diff --git a/drivers/gpu/host1x/bus.c b/drivers/gpu/host1x/bus.c
index 68a766ff0e9d..46f69c532b6b 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/host1x/bus.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/host1x/bus.c
@@ -196,6 +196,17 @@ int host1x_device_init(struct host1x_device *device)
 
 	mutex_lock(&device->clients_lock);
 
+	list_for_each_entry(client, &device->clients, list) {
+		if (client->ops && client->ops->early_init) {
+			err = client->ops->early_init(client);
+			if (err < 0) {
+				dev_err(&device->dev, "failed to early initialize %s: %d\n",
+					dev_name(client->dev), err);
+				goto teardown_late;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
 	list_for_each_entry(client, &device->clients, list) {
 		if (client->ops && client->ops->init) {
 			err = client->ops->init(client);
@@ -217,6 +228,14 @@ teardown:
 		if (client->ops->exit)
 			client->ops->exit(client);
 
+	/* reset client to end of list for late teardown */
+	client = list_entry(&device->clients, struct host1x_client, list);
+
+teardown_late:
+	list_for_each_entry_continue_reverse(client, &device->clients, list)
+		if (client->ops->late_exit)
+			client->ops->late_exit(client);
+
 	mutex_unlock(&device->clients_lock);
 	return err;
 }
@@ -251,6 +270,18 @@ int host1x_device_exit(struct host1x_device *device)
 		}
 	}
 
+	list_for_each_entry_reverse(client, &device->clients, list) {
+		if (client->ops && client->ops->late_exit) {
+			err = client->ops->late_exit(client);
+			if (err < 0) {
+				dev_err(&device->dev, "failed to late cleanup %s: %d\n",
+					dev_name(client->dev), err);
+				mutex_unlock(&device->clients_lock);
+				return err;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
 	mutex_unlock(&device->clients_lock);
 
 	return 0;
diff --git a/include/linux/host1x.h b/include/linux/host1x.h
index e0a41c2b4c7a..232e1bd507a7 100644
--- a/include/linux/host1x.h
+++ b/include/linux/host1x.h
@@ -25,14 +25,18 @@ u64 host1x_get_dma_mask(struct host1x *host1x);
 
 /**
  * struct host1x_client_ops - host1x client operations
+ * @early_init: host1x client early initialization code
  * @init: host1x client initialization code
  * @exit: host1x client tear down code
+ * @late_exit: host1x client late tear down code
  * @suspend: host1x client suspend code
  * @resume: host1x client resume code
  */
 struct host1x_client_ops {
+	int (*early_init)(struct host1x_client *client);
 	int (*init)(struct host1x_client *client);
 	int (*exit)(struct host1x_client *client);
+	int (*late_exit)(struct host1x_client *client);
 	int (*suspend)(struct host1x_client *client);
 	int (*resume)(struct host1x_client *client);
 };