diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/tests/xe_dma_buf.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/tests/xe_dma_buf.c
index a7e548a2bdfb..5df98de5ba3c 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/tests/xe_dma_buf.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/tests/xe_dma_buf.c
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ static void check_residency(struct kunit *test, struct xe_bo *exported,
 			    struct drm_exec *exec)
 {
 	struct dma_buf_test_params *params = to_dma_buf_test_params(test->priv);
+	struct dma_buf_attachment *attach;
 	u32 mem_type;
 	int ret;
 
@@ -46,7 +47,7 @@ static void check_residency(struct kunit *test, struct xe_bo *exported,
 		mem_type = XE_PL_TT;
 	else if (params->force_different_devices && !is_dynamic(params) &&
 		 (params->mem_mask & XE_BO_FLAG_SYSTEM))
-		/* Pin migrated to TT */
+		/* Pin migrated to TT on non-dynamic attachments. */
 		mem_type = XE_PL_TT;
 
 	if (!xe_bo_is_mem_type(exported, mem_type)) {
@@ -88,6 +89,18 @@ static void check_residency(struct kunit *test, struct xe_bo *exported,
 
 	KUNIT_EXPECT_TRUE(test, xe_bo_is_mem_type(exported, mem_type));
 
+	/* Check that we can pin without migrating. */
+	attach = list_first_entry_or_null(&dmabuf->attachments, typeof(*attach), node);
+	if (attach) {
+		int err = dma_buf_pin(attach);
+
+		if (!err) {
+			KUNIT_EXPECT_TRUE(test, xe_bo_is_mem_type(exported, mem_type));
+			dma_buf_unpin(attach);
+		}
+		KUNIT_EXPECT_EQ(test, err, 0);
+	}
+
 	if (params->force_different_devices)
 		KUNIT_EXPECT_TRUE(test, xe_bo_is_mem_type(imported, XE_PL_TT));
 	else
@@ -150,7 +163,7 @@ static void xe_test_dmabuf_import_same_driver(struct xe_device *xe)
 			xe_bo_lock(import_bo, false);
 			err = xe_bo_validate(import_bo, NULL, false, exec);
 
-			/* Pinning in VRAM is not allowed. */
+			/* Pinning in VRAM is not allowed for non-dynamic attachments */
 			if (!is_dynamic(params) &&
 			    params->force_different_devices &&
 			    !(params->mem_mask & XE_BO_FLAG_SYSTEM))
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_dma_buf.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_dma_buf.c
index a7d67725c3ee..54e42960daad 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_dma_buf.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_dma_buf.c
@@ -48,32 +48,43 @@ static void xe_dma_buf_detach(struct dma_buf *dmabuf,
 
 static int xe_dma_buf_pin(struct dma_buf_attachment *attach)
 {
-	struct drm_gem_object *obj = attach->dmabuf->priv;
+	struct dma_buf *dmabuf = attach->dmabuf;
+	struct drm_gem_object *obj = dmabuf->priv;
 	struct xe_bo *bo = gem_to_xe_bo(obj);
 	struct xe_device *xe = xe_bo_device(bo);
 	struct drm_exec *exec = XE_VALIDATION_UNSUPPORTED;
+	bool allow_vram = true;
 	int ret;
 
-	/*
-	 * For now only support pinning in TT memory, for two reasons:
-	 * 1) Avoid pinning in a placement not accessible to some importers.
-	 * 2) Pinning in VRAM requires PIN accounting which is a to-do.
-	 */
-	if (xe_bo_is_pinned(bo) && !xe_bo_is_mem_type(bo, XE_PL_TT)) {
+	if (!IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_DMABUF_MOVE_NOTIFY)) {
+		allow_vram = false;
+	} else {
+		list_for_each_entry(attach, &dmabuf->attachments, node) {
+			if (!attach->peer2peer) {
+				allow_vram = false;
+				break;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	if (xe_bo_is_pinned(bo) && !xe_bo_is_mem_type(bo, XE_PL_TT) &&
+	    !(xe_bo_is_vram(bo) && allow_vram)) {
 		drm_dbg(&xe->drm, "Can't migrate pinned bo for dma-buf pin.\n");
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	ret = xe_bo_migrate(bo, XE_PL_TT, NULL, exec);
-	if (ret) {
-		if (ret != -EINTR && ret != -ERESTARTSYS)
-			drm_dbg(&xe->drm,
-				"Failed migrating dma-buf to TT memory: %pe\n",
-				ERR_PTR(ret));
-		return ret;
+	if (!allow_vram) {
+		ret = xe_bo_migrate(bo, XE_PL_TT, NULL, exec);
+		if (ret) {
+			if (ret != -EINTR && ret != -ERESTARTSYS)
+				drm_dbg(&xe->drm,
+					"Failed migrating dma-buf to TT memory: %pe\n",
+					ERR_PTR(ret));
+			return ret;
+		}
 	}
 
-	ret = xe_bo_pin_external(bo, true, exec);
+	ret = xe_bo_pin_external(bo, !allow_vram, exec);
 	xe_assert(xe, !ret);
 
 	return 0;