diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/avivod.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/avivod.h
index d4e6e6e4a93..3c391e7e9fd 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/avivod.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/avivod.h
@@ -30,11 +30,13 @@
 
 #define	D1CRTC_CONTROL					0x6080
 #define		CRTC_EN						(1 << 0)
+#define	D1CRTC_STATUS					0x609c
 #define	D1CRTC_UPDATE_LOCK				0x60E8
 #define	D1GRPH_PRIMARY_SURFACE_ADDRESS			0x6110
 #define	D1GRPH_SECONDARY_SURFACE_ADDRESS		0x6118
 
 #define	D2CRTC_CONTROL					0x6880
+#define	D2CRTC_STATUS					0x689c
 #define	D2CRTC_UPDATE_LOCK				0x68E8
 #define	D2GRPH_PRIMARY_SURFACE_ADDRESS			0x6910
 #define	D2GRPH_SECONDARY_SURFACE_ADDRESS		0x6918
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_pm.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_pm.c
index f0234351fd5..6dbfdf48a5f 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_pm.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_pm.c
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
  */
 #include "drmP.h"
 #include "radeon.h"
+#include "avivod.h"
 
 #define RADEON_IDLE_LOOP_MS 100
 #define RADEON_RECLOCK_DELAY_MS 200
@@ -283,6 +284,28 @@ void radeon_pm_compute_clocks(struct radeon_device *rdev)
 	mutex_unlock(&rdev->pm.mutex);
 }
 
+static bool radeon_pm_debug_check_in_vbl(struct radeon_device *rdev, bool finish)
+{
+	u32 stat_crtc1 = 0, stat_crtc2 = 0;
+	bool in_vbl = true;
+
+	if (ASIC_IS_AVIVO(rdev)) {
+		if (rdev->pm.active_crtcs & (1 << 0)) {
+			stat_crtc1 = RREG32(D1CRTC_STATUS);
+			if (!(stat_crtc1 & 1))
+				in_vbl = false;
+		}
+		if (rdev->pm.active_crtcs & (1 << 1)) {
+			stat_crtc2 = RREG32(D2CRTC_STATUS);
+			if (!(stat_crtc2 & 1))
+				in_vbl = false;
+		}
+	}
+	if (in_vbl == false)
+		DRM_INFO("not in vbl for pm change %08x %08x at %s\n", stat_crtc1,
+			 stat_crtc2, finish ? "exit" : "entry");
+	return in_vbl;
+}
 static void radeon_pm_set_clocks_locked(struct radeon_device *rdev)
 {
 	/*radeon_fence_wait_last(rdev);*/
@@ -299,7 +322,11 @@ static void radeon_pm_set_clocks_locked(struct radeon_device *rdev)
 		DRM_ERROR("%s: PM_ACTION_NONE\n", __func__);
 		break;
 	}
+
+	/* check if we are in vblank */
+	radeon_pm_debug_check_in_vbl(rdev, false);
 	radeon_set_power_state(rdev);
+	radeon_pm_debug_check_in_vbl(rdev, true);
 	rdev->pm.planned_action = PM_ACTION_NONE;
 }