diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/v3d/v3d_drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/v3d/v3d_drv.c
index f94ec1e56d9b7b..d520094b83e144 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/v3d/v3d_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/v3d/v3d_drv.c
@@ -228,6 +228,7 @@ static const struct drm_ioctl_desc v3d_drm_ioctls[] = {
 	DRM_IOCTL_DEF_DRV(V3D_PERFMON_GET_VALUES, v3d_perfmon_get_values_ioctl, DRM_RENDER_ALLOW),
 	DRM_IOCTL_DEF_DRV(V3D_SUBMIT_CPU, v3d_submit_cpu_ioctl, DRM_RENDER_ALLOW | DRM_AUTH),
 	DRM_IOCTL_DEF_DRV(V3D_PERFMON_GET_COUNTER, v3d_perfmon_get_counter_ioctl, DRM_RENDER_ALLOW),
+	DRM_IOCTL_DEF_DRV(V3D_PERFMON_SET_GLOBAL, v3d_perfmon_set_global_ioctl, DRM_RENDER_ALLOW),
 };
 
 static const struct drm_driver v3d_drm_driver = {
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/v3d/v3d_drv.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/v3d/v3d_drv.h
index 5629a22780be00..5cde5cdfd73add 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/v3d/v3d_drv.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/v3d/v3d_drv.h
@@ -189,6 +189,12 @@ struct v3d_dev {
 		u32 num_allocated;
 		u32 pages_allocated;
 	} bo_stats;
+
+	/* To support a performance analysis tool in user space, we require
+	 * a single, globally configured performance monitor (perfmon) for
+	 * all jobs.
+	 */
+	struct v3d_perfmon *global_perfmon;
 };
 
 static inline struct v3d_dev *
@@ -600,6 +606,8 @@ int v3d_perfmon_get_values_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 				 struct drm_file *file_priv);
 int v3d_perfmon_get_counter_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 				  struct drm_file *file_priv);
+int v3d_perfmon_set_global_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
+				 struct drm_file *file_priv);
 
 /* v3d_sysfs.c */
 int v3d_sysfs_init(struct device *dev);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/v3d/v3d_perfmon.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/v3d/v3d_perfmon.c
index c49abb90954d49..3ebda2fa46fc47 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/v3d/v3d_perfmon.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/v3d/v3d_perfmon.c
@@ -313,6 +313,9 @@ static int v3d_perfmon_idr_del(int id, void *elem, void *data)
 	if (perfmon == v3d->active_perfmon)
 		v3d_perfmon_stop(v3d, perfmon, false);
 
+	/* If the global perfmon is being destroyed, set it to NULL */
+	cmpxchg(&v3d->global_perfmon, perfmon, NULL);
+
 	v3d_perfmon_put(perfmon);
 
 	return 0;
@@ -398,6 +401,9 @@ int v3d_perfmon_destroy_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 	if (perfmon == v3d->active_perfmon)
 		v3d_perfmon_stop(v3d, perfmon, false);
 
+	/* If the global perfmon is being destroyed, set it to NULL */
+	cmpxchg(&v3d->global_perfmon, perfmon, NULL);
+
 	v3d_perfmon_put(perfmon);
 
 	return 0;
@@ -457,3 +463,34 @@ int v3d_perfmon_get_counter_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 
 	return 0;
 }
+
+int v3d_perfmon_set_global_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
+				 struct drm_file *file_priv)
+{
+	struct v3d_file_priv *v3d_priv = file_priv->driver_priv;
+	struct drm_v3d_perfmon_set_global *req = data;
+	struct v3d_dev *v3d = to_v3d_dev(dev);
+	struct v3d_perfmon *perfmon;
+
+	if (req->flags & ~DRM_V3D_PERFMON_CLEAR_GLOBAL)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	perfmon = v3d_perfmon_find(v3d_priv, req->id);
+	if (!perfmon)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	/* If the request is to clear the global performance monitor */
+	if (req->flags & DRM_V3D_PERFMON_CLEAR_GLOBAL) {
+		if (!v3d->global_perfmon)
+			return -EINVAL;
+
+		xchg(&v3d->global_perfmon, NULL);
+
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	if (cmpxchg(&v3d->global_perfmon, NULL, perfmon))
+		return -EBUSY;
+
+	return 0;
+}
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/v3d/v3d_sched.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/v3d/v3d_sched.c
index 4f935f1d50a943..6a50ed475d57a5 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/v3d/v3d_sched.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/v3d/v3d_sched.c
@@ -120,11 +120,19 @@ v3d_cpu_job_free(struct drm_sched_job *sched_job)
 static void
 v3d_switch_perfmon(struct v3d_dev *v3d, struct v3d_job *job)
 {
-	if (job->perfmon != v3d->active_perfmon)
+	struct v3d_perfmon *perfmon = v3d->global_perfmon;
+
+	if (!perfmon)
+		perfmon = job->perfmon;
+
+	if (perfmon == v3d->active_perfmon)
+		return;
+
+	if (perfmon != v3d->active_perfmon)
 		v3d_perfmon_stop(v3d, v3d->active_perfmon, true);
 
-	if (job->perfmon && v3d->active_perfmon != job->perfmon)
-		v3d_perfmon_start(v3d, job->perfmon);
+	if (perfmon && v3d->active_perfmon != perfmon)
+		v3d_perfmon_start(v3d, perfmon);
 }
 
 static void
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/v3d/v3d_submit.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/v3d/v3d_submit.c
index 284ed23d81956b..6bdbc2e5ec717c 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/v3d/v3d_submit.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/v3d/v3d_submit.c
@@ -1044,6 +1044,11 @@ v3d_submit_cl_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 		goto fail;
 
 	if (args->perfmon_id) {
+		if (v3d->global_perfmon) {
+			ret = -EAGAIN;
+			goto fail_perfmon;
+		}
+
 		render->base.perfmon = v3d_perfmon_find(v3d_priv,
 							args->perfmon_id);
 
@@ -1259,6 +1264,11 @@ v3d_submit_csd_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 		goto fail;
 
 	if (args->perfmon_id) {
+		if (v3d->global_perfmon) {
+			ret = -EAGAIN;
+			goto fail_perfmon;
+		}
+
 		job->base.perfmon = v3d_perfmon_find(v3d_priv,
 						     args->perfmon_id);
 		if (!job->base.perfmon) {
diff --git a/include/uapi/drm/v3d_drm.h b/include/uapi/drm/v3d_drm.h
index 2376c73abca1ef..dbbc404d2b3dd6 100644
--- a/include/uapi/drm/v3d_drm.h
+++ b/include/uapi/drm/v3d_drm.h
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ extern "C" {
 #define DRM_V3D_PERFMON_GET_VALUES                0x0a
 #define DRM_V3D_SUBMIT_CPU                        0x0b
 #define DRM_V3D_PERFMON_GET_COUNTER               0x0c
+#define DRM_V3D_PERFMON_SET_GLOBAL                0x0d
 
 #define DRM_IOCTL_V3D_SUBMIT_CL           DRM_IOWR(DRM_COMMAND_BASE + DRM_V3D_SUBMIT_CL, struct drm_v3d_submit_cl)
 #define DRM_IOCTL_V3D_WAIT_BO             DRM_IOWR(DRM_COMMAND_BASE + DRM_V3D_WAIT_BO, struct drm_v3d_wait_bo)
@@ -61,6 +62,8 @@ extern "C" {
 #define DRM_IOCTL_V3D_SUBMIT_CPU          DRM_IOW(DRM_COMMAND_BASE + DRM_V3D_SUBMIT_CPU, struct drm_v3d_submit_cpu)
 #define DRM_IOCTL_V3D_PERFMON_GET_COUNTER DRM_IOWR(DRM_COMMAND_BASE + DRM_V3D_PERFMON_GET_COUNTER, \
 						   struct drm_v3d_perfmon_get_counter)
+#define DRM_IOCTL_V3D_PERFMON_SET_GLOBAL  DRM_IOW(DRM_COMMAND_BASE + DRM_V3D_PERFMON_SET_GLOBAL, \
+						   struct drm_v3d_perfmon_set_global)
 
 #define DRM_V3D_SUBMIT_CL_FLUSH_CACHE             0x01
 #define DRM_V3D_SUBMIT_EXTENSION		  0x02
@@ -766,6 +769,21 @@ struct drm_v3d_perfmon_get_counter {
 	__u8 reserved[7];
 };
 
+#define DRM_V3D_PERFMON_CLEAR_GLOBAL    0x0001
+
+/**
+ * struct drm_v3d_perfmon_set_global - ioctl to define a global performance
+ * monitor
+ *
+ * The global performance monitor will be used for all jobs. If a global
+ * performance monitor is defined, jobs with a self-defined performance
+ * monitor won't be allowed.
+ */
+struct drm_v3d_perfmon_set_global {
+	__u32 flags;
+	__u32 id;
+};
+
 #if defined(__cplusplus)
 }
 #endif