diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_gt_sriov_pf_config.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_gt_sriov_pf_config.c
index c74745642a92..703a954d78d5 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_gt_sriov_pf_config.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_gt_sriov_pf_config.c
@@ -285,6 +285,13 @@ static u32 encode_config_ggtt(u32 *cfg, const struct xe_gt_sriov_config *config,
 	return encode_ggtt(cfg, xe_ggtt_node_addr(node), xe_ggtt_node_size(node), details);
 }
 
+static bool custom_sched_priority(struct xe_gt *gt, u32 priority)
+{
+	return xe_gt_sriov_pf_policy_get_sched_if_idle_locked(gt) ?
+		priority != GUC_SCHED_PRIORITY_NORMAL :
+		priority != GUC_SCHED_PRIORITY_LOW;
+}
+
 static u32 encode_config_sched(struct xe_gt *gt, u32 *cfg, u32 n,
 			       const struct xe_gt_sriov_config *config)
 {
@@ -313,6 +320,11 @@ static u32 encode_config_sched(struct xe_gt *gt, u32 *cfg, u32 n,
 		cfg[n++] = config->preempt_timeout[0];
 	}
 
+	if (custom_sched_priority(gt, config->sched_priority)) {
+		cfg[n++] = PREP_GUC_KLV_TAG(VF_CFG_SCHED_PRIORITY);
+		cfg[n++] = config->sched_priority;
+	}
+
 	return n;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_gt_sriov_pf_policy.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_gt_sriov_pf_policy.c
index 0007ed7e0d38..63e6326d45f8 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_gt_sriov_pf_policy.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_gt_sriov_pf_policy.c
@@ -223,6 +223,22 @@ int xe_gt_sriov_pf_policy_set_sched_if_idle(struct xe_gt *gt, bool enable)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+/**
+ * xe_gt_sriov_pf_policy_get_sched_if_idle_locked() - Retrieve value of 'sched_if_idle' policy.
+ * @gt: the &xe_gt where to read the policy from
+ *
+ * This function can only be called on PF.
+ *
+ * Return: last value of 'sched_if_idle' policy applied.
+ */
+bool xe_gt_sriov_pf_policy_get_sched_if_idle_locked(struct xe_gt *gt)
+{
+	xe_gt_assert(gt, IS_SRIOV_PF(gt_to_xe(gt)));
+	lockdep_assert_held(xe_gt_sriov_pf_master_mutex(gt));
+
+	return gt->sriov.pf.policy.guc.sched_if_idle;
+}
+
 /**
  * xe_gt_sriov_pf_policy_get_sched_if_idle - Retrieve value of 'sched_if_idle' policy.
  * @gt: the &xe_gt where to read the policy from
@@ -233,15 +249,10 @@ int xe_gt_sriov_pf_policy_set_sched_if_idle(struct xe_gt *gt, bool enable)
  */
 bool xe_gt_sriov_pf_policy_get_sched_if_idle(struct xe_gt *gt)
 {
-	bool enable;
-
 	xe_gt_assert(gt, IS_SRIOV_PF(gt_to_xe(gt)));
+	guard(mutex)(xe_gt_sriov_pf_master_mutex(gt));
 
-	mutex_lock(xe_gt_sriov_pf_master_mutex(gt));
-	enable = gt->sriov.pf.policy.guc.sched_if_idle;
-	mutex_unlock(xe_gt_sriov_pf_master_mutex(gt));
-
-	return enable;
+	return xe_gt_sriov_pf_policy_get_sched_if_idle_locked(gt);
 }
 
 static int pf_provision_reset_engine(struct xe_gt *gt, bool enable)
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_gt_sriov_pf_policy.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_gt_sriov_pf_policy.h
index c9d4c4aaaf5d..f437dc1f5e90 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_gt_sriov_pf_policy.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_gt_sriov_pf_policy.h
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ struct xe_gt;
 
 int xe_gt_sriov_pf_policy_set_sched_if_idle(struct xe_gt *gt, bool enable);
 bool xe_gt_sriov_pf_policy_get_sched_if_idle(struct xe_gt *gt);
+bool xe_gt_sriov_pf_policy_get_sched_if_idle_locked(struct xe_gt *gt);
 int xe_gt_sriov_pf_policy_set_reset_engine(struct xe_gt *gt, bool enable);
 bool xe_gt_sriov_pf_policy_get_reset_engine(struct xe_gt *gt);
 int xe_gt_sriov_pf_policy_set_sample_period(struct xe_gt *gt, u32 value);