diff --git a/drivers/staging/media/imx/imx-ic-prpencvf.c b/drivers/staging/media/imx/imx-ic-prpencvf.c
index af7224846bd5..1a03d4c9d7b8 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/media/imx/imx-ic-prpencvf.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/media/imx/imx-ic-prpencvf.c
@@ -354,12 +354,13 @@ static int prp_setup_channel(struct prp_priv *priv,
 {
 	struct imx_media_video_dev *vdev = priv->vdev;
 	const struct imx_media_pixfmt *outcc;
-	struct v4l2_mbus_framefmt *infmt;
+	struct v4l2_mbus_framefmt *outfmt;
 	unsigned int burst_size;
 	struct ipu_image image;
+	bool interweave;
 	int ret;
 
-	infmt = &priv->format_mbus[PRPENCVF_SINK_PAD];
+	outfmt = &priv->format_mbus[PRPENCVF_SRC_PAD];
 	outcc = vdev->cc;
 
 	ipu_cpmem_zero(channel);
@@ -369,6 +370,15 @@ static int prp_setup_channel(struct prp_priv *priv,
 	image.rect.width = image.pix.width;
 	image.rect.height = image.pix.height;
 
+	/*
+	 * If the field type at capture interface is interlaced, and
+	 * the output IDMAC pad is sequential, enable interweave at
+	 * the IDMAC output channel.
+	 */
+	interweave = V4L2_FIELD_IS_INTERLACED(image.pix.field) &&
+		V4L2_FIELD_IS_SEQUENTIAL(outfmt->field) &&
+		channel == priv->out_ch;
+
 	if (rot_swap_width_height) {
 		swap(image.pix.width, image.pix.height);
 		swap(image.rect.width, image.rect.height);
@@ -409,9 +419,7 @@ static int prp_setup_channel(struct prp_priv *priv,
 	if (rot_mode)
 		ipu_cpmem_set_rotation(channel, rot_mode);
 
-	if (image.pix.field == V4L2_FIELD_NONE &&
-	    V4L2_FIELD_HAS_BOTH(infmt->field) &&
-	    channel == priv->out_ch)
+	if (interweave)
 		ipu_cpmem_interlaced_scan(channel, image.pix.bytesperline,
 					  image.pix.pixelformat);
 
@@ -839,8 +847,7 @@ static void prp_try_fmt(struct prp_priv *priv,
 	infmt = __prp_get_fmt(priv, cfg, PRPENCVF_SINK_PAD, sdformat->which);
 
 	if (sdformat->pad == PRPENCVF_SRC_PAD) {
-		if (sdformat->format.field != V4L2_FIELD_NONE)
-			sdformat->format.field = infmt->field;
+		sdformat->format.field = infmt->field;
 
 		prp_bound_align_output(&sdformat->format, infmt,
 				       priv->rot_mode);
diff --git a/drivers/staging/media/imx/imx-media-capture.c b/drivers/staging/media/imx/imx-media-capture.c
index b37e1186eb2f..01ec9443de55 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/media/imx/imx-media-capture.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/media/imx/imx-media-capture.c
@@ -239,6 +239,20 @@ static int capture_try_fmt_vid_cap(struct file *file, void *fh,
 		cc = cc_src;
 	}
 
+	/* allow IDMAC interweave but enforce field order from source */
+	if (V4L2_FIELD_IS_INTERLACED(f->fmt.pix.field)) {
+		switch (fmt_src.format.field) {
+		case V4L2_FIELD_SEQ_TB:
+			fmt_src.format.field = V4L2_FIELD_INTERLACED_TB;
+			break;
+		case V4L2_FIELD_SEQ_BT:
+			fmt_src.format.field = V4L2_FIELD_INTERLACED_BT;
+			break;
+		default:
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+
 	imx_media_mbus_fmt_to_pix_fmt(&f->fmt.pix, &fmt_src.format, cc);
 
 	return 0;
diff --git a/drivers/staging/media/imx/imx-media-csi.c b/drivers/staging/media/imx/imx-media-csi.c
index 4aa20ae72608..176978c7dfe7 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/media/imx/imx-media-csi.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/media/imx/imx-media-csi.c
@@ -398,16 +398,18 @@ static int csi_idmac_setup_channel(struct csi_priv *priv)
 	struct imx_media_video_dev *vdev = priv->vdev;
 	const struct imx_media_pixfmt *incc;
 	struct v4l2_mbus_framefmt *infmt;
+	struct v4l2_mbus_framefmt *outfmt;
+	bool passthrough, interweave;
 	struct ipu_image image;
 	u32 passthrough_bits;
 	u32 passthrough_cycles;
 	dma_addr_t phys[2];
-	bool passthrough;
 	u32 burst_size;
 	int ret;
 
 	infmt = &priv->format_mbus[CSI_SINK_PAD];
 	incc = priv->cc[CSI_SINK_PAD];
+	outfmt = &priv->format_mbus[CSI_SRC_PAD_IDMAC];
 
 	ipu_cpmem_zero(priv->idmac_ch);
 
@@ -424,6 +426,14 @@ static int csi_idmac_setup_channel(struct csi_priv *priv)
 	passthrough = requires_passthrough(&priv->upstream_ep, infmt, incc);
 	passthrough_cycles = 1;
 
+	/*
+	 * If the field type at capture interface is interlaced, and
+	 * the output IDMAC pad is sequential, enable interweave at
+	 * the IDMAC output channel.
+	 */
+	interweave = V4L2_FIELD_IS_INTERLACED(image.pix.field) &&
+		V4L2_FIELD_IS_SEQUENTIAL(outfmt->field);
+
 	switch (image.pix.pixelformat) {
 	case V4L2_PIX_FMT_SBGGR8:
 	case V4L2_PIX_FMT_SGBRG8:
@@ -509,8 +519,7 @@ static int csi_idmac_setup_channel(struct csi_priv *priv)
 
 	ipu_smfc_set_burstsize(priv->smfc, burst_size);
 
-	if (image.pix.field == V4L2_FIELD_NONE &&
-	    V4L2_FIELD_HAS_BOTH(infmt->field))
+	if (interweave)
 		ipu_cpmem_interlaced_scan(priv->idmac_ch,
 					  image.pix.bytesperline,
 					  image.pix.pixelformat);
@@ -1302,6 +1311,38 @@ static int csi_get_fmt(struct v4l2_subdev *sd,
 	return ret;
 }
 
+static void csi_try_field(struct csi_priv *priv,
+			  struct v4l2_subdev_pad_config *cfg,
+			  struct v4l2_subdev_format *sdformat)
+{
+	struct v4l2_mbus_framefmt *infmt =
+		__csi_get_fmt(priv, cfg, CSI_SINK_PAD, sdformat->which);
+
+	/* no restrictions on sink pad field type */
+	if (sdformat->pad == CSI_SINK_PAD)
+		return;
+
+	switch (infmt->field) {
+	case V4L2_FIELD_SEQ_TB:
+	case V4L2_FIELD_SEQ_BT:
+	case V4L2_FIELD_ALTERNATE:
+		/*
+		 * If the sink is sequential or alternating fields,
+		 * allow only SEQ_TB at the source.
+		 *
+		 * This driver does not support alternate field mode, and
+		 * the CSI captures a whole frame, so the CSI never presents
+		 * alternate mode at its source pads.
+		 */
+		sdformat->format.field = V4L2_FIELD_SEQ_TB;
+		break;
+	default:
+		/* Passthrough for all other input field types */
+		sdformat->format.field = infmt->field;
+		break;
+	}
+}
+
 static void csi_try_fmt(struct csi_priv *priv,
 			struct v4l2_fwnode_endpoint *upstream_ep,
 			struct v4l2_subdev_pad_config *cfg,
@@ -1341,25 +1382,14 @@ static void csi_try_fmt(struct csi_priv *priv,
 			}
 		}
 
-		if (sdformat->pad == CSI_SRC_PAD_DIRECT ||
-		    sdformat->format.field != V4L2_FIELD_NONE)
-			sdformat->format.field = infmt->field;
-
-		/*
-		 * translate V4L2_FIELD_ALTERNATE to SEQ_TB or SEQ_BT
-		 * depending on input height (assume NTSC top-bottom
-		 * order if 480 lines, otherwise PAL bottom-top order).
-		 */
-		if (sdformat->format.field == V4L2_FIELD_ALTERNATE) {
-			sdformat->format.field =  (infmt->height == 480) ?
-				V4L2_FIELD_SEQ_TB : V4L2_FIELD_SEQ_BT;
-		}
+		csi_try_field(priv, cfg, sdformat);
 
 		/* propagate colorimetry from sink */
 		sdformat->format.colorspace = infmt->colorspace;
 		sdformat->format.xfer_func = infmt->xfer_func;
 		sdformat->format.quantization = infmt->quantization;
 		sdformat->format.ycbcr_enc = infmt->ycbcr_enc;
+
 		break;
 	case CSI_SINK_PAD:
 		v4l_bound_align_image(&sdformat->format.width, MIN_W, MAX_W,
@@ -1387,6 +1417,8 @@ static void csi_try_fmt(struct csi_priv *priv,
 			sdformat->format.code = (*cc)->codes[0];
 		}
 
+		csi_try_field(priv, cfg, sdformat);
+
 		imx_media_fill_default_mbus_fields(
 			&sdformat->format, infmt,
 			priv->active_output_pad == CSI_SRC_PAD_DIRECT);
