diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/iris/iris_context.c b/src/gallium/drivers/iris/iris_context.c
index f4a912a102f..d0656cf2f22 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/iris/iris_context.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/iris/iris_context.c
@@ -80,6 +80,8 @@ iris_destroy_context(struct pipe_context *ctx)
       u_upload_destroy(ctx->stream_uploader);
 
    iris_destroy_program_cache(ice);
+   u_upload_destroy(ice->state.surface_uploader);
+   u_upload_destroy(ice->state.dynamic_uploader);
 
    iris_batch_free(&ice->render_batch);
 
@@ -134,6 +136,13 @@ iris_create_context(struct pipe_screen *pscreen, void *priv, unsigned flags)
 
    iris_init_program_cache(ice);
 
+   ice->state.surface_uploader =
+      u_upload_create(&ice->ctx, 16384, PIPE_BIND_CUSTOM, PIPE_USAGE_IMMUTABLE,
+                      IRIS_RESOURCE_FLAG_SURFACE_MEMZONE);
+   ice->state.dynamic_uploader =
+      u_upload_create(&ice->ctx, 16384, PIPE_BIND_CUSTOM, PIPE_USAGE_IMMUTABLE,
+                      IRIS_RESOURCE_FLAG_DYNAMIC_MEMZONE);
+
    genX_call(devinfo, init_state, ice);
    ice->state.init_render_context(screen, &ice->render_batch, &ice->dbg);
 
diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/iris/iris_context.h b/src/gallium/drivers/iris/iris_context.h
index e70e6db4713..e0cdcb765ed 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/iris/iris_context.h
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/iris/iris_context.h
@@ -34,7 +34,9 @@
 struct iris_bo;
 struct iris_batch;
 
-#define IRIS_RESOURCE_FLAG_INSTRUCTION_CACHE (PIPE_RESOURCE_FLAG_DRV_PRIV << 0)
+#define IRIS_RESOURCE_FLAG_SHADER_MEMZONE  (PIPE_RESOURCE_FLAG_DRV_PRIV << 0)
+#define IRIS_RESOURCE_FLAG_SURFACE_MEMZONE (PIPE_RESOURCE_FLAG_DRV_PRIV << 1)
+#define IRIS_RESOURCE_FLAG_DYNAMIC_MEMZONE (PIPE_RESOURCE_FLAG_DRV_PRIV << 2)
 
 #define IRIS_MAX_TEXTURE_SAMPLERS 32
 #define IRIS_MAX_VIEWPORTS 16
@@ -183,6 +185,9 @@ struct iris_context {
 
       struct iris_sampler_state *samplers[MESA_SHADER_STAGES][IRIS_MAX_TEXTURE_SAMPLERS];
 
+      struct u_upload_mgr *surface_uploader;
+      struct u_upload_mgr *dynamic_uploader;
+
       void (*destroy_state)(struct iris_context *ice);
       void (*init_render_context)(struct iris_screen *screen,
                                   struct iris_batch *batch,
diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/iris/iris_program_cache.c b/src/gallium/drivers/iris/iris_program_cache.c
index 7fc318c862c..b10f62dd41e 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/iris/iris_program_cache.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/iris/iris_program_cache.c
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ iris_init_program_cache(struct iris_context *ice)
 
    ice->shaders.uploader =
       u_upload_create(&ice->ctx, 16384, PIPE_BIND_CUSTOM, PIPE_USAGE_IMMUTABLE,
-                      IRIS_RESOURCE_FLAG_INSTRUCTION_CACHE);
+                      IRIS_RESOURCE_FLAG_SHADER_MEMZONE);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/iris/iris_resource.c b/src/gallium/drivers/iris/iris_resource.c
index 2a9c8ec1174..da55a1775be 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/iris/iris_resource.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/iris/iris_resource.c
@@ -258,9 +258,15 @@ iris_resource_create_with_modifiers(struct pipe_screen *pscreen,
 
    enum iris_memory_zone memzone = IRIS_MEMZONE_OTHER;
    const char *name = "resource";
-   if (templ->flags & IRIS_RESOURCE_FLAG_INSTRUCTION_CACHE) {
+   if (templ->flags & IRIS_RESOURCE_FLAG_SHADER_MEMZONE) {
       memzone = IRIS_MEMZONE_SHADER;
       name = "shader kernels";
+   } else if (templ->flags & IRIS_RESOURCE_FLAG_SURFACE_MEMZONE) {
+      memzone = IRIS_MEMZONE_SURFACE;
+      name = "surface state";
+   } else if (templ->flags & IRIS_RESOURCE_FLAG_DYNAMIC_MEMZONE) {
+      memzone = IRIS_MEMZONE_DYNAMIC;
+      name = "dynamic state";
    }
 
    res->bo = iris_bo_alloc_tiled(screen->bufmgr, name, res->surf.size_B,