diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/vcn_v3_0.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/vcn_v3_0.c
index e074f7ed388c0af7b4140f1f551d5948814f93b4..2aa84993f42db1123050c2d7350438456248fb07 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/vcn_v3_0.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/vcn_v3_0.c
@@ -1011,6 +1011,11 @@ static int vcn_v3_0_start_dpg_mode(struct amdgpu_device *adev, int inst_idx, boo
 	tmp = REG_SET_FIELD(tmp, UVD_RBC_RB_CNTL, RB_RPTR_WR_EN, 1);
 	WREG32_SOC15(VCN, inst_idx, mmUVD_RBC_RB_CNTL, tmp);
 
+	/* Stall DPG before WPTR/RPTR reset */
+	WREG32_P(SOC15_REG_OFFSET(VCN, inst_idx, mmUVD_POWER_STATUS),
+		UVD_POWER_STATUS__STALL_DPG_POWER_UP_MASK,
+		~UVD_POWER_STATUS__STALL_DPG_POWER_UP_MASK);
+
 	/* set the write pointer delay */
 	WREG32_SOC15(VCN, inst_idx, mmUVD_RBC_RB_WPTR_CNTL, 0);
 
@@ -1033,6 +1038,10 @@ static int vcn_v3_0_start_dpg_mode(struct amdgpu_device *adev, int inst_idx, boo
 	WREG32_SOC15(VCN, inst_idx, mmUVD_RBC_RB_WPTR,
 		lower_32_bits(ring->wptr));
 
+	/* Unstall DPG */
+	WREG32_P(SOC15_REG_OFFSET(VCN, inst_idx, mmUVD_POWER_STATUS),
+		0, ~UVD_POWER_STATUS__STALL_DPG_POWER_UP_MASK);
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -1556,8 +1565,14 @@ static int vcn_v3_0_pause_dpg_mode(struct amdgpu_device *adev,
 					UVD_DPG_PAUSE__NJ_PAUSE_DPG_ACK_MASK,
 					UVD_DPG_PAUSE__NJ_PAUSE_DPG_ACK_MASK);
 
+				/* Stall DPG before WPTR/RPTR reset */
+				WREG32_P(SOC15_REG_OFFSET(VCN, inst_idx, mmUVD_POWER_STATUS),
+					UVD_POWER_STATUS__STALL_DPG_POWER_UP_MASK,
+					~UVD_POWER_STATUS__STALL_DPG_POWER_UP_MASK);
+
 				/* Restore */
 				ring = &adev->vcn.inst[inst_idx].ring_enc[0];
+				ring->wptr = 0;
 				WREG32_SOC15(VCN, inst_idx, mmUVD_RB_BASE_LO, ring->gpu_addr);
 				WREG32_SOC15(VCN, inst_idx, mmUVD_RB_BASE_HI, upper_32_bits(ring->gpu_addr));
 				WREG32_SOC15(VCN, inst_idx, mmUVD_RB_SIZE, ring->ring_size / 4);
@@ -1565,6 +1580,7 @@ static int vcn_v3_0_pause_dpg_mode(struct amdgpu_device *adev,
 				WREG32_SOC15(VCN, inst_idx, mmUVD_RB_WPTR, lower_32_bits(ring->wptr));
 
 				ring = &adev->vcn.inst[inst_idx].ring_enc[1];
+				ring->wptr = 0;
 				WREG32_SOC15(VCN, inst_idx, mmUVD_RB_BASE_LO2, ring->gpu_addr);
 				WREG32_SOC15(VCN, inst_idx, mmUVD_RB_BASE_HI2, upper_32_bits(ring->gpu_addr));
 				WREG32_SOC15(VCN, inst_idx, mmUVD_RB_SIZE2, ring->ring_size / 4);
@@ -1574,6 +1590,10 @@ static int vcn_v3_0_pause_dpg_mode(struct amdgpu_device *adev,
 				WREG32_SOC15(VCN, inst_idx, mmUVD_RBC_RB_WPTR,
 					RREG32_SOC15(VCN, inst_idx, mmUVD_SCRATCH2) & 0x7FFFFFFF);
 
+				/* Unstall DPG */
+				WREG32_P(SOC15_REG_OFFSET(VCN, inst_idx, mmUVD_POWER_STATUS),
+					0, ~UVD_POWER_STATUS__STALL_DPG_POWER_UP_MASK);
+
 				SOC15_WAIT_ON_RREG(VCN, inst_idx, mmUVD_POWER_STATUS,
 					UVD_PGFSM_CONFIG__UVDM_UVDU_PWR_ON, UVD_POWER_STATUS__UVD_POWER_STATUS_MASK);
 			}