diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_uc_fw.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_uc_fw.c
index ec62296aec33..186f81640cef 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_uc_fw.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_uc_fw.c
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 #include "xe_map.h"
 #include "xe_mmio.h"
 #include "xe_module.h"
+#include "xe_sriov.h"
 #include "xe_uc_fw.h"
 
 /*
@@ -650,7 +651,17 @@ static int uc_fw_request(struct xe_uc_fw *uc_fw, const struct firmware **firmwar
 	xe_assert(xe, !uc_fw->path);
 
 	uc_fw_auto_select(xe, uc_fw);
+
+	if (IS_SRIOV_VF(xe)) {
+		/* VF will support only firmwares that driver can autoselect */
+		xe_uc_fw_change_status(uc_fw, uc_fw->path ?
+				       XE_UC_FIRMWARE_PRELOADED :
+				       XE_UC_FIRMWARE_NOT_SUPPORTED);
+		return 0;
+	}
+
 	uc_fw_override(uc_fw);
+
 	xe_uc_fw_change_status(uc_fw, uc_fw->path ?
 			       XE_UC_FIRMWARE_SELECTED :
 			       XE_UC_FIRMWARE_NOT_SUPPORTED);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_uc_fw.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_uc_fw.h
index 85c20795d1f8..35078038797e 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_uc_fw.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_uc_fw.h
@@ -59,6 +59,8 @@ const char *xe_uc_fw_status_repr(enum xe_uc_fw_status status)
 		return "TRANSFERRED";
 	case XE_UC_FIRMWARE_RUNNING:
 		return "RUNNING";
+	case XE_UC_FIRMWARE_PRELOADED:
+		return "PRELOADED";
 	}
 	return "<invalid>";
 }
@@ -85,6 +87,7 @@ static inline int xe_uc_fw_status_to_error(enum xe_uc_fw_status status)
 	case XE_UC_FIRMWARE_LOADABLE:
 	case XE_UC_FIRMWARE_TRANSFERRED:
 	case XE_UC_FIRMWARE_RUNNING:
+	case XE_UC_FIRMWARE_PRELOADED:
 		return 0;
 	}
 	return -EINVAL;
@@ -134,7 +137,8 @@ static inline bool xe_uc_fw_is_available(struct xe_uc_fw *uc_fw)
 
 static inline bool xe_uc_fw_is_loadable(struct xe_uc_fw *uc_fw)
 {
-	return __xe_uc_fw_status(uc_fw) >= XE_UC_FIRMWARE_LOADABLE;
+	return __xe_uc_fw_status(uc_fw) >= XE_UC_FIRMWARE_LOADABLE &&
+		__xe_uc_fw_status(uc_fw) != XE_UC_FIRMWARE_PRELOADED;
 }
 
 static inline bool xe_uc_fw_is_loaded(struct xe_uc_fw *uc_fw)
@@ -144,7 +148,7 @@ static inline bool xe_uc_fw_is_loaded(struct xe_uc_fw *uc_fw)
 
 static inline bool xe_uc_fw_is_running(struct xe_uc_fw *uc_fw)
 {
-	return __xe_uc_fw_status(uc_fw) == XE_UC_FIRMWARE_RUNNING;
+	return __xe_uc_fw_status(uc_fw) >= XE_UC_FIRMWARE_RUNNING;
 }
 
 static inline bool xe_uc_fw_is_overridden(const struct xe_uc_fw *uc_fw)
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_uc_fw_types.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_uc_fw_types.h
index bc800b696866..0d8caa0e7354 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_uc_fw_types.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_uc_fw_types.h
@@ -50,7 +50,8 @@ enum xe_uc_fw_status {
 	XE_UC_FIRMWARE_LOADABLE, /* all fw-required objects are ready */
 	XE_UC_FIRMWARE_LOAD_FAIL, /* failed to xfer or init/auth the fw */
 	XE_UC_FIRMWARE_TRANSFERRED, /* dma xfer done */
-	XE_UC_FIRMWARE_RUNNING /* init/auth done */
+	XE_UC_FIRMWARE_RUNNING, /* init/auth done */
+	XE_UC_FIRMWARE_PRELOADED, /* preloaded by the PF driver */
 };
 
 enum xe_uc_fw_type {