diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/panthor/panthor_mmu.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/panthor/panthor_mmu.c
index ed769749ec35..e221708cf1aa 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/panthor/panthor_mmu.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/panthor/panthor_mmu.c
@@ -1554,6 +1554,10 @@ static void panthor_vm_destroy(struct panthor_vm *vm)
 
 	vm->destroyed = true;
 
+	/* Tell scheduler to stop all GPU work related to this VM */
+	if (refcount_read(&vm->as.active_cnt) > 0)
+		panthor_sched_prepare_for_vm_destruction(vm->ptdev);
+
 	mutex_lock(&vm->heaps.lock);
 	panthor_heap_pool_destroy(vm->heaps.pool);
 	vm->heaps.pool = NULL;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/panthor/panthor_sched.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/panthor/panthor_sched.c
index 9124df017a1a..2d4dacece655 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/panthor/panthor_sched.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/panthor/panthor_sched.c
@@ -2658,6 +2658,20 @@ void panthor_sched_report_mmu_fault(struct panthor_device *ptdev)
 		panthor_sched_immediate_tick(ptdev);
 }
 
+void panthor_sched_prepare_for_vm_destruction(struct panthor_device *ptdev)
+{
+	/* FW can write out internal state, like the heap context, during CSG
+	 * suspend. It is therefore important that the scheduler has fully
+	 * evicted any pending and related groups before VM destruction can
+	 * safely continue. Failure to do so can lead to GPU page faults.
+	 * A controlled termination of a Panthor instance involves destroying
+	 * the group(s) before the VM. This means any relevant group eviction
+	 * has already been initiated by this point, and we just need to
+	 * ensure that any pending tick_work() has been completed.
+	 */
+	flush_work(&ptdev->scheduler->tick_work.work);
+}
+
 void panthor_sched_resume(struct panthor_device *ptdev)
 {
 	/* Force a tick to re-evaluate after a resume. */
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/panthor/panthor_sched.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/panthor/panthor_sched.h
index 3a30d2328b30..666d1655ee18 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/panthor/panthor_sched.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/panthor/panthor_sched.h
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ void panthor_sched_suspend(struct panthor_device *ptdev);
 void panthor_sched_resume(struct panthor_device *ptdev);
 
 void panthor_sched_report_mmu_fault(struct panthor_device *ptdev);
+void panthor_sched_prepare_for_vm_destruction(struct panthor_device *ptdev);
 void panthor_sched_report_fw_events(struct panthor_device *ptdev, u32 events);
 
 #endif