ILK_FIFO_LINE_SIZE
 };
 
+static struct intel_watermark_params ironlake_cursor_wm_info = {
+       ILK_CURSOR_FIFO,
+       ILK_CURSOR_MAXWM,
+       ILK_CURSOR_DFTWM,
+       2,
+       ILK_FIFO_LINE_SIZE
+};
+
 static struct intel_watermark_params ironlake_display_srwm_info = {
        ILK_DISPLAY_SR_FIFO,
        ILK_DISPLAY_MAX_SRWM,
 }
 
 #define ILK_LP0_PLANE_LATENCY          700
+#define ILK_LP0_CURSOR_LATENCY         1300
 
 static void ironlake_update_wm(struct drm_device *dev,  int planea_clock,
                       int planeb_clock, int sr_hdisplay, int sr_htotal,
        unsigned long line_time_us;
        int sr_clock, entries_required;
        u32 reg_value;
+       int line_count;
+       int planea_htotal = 0, planeb_htotal = 0;
+       struct drm_crtc *crtc;
+       struct intel_crtc *intel_crtc;
+
+       /* Need htotal for all active display plane */
+       list_for_each_entry(crtc, &dev->mode_config.crtc_list, head) {
+               intel_crtc = to_intel_crtc(crtc);
+               if (crtc->enabled) {
+                       if (intel_crtc->plane == 0)
+                               planea_htotal = crtc->mode.htotal;
+                       else
+                               planeb_htotal = crtc->mode.htotal;
+               }
+       }
 
        /* Calculate and update the watermark for plane A */
        if (planea_clock) {
                if (planea_wm > (int)ironlake_display_wm_info.max_wm)
                        planea_wm = ironlake_display_wm_info.max_wm;
 
-               cursora_wm = 16;
+               /* Use the large buffer method to calculate cursor watermark */
+               line_time_us = (planea_htotal * 1000) / planea_clock;
+
+               /* Use ns/us then divide to preserve precision */
+               line_count = (ILK_LP0_CURSOR_LATENCY / line_time_us + 1000) / 1000;
+
+               /* calculate the cursor watermark for cursor A */
+               entries_required = line_count * 64 * pixel_size;
+               entries_required = DIV_ROUND_UP(entries_required,
+                                               ironlake_cursor_wm_info.cacheline_size);
+               cursora_wm = entries_required + ironlake_cursor_wm_info.guard_size;
+               if (cursora_wm > ironlake_cursor_wm_info.max_wm)
+                       cursora_wm = ironlake_cursor_wm_info.max_wm;
+
                reg_value = I915_READ(WM0_PIPEA_ILK);
                reg_value &= ~(WM0_PIPE_PLANE_MASK | WM0_PIPE_CURSOR_MASK);
                reg_value |= (planea_wm << WM0_PIPE_PLANE_SHIFT) |
                if (planeb_wm > (int)ironlake_display_wm_info.max_wm)
                        planeb_wm = ironlake_display_wm_info.max_wm;
 
-               cursorb_wm = 16;
+               /* Use the large buffer method to calculate cursor watermark */
+               line_time_us = (planeb_htotal * 1000) / planeb_clock;
+
+               /* Use ns/us then divide to preserve precision */
+               line_count = (ILK_LP0_CURSOR_LATENCY / line_time_us + 1000) / 1000;
+
+               /* calculate the cursor watermark for cursor B */
+               entries_required = line_count * 64 * pixel_size;
+               entries_required = DIV_ROUND_UP(entries_required,
+                                               ironlake_cursor_wm_info.cacheline_size);
+               cursorb_wm = entries_required + ironlake_cursor_wm_info.guard_size;
+               if (cursorb_wm > ironlake_cursor_wm_info.max_wm)
+                       cursorb_wm = ironlake_cursor_wm_info.max_wm;
+
                reg_value = I915_READ(WM0_PIPEB_ILK);
                reg_value &= ~(WM0_PIPE_PLANE_MASK | WM0_PIPE_CURSOR_MASK);
                reg_value |= (planeb_wm << WM0_PIPE_PLANE_SHIFT) |
         * display plane is used.
         */
        if (!planea_clock || !planeb_clock) {
-               int line_count;
+
                /* Read the self-refresh latency. The unit is 0.5us */
                int ilk_sr_latency = I915_READ(MLTR_ILK) & ILK_SRLT_MASK;