diff --git a/drivers/accel/rocket/rocket_drv.c b/drivers/accel/rocket/rocket_drv.c
index adcb9a685dd8..d41a4f4b330d 100644
--- a/drivers/accel/rocket/rocket_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/accel/rocket/rocket_drv.c
@@ -73,6 +73,8 @@ static const struct drm_ioctl_desc rocket_drm_driver_ioctls[] = {
 	DRM_IOCTL_DEF_DRV(ROCKET_##n, rocket_ioctl_##func, 0)
 
 	ROCKET_IOCTL(CREATE_BO, create_bo),
+	ROCKET_IOCTL(PREP_BO, prep_bo),
+	ROCKET_IOCTL(FINI_BO, fini_bo),
 	ROCKET_IOCTL(SUBMIT, submit),
 };
 
diff --git a/drivers/accel/rocket/rocket_gem.c b/drivers/accel/rocket/rocket_gem.c
index e10eb886f150..afacdf91491e 100644
--- a/drivers/accel/rocket/rocket_gem.c
+++ b/drivers/accel/rocket/rocket_gem.c
@@ -2,7 +2,9 @@
 /* Copyright 2024 Tomeu Vizoso <tomeu@tomeuvizoso.net> */
 
 #include <drm/drm_device.h>
+#include <drm/drm_utils.h>
 #include <drm/rocket_accel.h>
+#include <linux/dma-mapping.h>
 
 #include "rocket_gem.h"
 
@@ -66,3 +68,69 @@ int rocket_ioctl_create_bo(struct drm_device *dev, void *data, struct drm_file *
 
 	return ret;
 }
+
+static inline enum dma_data_direction rocket_op_to_dma_dir(u32 op)
+{
+	if (op & ROCKET_PREP_READ)
+		return DMA_FROM_DEVICE;
+	else if (op & ROCKET_PREP_WRITE)
+		return DMA_TO_DEVICE;
+	else
+		return DMA_BIDIRECTIONAL;
+}
+
+int rocket_ioctl_prep_bo(struct drm_device *dev, void *data, struct drm_file *file)
+{
+	struct drm_rocket_prep_bo *args = data;
+	unsigned long timeout = drm_timeout_abs_to_jiffies(args->timeout_ns);
+	struct drm_gem_object *gem_obj;
+	struct drm_gem_shmem_object *shmem_obj;
+	bool write = !!(args->op & ROCKET_PREP_WRITE);
+	long ret = 0;
+
+	if (args->op & ~(ROCKET_PREP_READ | ROCKET_PREP_WRITE))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	gem_obj = drm_gem_object_lookup(file, args->handle);
+	if (!gem_obj)
+		return -ENOENT;
+
+	ret = dma_resv_wait_timeout(gem_obj->resv, dma_resv_usage_rw(write),
+				    true, timeout);
+	if (!ret)
+		ret = timeout ? -ETIMEDOUT : -EBUSY;
+
+	shmem_obj = &to_rocket_bo(gem_obj)->base;
+
+	dma_sync_sgtable_for_cpu(dev->dev, shmem_obj->sgt, rocket_op_to_dma_dir(args->op));
+	to_rocket_bo(gem_obj)->last_cpu_prep_op = args->op;
+
+	drm_gem_object_put(gem_obj);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+int rocket_ioctl_fini_bo(struct drm_device *dev, void *data, struct drm_file *file)
+{
+	struct drm_rocket_fini_bo *args = data;
+	struct drm_gem_object *gem_obj;
+	struct rocket_gem_object *rkt_obj;
+	struct drm_gem_shmem_object *shmem_obj;
+
+	gem_obj = drm_gem_object_lookup(file, args->handle);
+	if (!gem_obj)
+		return -ENOENT;
+
+	rkt_obj = to_rocket_bo(gem_obj);
+	shmem_obj = &rkt_obj->base;
+
+	WARN_ON(rkt_obj->last_cpu_prep_op == 0);
+
+	dma_sync_sgtable_for_device(dev->dev, shmem_obj->sgt,
+				    rocket_op_to_dma_dir(rkt_obj->last_cpu_prep_op));
+	rkt_obj->last_cpu_prep_op = 0;
+
+	drm_gem_object_put(gem_obj);
+
+	return 0;
+}
diff --git a/drivers/accel/rocket/rocket_gem.h b/drivers/accel/rocket/rocket_gem.h
index 2cb294f25c19..9b1c485ec600 100644
--- a/drivers/accel/rocket/rocket_gem.h
+++ b/drivers/accel/rocket/rocket_gem.h
@@ -13,16 +13,21 @@ struct rocket_gem_object {
 	struct mutex mutex;
 	size_t size;
 	u32 offset;
+	u32 last_cpu_prep_op;
 };
 
 struct drm_gem_object *rocket_gem_create_object(struct drm_device *dev, size_t size);
 
 int rocket_ioctl_create_bo(struct drm_device *dev, void *data, struct drm_file *file);
 
+int rocket_ioctl_prep_bo(struct drm_device *dev, void *data, struct drm_file *file);
+
+int rocket_ioctl_fini_bo(struct drm_device *dev, void *data, struct drm_file *file);
+
 static inline
 struct  rocket_gem_object *to_rocket_bo(struct drm_gem_object *obj)
 {
 	return container_of(to_drm_gem_shmem_obj(obj), struct rocket_gem_object, base);
 }
 
-#endif
\ No newline at end of file
+#endif
diff --git a/include/uapi/drm/rocket_accel.h b/include/uapi/drm/rocket_accel.h
index 888c9413e4cd..1539af0af4fe 100644
--- a/include/uapi/drm/rocket_accel.h
+++ b/include/uapi/drm/rocket_accel.h
@@ -12,9 +12,13 @@ extern "C" {
 #endif
 
 #define DRM_ROCKET_CREATE_BO			0x00
-#define DRM_ROCKET_SUBMIT			0x01
+#define DRM_ROCKET_PREP_BO			0x01
+#define DRM_ROCKET_FINI_BO			0x02
+#define DRM_ROCKET_SUBMIT			0x03
 
 #define DRM_IOCTL_ROCKET_CREATE_BO		DRM_IOWR(DRM_COMMAND_BASE + DRM_ROCKET_CREATE_BO, struct drm_rocket_create_bo)
+#define DRM_IOCTL_ROCKET_PREP_BO		DRM_IOW(DRM_COMMAND_BASE + DRM_ROCKET_PREP_BO, struct drm_rocket_prep_bo)
+#define DRM_IOCTL_ROCKET_FINI_BO		DRM_IOW(DRM_COMMAND_BASE + DRM_ROCKET_FINI_BO, struct drm_rocket_fini_bo)
 #define DRM_IOCTL_ROCKET_SUBMIT			DRM_IOW(DRM_COMMAND_BASE + DRM_ROCKET_SUBMIT, struct drm_rocket_submit)
 
 /**
@@ -38,6 +42,20 @@ struct drm_rocket_create_bo {
 	__u64 offset;
 };
 
+#define ROCKET_PREP_READ        0x01
+#define ROCKET_PREP_WRITE       0x02
+
+struct drm_rocket_prep_bo {
+	__u32 handle;		/* in */
+	__u32 op;		/* in, mask of ROCKET_PREP_x */
+	__s64 timeout_ns;	/* in */
+};
+
+struct drm_rocket_fini_bo {
+	__u32 handle;		/* in */
+	__u32 flags;		/* in, placeholder for now, no defined values */
+};
+
 /**
  * struct drm_rocket_task - A task to be run on the NPU
  *
