diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_gt_sriov_pf.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_gt_sriov_pf.c
index 6f906c8e8108..d66478deab98 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_gt_sriov_pf.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_gt_sriov_pf.c
@@ -15,7 +15,11 @@
 #include "xe_gt_sriov_pf_helpers.h"
 #include "xe_gt_sriov_pf_migration.h"
 #include "xe_gt_sriov_pf_service.h"
+#include "xe_gt_sriov_printk.h"
 #include "xe_mmio.h"
+#include "xe_pm.h"
+
+static void pf_worker_restart_func(struct work_struct *w);
 
 /*
  * VF's metadata is maintained in the flexible array where:
@@ -41,6 +45,11 @@ static int pf_alloc_metadata(struct xe_gt *gt)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static void pf_init_workers(struct xe_gt *gt)
+{
+	INIT_WORK(&gt->sriov.pf.workers.restart, pf_worker_restart_func);
+}
+
 /**
  * xe_gt_sriov_pf_init_early - Prepare SR-IOV PF data structures on PF.
  * @gt: the &xe_gt to initialize
@@ -65,6 +74,8 @@ int xe_gt_sriov_pf_init_early(struct xe_gt *gt)
 	if (err)
 		return err;
 
+	pf_init_workers(gt);
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -155,6 +166,35 @@ void xe_gt_sriov_pf_sanitize_hw(struct xe_gt *gt, unsigned int vfid)
 	pf_clear_vf_scratch_regs(gt, vfid);
 }
 
+static void pf_restart(struct xe_gt *gt)
+{
+	struct xe_device *xe = gt_to_xe(gt);
+
+	xe_pm_runtime_get(xe);
+	xe_gt_sriov_pf_config_restart(gt);
+	xe_gt_sriov_pf_control_restart(gt);
+	xe_pm_runtime_put(xe);
+
+	xe_gt_sriov_dbg(gt, "restart completed\n");
+}
+
+static void pf_worker_restart_func(struct work_struct *w)
+{
+	struct xe_gt *gt = container_of(w, typeof(*gt), sriov.pf.workers.restart);
+
+	pf_restart(gt);
+}
+
+static void pf_queue_restart(struct xe_gt *gt)
+{
+	struct xe_device *xe = gt_to_xe(gt);
+
+	xe_gt_assert(gt, IS_SRIOV_PF(xe));
+
+	if (!queue_work(xe->sriov.wq, &gt->sriov.pf.workers.restart))
+		xe_gt_sriov_dbg(gt, "restart already in queue!\n");
+}
+
 /**
  * xe_gt_sriov_pf_restart - Restart SR-IOV support after a GT reset.
  * @gt: the &xe_gt
@@ -163,6 +203,5 @@ void xe_gt_sriov_pf_sanitize_hw(struct xe_gt *gt, unsigned int vfid)
  */
 void xe_gt_sriov_pf_restart(struct xe_gt *gt)
 {
-	xe_gt_sriov_pf_config_restart(gt);
-	xe_gt_sriov_pf_control_restart(gt);
+	pf_queue_restart(gt);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_gt_sriov_pf_types.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_gt_sriov_pf_types.h
index 0426b1a77069..a64a6835ad65 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_gt_sriov_pf_types.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_gt_sriov_pf_types.h
@@ -35,8 +35,17 @@ struct xe_gt_sriov_metadata {
 	struct xe_gt_sriov_state_snapshot snapshot;
 };
 
+/**
+ * struct xe_gt_sriov_pf_workers - GT level workers used by the PF.
+ */
+struct xe_gt_sriov_pf_workers {
+	/** @restart: worker that executes actions post GT reset */
+	struct work_struct restart;
+};
+
 /**
  * struct xe_gt_sriov_pf - GT level PF virtualization data.
+ * @workers: workers data.
  * @service: service data.
  * @control: control data.
  * @policy: policy data.
@@ -45,6 +54,7 @@ struct xe_gt_sriov_metadata {
  * @vfs: metadata for all VFs.
  */
 struct xe_gt_sriov_pf {
+	struct xe_gt_sriov_pf_workers workers;
 	struct xe_gt_sriov_pf_service service;
 	struct xe_gt_sriov_pf_control control;
 	struct xe_gt_sriov_pf_policy policy;