diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_pm.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_pm.c
index 2c5a44377994..a58bf004aee7 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_pm.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_pm.c
@@ -660,6 +660,13 @@ static void xe_pm_runtime_lockdep_prime(void)
 /**
  * xe_pm_runtime_get - Get a runtime_pm reference and resume synchronously
  * @xe: xe device instance
+ *
+ * When possible, scope-based runtime PM (through guard(xe_pm_runtime)) is
+ * be preferred over direct usage of this function.  Manual get/put handling
+ * should only be used when the function contains goto-based logic which
+ * can break scope-based handling, or when the lifetime of the runtime PM
+ * reference does not match a specific scope (e.g., runtime PM obtained in one
+ * function and released in a different one).
  */
 void xe_pm_runtime_get(struct xe_device *xe)
 {
@@ -692,6 +699,13 @@ void xe_pm_runtime_put(struct xe_device *xe)
  * xe_pm_runtime_get_ioctl - Get a runtime_pm reference before ioctl
  * @xe: xe device instance
  *
+ * When possible, scope-based runtime PM (through
+ * ACQUIRE(xe_pm_runtime_ioctl, ...)) is be preferred over direct usage of this
+ * function.  Manual get/put handling should only be used when the function
+ * contains goto-based logic which can break scope-based handling, or when the
+ * lifetime of the runtime PM reference does not match a specific scope (e.g.,
+ * runtime PM obtained in one function and released in a different one).
+ *
  * Returns: Any number greater than or equal to 0 for success, negative error
  * code otherwise.
  */
@@ -761,6 +775,13 @@ static bool xe_pm_suspending_or_resuming(struct xe_device *xe)
  * It will warn if not protected.
  * The reference should be put back after this function regardless, since it
  * will always bump the usage counter, regardless.
+ *
+ * When possible, scope-based runtime PM (through guard(xe_pm_runtime_noresume))
+ * is be preferred over direct usage of this function.  Manual get/put handling
+ * should only be used when the function contains goto-based logic which can
+ * break scope-based handling, or when the lifetime of the runtime PM reference
+ * does not match a specific scope (e.g., runtime PM obtained in one function
+ * and released in a different one).
  */
 void xe_pm_runtime_get_noresume(struct xe_device *xe)
 {
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_pm.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_pm.h
index 59678b310e55..e8005775be39 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_pm.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_pm.h
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 #ifndef _XE_PM_H_
 #define _XE_PM_H_
 
+#include <linux/cleanup.h>
 #include <linux/pm_runtime.h>
 
 #define DEFAULT_VRAM_THRESHOLD 300 /* in MB */
@@ -35,4 +36,20 @@ bool xe_rpm_reclaim_safe(const struct xe_device *xe);
 struct task_struct *xe_pm_read_callback_task(struct xe_device *xe);
 int xe_pm_module_init(void);
 
+static inline void __xe_pm_runtime_noop(struct xe_device *xe) {}
+
+DEFINE_GUARD(xe_pm_runtime, struct xe_device *,
+	     xe_pm_runtime_get(_T), xe_pm_runtime_put(_T))
+DEFINE_GUARD(xe_pm_runtime_noresume, struct xe_device *,
+	     xe_pm_runtime_get_noresume(_T), xe_pm_runtime_put(_T))
+DEFINE_GUARD_COND(xe_pm_runtime, _ioctl, xe_pm_runtime_get_ioctl(_T), _RET >= 0)
+
+/*
+ * Used when a function needs to release runtime PM in all possible cases
+ * and error paths, but the wakeref was already acquired by a different
+ * function (i.e., get() has already happened so only a put() is needed).
+ */
+DEFINE_GUARD(xe_pm_runtime_release_only, struct xe_device *,
+	     __xe_pm_runtime_noop(_T), xe_pm_runtime_put(_T));
+
 #endif