diff --git a/src/amd/common/ac_vcn.h b/src/amd/common/ac_vcn.h
index a6e1e22259b..79527e691ba 100644
--- a/src/amd/common/ac_vcn.h
+++ b/src/amd/common/ac_vcn.h
@@ -38,8 +38,9 @@
 #define RADEON_VCN_IB_COMMON_OP_WRITEMEMORY                           (0x33000001)
 
 struct rvcn_sq_var {
-   unsigned int *ib_total_size_in_dw;
-   unsigned int *ib_checksum;
+   unsigned int *signature_ib_checksum;
+   unsigned int *signature_ib_total_size_in_dw;
+   unsigned int *engine_ib_size_of_packages;
 };
 
 struct rvcn_cmn_engine_ib_package {
diff --git a/src/amd/vulkan/radv_video.c b/src/amd/vulkan/radv_video.c
index 6e5ed0b1fbf..ddfe056aeb0 100644
--- a/src/amd/vulkan/radv_video.c
+++ b/src/amd/vulkan/radv_video.c
@@ -61,20 +61,26 @@ radv_vid_buffer_upload_alloc(struct radv_cmd_buffer *cmd_buffer, unsigned size,
 
 /* vcn unified queue (sq) ib header */
 void
-radv_vcn_sq_header(struct radeon_cmdbuf *cs, struct rvcn_sq_var *sq, unsigned type)
+radv_vcn_sq_header(struct radeon_cmdbuf *cs, struct rvcn_sq_var *sq, unsigned type, bool skip_signature)
 {
-   /* vcn ib signature */
-   radeon_emit(cs, RADEON_VCN_SIGNATURE_SIZE);
-   radeon_emit(cs, RADEON_VCN_SIGNATURE);
-   sq->ib_checksum = &cs->buf[cs->cdw];
-   radeon_emit(cs, 0);
-   sq->ib_total_size_in_dw = &cs->buf[cs->cdw];
-   radeon_emit(cs, 0);
+   if (!skip_signature) {
+      /* vcn ib signature */
+      radeon_emit(cs, RADEON_VCN_SIGNATURE_SIZE);
+      radeon_emit(cs, RADEON_VCN_SIGNATURE);
+      sq->signature_ib_checksum = &cs->buf[cs->cdw];
+      radeon_emit(cs, 0);
+      sq->signature_ib_total_size_in_dw = &cs->buf[cs->cdw];
+      radeon_emit(cs, 0);
+   } else {
+      sq->signature_ib_checksum = NULL;
+      sq->signature_ib_total_size_in_dw = NULL;
+   }
 
    /* vcn ib engine info */
    radeon_emit(cs, RADEON_VCN_ENGINE_INFO_SIZE);
    radeon_emit(cs, RADEON_VCN_ENGINE_INFO);
    radeon_emit(cs, type);
+   sq->engine_ib_size_of_packages = &cs->buf[cs->cdw];
    radeon_emit(cs, 0);
 }
 
@@ -85,18 +91,24 @@ radv_vcn_sq_tail(struct radeon_cmdbuf *cs, struct rvcn_sq_var *sq)
    uint32_t size_in_dw;
    uint32_t checksum = 0;
 
-   if (sq->ib_checksum == NULL || sq->ib_total_size_in_dw == NULL)
-      return;
-
    end = &cs->buf[cs->cdw];
-   size_in_dw = end - sq->ib_total_size_in_dw - 1;
-   *sq->ib_total_size_in_dw = size_in_dw;
-   *(sq->ib_total_size_in_dw + 4) = size_in_dw * sizeof(uint32_t);
 
-   for (int i = 0; i < size_in_dw; i++)
-      checksum += *(sq->ib_checksum + 2 + i);
+   if (sq->signature_ib_checksum == NULL && sq->signature_ib_total_size_in_dw == NULL) {
+      if (sq->engine_ib_size_of_packages == NULL)
+         return;
 
-   *sq->ib_checksum = checksum;
+      size_in_dw = end - sq->engine_ib_size_of_packages + 3; /* package_size, package_type, engine_type */
+      *sq->engine_ib_size_of_packages = size_in_dw * sizeof(uint32_t);
+   } else {
+      size_in_dw = end - sq->signature_ib_total_size_in_dw - 1;
+      *sq->signature_ib_total_size_in_dw = size_in_dw;
+
+      for (int i = 0; i < size_in_dw; i++)
+         checksum += *(sq->signature_ib_checksum + 2 + i);
+
+      *sq->signature_ib_checksum = checksum;
+      *sq->engine_ib_size_of_packages = size_in_dw * sizeof(uint32_t);
+   }
 }
 
 void
@@ -114,7 +126,7 @@ radv_vcn_write_event(struct radv_cmd_buffer *cmd_buffer, struct radv_event *even
    uint64_t va = radv_buffer_get_va(event->bo);
 
    radeon_check_space(device->ws, cs, 256);
-   radv_vcn_sq_header(cs, &sq, RADEON_VCN_ENGINE_TYPE_COMMON);
+   radv_vcn_sq_header(cs, &sq, RADEON_VCN_ENGINE_TYPE_COMMON, false);
    struct rvcn_cmn_engine_ib_package *ib_header = (struct rvcn_cmn_engine_ib_package *)&(cs->buf[cs->cdw]);
    ib_header->package_size = sizeof(struct rvcn_cmn_engine_ib_package) + sizeof(struct rvcn_cmn_engine_op_writememory);
    cs->cdw++;
@@ -136,7 +148,7 @@ radv_vcn_sq_start(struct radv_cmd_buffer *cmd_buffer)
    struct radv_device *device = radv_cmd_buffer_device(cmd_buffer);
 
    radeon_check_space(device->ws, cmd_buffer->cs, 256);
-   radv_vcn_sq_header(cmd_buffer->cs, &cmd_buffer->video.sq, RADEON_VCN_ENGINE_TYPE_DECODE);
+   radv_vcn_sq_header(cmd_buffer->cs, &cmd_buffer->video.sq, RADEON_VCN_ENGINE_TYPE_DECODE, false);
    rvcn_decode_ib_package_t *ib_header = (rvcn_decode_ib_package_t *)&(cmd_buffer->cs->buf[cmd_buffer->cs->cdw]);
    ib_header->package_size = sizeof(struct rvcn_decode_buffer_s) + sizeof(struct rvcn_decode_ib_package_s);
    cmd_buffer->cs->cdw++;
diff --git a/src/amd/vulkan/radv_video.h b/src/amd/vulkan/radv_video.h
index d6d4acd25bc..7f035761fd9 100644
--- a/src/amd/vulkan/radv_video.h
+++ b/src/amd/vulkan/radv_video.h
@@ -71,8 +71,7 @@ void radv_init_physical_device_decoder(struct radv_physical_device *pdev);
 void radv_video_get_profile_alignments(struct radv_physical_device *pdev, const VkVideoProfileListInfoKHR *profile_list,
                                        uint32_t *width_align_out, uint32_t *height_align_out);
 
-void radv_vcn_sq_header(struct radeon_cmdbuf *cs, struct rvcn_sq_var *sq, unsigned type);
-
+void radv_vcn_sq_header(struct radeon_cmdbuf *cs, struct rvcn_sq_var *sq, unsigned type, bool skip_signature);
 void radv_vcn_sq_tail(struct radeon_cmdbuf *cs, struct rvcn_sq_var *sq);
 void radv_vcn_write_event(struct radv_cmd_buffer *cmd_buffer, struct radv_event *event, unsigned value);
 
diff --git a/src/amd/vulkan/radv_video_enc.c b/src/amd/vulkan/radv_video_enc.c
index c9e41027f0b..af37be10297 100644
--- a/src/amd/vulkan/radv_video_enc.c
+++ b/src/amd/vulkan/radv_video_enc.c
@@ -2029,7 +2029,7 @@ radv_video_enc_begin_coding(struct radv_cmd_buffer *cmd_buffer)
    radeon_check_space(device->ws, cmd_buffer->cs, 1024);
 
    if (pdev->enc_hw_ver >= RADV_VIDEO_ENC_HW_4)
-      radv_vcn_sq_header(cmd_buffer->cs, &cmd_buffer->video.sq, RADEON_VCN_ENGINE_TYPE_ENCODE);
+      radv_vcn_sq_header(cmd_buffer->cs, &cmd_buffer->video.sq, RADEON_VCN_ENGINE_TYPE_ENCODE, false);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/radeonsi/radeon_vcn.c b/src/gallium/drivers/radeonsi/radeon_vcn.c
index 65abbd73ac0..e3848305a9f 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/radeonsi/radeon_vcn.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/radeonsi/radeon_vcn.c
@@ -14,9 +14,9 @@ void rvcn_sq_header(struct radeon_cmdbuf *cs,
    /* vcn ib signature */
    radeon_emit(cs, RADEON_VCN_SIGNATURE_SIZE);
    radeon_emit(cs, RADEON_VCN_SIGNATURE);
-   sq->ib_checksum = &cs->current.buf[cs->current.cdw];
+   sq->signature_ib_checksum = &cs->current.buf[cs->current.cdw];
    radeon_emit(cs, 0);
-   sq->ib_total_size_in_dw = &cs->current.buf[cs->current.cdw];
+   sq->signature_ib_total_size_in_dw = &cs->current.buf[cs->current.cdw];
    radeon_emit(cs, 0);
 
    /* vcn ib engine info */
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ void rvcn_sq_header(struct radeon_cmdbuf *cs,
    radeon_emit(cs, RADEON_VCN_ENGINE_INFO);
    radeon_emit(cs, enc ? RADEON_VCN_ENGINE_TYPE_ENCODE
                        : RADEON_VCN_ENGINE_TYPE_DECODE);
+   sq->engine_ib_size_of_packages = &cs->current.buf[cs->current.cdw];
    radeon_emit(cs, 0);
 }
 
@@ -34,16 +35,17 @@ void rvcn_sq_tail(struct radeon_cmdbuf *cs,
    uint32_t size_in_dw;
    uint32_t checksum = 0;
 
-   if (sq->ib_checksum == NULL || sq->ib_total_size_in_dw == NULL)
+   if (sq->signature_ib_checksum == NULL || sq->signature_ib_total_size_in_dw == NULL ||
+       sq->engine_ib_size_of_packages == NULL)
       return;
 
    end = &cs->current.buf[cs->current.cdw];
-   size_in_dw = end - sq->ib_total_size_in_dw - 1;
-   *sq->ib_total_size_in_dw = size_in_dw;
-   *(sq->ib_total_size_in_dw + 4) = size_in_dw * sizeof(uint32_t);
+   size_in_dw = end - sq->signature_ib_total_size_in_dw - 1;
+   *sq->signature_ib_total_size_in_dw = size_in_dw;
+   *sq->engine_ib_size_of_packages = size_in_dw * sizeof(uint32_t);
 
    for (int i = 0; i < size_in_dw; i++)
-      checksum += *(sq->ib_checksum + 2 + i);
+      checksum += *(sq->signature_ib_checksum + 2 + i);
 
-   *sq->ib_checksum = checksum;
+   *sq->signature_ib_checksum = checksum;
 }
diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/radeonsi/radeon_vcn_dec.c b/src/gallium/drivers/radeonsi/radeon_vcn_dec.c
index d638067feab..771969fc94d 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/radeonsi/radeon_vcn_dec.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/radeonsi/radeon_vcn_dec.c
@@ -2772,8 +2772,9 @@ struct pipe_video_codec *radeon_create_decoder(struct pipe_context *context,
       ring = AMD_IP_VCN_UNIFIED;
    }
 
-   dec->sq.ib_total_size_in_dw = NULL;
-   dec->sq.ib_checksum = NULL;
+   dec->sq.signature_ib_total_size_in_dw = NULL;
+   dec->sq.signature_ib_checksum = NULL;
+   dec->sq.engine_ib_size_of_packages = NULL;
 
    if (!ws->cs_create(&dec->cs,
                       (sctx->vcn_has_ctx) ? ((struct si_context *)dec->ectx)->ctx : sctx->ctx,