diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_exec_queue.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_exec_queue.c
index a58968a0a781..7e7e663189e4 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_exec_queue.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_exec_queue.c
@@ -412,6 +412,7 @@ struct xe_exec_queue *xe_exec_queue_create_class(struct xe_device *xe, struct xe
  * @xe: Xe device.
  * @tile: tile which bind exec queue belongs to.
  * @flags: exec queue creation flags
+ * @user_vm: The user VM which this exec queue belongs to
  * @extensions: exec queue creation extensions
  *
  * Normalize bind exec queue creation. Bind exec queue is tied to migration VM
@@ -425,6 +426,7 @@ struct xe_exec_queue *xe_exec_queue_create_class(struct xe_device *xe, struct xe
  */
 struct xe_exec_queue *xe_exec_queue_create_bind(struct xe_device *xe,
 						struct xe_tile *tile,
+						struct xe_vm *user_vm,
 						u32 flags, u64 extensions)
 {
 	struct xe_gt *gt = tile->primary_gt;
@@ -461,6 +463,9 @@ struct xe_exec_queue *xe_exec_queue_create_bind(struct xe_device *xe,
 			xe_exec_queue_put(q);
 			return ERR_PTR(err);
 		}
+
+		if (user_vm)
+			q->user_vm = xe_vm_get(user_vm);
 	}
 
 	return q;
@@ -491,6 +496,11 @@ void xe_exec_queue_destroy(struct kref *ref)
 			xe_exec_queue_put(eq);
 	}
 
+	if (q->user_vm) {
+		xe_vm_put(q->user_vm);
+		q->user_vm = NULL;
+	}
+
 	q->ops->destroy(q);
 }
 
@@ -1121,6 +1131,22 @@ int xe_exec_queue_create_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 		    XE_IOCTL_DBG(xe, eci[0].engine_instance != 0))
 			return -EINVAL;
 
+		vm = xe_vm_lookup(xef, args->vm_id);
+		if (XE_IOCTL_DBG(xe, !vm))
+			return -ENOENT;
+
+		err = down_read_interruptible(&vm->lock);
+		if (err) {
+			xe_vm_put(vm);
+			return err;
+		}
+
+		if (XE_IOCTL_DBG(xe, xe_vm_is_closed_or_banned(vm))) {
+			up_read(&vm->lock);
+			xe_vm_put(vm);
+			return -ENOENT;
+		}
+
 		for_each_tile(tile, xe, id) {
 			struct xe_exec_queue *new;
 
@@ -1128,9 +1154,11 @@ int xe_exec_queue_create_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 			if (id)
 				flags |= EXEC_QUEUE_FLAG_BIND_ENGINE_CHILD;
 
-			new = xe_exec_queue_create_bind(xe, tile, flags,
+			new = xe_exec_queue_create_bind(xe, tile, vm, flags,
 							args->extensions);
 			if (IS_ERR(new)) {
+				up_read(&vm->lock);
+				xe_vm_put(vm);
 				err = PTR_ERR(new);
 				if (q)
 					goto put_exec_queue;
@@ -1142,6 +1170,8 @@ int xe_exec_queue_create_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 				list_add_tail(&new->multi_gt_list,
 					      &q->multi_gt_link);
 		}
+		up_read(&vm->lock);
+		xe_vm_put(vm);
 	} else {
 		logical_mask = calc_validate_logical_mask(xe, eci,
 							  args->width,
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_exec_queue.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_exec_queue.h
index b1e51789128f..c9e3a7c2d249 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_exec_queue.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_exec_queue.h
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ struct xe_exec_queue *xe_exec_queue_create_class(struct xe_device *xe, struct xe
 						 u32 flags, u64 extensions);
 struct xe_exec_queue *xe_exec_queue_create_bind(struct xe_device *xe,
 						struct xe_tile *tile,
+						struct xe_vm *user_vm,
 						u32 flags, u64 extensions);
 
 void xe_exec_queue_fini(struct xe_exec_queue *q);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_exec_queue_types.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_exec_queue_types.h
index 601e742c79ff..e987d431ce27 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_exec_queue_types.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_exec_queue_types.h
@@ -92,6 +92,12 @@ struct xe_exec_queue {
 	struct kref refcount;
 	/** @vm: VM (address space) for this exec queue */
 	struct xe_vm *vm;
+	/**
+	 * @user_vm: User VM (address space) for this exec queue (bind queues
+	 * only)
+	 */
+	struct xe_vm *user_vm;
+
 	/** @class: class of this exec queue */
 	enum xe_engine_class class;
 	/**
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_sriov_vf_ccs.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_sriov_vf_ccs.c
index 052a5071e69f..db023fb66a27 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_sriov_vf_ccs.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_sriov_vf_ccs.c
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ int xe_sriov_vf_ccs_init(struct xe_device *xe)
 		flags = EXEC_QUEUE_FLAG_KERNEL |
 			EXEC_QUEUE_FLAG_PERMANENT |
 			EXEC_QUEUE_FLAG_MIGRATE;
-		q = xe_exec_queue_create_bind(xe, tile, flags, 0);
+		q = xe_exec_queue_create_bind(xe, tile, NULL, flags, 0);
 		if (IS_ERR(q)) {
 			err = PTR_ERR(q);
 			goto err_ret;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_vm.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_vm.c
index e330c794b626..f7bb21ac1987 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_vm.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_vm.c
@@ -1651,7 +1651,7 @@ struct xe_vm *xe_vm_create(struct xe_device *xe, u32 flags, struct xe_file *xef)
 			if (!vm->pt_root[id])
 				continue;
 
-			q = xe_exec_queue_create_bind(xe, tile, create_flags, 0);
+			q = xe_exec_queue_create_bind(xe, tile, vm, create_flags, 0);
 			if (IS_ERR(q)) {
 				err = PTR_ERR(q);
 				goto err_close;
@@ -3647,6 +3647,11 @@ int xe_vm_bind_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data, struct drm_file *file)
 		}
 	}
 
+	if (XE_IOCTL_DBG(xe, q && vm != q->user_vm)) {
+		err = -EINVAL;
+		goto put_exec_queue;
+	}
+
 	/* Ensure all UNMAPs visible */
 	xe_svm_flush(vm);