diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/Kconfig b/drivers/video/fbdev/Kconfig
index 1e70e838530e..aa9541bf964b 100644
--- a/drivers/video/fbdev/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/Kconfig
@@ -2214,6 +2214,7 @@ config FB_HYPERV
 	select FB_CFB_FILLRECT
 	select FB_CFB_COPYAREA
 	select FB_CFB_IMAGEBLIT
+	select FB_DEFERRED_IO
 	help
 	  This framebuffer driver supports Microsoft Hyper-V Synthetic Video.
 
diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/hyperv_fb.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/hyperv_fb.c
index 98b1ae96a86a..4cd27e5172a1 100644
--- a/drivers/video/fbdev/hyperv_fb.c
+++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/hyperv_fb.c
@@ -238,6 +238,7 @@ struct synthvid_msg {
 #define RING_BUFSIZE (256 * 1024)
 #define VSP_TIMEOUT (10 * HZ)
 #define HVFB_UPDATE_DELAY (HZ / 20)
+#define HVFB_ONDEMAND_THROTTLE (HZ / 20)
 
 struct hvfb_par {
 	struct fb_info *info;
@@ -258,6 +259,16 @@ struct hvfb_par {
 	bool synchronous_fb;
 
 	struct notifier_block hvfb_panic_nb;
+
+	/* Memory for deferred IO and frame buffer itself */
+	unsigned char *dio_vp;
+	unsigned char *mmio_vp;
+	unsigned long mmio_pp;
+
+	/* Dirty rectangle, protected by delayed_refresh_lock */
+	int x1, y1, x2, y2;
+	bool delayed_refresh;
+	spinlock_t delayed_refresh_lock;
 };
 
 static uint screen_width = HVFB_WIDTH;
@@ -266,6 +277,7 @@ static uint screen_width_max = HVFB_WIDTH;
 static uint screen_height_max = HVFB_HEIGHT;
 static uint screen_depth;
 static uint screen_fb_size;
+static uint dio_fb_size; /* FB size for deferred IO */
 
 /* Send message to Hyper-V host */
 static inline int synthvid_send(struct hv_device *hdev,
@@ -352,28 +364,88 @@ static int synthvid_send_ptr(struct hv_device *hdev)
 }
 
 /* Send updated screen area (dirty rectangle) location to host */
-static int synthvid_update(struct fb_info *info)
+static int
+synthvid_update(struct fb_info *info, int x1, int y1, int x2, int y2)
 {
 	struct hv_device *hdev = device_to_hv_device(info->device);
 	struct synthvid_msg msg;
 
 	memset(&msg, 0, sizeof(struct synthvid_msg));
+	if (x2 == INT_MAX)
+		x2 = info->var.xres;
+	if (y2 == INT_MAX)
+		y2 = info->var.yres;
 
 	msg.vid_hdr.type = SYNTHVID_DIRT;
 	msg.vid_hdr.size = sizeof(struct synthvid_msg_hdr) +
 		sizeof(struct synthvid_dirt);
 	msg.dirt.video_output = 0;
 	msg.dirt.dirt_count = 1;
-	msg.dirt.rect[0].x1 = 0;
-	msg.dirt.rect[0].y1 = 0;
-	msg.dirt.rect[0].x2 = info->var.xres;
-	msg.dirt.rect[0].y2 = info->var.yres;
+	msg.dirt.rect[0].x1 = (x1 > x2) ? 0 : x1;
+	msg.dirt.rect[0].y1 = (y1 > y2) ? 0 : y1;
+	msg.dirt.rect[0].x2 =
+		(x2 < x1 || x2 > info->var.xres) ? info->var.xres : x2;
+	msg.dirt.rect[0].y2 =
+		(y2 < y1 || y2 > info->var.yres) ? info->var.yres : y2;
 
 	synthvid_send(hdev, &msg);
 
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static void hvfb_docopy(struct hvfb_par *par,
+			unsigned long offset,
+			unsigned long size)
+{
+	if (!par || !par->mmio_vp || !par->dio_vp || !par->fb_ready ||
+	    size == 0 || offset >= dio_fb_size)
+		return;
+
+	if (offset + size > dio_fb_size)
+		size = dio_fb_size - offset;
+
+	memcpy(par->mmio_vp + offset, par->dio_vp + offset, size);
+}
+
+/* Deferred IO callback */
+static void synthvid_deferred_io(struct fb_info *p,
+				 struct list_head *pagelist)
+{
+	struct hvfb_par *par = p->par;
+	struct page *page;
+	unsigned long start, end;
+	int y1, y2, miny, maxy;
+
+	miny = INT_MAX;
+	maxy = 0;
+
+	/*
+	 * Merge dirty pages. It is possible that last page cross
+	 * over the end of frame buffer row yres. This is taken care of
+	 * in synthvid_update function by clamping the y2
+	 * value to yres.
+	 */
+	list_for_each_entry(page, pagelist, lru) {
+		start = page->index << PAGE_SHIFT;
+		end = start + PAGE_SIZE - 1;
+		y1 = start / p->fix.line_length;
+		y2 = end / p->fix.line_length;
+		miny = min_t(int, miny, y1);
+		maxy = max_t(int, maxy, y2);
+
+		/* Copy from dio space to mmio address */
+		if (par->fb_ready)
+			hvfb_docopy(par, start, PAGE_SIZE);
+	}
+
+	if (par->fb_ready && par->update)
+		synthvid_update(p, 0, miny, p->var.xres, maxy + 1);
+}
+
+static struct fb_deferred_io synthvid_defio = {
+	.delay		= HZ / 20,
+	.deferred_io	= synthvid_deferred_io,
+};
 
 /*
  * Actions on received messages from host:
@@ -620,7 +692,7 @@ static int synthvid_send_config(struct hv_device *hdev)
 	msg->vid_hdr.type = SYNTHVID_VRAM_LOCATION;
 	msg->vid_hdr.size = sizeof(struct synthvid_msg_hdr) +
 		sizeof(struct synthvid_vram_location);
-	msg->vram.user_ctx = msg->vram.vram_gpa = info->fix.smem_start;
+	msg->vram.user_ctx = msg->vram.vram_gpa = par->mmio_pp;
 	msg->vram.is_vram_gpa_specified = 1;
 	synthvid_send(hdev, msg);
 
@@ -630,7 +702,7 @@ static int synthvid_send_config(struct hv_device *hdev)
 		ret = -ETIMEDOUT;
 		goto out;
 	}
-	if (msg->vram_ack.user_ctx != info->fix.smem_start) {
+	if (msg->vram_ack.user_ctx != par->mmio_pp) {
 		pr_err("Unable to set VRAM location\n");
 		ret = -ENODEV;
 		goto out;
@@ -647,19 +719,77 @@ out:
 
 /*
  * Delayed work callback:
- * It is called at HVFB_UPDATE_DELAY or longer time interval to process
- * screen updates. It is re-scheduled if further update is necessary.
+ * It is scheduled to call whenever update request is received and it has
+ * not been called in last HVFB_ONDEMAND_THROTTLE time interval.
  */
 static void hvfb_update_work(struct work_struct *w)
 {
 	struct hvfb_par *par = container_of(w, struct hvfb_par, dwork.work);
 	struct fb_info *info = par->info;
+	unsigned long flags;
+	int x1, x2, y1, y2;
+	int j;
 
-	if (par->fb_ready)
-		synthvid_update(info);
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&par->delayed_refresh_lock, flags);
+	/* Reset the request flag */
+	par->delayed_refresh = false;
 
-	if (par->update)
-		schedule_delayed_work(&par->dwork, HVFB_UPDATE_DELAY);
+	/* Store the dirty rectangle to local variables */
+	x1 = par->x1;
+	x2 = par->x2;
+	y1 = par->y1;
+	y2 = par->y2;
+
+	/* Clear dirty rectangle */
+	par->x1 = par->y1 = INT_MAX;
+	par->x2 = par->y2 = 0;
+
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&par->delayed_refresh_lock, flags);
+
+	if (x1 > info->var.xres || x2 > info->var.xres ||
+	    y1 > info->var.yres || y2 > info->var.yres || x2 <= x1)
+		return;
+
+	/* Copy the dirty rectangle to frame buffer memory */
+	for (j = y1; j < y2; j++) {
+		hvfb_docopy(par,
+			    j * info->fix.line_length +
+			    (x1 * screen_depth / 8),
+			    (x2 - x1) * screen_depth / 8);
+	}
+
+	/* Refresh */
+	if (par->fb_ready && par->update)
+		synthvid_update(info, x1, y1, x2, y2);
+}
+
+/*
+ * Control the on-demand refresh frequency. It schedules a delayed
+ * screen update if it has not yet.
+ */
+static void hvfb_ondemand_refresh_throttle(struct hvfb_par *par,
+					   int x1, int y1, int w, int h)
+{
+	unsigned long flags;
+	int x2 = x1 + w;
+	int y2 = y1 + h;
+
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&par->delayed_refresh_lock, flags);
+
+	/* Merge dirty rectangle */
+	par->x1 = min_t(int, par->x1, x1);
+	par->y1 = min_t(int, par->y1, y1);
+	par->x2 = max_t(int, par->x2, x2);
+	par->y2 = max_t(int, par->y2, y2);
+
+	/* Schedule a delayed screen update if not yet */
+	if (par->delayed_refresh == false) {
+		schedule_delayed_work(&par->dwork,
+				      HVFB_ONDEMAND_THROTTLE);
+		par->delayed_refresh = true;
+	}
+
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&par->delayed_refresh_lock, flags);
 }
 
 static int hvfb_on_panic(struct notifier_block *nb,
@@ -671,7 +801,8 @@ static int hvfb_on_panic(struct notifier_block *nb,
 	par = container_of(nb, struct hvfb_par, hvfb_panic_nb);
 	par->synchronous_fb = true;
 	info = par->info;
-	synthvid_update(info);
+	hvfb_docopy(par, 0, dio_fb_size);
+	synthvid_update(info, 0, 0, INT_MAX, INT_MAX);
 
 	return NOTIFY_DONE;
 }
@@ -732,7 +863,10 @@ static void hvfb_cfb_fillrect(struct fb_info *p,
 
 	cfb_fillrect(p, rect);
 	if (par->synchronous_fb)
-		synthvid_update(p);
+		synthvid_update(p, 0, 0, INT_MAX, INT_MAX);
+	else
+		hvfb_ondemand_refresh_throttle(par, rect->dx, rect->dy,
+					       rect->width, rect->height);
 }
 
 static void hvfb_cfb_copyarea(struct fb_info *p,
@@ -742,7 +876,10 @@ static void hvfb_cfb_copyarea(struct fb_info *p,
 
 	cfb_copyarea(p, area);
 	if (par->synchronous_fb)
-		synthvid_update(p);
+		synthvid_update(p, 0, 0, INT_MAX, INT_MAX);
+	else
+		hvfb_ondemand_refresh_throttle(par, area->dx, area->dy,
+					       area->width, area->height);
 }
 
 static void hvfb_cfb_imageblit(struct fb_info *p,
@@ -752,7 +889,10 @@ static void hvfb_cfb_imageblit(struct fb_info *p,
 
 	cfb_imageblit(p, image);
 	if (par->synchronous_fb)
-		synthvid_update(p);
+		synthvid_update(p, 0, 0, INT_MAX, INT_MAX);
+	else
+		hvfb_ondemand_refresh_throttle(par, image->dx, image->dy,
+					       image->width, image->height);
 }
 
 static struct fb_ops hvfb_ops = {
@@ -811,6 +951,9 @@ static int hvfb_getmem(struct hv_device *hdev, struct fb_info *info)
 	resource_size_t pot_start, pot_end;
 	int ret;
 
+	dio_fb_size =
+		screen_width * screen_height * screen_depth / 8;
+
 	if (gen2vm) {
 		pot_start = 0;
 		pot_end = -1;
@@ -845,9 +988,14 @@ static int hvfb_getmem(struct hv_device *hdev, struct fb_info *info)
 	if (!fb_virt)
 		goto err2;
 
+	/* Allocate memory for deferred IO */
+	par->dio_vp = vzalloc(round_up(dio_fb_size, PAGE_SIZE));
+	if (par->dio_vp == NULL)
+		goto err3;
+
 	info->apertures = alloc_apertures(1);
 	if (!info->apertures)
-		goto err3;
+		goto err4;
 
 	if (gen2vm) {
 		info->apertures->ranges[0].base = screen_info.lfb_base;
@@ -859,16 +1007,23 @@ static int hvfb_getmem(struct hv_device *hdev, struct fb_info *info)
 		info->apertures->ranges[0].size = pci_resource_len(pdev, 0);
 	}
 
+	/* Physical address of FB device */
+	par->mmio_pp = par->mem->start;
+	/* Virtual address of FB device */
+	par->mmio_vp = (unsigned char *) fb_virt;
+
 	info->fix.smem_start = par->mem->start;
-	info->fix.smem_len = screen_fb_size;
-	info->screen_base = fb_virt;
-	info->screen_size = screen_fb_size;
+	info->fix.smem_len = dio_fb_size;
+	info->screen_base = par->dio_vp;
+	info->screen_size = dio_fb_size;
 
 	if (!gen2vm)
 		pci_dev_put(pdev);
 
 	return 0;
 
+err4:
+	vfree(par->dio_vp);
 err3:
 	iounmap(fb_virt);
 err2:
@@ -886,6 +1041,7 @@ static void hvfb_putmem(struct fb_info *info)
 {
 	struct hvfb_par *par = info->par;
 
+	vfree(par->dio_vp);
 	iounmap(info->screen_base);
 	vmbus_free_mmio(par->mem->start, screen_fb_size);
 	par->mem = NULL;
@@ -909,6 +1065,11 @@ static int hvfb_probe(struct hv_device *hdev,
 	init_completion(&par->wait);
 	INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&par->dwork, hvfb_update_work);
 
+	par->delayed_refresh = false;
+	spin_lock_init(&par->delayed_refresh_lock);
+	par->x1 = par->y1 = INT_MAX;
+	par->x2 = par->y2 = 0;
+
 	/* Connect to VSP */
 	hv_set_drvdata(hdev, info);
 	ret = synthvid_connect_vsp(hdev);
@@ -960,6 +1121,10 @@ static int hvfb_probe(struct hv_device *hdev,
 	info->fbops = &hvfb_ops;
 	info->pseudo_palette = par->pseudo_palette;
 
+	/* Initialize deferred IO */
+	info->fbdefio = &synthvid_defio;
+	fb_deferred_io_init(info);
+
 	/* Send config to host */
 	ret = synthvid_send_config(hdev);
 	if (ret)
@@ -981,6 +1146,7 @@ static int hvfb_probe(struct hv_device *hdev,
 	return 0;
 
 error:
+	fb_deferred_io_cleanup(info);
 	hvfb_putmem(info);
 error2:
 	vmbus_close(hdev->channel);
@@ -1003,6 +1169,8 @@ static int hvfb_remove(struct hv_device *hdev)
 	par->update = false;
 	par->fb_ready = false;
 
+	fb_deferred_io_cleanup(info);
+
 	unregister_framebuffer(info);
 	cancel_delayed_work_sync(&par->dwork);