diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/amdgpu_dm/amdgpu_dm.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/amdgpu_dm/amdgpu_dm.c
index 3bd3a218b6046008ca6c254170ead4d15fac0572..01bcccc585008a382a1e671d901a039ddb6a4a0c 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/amdgpu_dm/amdgpu_dm.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/amdgpu_dm/amdgpu_dm.c
@@ -8963,7 +8963,7 @@ static void amdgpu_dm_commit_streams(struct drm_atomic_state *state,
 
 			memset(&position, 0, sizeof(position));
 			mutex_lock(&dm->dc_lock);
-			dc_stream_set_cursor_position(dm_old_crtc_state->stream, &position);
+			dc_stream_program_cursor_position(dm_old_crtc_state->stream, &position);
 			mutex_unlock(&dm->dc_lock);
 		}
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/amdgpu_dm/amdgpu_dm_plane.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/amdgpu_dm/amdgpu_dm_plane.c
index 49531434f9cf43788e93b7a4880eb26e5af5204a..3c03f690852cb60802ae56364ec80119e78d769a 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/amdgpu_dm/amdgpu_dm_plane.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/amdgpu_dm/amdgpu_dm_plane.c
@@ -1269,7 +1269,7 @@ void amdgpu_dm_plane_handle_cursor_update(struct drm_plane *plane,
 		/* turn off cursor */
 		if (crtc_state && crtc_state->stream) {
 			mutex_lock(&adev->dm.dc_lock);
-			dc_stream_set_cursor_position(crtc_state->stream,
+			dc_stream_program_cursor_position(crtc_state->stream,
 						      &position);
 			mutex_unlock(&adev->dm.dc_lock);
 		}
@@ -1299,11 +1299,11 @@ void amdgpu_dm_plane_handle_cursor_update(struct drm_plane *plane,
 
 	if (crtc_state->stream) {
 		mutex_lock(&adev->dm.dc_lock);
-		if (!dc_stream_set_cursor_attributes(crtc_state->stream,
+		if (!dc_stream_program_cursor_attributes(crtc_state->stream,
 							 &attributes))
 			DRM_ERROR("DC failed to set cursor attributes\n");
 
-		if (!dc_stream_set_cursor_position(crtc_state->stream,
+		if (!dc_stream_program_cursor_position(crtc_state->stream,
 						   &position))
 			DRM_ERROR("DC failed to set cursor position\n");
 		mutex_unlock(&adev->dm.dc_lock);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/core/dc_stream.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/core/dc_stream.c
index d3201b0b3a09b7dc9c289a9d310d85892774c412..3ac1fec4bf53bd08b3256c7e25f18d2b99573657 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/core/dc_stream.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/core/dc_stream.c
@@ -268,7 +268,6 @@ bool dc_stream_set_cursor_attributes(
 	const struct dc_cursor_attributes *attributes)
 {
 	struct dc  *dc;
-	bool reset_idle_optimizations = false;
 
 	if (NULL == stream) {
 		dm_error("DC: dc_stream is NULL!\n");
@@ -299,20 +298,36 @@ bool dc_stream_set_cursor_attributes(
 
 	stream->cursor_attributes = *attributes;
 
-	dc_z10_restore(dc);
-	/* disable idle optimizations while updating cursor */
-	if (dc->idle_optimizations_allowed) {
-		dc_allow_idle_optimizations(dc, false);
-		reset_idle_optimizations = true;
-	}
+	return true;
+}
 
-	program_cursor_attributes(dc, stream, attributes);
+bool dc_stream_program_cursor_attributes(
+	struct dc_stream_state *stream,
+	const struct dc_cursor_attributes *attributes)
+{
+	struct dc  *dc;
+	bool reset_idle_optimizations = false;
 
-	/* re-enable idle optimizations if necessary */
-	if (reset_idle_optimizations && !dc->debug.disable_dmub_reallow_idle)
-		dc_allow_idle_optimizations(dc, true);
+	dc = stream ? stream->ctx->dc : NULL;
 
-	return true;
+	if (dc_stream_set_cursor_attributes(stream, attributes)) {
+		dc_z10_restore(dc);
+		/* disable idle optimizations while updating cursor */
+		if (dc->idle_optimizations_allowed) {
+			dc_allow_idle_optimizations(dc, false);
+			reset_idle_optimizations = true;
+		}
+
+		program_cursor_attributes(dc, stream, attributes);
+
+		/* re-enable idle optimizations if necessary */
+		if (reset_idle_optimizations && !dc->debug.disable_dmub_reallow_idle)
+			dc_allow_idle_optimizations(dc, true);
+
+		return true;
+	}
+
+	return false;
 }
 
 static void program_cursor_position(
@@ -357,9 +372,6 @@ bool dc_stream_set_cursor_position(
 	struct dc_stream_state *stream,
 	const struct dc_cursor_position *position)
 {
-	struct dc *dc;
-	bool reset_idle_optimizations = false;
-
 	if (NULL == stream) {
 		dm_error("DC: dc_stream is NULL!\n");
 		return false;
@@ -370,24 +382,43 @@ bool dc_stream_set_cursor_position(
 		return false;
 	}
 
+	stream->cursor_position = *position;
+
+
+	return true;
+}
+
+bool dc_stream_program_cursor_position(
+	struct dc_stream_state *stream,
+	const struct dc_cursor_position *position)
+{
+	struct dc *dc;
+	bool reset_idle_optimizations = false;
+	const struct dc_cursor_position *old_position;
+
+	old_position = stream ? &stream->cursor_position : NULL;
 	dc = stream->ctx->dc;
-	dc_z10_restore(dc);
 
-	/* disable idle optimizations if enabling cursor */
-	if (dc->idle_optimizations_allowed && (!stream->cursor_position.enable || dc->debug.exit_idle_opt_for_cursor_updates)
-			&& position->enable) {
-		dc_allow_idle_optimizations(dc, false);
-		reset_idle_optimizations = true;
-	}
+	if (dc_stream_set_cursor_position(stream, position)) {
+		dc_z10_restore(dc);
 
-	stream->cursor_position = *position;
+		/* disable idle optimizations if enabling cursor */
+		if (dc->idle_optimizations_allowed &&
+		    (!old_position->enable || dc->debug.exit_idle_opt_for_cursor_updates) &&
+		    position->enable) {
+			dc_allow_idle_optimizations(dc, false);
+			reset_idle_optimizations = true;
+		}
 
-	program_cursor_position(dc, stream, position);
-	/* re-enable idle optimizations if necessary */
-	if (reset_idle_optimizations && !dc->debug.disable_dmub_reallow_idle)
-		dc_allow_idle_optimizations(dc, true);
+		program_cursor_position(dc, stream, position);
+		/* re-enable idle optimizations if necessary */
+		if (reset_idle_optimizations && !dc->debug.disable_dmub_reallow_idle)
+			dc_allow_idle_optimizations(dc, true);
 
-	return true;
+		return true;
+	}
+
+	return false;
 }
 
 bool dc_stream_add_writeback(struct dc *dc,
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/dc_stream.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/dc_stream.h
index 3d0adf8838cacb551117aed9969269cb028ac030..8dd65a95d84b6629e69dfdcf19e5ef97d506c47b 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/dc_stream.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/dc_stream.h
@@ -484,10 +484,18 @@ bool dc_stream_set_cursor_attributes(
 	struct dc_stream_state *stream,
 	const struct dc_cursor_attributes *attributes);
 
+bool dc_stream_program_cursor_attributes(
+	struct dc_stream_state *stream,
+	const struct dc_cursor_attributes *attributes);
+
 bool dc_stream_set_cursor_position(
 	struct dc_stream_state *stream,
 	const struct dc_cursor_position *position);
 
+bool dc_stream_program_cursor_position(
+	struct dc_stream_state *stream,
+	const struct dc_cursor_position *position);
+
 
 bool dc_stream_adjust_vmin_vmax(struct dc *dc,
 				struct dc_stream_state *stream,
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/hwss/dcn30/dcn30_hwseq.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/hwss/dcn30/dcn30_hwseq.c
index ed9141a67db37484098e768b78684961fc727b63..29d1f150846a4e77ec33054c603ced23b850044c 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/hwss/dcn30/dcn30_hwseq.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/hwss/dcn30/dcn30_hwseq.c
@@ -1038,7 +1038,7 @@ bool dcn30_apply_idle_power_optimizations(struct dc *dc, bool enable)
 
 					/* Use copied cursor, and it's okay to not switch back */
 					cursor_attr.address.quad_part = cmd.mall.cursor_copy_dst.quad_part;
-					dc_stream_set_cursor_attributes(stream, &cursor_attr);
+					dc_stream_program_cursor_attributes(stream, &cursor_attr);
 				}
 
 				/* Enable MALL */