diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/rcar-vin/rcar-dma.c b/drivers/media/platform/rcar-vin/rcar-dma.c
index a93772c10baaa003..00bdc523294f2280 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/rcar-vin/rcar-dma.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/rcar-vin/rcar-dma.c
@@ -997,10 +997,126 @@ static void rvin_buffer_queue(struct vb2_buffer *vb)
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&vin->qlock, flags);
 }
 
+static int rvin_mc_validate_format(struct rvin_dev *vin, struct v4l2_subdev *sd,
+				   struct media_pad *pad)
+{
+	struct v4l2_subdev_format fmt = {
+		.which = V4L2_SUBDEV_FORMAT_ACTIVE,
+	};
+
+	fmt.pad = pad->index;
+	if (v4l2_subdev_call(sd, pad, get_fmt, NULL, &fmt))
+		return -EPIPE;
+
+	switch (fmt.format.code) {
+	case MEDIA_BUS_FMT_YUYV8_1X16:
+	case MEDIA_BUS_FMT_UYVY8_2X8:
+	case MEDIA_BUS_FMT_UYVY10_2X10:
+	case MEDIA_BUS_FMT_RGB888_1X24:
+		vin->mbus_code = fmt.format.code;
+		break;
+	default:
+		return -EPIPE;
+	}
+
+	switch (fmt.format.field) {
+	case V4L2_FIELD_TOP:
+	case V4L2_FIELD_BOTTOM:
+	case V4L2_FIELD_NONE:
+	case V4L2_FIELD_INTERLACED_TB:
+	case V4L2_FIELD_INTERLACED_BT:
+	case V4L2_FIELD_INTERLACED:
+	case V4L2_FIELD_SEQ_TB:
+	case V4L2_FIELD_SEQ_BT:
+		/* Supported natively */
+		break;
+	case V4L2_FIELD_ALTERNATE:
+		switch (vin->format.field) {
+		case V4L2_FIELD_TOP:
+		case V4L2_FIELD_BOTTOM:
+		case V4L2_FIELD_NONE:
+			break;
+		case V4L2_FIELD_INTERLACED_TB:
+		case V4L2_FIELD_INTERLACED_BT:
+		case V4L2_FIELD_INTERLACED:
+		case V4L2_FIELD_SEQ_TB:
+		case V4L2_FIELD_SEQ_BT:
+			/* Use VIN hardware to combine the two fields */
+			fmt.format.height *= 2;
+			break;
+		default:
+			return -EPIPE;
+		}
+		break;
+	default:
+		return -EPIPE;
+	}
+
+	if (fmt.format.width != vin->format.width ||
+	    fmt.format.height != vin->format.height ||
+	    fmt.format.code != vin->mbus_code)
+		return -EPIPE;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int rvin_set_stream(struct rvin_dev *vin, int on)
+{
+	struct media_pipeline *pipe;
+	struct media_device *mdev;
+	struct v4l2_subdev *sd;
+	struct media_pad *pad;
+	int ret;
+
+	/* No media controller used, simply pass operation to subdevice. */
+	if (!vin->info->use_mc) {
+		ret = v4l2_subdev_call(vin->digital->subdev, video, s_stream,
+				       on);
+
+		return ret == -ENOIOCTLCMD ? 0 : ret;
+	}
+
+	pad = media_entity_remote_pad(&vin->pad);
+	if (!pad)
+		return -EPIPE;
+
+	sd = media_entity_to_v4l2_subdev(pad->entity);
+
+	if (!on) {
+		media_pipeline_stop(&vin->vdev.entity);
+		return v4l2_subdev_call(sd, video, s_stream, 0);
+	}
+
+	ret = rvin_mc_validate_format(vin, sd, pad);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	/*
+	 * The graph lock needs to be taken to protect concurrent
+	 * starts of multiple VIN instances as they might share
+	 * a common subdevice down the line and then should use
+	 * the same pipe.
+	 */
+	mdev = vin->vdev.entity.graph_obj.mdev;
+	mutex_lock(&mdev->graph_mutex);
+	pipe = sd->entity.pipe ? sd->entity.pipe : &vin->vdev.pipe;
+	ret = __media_pipeline_start(&vin->vdev.entity, pipe);
+	mutex_unlock(&mdev->graph_mutex);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	ret = v4l2_subdev_call(sd, video, s_stream, 1);
+	if (ret == -ENOIOCTLCMD)
+		ret = 0;
+	if (ret)
+		media_pipeline_stop(&vin->vdev.entity);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
 static int rvin_start_streaming(struct vb2_queue *vq, unsigned int count)
 {
 	struct rvin_dev *vin = vb2_get_drv_priv(vq);
-	struct v4l2_subdev *sd;
 	unsigned long flags;
 	int ret;
 
@@ -1015,8 +1131,13 @@ static int rvin_start_streaming(struct vb2_queue *vq, unsigned int count)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
 
-	sd = vin_to_source(vin);
-	v4l2_subdev_call(sd, video, s_stream, 1);
+	ret = rvin_set_stream(vin, 1);
+	if (ret) {
+		spin_lock_irqsave(&vin->qlock, flags);
+		return_all_buffers(vin, VB2_BUF_STATE_QUEUED);
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&vin->qlock, flags);
+		goto out;
+	}
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&vin->qlock, flags);
 
@@ -1025,11 +1146,11 @@ static int rvin_start_streaming(struct vb2_queue *vq, unsigned int count)
 	ret = rvin_capture_start(vin);
 	if (ret) {
 		return_all_buffers(vin, VB2_BUF_STATE_QUEUED);
-		v4l2_subdev_call(sd, video, s_stream, 0);
+		rvin_set_stream(vin, 0);
 	}
 
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&vin->qlock, flags);
-
+out:
 	if (ret)
 		dma_free_coherent(vin->dev, vin->format.sizeimage, vin->scratch,
 				  vin->scratch_phys);
@@ -1040,7 +1161,6 @@ static int rvin_start_streaming(struct vb2_queue *vq, unsigned int count)
 static void rvin_stop_streaming(struct vb2_queue *vq)
 {
 	struct rvin_dev *vin = vb2_get_drv_priv(vq);
-	struct v4l2_subdev *sd;
 	unsigned long flags;
 	int retries = 0;
 
@@ -1079,8 +1199,7 @@ static void rvin_stop_streaming(struct vb2_queue *vq)
 
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&vin->qlock, flags);
 
-	sd = vin_to_source(vin);
-	v4l2_subdev_call(sd, video, s_stream, 0);
+	rvin_set_stream(vin, 0);
 
 	/* disable interrupts */
 	rvin_disable_interrupts(vin);
