diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_guc_pc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_guc_pc.c
index 25040efa043f..85215313976c 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_guc_pc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_guc_pc.c
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 #include "xe_guc_pc.h"
 
 #include <linux/delay.h>
+#include <linux/ktime.h>
 
 #include <drm/drm_managed.h>
 #include <drm/drm_print.h>
@@ -20,6 +21,7 @@
 #include "xe_gt.h"
 #include "xe_gt_idle.h"
 #include "xe_gt_printk.h"
+#include "xe_gt_throttle.h"
 #include "xe_gt_types.h"
 #include "xe_guc.h"
 #include "xe_guc_ct.h"
@@ -50,6 +52,9 @@
 #define LNL_MERT_FREQ_CAP	800
 #define BMG_MERT_FREQ_CAP	2133
 
+#define SLPC_RESET_TIMEOUT_MS 5 /* roughly 5ms, but no need for precision */
+#define SLPC_RESET_EXTENDED_TIMEOUT_MS 1000 /* To be used only at pc_start */
+
 /**
  * DOC: GuC Power Conservation (PC)
  *
@@ -114,9 +119,10 @@ static struct iosys_map *pc_to_maps(struct xe_guc_pc *pc)
 	 FIELD_PREP(HOST2GUC_PC_SLPC_REQUEST_MSG_1_EVENT_ARGC, count))
 
 static int wait_for_pc_state(struct xe_guc_pc *pc,
-			     enum slpc_global_state state)
+			     enum slpc_global_state state,
+			     int timeout_ms)
 {
-	int timeout_us = 5000; /* rought 5ms, but no need for precision */
+	int timeout_us = 1000 * timeout_ms;
 	int slept, wait = 10;
 
 	xe_device_assert_mem_access(pc_to_xe(pc));
@@ -165,7 +171,8 @@ static int pc_action_query_task_state(struct xe_guc_pc *pc)
 	};
 	int ret;
 
-	if (wait_for_pc_state(pc, SLPC_GLOBAL_STATE_RUNNING))
+	if (wait_for_pc_state(pc, SLPC_GLOBAL_STATE_RUNNING,
+			      SLPC_RESET_TIMEOUT_MS))
 		return -EAGAIN;
 
 	/* Blocking here to ensure the results are ready before reading them */
@@ -188,7 +195,8 @@ static int pc_action_set_param(struct xe_guc_pc *pc, u8 id, u32 value)
 	};
 	int ret;
 
-	if (wait_for_pc_state(pc, SLPC_GLOBAL_STATE_RUNNING))
+	if (wait_for_pc_state(pc, SLPC_GLOBAL_STATE_RUNNING,
+			      SLPC_RESET_TIMEOUT_MS))
 		return -EAGAIN;
 
 	ret = xe_guc_ct_send(ct, action, ARRAY_SIZE(action), 0, 0);
@@ -209,7 +217,8 @@ static int pc_action_unset_param(struct xe_guc_pc *pc, u8 id)
 	struct xe_guc_ct *ct = &pc_to_guc(pc)->ct;
 	int ret;
 
-	if (wait_for_pc_state(pc, SLPC_GLOBAL_STATE_RUNNING))
+	if (wait_for_pc_state(pc, SLPC_GLOBAL_STATE_RUNNING,
+			      SLPC_RESET_TIMEOUT_MS))
 		return -EAGAIN;
 
 	ret = xe_guc_ct_send(ct, action, ARRAY_SIZE(action), 0, 0);
@@ -443,6 +452,15 @@ u32 xe_guc_pc_get_act_freq(struct xe_guc_pc *pc)
 	return freq;
 }
 
+static u32 get_cur_freq(struct xe_gt *gt)
+{
+	u32 freq;
+
+	freq = xe_mmio_read32(&gt->mmio, RPNSWREQ);
+	freq = REG_FIELD_GET(REQ_RATIO_MASK, freq);
+	return decode_freq(freq);
+}
+
 /**
  * xe_guc_pc_get_cur_freq - Get Current requested frequency
  * @pc: The GuC PC
@@ -466,10 +484,7 @@ int xe_guc_pc_get_cur_freq(struct xe_guc_pc *pc, u32 *freq)
 		return -ETIMEDOUT;
 	}
 
-	*freq = xe_mmio_read32(&gt->mmio, RPNSWREQ);
-
-	*freq = REG_FIELD_GET(REQ_RATIO_MASK, *freq);
-	*freq = decode_freq(*freq);
+	*freq = get_cur_freq(gt);
 
 	xe_force_wake_put(gt_to_fw(gt), fw_ref);
 	return 0;
@@ -1016,6 +1031,7 @@ int xe_guc_pc_start(struct xe_guc_pc *pc)
 	struct xe_gt *gt = pc_to_gt(pc);
 	u32 size = PAGE_ALIGN(sizeof(struct slpc_shared_data));
 	unsigned int fw_ref;
+	ktime_t earlier;
 	int ret;
 
 	xe_gt_assert(gt, xe_device_uc_enabled(xe));
@@ -1040,14 +1056,25 @@ int xe_guc_pc_start(struct xe_guc_pc *pc)
 	memset(pc->bo->vmap.vaddr, 0, size);
 	slpc_shared_data_write(pc, header.size, size);
 
+	earlier = ktime_get();
 	ret = pc_action_reset(pc);
 	if (ret)
 		goto out;
 
-	if (wait_for_pc_state(pc, SLPC_GLOBAL_STATE_RUNNING)) {
-		xe_gt_err(gt, "GuC PC Start failed\n");
-		ret = -EIO;
-		goto out;
+	if (wait_for_pc_state(pc, SLPC_GLOBAL_STATE_RUNNING,
+			      SLPC_RESET_TIMEOUT_MS)) {
+		xe_gt_warn(gt, "GuC PC start taking longer than normal [freq = %dMHz (req = %dMHz), perf_limit_reasons = 0x%08X]\n",
+			   xe_guc_pc_get_act_freq(pc), get_cur_freq(gt),
+			   xe_gt_throttle_get_limit_reasons(gt));
+
+		if (wait_for_pc_state(pc, SLPC_GLOBAL_STATE_RUNNING,
+				      SLPC_RESET_EXTENDED_TIMEOUT_MS)) {
+			xe_gt_err(gt, "GuC PC Start failed: Dynamic GT frequency control and GT sleep states are now disabled.\n");
+			goto out;
+		}
+
+		xe_gt_warn(gt, "GuC PC excessive start time: %lldms",
+			   ktime_ms_delta(ktime_get(), earlier));
 	}
 
 	ret = pc_init_freqs(pc);