diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_execbuffer.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_execbuffer.c
index 117ce3813681..a8bb62ca8756 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_execbuffer.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_execbuffer.c
@@ -885,6 +885,15 @@ i915_gem_do_execbuffer(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 			return -EPERM;
 		}
 		break;
+	case I915_EXEC_VEBOX:
+		ring = &dev_priv->ring[VECS];
+		if (ctx_id != 0) {
+			DRM_DEBUG("Ring %s doesn't support contexts\n",
+				  ring->name);
+			return -EPERM;
+		}
+		break;
+
 	default:
 		DRM_DEBUG("execbuf with unknown ring: %d\n",
 			  (int)(args->flags & I915_EXEC_RING_MASK));
diff --git a/include/uapi/drm/i915_drm.h b/include/uapi/drm/i915_drm.h
index 07d59419fe6b..81b99817198e 100644
--- a/include/uapi/drm/i915_drm.h
+++ b/include/uapi/drm/i915_drm.h
@@ -660,6 +660,7 @@ struct drm_i915_gem_execbuffer2 {
 #define I915_EXEC_RENDER                 (1<<0)
 #define I915_EXEC_BSD                    (2<<0)
 #define I915_EXEC_BLT                    (3<<0)
+#define I915_EXEC_VEBOX                  (4<<0)
 
 /* Used for switching the constants addressing mode on gen4+ RENDER ring.
  * Gen6+ only supports relative addressing to dynamic state (default) and