diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_guc_submit.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_guc_submit.c
index cc7559cab9b3..3ca2558c8c96 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_guc_submit.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_guc_submit.c
@@ -2168,6 +2168,21 @@ static void guc_exec_queue_pause(struct xe_guc *guc, struct xe_exec_queue *q)
 	}
 }
 
+/**
+ * xe_guc_submit_pause - Stop further runs of submission tasks on given GuC.
+ * @guc: the &xe_guc struct instance whose scheduler is to be disabled
+ */
+void xe_guc_submit_pause(struct xe_guc *guc)
+{
+	struct xe_exec_queue *q;
+	unsigned long index;
+
+	mutex_lock(&guc->submission_state.lock);
+	xa_for_each(&guc->submission_state.exec_queue_lookup, index, q)
+		xe_sched_submission_stop(&q->guc->sched);
+	mutex_unlock(&guc->submission_state.lock);
+}
+
 /**
  * xe_guc_submit_pause_vf - Stop further runs of submission tasks for VF.
  * @guc: the &xe_guc struct instance whose scheduler is to be disabled
@@ -2343,6 +2358,21 @@ static void guc_exec_queue_unpause(struct xe_guc *guc, struct xe_exec_queue *q)
 	xe_sched_submission_resume_tdr(sched);
 }
 
+/**
+ * xe_guc_submit_unpause - Allow further runs of submission tasks on given GuC.
+ * @guc: the &xe_guc struct instance whose scheduler is to be enabled
+ */
+void xe_guc_submit_unpause(struct xe_guc *guc)
+{
+	struct xe_exec_queue *q;
+	unsigned long index;
+
+	mutex_lock(&guc->submission_state.lock);
+	xa_for_each(&guc->submission_state.exec_queue_lookup, index, q)
+		xe_sched_submission_start(&q->guc->sched);
+	mutex_unlock(&guc->submission_state.lock);
+}
+
 /**
  * xe_guc_submit_unpause_vf - Allow further runs of submission tasks for VF.
  * @guc: the &xe_guc struct instance whose scheduler is to be enabled
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_guc_submit.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_guc_submit.h
index 0e7996836131..100a7891b918 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_guc_submit.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_guc_submit.h
@@ -20,8 +20,10 @@ int xe_guc_submit_reset_prepare(struct xe_guc *guc);
 void xe_guc_submit_reset_wait(struct xe_guc *guc);
 void xe_guc_submit_stop(struct xe_guc *guc);
 int xe_guc_submit_start(struct xe_guc *guc);
+void xe_guc_submit_pause(struct xe_guc *guc);
 void xe_guc_submit_pause_abort(struct xe_guc *guc);
 void xe_guc_submit_pause_vf(struct xe_guc *guc);
+void xe_guc_submit_unpause(struct xe_guc *guc);
 void xe_guc_submit_unpause_vf(struct xe_guc *guc);
 void xe_guc_submit_unpause_prepare_vf(struct xe_guc *guc);
 void xe_guc_submit_wedge(struct xe_guc *guc);