diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/media/v4l/pixfmt-ys16.xml b/Documentation/DocBook/media/v4l/pixfmt-ys16.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f92d65e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/DocBook/media/v4l/pixfmt-ys16.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+<refentry id="V4L2-PIX-FMT-YS16">
+  <refmeta>
+    <refentrytitle>V4L2_PIX_FMT_YS16 ('YS16')</refentrytitle>
+    &manvol;
+  </refmeta>
+  <refnamediv>
+    <refname><constant>V4L2_PIX_FMT_YS16</constant></refname>
+    <refpurpose>Grey-scale image</refpurpose>
+  </refnamediv>
+  <refsect1>
+    <title>Description</title>
+
+    <para>This is a signed grey-scale image with a depth of 16 bits per
+pixel. The most significant byte is stored at higher memory addresses
+(little-endian).</para>
+
+    <example>
+      <title><constant>V4L2_PIX_FMT_YS16</constant> 4 &times; 4
+pixel image</title>
+
+      <formalpara>
+	<title>Byte Order.</title>
+	<para>Each cell is one byte.
+	  <informaltable frame="none">
+	    <tgroup cols="9" align="center">
+	      <colspec align="left" colwidth="2*" />
+	      <tbody valign="top">
+		<row>
+		  <entry>start&nbsp;+&nbsp;0:</entry>
+		  <entry>Y'<subscript>00low</subscript></entry>
+		  <entry>Y'<subscript>00high</subscript></entry>
+		  <entry>Y'<subscript>01low</subscript></entry>
+		  <entry>Y'<subscript>01high</subscript></entry>
+		  <entry>Y'<subscript>02low</subscript></entry>
+		  <entry>Y'<subscript>02high</subscript></entry>
+		  <entry>Y'<subscript>03low</subscript></entry>
+		  <entry>Y'<subscript>03high</subscript></entry>
+		</row>
+		<row>
+		  <entry>start&nbsp;+&nbsp;8:</entry>
+		  <entry>Y'<subscript>10low</subscript></entry>
+		  <entry>Y'<subscript>10high</subscript></entry>
+		  <entry>Y'<subscript>11low</subscript></entry>
+		  <entry>Y'<subscript>11high</subscript></entry>
+		  <entry>Y'<subscript>12low</subscript></entry>
+		  <entry>Y'<subscript>12high</subscript></entry>
+		  <entry>Y'<subscript>13low</subscript></entry>
+		  <entry>Y'<subscript>13high</subscript></entry>
+		</row>
+		<row>
+		  <entry>start&nbsp;+&nbsp;16:</entry>
+		  <entry>Y'<subscript>20low</subscript></entry>
+		  <entry>Y'<subscript>20high</subscript></entry>
+		  <entry>Y'<subscript>21low</subscript></entry>
+		  <entry>Y'<subscript>21high</subscript></entry>
+		  <entry>Y'<subscript>22low</subscript></entry>
+		  <entry>Y'<subscript>22high</subscript></entry>
+		  <entry>Y'<subscript>23low</subscript></entry>
+		  <entry>Y'<subscript>23high</subscript></entry>
+		</row>
+		<row>
+		  <entry>start&nbsp;+&nbsp;24:</entry>
+		  <entry>Y'<subscript>30low</subscript></entry>
+		  <entry>Y'<subscript>30high</subscript></entry>
+		  <entry>Y'<subscript>31low</subscript></entry>
+		  <entry>Y'<subscript>31high</subscript></entry>
+		  <entry>Y'<subscript>32low</subscript></entry>
+		  <entry>Y'<subscript>32high</subscript></entry>
+		  <entry>Y'<subscript>33low</subscript></entry>
+		  <entry>Y'<subscript>33high</subscript></entry>
+		</row>
+	      </tbody>
+	    </tgroup>
+	  </informaltable>
+	</para>
+      </formalpara>
+    </example>
+  </refsect1>
+</refentry>
diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/media/v4l/pixfmt.xml b/Documentation/DocBook/media/v4l/pixfmt.xml
index 5a08aee..f3e3e6d 100644
--- a/Documentation/DocBook/media/v4l/pixfmt.xml
+++ b/Documentation/DocBook/media/v4l/pixfmt.xml
@@ -1619,6 +1619,7 @@ information.</para>
     &sub-y12;
     &sub-y10b;
     &sub-y16;
+    &sub-ys16;
     &sub-y16-be;
     &sub-y8i;
     &sub-y12i;
diff --git a/drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-ioctl.c b/drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-ioctl.c
index 28e5be2..ecf7e0b 100644
--- a/drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-ioctl.c
+++ b/drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-ioctl.c
@@ -1164,6 +1164,7 @@ static void v4l_fill_fmtdesc(struct v4l2_fmtdesc *fmt)
 	case V4L2_PIX_FMT_Y10:		descr = "10-bit Greyscale"; break;
 	case V4L2_PIX_FMT_Y12:		descr = "12-bit Greyscale"; break;
 	case V4L2_PIX_FMT_Y16:		descr = "16-bit Greyscale"; break;
+	case V4L2_PIX_FMT_YS16:		descr = "16-bit Greyscale (Signed)"; break;
 	case V4L2_PIX_FMT_Y16_BE:	descr = "16-bit Greyscale BE"; break;
 	case V4L2_PIX_FMT_Y10BPACK:	descr = "10-bit Greyscale (Packed)"; break;
 	case V4L2_PIX_FMT_PAL8:		descr = "8-bit Palette"; break;
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/videodev2.h b/include/uapi/linux/videodev2.h
index 8f95191..e0125cf 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/videodev2.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/videodev2.h
@@ -493,6 +493,7 @@ struct v4l2_pix_format {
 #define V4L2_PIX_FMT_Y12     v4l2_fourcc('Y', '1', '2', ' ') /* 12  Greyscale     */
 #define V4L2_PIX_FMT_Y16     v4l2_fourcc('Y', '1', '6', ' ') /* 16  Greyscale     */
 #define V4L2_PIX_FMT_Y16_BE  v4l2_fourcc_be('Y', '1', '6', ' ') /* 16  Greyscale BE  */
+#define V4L2_PIX_FMT_YS16    v4l2_fourcc('Y', 'S', '1', '6') /* signed 16-bit Greyscale */
 
 /* Grey bit-packed formats */
 #define V4L2_PIX_FMT_Y10BPACK    v4l2_fourcc('Y', '1', '0', 'B') /* 10  Greyscale bit-packed */
