle_axi(struct v3d_dev *v3d, int core)
 	}
 }
 
-static void
+void
 v3d_idle_gca(struct v3d_dev *v3d)
 {
 	if (v3d->ver >= V3D_GEN_41)
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/v3d/v3d_power.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/v3d/v3d_power.c
index 865fb9b7b365cc..23e99aeb30c179 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/v3d/v3d_power.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/v3d/v3d_power.c
@@ -55,8 +55,15 @@ int v3d_power_suspend(struct device *dev)
 	/* Always clean V3D caches on shutdown. */
 	v3d_clean_caches(v3d);
 
+	/* Wait until V3D has no active or pending AXI transactions. */
+	v3d_idle_axi(v3d, 0);
+	v3d_idle_gca(v3d);
+
 	ret = v3d_suspend_sms(v3d);
 	if (ret) {
+		/* Staying active: undo the GMP STOP_REQ from v3d_idle_axi(). */
+		V3D_WRITE(V3D_GMP_CFG(v3d->ver),
+			  V3D_READ(V3D_GMP_CFG(v3d->ver)) & ~V3D_GMP_CFG_STOP_REQ);
 		v3d_irq_enable(v3d);
 		return ret;
 	}