diff --git a/include/linux/sched.h b/include/linux/sched.h
index 07576479c0ed..bb436ee1942d 100644
--- a/include/linux/sched.h
+++ b/include/linux/sched.h
@@ -685,20 +685,22 @@ struct sched_dl_entity {
 	 *
 	 * @dl_server tells if this is a server entity.
 	 *
-	 * @dl_defer tells if this is a deferred or regular server. For
-	 * now only defer server exists.
-	 *
-	 * @dl_defer_armed tells if the deferrable server is waiting
-	 * for the replenishment timer to activate it.
-	 *
 	 * @dl_server_active tells if the dlserver is active(started).
 	 * dlserver is started on first cfs enqueue on an idle runqueue
 	 * and is stopped when a dequeue results in 0 cfs tasks on the
 	 * runqueue. In other words, dlserver is active only when cpu's
 	 * runqueue has atleast one cfs task.
 	 *
+	 * @dl_defer tells if this is a deferred or regular server. For
+	 * now only defer server exists.
+	 *
+	 * @dl_defer_armed tells if the deferrable server is waiting
+	 * for the replenishment timer to activate it.
+	 *
 	 * @dl_defer_running tells if the deferrable server is actually
 	 * running, skipping the defer phase.
+	 *
+	 * @dl_defer_idle tracks idle state
 	 */
 	unsigned int			dl_throttled      : 1;
 	unsigned int			dl_yielded        : 1;
@@ -709,6 +711,7 @@ struct sched_dl_entity {
 	unsigned int			dl_defer	  : 1;
 	unsigned int			dl_defer_armed	  : 1;
 	unsigned int			dl_defer_running  : 1;
+	unsigned int			dl_defer_idle     : 1;
 
 	/*
 	 * Bandwidth enforcement timer. Each -deadline task has its
diff --git a/kernel/sched/deadline.c b/kernel/sched/deadline.c
index ece25caf379c..8307f24b8900 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/deadline.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/deadline.c
@@ -1173,6 +1173,11 @@ static enum hrtimer_restart dl_server_timer(struct hrtimer *timer, struct sched_
 		 */
 		rq->donor->sched_class->update_curr(rq);
 
+		if (dl_se->dl_defer_idle) {
+			dl_server_stop(dl_se);
+			return HRTIMER_NORESTART;
+		}
+
 		if (dl_se->dl_defer_armed) {
 			/*
 			 * First check if the server could consume runtime in background.
@@ -1420,10 +1425,11 @@ s64 dl_scaled_delta_exec(struct rq *rq, struct sched_dl_entity *dl_se, s64 delta
 }
 
 static inline void
-update_stats_dequeue_dl(struct dl_rq *dl_rq, struct sched_dl_entity *dl_se,
-			int flags);
+update_stats_dequeue_dl(struct dl_rq *dl_rq, struct sched_dl_entity *dl_se, int flags);
+
 static void update_curr_dl_se(struct rq *rq, struct sched_dl_entity *dl_se, s64 delta_exec)
 {
+	bool idle = rq->curr == rq->idle;
 	s64 scaled_delta_exec;
 
 	if (unlikely(delta_exec <= 0)) {
@@ -1444,6 +1450,9 @@ static void update_curr_dl_se(struct rq *rq, struct sched_dl_entity *dl_se, s64
 
 	dl_se->runtime -= scaled_delta_exec;
 
+	if (dl_se->dl_defer_idle && !idle)
+		dl_se->dl_defer_idle = 0;
+
 	/*
 	 * The fair server can consume its runtime while throttled (not queued/
 	 * running as regular CFS).
@@ -1453,6 +1462,29 @@ static void update_curr_dl_se(struct rq *rq, struct sched_dl_entity *dl_se, s64
 	 * starting a new period, pushing the activation.
 	 */
 	if (dl_se->dl_defer && dl_se->dl_throttled && dl_runtime_exceeded(dl_se)) {
+		/*
+		 * Non-servers would never get time accounted while throttled.
+		 */
+		WARN_ON_ONCE(!dl_server(dl_se));
+
+		/*
+		 * While the server is marked idle, do not push out the
+		 * activation further, instead wait for the period timer
+		 * to lapse and stop the server.
+		 */
+		if (dl_se->dl_defer_idle && idle) {
+			/*
+			 * The timer is at the zero-laxity point, this means
+			 * dl_server_stop() / dl_server_start() can happen
+			 * while now < deadline. This means update_dl_entity()
+			 * will not replenish. Additionally start_dl_timer()
+			 * will be set for 'deadline - runtime'. Negative
+			 * runtime will not do.
+			 */
+			dl_se->runtime = 0;
+			return;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * If the server was previously activated - the starving condition
 		 * took place, it this point it went away because the fair scheduler
@@ -1465,6 +1497,9 @@ static void update_curr_dl_se(struct rq *rq, struct sched_dl_entity *dl_se, s64
 
 		replenish_dl_new_period(dl_se, dl_se->rq);
 
+		if (idle)
+			dl_se->dl_defer_idle = 1;
+
 		/*
 		 * Not being able to start the timer seems problematic. If it could not
 		 * be started for whatever reason, we need to "unthrottle" the DL server
@@ -1590,6 +1625,7 @@ void dl_server_stop(struct sched_dl_entity *dl_se)
 	hrtimer_try_to_cancel(&dl_se->dl_timer);
 	dl_se->dl_defer_armed = 0;
 	dl_se->dl_throttled = 0;
+	dl_se->dl_defer_idle = 0;
 	dl_se->dl_server_active = 0;
 }