diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_fdinfo.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_fdinfo.c
index df2cf5c33925..7717e3e4f05b 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_fdinfo.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_fdinfo.c
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ void amdgpu_show_fdinfo(struct drm_printer *p, struct drm_file *file)
 
 		drm_print_memory_stats(p,
 				       &stats[i].drm,
+				       DRM_GEM_OBJECT_ACTIVE |
 				       DRM_GEM_OBJECT_RESIDENT |
 				       DRM_GEM_OBJECT_PURGEABLE,
 				       pl_name[i]);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_file.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_file.c
index f10b6938c577..2289e71e2fa2 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_file.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_file.c
@@ -870,7 +870,9 @@ void drm_print_memory_stats(struct drm_printer *p,
 {
 	print_size(p, "total", region, stats->private + stats->shared);
 	print_size(p, "shared", region, stats->shared);
-	print_size(p, "active", region, stats->active);
+
+	if (supported_status & DRM_GEM_OBJECT_ACTIVE)
+		print_size(p, "active", region, stats->active);
 
 	if (supported_status & DRM_GEM_OBJECT_RESIDENT)
 		print_size(p, "resident", region, stats->resident);
@@ -903,15 +905,13 @@ void drm_show_memory_stats(struct drm_printer *p, struct drm_file *file)
 
 		if (obj->funcs && obj->funcs->status) {
 			s = obj->funcs->status(obj);
-			supported_status = DRM_GEM_OBJECT_RESIDENT |
-					DRM_GEM_OBJECT_PURGEABLE;
+			supported_status |= s;
 		}
 
-		if (drm_gem_object_is_shared_for_memory_stats(obj)) {
+		if (drm_gem_object_is_shared_for_memory_stats(obj))
 			status.shared += obj->size;
-		} else {
+		else
 			status.private += obj->size;
-		}
 
 		if (s & DRM_GEM_OBJECT_RESIDENT) {
 			status.resident += add_size;
@@ -924,6 +924,7 @@ void drm_show_memory_stats(struct drm_printer *p, struct drm_file *file)
 
 		if (!dma_resv_test_signaled(obj->resv, dma_resv_usage_rw(true))) {
 			status.active += add_size;
+			supported_status |= DRM_GEM_OBJECT_ACTIVE;
 
 			/* If still active, don't count as purgeable: */
 			s &= ~DRM_GEM_OBJECT_PURGEABLE;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drm_client.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drm_client.c
index f58682505491..168d7375304b 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drm_client.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drm_client.c
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ static void show_meminfo(struct drm_printer *p, struct drm_file *file)
 	for_each_memory_region(mr, i915, id)
 		drm_print_memory_stats(p,
 				       &stats[id],
+				       DRM_GEM_OBJECT_ACTIVE |
 				       DRM_GEM_OBJECT_RESIDENT |
 				       DRM_GEM_OBJECT_PURGEABLE,
 				       mr->uabi_name);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_drm_client.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_drm_client.c
index 22f0f1a6dfd5..1436d8f79e70 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_drm_client.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_drm_client.c
@@ -261,6 +261,7 @@ static void show_meminfo(struct drm_printer *p, struct drm_file *file)
 		if (man) {
 			drm_print_memory_stats(p,
 					       &stats[mem_type],
+					       DRM_GEM_OBJECT_ACTIVE |
 					       DRM_GEM_OBJECT_RESIDENT |
 					       (mem_type != XE_PL_SYSTEM ? 0 :
 					       DRM_GEM_OBJECT_PURGEABLE),
diff --git a/include/drm/drm_gem.h b/include/drm/drm_gem.h
index 5b8b1b059d32..fdae947682cd 100644
--- a/include/drm/drm_gem.h
+++ b/include/drm/drm_gem.h
@@ -48,19 +48,21 @@ struct drm_gem_object;
  * enum drm_gem_object_status - bitmask of object state for fdinfo reporting
  * @DRM_GEM_OBJECT_RESIDENT: object is resident in memory (ie. not unpinned)
  * @DRM_GEM_OBJECT_PURGEABLE: object marked as purgeable by userspace
+ * @DRM_GEM_OBJECT_ACTIVE: object is currently used by an active submission
  *
  * Bitmask of status used for fdinfo memory stats, see &drm_gem_object_funcs.status
- * and drm_show_fdinfo().  Note that an object can DRM_GEM_OBJECT_PURGEABLE if
- * it still active or not resident, in which case drm_show_fdinfo() will not
+ * and drm_show_fdinfo().  Note that an object can report DRM_GEM_OBJECT_PURGEABLE
+ * and be active or not resident, in which case drm_show_fdinfo() will not
  * account for it as purgeable.  So drivers do not need to check if the buffer
- * is idle and resident to return this bit.  (Ie. userspace can mark a buffer
- * as purgeable even while it is still busy on the GPU.. it does not _actually_
- * become puregeable until it becomes idle.  The status gem object func does
- * not need to consider this.)
+ * is idle and resident to return this bit, i.e. userspace can mark a buffer as
+ * purgeable even while it is still busy on the GPU. It will not get reported in
+ * the puregeable stats until it becomes idle.  The status gem object func does
+ * not need to consider this.
  */
 enum drm_gem_object_status {
 	DRM_GEM_OBJECT_RESIDENT  = BIT(0),
 	DRM_GEM_OBJECT_PURGEABLE = BIT(1),
+	DRM_GEM_OBJECT_ACTIVE    = BIT(2),
 };
 
 /**